Form 8-K
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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)

October 23, 2007

 


RAYONIER INC.

 


COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780

Incorporated in the State of North Carolina

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 13-2607329

50 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

(Principal Executive Office)

Telephone Number: (904) 357-9100

 


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RAYONIER INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          PAGE
Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition    1
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits    1
   Signature    2
   Exhibit Index    3


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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On October 23, 2007, Rayonier Inc. issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2007 consolidated earnings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1 Press release entitled “Rayonier Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results” issued October 23, 2007.

 

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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/ HANS E. VANDEN NOORT

  Hans E. Vanden Noort
 

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

October 23, 2007

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT NO.   

DESCRIPTION

  

LOCATION

99.1    Press release entitled “Rayonier Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results” issued October 23, 2007    Furnished herewith

 

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Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR RELEASE AT 8:00 A.M. EDT     For further information    
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2007     Investor Contact:   Carl Kraus  
      904-357-9158  

Rayonier Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 23, 2007 – Rayonier (NYSE: RYN) today reported third quarter net income of $71.5 million, or 90 cents per share. This compares to $33.3 million, or 42 cents per share, in second quarter 2007 and $55.1 million, or 70 cents per share, in third quarter 2006.

There were no special items in this quarter. Second quarter results included a special item charge of $10.1 million, or 13 cents per share, for timber damaged by forest fires. Third quarter 2006 included a special item gain of $5.3 million, or 7 cents per share, for IRS audit settlements including associated interest expense. (See Schedule H for details.)

Lee M. Thomas, Chairman, President and CEO said, “Our financial performance reflects the strength and diversity of our core businesses. Real Estate and Performance Fibers provided strong operating results and cash flows. In Timber, cash generation remained solid due to our ability to shift product mix in response to strong pulpwood demand. In our Real Estate business, we benefited from continued interest in our rural properties, as evidenced by our recent $46.6 million, 3,100 acre land sale in Florida.”

Sales of $334 million were $34 million and $22 million above second quarter 2007 and third quarter 2006, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, cash provided by operating activities was $264 million, or $41 million above the comparable 2006 period. Cash available for distribution (CAD) of $217 million was $70 million above 2006, primarily due to improved earnings. (CAD is a non-GAAP measure defined and reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure in the attached exhibits.)


Debt of $622 million was $37 million below year-end 2006, while the debt-to-capital ratio of 38.7 percent improved from 41.7 percent. Cash and cash equivalents of $92 million were $52 million above year-end 2006.

Timber

Sales of $50 million and operating income of $12 million were $6 million and $9 million below second quarter, respectively, reflecting reduced demand for sawlogs and lower salvage value for fire-damaged timber, somewhat offset by favorable demand for pulpwood. Compared to third quarter 2006, sales increased $6 million largely due to increased pulpwood and salvage timber volumes, while operating income declined by $5 million due to product mix.

Real Estate

Sales of $56 million and operating income of $48 million were $27 million and $24 million above second quarter, respectively. Compared to third quarter 2006, sales and operating income each increased $10 million. For both comparative periods, the improvements were driven by the recent $46.6 million sale of 3,100 acres in Florida to an industrial buyer.

Performance Fibers

Sales and operating income of $189 million and $43 million, respectively, were $21 million and $12 million above second quarter, and $25 million and $22 million above third quarter 2006. As compared to both prior periods, the improvements were primarily driven by increased pricing and volume, coupled with lower costs.

Wood Products

Sales of $24 million were comparable to second quarter. An operating loss of $2 million was unfavorable by nearly $1 million to second quarter. Compared to third quarter 2006, sales declined $2 million although the operating loss was favorable by nearly $2 million, as cost reductions more than offset lower prices.

Other Operations

Sales of $15 million were $8 million below second quarter and $17 million lower than third quarter 2006, reflecting the closure of the company’s wood products trading business in the Northwest U.S. Operating results for the quarter were essentially breakeven.


Other Items

Corporate expenses were $9.0 million, up $0.4 million from second quarter and $1.9 million above third quarter 2006, primarily due to stock-based and other incentive compensation expenses.

Interest expense of $15.0 million was $1.4 million above second quarter and $4.0 million above the prior year period largely as a result of $2.3 million of interest related to a tax reserve adjustment for the 2003 and 2004 IRS audits and higher average debt balances.

