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 27, 2014
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Item 8.01. | 1 | ||||
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| ITEM 2.02. | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. |
On January 27, 2014, Rayonier Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 2.02, including the accompanying exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
On January 27, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that it intends to separate its Performance Fibers business from its Forest Resources and Real Estate businesses. The separation will result in two independent, publicly-traded companies. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release entitled “Rayonier Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results” issued January 27, 2014. | ||
| 99.2 | Press release entitled “Rayonier Announces Plan to Separate into Two Industry-Leading Public Companies” issued January 27, 2014. | ||
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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 27, 2014
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | ||
| 99.1 | Press release entitled “Rayonier Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results” issued January 27, 2014. | Furnished herewith | ||
| 99.2 | Press release entitled “Rayonier Announces Plan to Separate into Two Industry-Leading Public Companies” issued January 27, 2014. | Filed herewith | ||
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