UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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RAYONIER INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Notice and Proxy Statement / 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders
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50 NORTH LAURA STREET SUITE 1900 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202 | ||
RAYONIER INC.
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Meeting Location
The Annual Meeting for holders as of 3/17/08 is to be held on 5/15/08 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
| at: | 245 Water Street |
| Jacksonville, FL 32202 |
For directions please call:
904-357-9177
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| Voting Items |
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ITEMS 1, 2, 3 AND 4.
| 1. | Election of the nominees listed below as Directors of Rayonier Inc. |
| 01) | James H. Hance, Jr - Class II |
| 02) | Paul G. Kirk, Jr - Class II |
| 03) | Carl S. Sloane - Class II |
| 04) | V. Larkin Martin - Class III |
| 2. | Approval of the Rayonier Incentive Stock Plan |
| 3. | Approval of the Rayonier Non-Equity Incentive Plan |
| 4. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent registered public accounting firm for the Company |
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “AGAINST” ITEM 5
| 5. | Approval of the shareholder proposal to ask the Board to take the steps necessary to eliminate its classified structure |
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