The third quarter effective tax rate before discrete items was 9.7 percent, compared to 14.2 percent in the 2006 comparable period primarily because of higher REIT income. Including discrete items, the effective tax rate was 9.6 percent compared to 4.8 percent in third quarter 2006. (See Schedule J for details.)

Debt Offering

On October 16, Rayonier TRS Holdings, Inc. (TRS) closed on $300 million of 3.75% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012, with a 22 percent exchange premium. In order to limit potential dilution to Rayonier shareholders from the possible exchange of notes, TRS and Rayonier entered into separate exchangeable note hedge and warrant sale transactions which will have the effect of increasing the exchange premium from 22 percent to 40 percent, or to $62.90 per share. A portion of the proceeds will be used to refinance higher cost debt, generating significant interest savings.

Outlook

“We expect another good year, with 2007 earnings between $2.25 and $2.32 per share, excluding special items,” Thomas said. “The diversity of our core businesses should position us to generate favorable results through a range of economic conditions.”

“In Performance Fibers, we should realize strong earnings and cash flow as a result of our market-leading position in high-value cellulose specialties. In Real Estate, we expect to receive entitlements on 3,300 acres in coastal Georgia in the near term. In addition, we are seeing continued interest from industrial buyers for rural properties, especially where population growth is driving infrastructure needs. In Timber, our ability to manage product mix allows us to take advantage of strong pulpwood demand while waiting for sawlog markets to recover. The success of our $300 million convertible debt


offering provides us lower interest cost and greater flexibility to pursue strategic growth initiatives. In all, we’re well positioned to deliver solid results for our shareholders.”

A conference call will be held on Tuesday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. EDT to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast by logging on to www.rayonier.com and following the link. Supplemental materials will be available at the website. A replay will be available on the site shortly after the call where it will be archived for one month. Also, investors may access the “listen only” conference call by dialing 913-981-5584.

For further information, visit the company’s web site at www.rayonier.com. Complimentary copies of Rayonier press releases and other financial documents are also available by mail or fax by calling 1-800-RYN-7611.

Rayonier is a leading international forest products company with three core businesses: Timber, Real Estate and Performance Fibers. The company owns, leases or manages 2.6 million acres of timber and land in the United States and New Zealand. The company’s holdings include approximately 200,000 acres with residential and commercial development potential along the fast-growing Interstate 95 corridor between Savannah, Georgia, and Daytona Beach, Florida. Its Performance Fibers business is the world’s leading producer of high-value specialty cellulose fibers. Approximately 40 percent of the company’s sales are outside the U.S. to customers in more than 50 countries. Rayonier is structured as a real estate investment trust.

Certain statements in this press release regarding anticipated earnings and other statements relating to Rayonier’s financial and operational performance are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate” and other similar language. The following important factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: the cyclical and competitive nature of the forest products and real estate industries; fluctuations in demand for, or supply of, our performance fibers products, timber, wood products or real estate and entry of new competitors into these markets; changes in energy and raw material prices, particularly for


our performance fibers and wood products businesses; changes in global market trends and world events, including those that could impact customer demand; changes in environmental laws and regulations, including laws regarding air emissions and water discharges, remediation of contaminated sites, timber harvesting, delineation of wetlands, and endangered species, that may restrict or adversely impact our ability to conduct our business; the lengthy, uncertain and costly process associated with the ownership or development of real estate, especially in Florida, which also may be affected by changes in law, policy and political factors beyond our control; unexpected delays in the entry into or closing of real estate transactions; adverse weather conditions, including natural disasters, affecting our timberland and the production, distribution and availability of raw materials such as wood, energy and chemicals; our ability to identify and complete timberland and higher value real estate acquisitions; the geographic concentration of a significant portion of our timberland; changes in key management and personnel; interest rate and currency movements; our capacity to incur additional debt; changes in import and export controls or taxes; our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT and to fund distributions using cash generated through our taxable REIT subsidiaries; the ability to complete like-kind-exchanges of timberlands and real estate; changes in tax laws that could reduce the benefits associated with REIT status; and additional factors described in the company’s most recent Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rayonier assumes no obligation to update these statements except as may be required by law.

