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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Exchange
Common Shares, no par value, of Rayonier Inc.
RYN
New York Stock Exchange
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Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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On November 2, 2022, Rayonier Inc. ("Rayonier"), entered into agreements to acquire approximately 172,400 acres of timberlands from Manulife Investment Management ("Seller") for approximately $474 million in the aggregate (the "Acquisition"). The timberlands to be acquired are located in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. Rayonier is required to deposit earnest money of $21.9 million for the benefit of the Seller, which is recoverable only in the event specified breaches of the agreements result in liabilities to Rayonier in excess of 10% of the aggregate purchase price. The Acquisitions are subject to customary title and other closing conditions and expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022. Rayonier expects to finance the Acquisitions with cash on hand and the proceeds from incremental borrowings through the Farm Credit System. The description of the agreements in this report is a summary and is qualified in its entirety reference to the full text of the agreements, copies of which will be filed with the Company’s next Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 2, 2022, Rayonier issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a definitive agreement to complete the Acquisitions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, on November 2, 2022, the Company posted an investor presentation relating to the Acquisitions on the Company’s website at www.rayonier.com. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
BY:
/s/ Mark R. Bridwell
Mark R. Bridwell
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
RAYONIER, L.P.
By: RAYONIER INC., its sole general partner
BY:
/s/ Mark R. Bridwell
Mark R. Bridwell
Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
