ryn-20260716
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)
July 16, 2026
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780 (Rayonier Inc.)
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 333-237246 (Rayonier, L.P.)
RAYONIER INC.
Incorporated in the State of North Carolina
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 13-2607329
RAYONIER, L.P.
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 91-1313292
1 Rayonier Way
Wildlight, Florida 32097
(Principal Executive Office)
Telephone Number: (904) 357-9100
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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 | ||||||
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).
| Rayonier Inc.: | Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rayonier, L.P.: | Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| Rayonier Inc.: | ☐ | |||||||||||||
| Rayonier, L.P.: | ☐ | |||||||||||||
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Item 5.02 | ||||||||||||||
| Item 8.01 | ||||||||||||||
| Item 9.01 | ||||||||||||||
| ITEM 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On July 16, 2026, the Board of Directors of Rayonier Inc. (“Rayonier” or the “Company”) approved the appointment of Ryan M. Daniels as Senior Vice President, Wood Products. On March 11, 2026, the Company had announced the appointment of Mr. Daniels as Interim Senior Vice President, Wood Products, effective March 20, 2026. Mr. Daniels will continue leadership of the Wood Products business on a permanent basis.
Mr. Daniels, 47, has served as Interim Senior Vice President, Wood Products, since March 2026. Prior to such position, Mr. Daniels served as Senior Vice President, Operations of the Wood Products business, from January 2026 until March 2026. Mr. Daniels previously served as Director, Wood Products, for PotlatchDeltic Corporation (“Potlatch”) from September 2023 until January 2026 when Potlatch merged with the Company. Prior to his service at Potlatch, Mr. Daniels served as Vice President, Manufacturing, for Hood Industries, Inc., a wood manufacturing and distribution company, from October 2022 until September 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Daniels served as Vice President, Manufacturing, for Coastal Forest Resources Company, a manufacturer of plywood, lumber and treated wood products, from February 2016 until October 2022. Mr. Daniels also previously served in roles at other large-scale wood products manufacturing companies, including Weyerhaeuser Company and Georgia-Pacific LLC. Mr. Daniels holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Daniels and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Daniel’s appointment was made. Mr. Daniels has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. Daniels will receive (i) an increased annual base salary of $450,000, (ii) eligibility for a cash bonus equal to 65% of his earned base salary and salary stipend (which Mr. Daniels previously received while serving as Interim Senior Vice President, Wood Products) for 2026 and (iii) participation in the Rayonier Executive Severance Pay Plan as a Tier II participant.
| ITEM 8.01. | Other Matters. | ||||
On July 17, 2026, Rayonier issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Daniels. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
(d) Exhibits.
The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
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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. | ||||||||
| BY: | /s/ MARK R. BRIDWELL | |||||||
| Mark R. Bridwell | ||||||||
| Executive 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 | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
July 17, 2026
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