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RAYONIER

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars, except per share information)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2007
    June 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Profitability

          

Sales

   $ 334.2     $ 300.4     $ 312.0     $ 934.3     $ 901.3  

Operating income

   $ 92.7     $ 55.7     $ 65.8     $ 203.6     $ 161.9  

Pro forma operating income (a)

   $ 92.7     $ 65.8     $ 65.8     $ 213.7     $ 154.1  

Net income

   $ 71.5     $ 33.3     $ 55.1     $ 139.9     $ 121.2  

Income per diluted common share

          

Net income

   $ 0.90     $ 0.42     $ 0.70     $ 1.77     $ 1.55  

Pro forma net income (a)

   $ 0.90     $ 0.55     $ 0.63     $ 1.90     $ 1.40  

Pro forma operating income as a percent of sales (a)

     27.7 %     21.9 %     21.1 %     22.9 %     17.1 %

Adjusted ROE (a)

     N/M       N/M       N/M       21.0 %     16.1 %

Average diluted shares outstanding (millions)

     79.1       78.8       78.1       78.8       78.0  

 

    

Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,

 
     2007     2006  

Capital Resources and Liquidity

    

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 263.7     $ 222.3  

Cash used for investing activities

   $ (83.5 )   $ (99.4 )

Cash used for financing activities

   $ (128.9 )   $ (101.5 )

Adjusted EBITDA (b) (d)

   $ 334.2     $ 263.7  

Cash Available for Distribution (CAD) (c) (d)

   $ 216.7     $ 146.3  
     09/30/07     12/31/06  

Debt (1)

   $ 621.6     $ 659.0  

Debt / capital

     38.7 %     41.7 %

Cash

   $ 92.2     $ 40.2  

(a), (b), (c) and (d), see Schedule B.

N/M: Not meaningful.
(1) In October, Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc. issued $300 million of 3.75% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012.

 

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RAYONIER

FOOTNOTES FOR SCHEDULE A

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

(a) Pro forma operating income and net income, and Adjusted ROE are non-GAAP measures. See Schedule H for reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure.
(b) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings from operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and the non-cash cost basis of real estate sold. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure of operating cash generating capacity of the Company. See reconciliation on Schedule I.
(c) Cash Available for Distribution (CAD) is defined as cash provided by operating activities less capital spending, adjusted for equity based compensation amounts, the tax benefits associated with certain strategic acquisitions, the change in committed cash and other items which include the proceeds from matured energy forward contracts and the change in capital expenditures purchased on account. CAD is a non-GAAP measure of cash generated during a period that is available for dividend distribution, repurchase of the Company’s common shares, debt reduction and for strategic acquisitions net of associated financing. See reconciliation on Schedule H.
(d) Management considers these measures to be important to estimate the enterprise and shareholder values of the Company as a whole and of its core segments, and for allocating capital resources. In addition, analysts, investors and creditors use these measures when analyzing the financial condition and cash generating ability of the Company.

 

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RAYONIER

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars, except per share information)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2007
   

June 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2006

    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Sales

   $ 334.2     $ 300.4     $ 312.0     $ 934.3     $ 901.3  
                                        

Costs and expenses

          

Cost of sales (a)

     227.3       231.2       231.3       690.2       702.9  

Selling and general expenses

     16.9       16.2       14.5       48.9       45.1  

Other operating income, net

     (2.7 )     (2.7 )     0.4       (8.4 )     (0.8 )
                                        

Operating income before gain on sale of New Zealand timber assets

     92.7       55.7       65.8       203.6       154.1  

Gain on sale of New Zealand timber assets

     —         —         —         —         7.8  
                                        

Operating income (a)

     92.7       55.7       65.8       203.6       161.9  

Interest expense

     (15.0 )     (13.6 )     (11.0 )     (42.2 )     (35.1 )

Interest and other income, net

     1.4       1.1       3.0       3.6       7.0  
                                        

Income before taxes

     79.1       43.2       57.8       165.0       133.8  

Income tax expense

     (7.6 )     (9.9 )     (2.7 )     (25.1 )     (12.6 )
                                        

Net income

   $ 71.5     $ 33.3     $ 55.1     $ 139.9     $ 121.2  
                                        

Income per Common Share:

          

Basic

          

