UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: December 14, 2006
(Date of earliest event reported)
POTLATCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32729 | 82-0156045 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 601 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 1100, Spokane WA | 99201 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
509-835-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number,
Including area code)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Items |
On December 19, 2006, Potlatch Corporation announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase 76,000 acres of forestland in Wisconsin for $64,500,000. The transaction is expected to close in January 2007.
A copy of the Press Release announcing the transaction is attached asExhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release issued December 19, 2006, announcing Potlatch’s intent to acquire 76,000 acres of Wisconsin forestland. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 19, 2006
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Pamela A. Mull | |
| Pamela A. Mull | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated December 19, 2006. |