SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* Rayonier, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - Equity ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 754907103 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).CUSIP No. 754907103 13G Page 1 of 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 13-2656036 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 201 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 5 Item 1. (a) Rayonier, Inc. (b) 1177 Summer Street, Stamford, CT 06905-5529 Item 2. (a) Incorporated by reference to Item 1 of the second parts of the cover page (Pages 1-6 of this Schedule 13G). (b) 201 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003 (c) New York, U.S.A. (d) Common Stock Class A (e) CUSIP 754907103 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is: (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Reg. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Reg. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (Note: See item 7) (h) [X] Group, in accordance with Reg. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Page 3 of 5 Item 4. Ownership. (a) 0 shares) ) (b) 0% ) Cumulative totals from Items 5-8, 9 and ) 11 of the second parts of the cover page (c) (i) 0 ) (Pages 1-6 of this Schedule 13G) which (ii) 0 ) are incorporated herein by reference. (iii) 0 ) (iv) 0 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. As of December 31, 1998, the Guardian group no longer owned more than 5% of shares of a class of the issuer's voting equity securities. Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. a. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America ("Guardian Life"), an insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act. IC. Page 4 of 5 b. The Guardian Employees' Incentive Savings Plan, an employee benefit plan offered to employees of Guardian Life which is subject to the provisions of the Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") EP. c. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Master Pension Trust, a pension fund for the the employees of Guardian Life which is subject to ERISA. EP. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. (This space intentionally left blank) Page 5 of 5 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we each certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the forgoing Schedule 13G is to be filed on its behalf by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Date: February 11, 1999 The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America By: /s/ Edward K. Kane --------------------------------------------- Edward K. Kane, Executive Vice President