Net income

   $ 0.92     $ 0.43     $ 0.71     $ 1.80     $ 1.58  
                                        

Diluted

          

Net income

   $ 0.90     $ 0.42     $ 0.70     $ 1.77     $ 1.55  
                                        

Adjusted diluted EPS (b)

          

Pro forma net income

   $ 0.90     $ 0.55     $ 0.63     $ 1.90     $ 1.40  
                                        

Weighted average Common Shares used for determining

          

Basic EPS

     77,760,290       77,446,494       76,508,135       77,454,510       76,421,839  
                                        

Diluted EPS

     79,059,474       78,766,692       78,062,219       78,794,204       78,039,382  
                                        

(a) Cost of sales and operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include the $10.1 million charge for an estimate of timber destroyed by forest fires. Excluding this amount, cost of sales and operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, were $680.1 million and $213.7 million, respectively.
(b) Non-GAAP measure, see Schedule H for a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure.

 

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RAYONIER

BUSINESS SEGMENT SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    

September 30,

2007

   

June 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2006

   

September 30,

2007

    September 30,
2006
 

Sales

          

Timber

   $ 50.3     $ 56.7     $ 44.3     $ 172.0     $ 159.8  

Real Estate

     55.9       29.2       46.3       106.1       77.2  

Performance Fibers

          

Cellulose specialties

     137.6       129.0       120.3       396.1       353.4  

Absorbent materials

     51.2       38.8       43.2       126.9       121.9  
                                        

Total Performance Fibers

     188.8       167.8       163.5       523.0       475.3  
                                        

Wood Products

     24.3       23.8       26.3       67.8       90.1  

Other Operations

     14.9       22.9       31.7       65.4       99.1  

Intersegment eliminations

     —         —         (0.1 )     —         (0.2 )
                                        

Total sales

   $ 334.2     $ 300.4     $ 312.0     $ 934.3     $ 901.3  
                                        

Pro forma operating income/(loss) (a)

          

Timber

   $ 12.0     $ 21.1     $ 17.1     $ 59.4     $ 70.7  

Real Estate

     47.6       24.0       37.6       86.8       58.7  

Performance Fibers

     43.1       31.0       21.1       101.2       47.3  

Wood Products

     (1.5 )     (0.7 )     (3.1 )     (5.5 )     1.3  

Other Operations

     0.4       (1.0 )     0.1       (1.9 )     0.1  

Corporate

     (9.0 )     (8.6 )     (7.1 )     (26.7 )     (23.7 )

Intersegment eliminations and other

     0.1       —         0.1       0.4       (0.3 )
                                        

Pro forma operating income (a)

   $ 92.7     $ 65.8     $ 65.8     $ 213.7     $ 154.1  
                                        

(a) Timber segment operating income excludes the $10.1 million fire loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and the $7.8 million gain on sale of NZ timber assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Pro forma operating income is a non-GAAP measure, see Schedule H for a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure.

 

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RAYONIER

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     September 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

Assets

    

Current assets

   $ 299.1     $ 300.3  

Timber, timberlands and logging roads, net of depletion and amortization

     1,115.4       1,127.5  

Property, plant and equipment

     1,340.4       1,365.0  

Less - accumulated depreciation

     (991.7 )     (1,011.2 )
                
     348.7       353.8  
                

Investment in New Zealand JV

     62.6       61.2  

Other assets

     142.4       121.8  
                
   $ 1,968.2     $ 1,964.6  
                

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

    

Current liabilities

   $ 177.7     $ 193.3  

Long-term debt

     621.0       655.4  

Non-current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations

     106.9       111.8  

Other non-current liabilities

     78.8       86.1  

Shareholders' equity

     983.8       918.0  
                
   $ 1,968.2     $ 1,964.6  
                

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Cash provided by operating activities:

    

Net Income

   $ 139.9     $ 121.2  

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and non-cash basis of real estate sold

     122.7       109.6  

Non-cash charge for forest fire losses

     9.6       —    

Other non-cash items included in income

     10.3       (7.5 )

Changes in working capital and other assets and liabilities

     (18.8 )     (1.0 )
                
     263.7       222.3  
                

Cash used for investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (67.4 )     (88.0 )

Purchase of timberlands, real estate and wood chipping facilities

     (16.8 )     (30.5 )

