Form 8-K
8-K — RAYONIER INC
Accession: 0000052827-26-000081
Filed: 2026-05-14
Period: 2026-05-14
CIK: 0000052827
SIC: 6798 (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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, 2026
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780 (Rayonier Inc.)
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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 ☐
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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RAYONIER INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Rayonier Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 14, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders of the Company (1) approved the election of all ten of the director nominees to terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, (2) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, and (3) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
The final voting results were as follows:
Broker
Election of Directors, Terms Expire in 2027 Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes
Keith E. Bass 243,398,534 10,930,311 176,862 22,949,458
Linda M. Breard 253,809,231 506,269 190,207 22,949,458
Michael J. Covey 248,387,804 5,936,904 180,999 22,949,458
Eric J. Cremers 247,864,767 6,455,406 185,534 22,949,458
Gregg A. Gonsalves 252,072,470 2,239,288 193,949 22,949,458
Scott R. Jones 237,153,349 17,175,972 176,386 22,949,458
D. Mark Leland 253,803,548 515,327 186,832 22,949,458
Mark D. McHugh 253,874,126 455,841 175,740 22,949,458
Ann C. Nelson 252,596,566 1,683,379 225,762 22,949,458
Lenore M. Sullivan 253,791,474 540,367 173,866 22,949,458
Broker
Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes
Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers
241,465,377 12,518,728 521,602 22,949,458
Broker
Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 270,097,073 7,097,810 260,282 —
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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
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
May 14, 2026
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