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)
February 10, 2016
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 2.02. | ||||
| Item 7.01 | ||||
| Item 9.01. | ||||
| ITEM 2.02. | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On February 10, 2016, Rayonier Inc. ("Rayonier") issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. 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 7.01. | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On February 10, 2016, 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 the Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 10, 2016. | ||
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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/ H. EDWIN KIKER | |
| H. Edwin Kiker | ||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||
February 10, 2016
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 10, 2016. | Furnished herewith | ||
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