Proceeds from sale of portion of New Zealand timber assets

     —         21.8  

Increase in restricted cash

     (0.4 )     (3.6 )

Other

     1.1       0.9  
                
     (83.5 )     (99.4 )
                

Cash used for financing activities:

    

Repayment of debt, net

     (38.6 )     (2.7 )

Dividends paid

     (111.6 )     (107.8 )

Issuance of common shares

     15.0       7.0  

Repurchase of common shares

     —         (0.5 )

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

     6.3       2.5  
                
     (128.9 )     (101.5 )
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     0.6       1.2  
                

Cash and cash equivalents:

    

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     52.0       22.6  

Balance, beginning of year

     40.2       146.2  
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 92.2     $ 168.8  
                

 

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RAYONIER

SELECTED SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    

September 30,

2007

   

June 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2006

   

September 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2006

 

Geographical Data (Non-U.S.)

          

Sales

          

New Zealand

   $ 10.1     $ 11.7     $ 8.5     $ 34.1     $ 22.2  

Other

     2.5       2.4       3.5       6.9       11.7  
                                        

Total

   $ 12.6     $ 14.1     $ 12.0     $ 41.0     $ 33.9  
                                        

Operating income (loss)

          

New Zealand

   $ 0.8     $ 1.1     $ (0.1 )   $ 2.7     $ (1.5 )

Other

     (0.6 )     (0.5 )     (0.3 )     (1.6 )     (1.2 )
                                        

Total

   $ 0.2     $ 0.6     $ (0.4 )   $ 1.1     $ (2.7 )
                                        

Timber

          

Sales

          

Western U.S.

   $ 24.3     $ 29.2     $ 24.4     $ 84.2     $ 86.7  

Eastern U.S.

     23.2       24.5       17.2       78.8       65.7  

New Zealand

     2.8       3.0       2.7       9.0       7.4  
                                        

Total

   $ 50.3     $ 56.7     $ 44.3     $ 172.0     $ 159.8  
                                        

Pro forma operating income (loss) (a)

          

Western U.S.

   $ 9.9     $ 15.8     $ 12.6     $ 43.7     $ 50.0  

Eastern U.S. (a)

     2.3       3.8       4.3       13.9       22.0  

New Zealand (a)

     (0.2 )     1.5       0.2       1.8       (1.3 )
                                        

Total

   $ 12.0     $ 21.1     $ 17.1     $ 59.4     $ 70.7  
                                        

Adjusted EBITDA by Segment (b)

          

Timber

   $ 28.1     $ 37.2     $ 27.3     $ 113.3     $ 109.4  

Real Estate

     53.1       26.6       43.9       98.5       70.9  

Performance Fibers

     59.7       48.8       41.1       150.9       99.6  

Wood Products

     —         0.9       (1.4 )     (0.8 )     6.7  

Other Operations

     0.3       (0.4 )     0.3       (1.4 )     0.6  

Corporate and other

     (8.9 )     (8.7 )     (6.7 )     (26.3 )     (23.5 )
                                        

Total

   $ 132.3     $ 104.4     $ 104.5     $ 334.2     $ 263.7  
                                        

(a) Timber segment operating income excludes the $10.1 million fire loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and the $7.8 million gain on sale of NZ timber assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Pro forma operating income is a non-GAAP measure, see Schedule H for a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure.
(b) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, see Schedule I for reconciliation to nearest GAAP measure.

 

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RAYONIER

SELECTED OPERATING INFORMATION

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    

September 30,

2007

   

June 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2006

   

September 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2006

 

Timber

          

Western U.S.
in millions of board feet

   56     72     59     207     223  

Eastern U.S.
in thousands of short green tons

   1,498     1,293     926     4,434     3,377  

Real Estate

          

Acres sold

          

Development

   —       3,882     4,606     4,005     5,357  

Rural

   5,190     156     1,426     11,213     13,699  

Northwest U.S.

