UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
January 22, 2013
RAYONIER INC.
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780
Incorporated in the State of North Carolina
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 13-2607329
1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(Principal Executive Office)
Telephone Number: (904) 357-9100
Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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RAYONIER INC.
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On January 22, 2013, Rayonier Inc. announced that it reached an agreement to sell all of the assets of its Wood Products business to International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) for $80 million (the "Sale"). The Sale will result in an after-tax gain of approximately $40 million and is expected to close in the first quarter. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release entitled “Rayonier to Sell Wood Products Business to Interfor” issued January 22, 2013. | ||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RAYONIER INC. (Registrant) | ||
| BY: | /s/ HANS E. VANDEN NOORT | |
| Hans E. Vanden Noort | ||
| Senior Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
January 22, 2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | |||
| 99.1 | Press release entitled “Rayonier to Sell Wood Products Business to Interfor” issued January 22, 2013. | Furnished herewith | |||
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