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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)

May 14, 2020

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780

RAYONIER INC.

Incorporated in the State of North Carolina

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

1 Rayonier Way

Wildlight, Florida 32097

(Principal Executive Office)

Telephone Number: (904) 357-9100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol			Exchange
COMMON STOCK, $0.00 PAR VALUE			RYN			New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities

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).

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Rayonier Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 14, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders of the Company (1) approved all eight of the director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (3) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.

The final voting results were as follows:

												Broker
Election of Directors, Terms Expire in 2021			Votes For			Votes Against			Abstain			Non-Votes
Dod A. Fraser			112,099,188			792,358			382,654			7,368,273
Keith Bass			112,569,031			319,734			385,435			7,368,273
Scott R. Jones			112,562,059			325,327			386,814			7,368,273
Blanche L. Lincoln			112,202,131			930,316			141,753			7,368,273
V. Larkin Martin			111,052,632			2,074,279			147,289			7,368,273
Ann C. Nelson			112,617,950			240,122			416,128			7,368,273
David L. Nunes			112,470,558			661,074			142,568			7,368,273
Andrew G. Wiltshire			112,520,339			609,121			144,740			7,368,273
												Broker
			Votes For			Votes Against			Abstain			Non-Votes
Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers			111,313,001			1,672,996			288,203			7,368,273
												Broker
			Votes For			Votes Against			Abstain			Non-Votes
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			119,646,248			896,598			99,627			—

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

						RAYONIER INC. (Registrant)
BY:						/s/ MARK R. BRIDWELL
						Mark R. Bridwell
						Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

May 14, 2020

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