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)
June 16, 2015
RAYONIER INC.
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780
Incorporated in the State of North Carolina
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 13-2607329
225 Water Street, Suite 1400
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(Principal Executive Office)
Telephone Number: (904) 357-9100
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RAYONIER INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ITEM 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On June 16, 2015, Rayonier Inc. (“Rayonier”) announced that its board of directors approved the repurchase of up to $100 million of Rayonier’s common shares. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time on the open market and through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time.
The press release announcing these details is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 16, 2015. | ||
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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/ MARK MCHUGH | |
| Mark McHugh | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
June 16, 2015
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 16, 2015. | Furnished herewith. | ||
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