   386     210     58     744     62  
                              

Total

   5,576     4,248     6,090     15,962     19,118  

Performance Fibers

          

Sales Volume

          

Cellulose specialties,
in thousands of metric tons

   119     111     112     344     337  

Absorbent materials,
in thousands of metric tons

   72     56     68     183     196  

Production as a percent of capacity

   97.2 %   98.6 %   101.9 %   98.1 %   100.1 %

Lumber

          

Sales volume,
in millions of board feet

   88     87     91     248     267  

 

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RAYONIER

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars, except per share information)

CASH AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION:

 

     Nine Months Ended  
    

September 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2006

 

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 263.7     $ 222.3  

Capital spending (a)

     (67.4 )     (88.0 )

Decrease in committed cash

     26.3  (b)     10.9  

Equity based compensation adjustments

     2.9       4.2  

Like-kind exchange tax benefits on third party real estate sales (c)

     (3.6 )     (4.1 )

Other

     (5.2 )     1.0  
                

Cash Available for Distribution

   $ 216.7     $ 146.3  
                

(a) Capital spending excludes strategic acquisitions and dispositions.
(b) Primarily 2006 interest paid in 2007 and previously reflected as a reduction in 2006 CAD.
(c) Represents taxes that would have been paid if the Company had not completed LKE transactions.

PRO FORMA OPERATING INCOME, NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED RETURN ON EQUITY:

 

     Three Months Ended  
    

September 30,

2007

  

June 30,

2007

  

September 30,

2006

 
     $    Per Diluted
Share
   $    Per Diluted
Share
   $     Per Diluted
Share
 

Operating Income

   $ 92.7       $ 55.7       $ 65.8    

Forest fire loss

     —           10.1         —      
                              

Pro Forma Operating Income

   $ 92.7       $ 65.8       $ 65.8    
                              

Net Income

   $ 71.5    $ 0.90    $ 33.3    $ 0.42    $ 55.1     $ 0.70  

Tax reserves and associated interest

     —        —        —        —        (5.3 )     (0.07 )

Forest fire loss

     —        —        10.1      0.13      —         —    
                                            

Pro Forma Net Income

   $ 71.5    $ 0.90    $ 43.4    $ 0.55    $ 49.8     $ 0.63  
                                            

 

     Nine Months Ended  
    

September 30,

2007

  

September 30,

2006

 
     $     Per Diluted
Share
   $     Per Diluted
Share
 

Operating Income

   $ 203.6        $ 161.9    

Sale of New Zealand timber assets

     —            (7.8 )  

Forest fire loss

     10.1          —      
                     

Pro Forma Operating Income

   $ 213.7        $ 154.1    
                     

Net Income

   $ 139.9     $ 1.77    $ 121.2     $ 1.55  

Sale of New Zealand timber assets

     —         —        (6.5 )     (0.08 )

Tax reserves and associated interest

     —         —        (5.3 )     (0.07 )

Forest fire loss

     10.1       0.13      —         —    
                               

Pro Forma Net Income

   $ 150.0     $ 1.90    $ 109.4     $ 1.40  
                   

Annualized pro forma net income

   $ 200.0        $ 145.9    

Divided by: average equity

   $ 950.9        $ 908.7    
                     

Adjusted ROE

     21.0 %        16.1 %  
                     

 

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RAYONIER

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars)

ADJUSTED EBITDA:

 

     Timber     Real Estate     Performance
Fibers
   Wood
Products
    Other
Operations
    Corporate
and other
    Total  

Three Months Ended

               

September 30, 2007

               

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 30.2     $ 48.7     $ 57.5    $ 1.7     $ 3.7     $ (9.6 )   $ 132.2  

Income tax expense

     —         —         —        —         —         7.6       7.6  

Interest, net

     —         —         —        —         —         13.4       13.4  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     (4.1 )     1.8       2.1      (1.7 )     (3.5 )     (35.0 )     (40.4 )

Other balance sheet changes

     2.0       2.6       0.1      —         0.1       14.7       19.5  
                                                       

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 28.1     $ 53.1     $ 59.7    $ —       $ 0.3     $ (8.9 )   $ 132.3  
                                                       

June 30, 2007

               

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 39.2     $ 27.0     $ 43.4    $ (0.8 )   $ (1.2 )   $ (28.4 )   $ 79.2  

Income tax expense

     —         —         —        —         —         9.9       9.9  

Interest, net

     —         —         —        —         —         12.4       12.4  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     (6.4 )     (0.6 )     5.3      1.7       (3.1 )     11.6       8.5  

