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)
August 5, 2009
RAYONIER INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| North Carolina | 1-6780 | 13-2607329 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 50 North Laura Street Jacksonville, Florida |
32202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904) 357-9100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 5, 2009, Rayonier Inc. issued a press release announcing a proposed private placement of $150 million principal amount of senior exchangeable notes, plus up to an additional $22.5 million principal amount to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Item | |
| 99.1 | Rayonier Inc. press release dated August 5, 2009 |
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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.
Date: August 5, 2009
| Rayonier Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Hans E. Vanden Noort | |
| Name: | Hans E. Vanden Noort | |
| Title | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Item | |
| 99.1 | Rayonier Inc. press release dated August 5, 2009 |
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