Other balance sheet changes

     4.4       0.2       0.1      —         3.9       (14.2 )     (5.6 )
                                                       

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 37.2     $ 26.6     $ 48.8    $ 0.9     $ (0.4 )   $ (8.7 )   $ 104.4  
                                                       

September 30, 2006

               

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 24.7     $ 39.4     $ 37.8    $ 0.8     $ (2.0 )   $ (11.5 )   $ 89.2  

Income tax expense

     —         —         —        —         —         2.8       2.8  

Interest, net

     —         —         —        —         —         8.1       8.1  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     (1.3 )     0.7       2.8      (2.2 )     2.1       (15.0 )     (12.9 )

Other balance sheet changes

     3.9       3.8       0.5      —         0.2       8.9       17.3  
                                                       

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 27.3     $ 43.9     $ 41.1    $ (1.4 )   $ 0.3     $ (6.7 )   $ 104.5  
                                                       

Nine Months Ended

               

September 30, 2007

               

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 116.7     $ 94.7     $ 146.3    $ (0.4 )   $ (4.8 )   $ (88.8 )   $ 263.7  

Income tax expense

     —         —         —        —         —         25.1       25.1  

Interest, net

     —         —         —        —         —         38.4       38.4  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     (8.1 )     0.2       4.6      (0.4 )     (0.6 )     2.0       (2.3 )

Other balance sheet changes

     4.7       3.6       —        —         4.0       (3.0 )     9.3  
                                                       

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 113.3     $ 98.5     $ 150.9    $ (0.8 )   $ (1.4 )   $ (26.3 )   $ 334.2  
                                                       

September 30, 2006

               

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 121.6     $ 65.6     $ 82.2    $ 7.8     $ 5.6     $ (60.5 )   $ 222.3  

Income tax expense

     —         —         —        —         —         12.6       12.6  

Interest, net

     —         —         —        —         —         28.1       28.1  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     (3.6 )     1.6       16.8      (1.1 )     (5.2 )     (12.4 )     (3.9 )

Other balance sheet changes

     (8.6 )     3.7       0.6      —         0.2       8.7       4.6  
                                                       

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 109.4     $ 70.9     $ 99.6    $ 6.7     $ 0.6     $ (23.5 )   $ 263.7  
                                                       

 

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RAYONIER

RECONCILIATION OF STATUTORY INCOME TAX TO REPORTED INCOME TAX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars, except percentages)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     $     %     $     %     $     %     $     %  

Income tax provision at the U.S. statutory rate

   $ (27.7 )   (35.0 )   $ (20.2 )   (35.0 )   $ (57.7 )   (35.0 )   $ (46.9 )   (35.0 )

REIT income not subject to federal tax

     23.9     30.2       14.4     25.0       43.6     26.4       33.8     25.3  

Lost deduction on REIT interest expense and overhead expenses associated with REIT activities

     (3.8 )   (4.9 )     (2.8 )   (4.9 )     (9.8 )   (5.9 )     (8.7 )   (6.5 )

Foreign, state and local income taxes, foreign exchange rate changes and permanent differences

     (0.1 )   —         0.5     0.7       —       —         2.3     1.6  
                                                        

Income tax expense before discrete items *

   $ (7.7 )   (9.7 )   $ (8.1 )   (14.2 )   $ (23.9 )   (14.5 )   $ (19.5 )   (14.6 )

Return to accrual adjustment

     2.0     2.5       (1.2 )   (2.1 )     2.0     1.3       (0.3 )   (0.2 )

Taxing authority settlements and FIN 48 adjustments

     (5.5 )   (7.0 )     4.8     8.3       (5.5 )   (3.3 )     5.3     4.0  

Change in valuation allowance

     3.6     4.6       —       —         3.6     2.1       —       —    

Deferred tax adjustments / other

     —       —         1.8     3.2       (1.3 )   (0.8 )     1.9     1.4  
                                                        

Income tax expense *

   $ (7.6 )   (9.6 )   $ (2.7 )   (4.8 )   $ (25.1 )   (15.2 )   $ (12.6 )   (9.4 )
                                                        

* The effective tax rate before discrete items and excluding the forest fires loss was 13.7 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the same period, the effective tax rate including discrete items and excluding the forest fires loss was 14.3 percent.

 

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