| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/20/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RAYONIER INC [ RYN ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Shares | 44,344(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. In connection with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 13, 2025, by and among Rayonier Inc. ("Registrant"), Potlatchdeltic Corporation ("Potlatch"), and Redwood Merger Sub, LLC, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Registrant ("Merger Sub"), Potlatch merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant (the "Effective Time" and such transaction, the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, at the Effective Time, a change of control was deemed to occur for each outstanding performance share unit ("PSU") award issued by the Registrant, resulting in each PSU award being deemed achieved based on the greater of target and actual performance. As a result, at the Effective Time, each PSU award was only subject to a time-based vesting condition based on the original vesting date of the PSU prior to the Effective Time. |
| 2. At the Effective Time, each outstanding Potlatch performance share ("Potlatch PSU") converted into a Rayonier restricted stock unit (each, a "Rayonier RSU") based on the number of shares of Potlatch common stock underlying Potlatch PSU determined by deeming any applicable performance-based criteria achieved based on the greater of Potlatch's target performance or actual performance, as calculated on the latest practicable date prior to the Effective Time, taking into account any dividend equivalents, multiplied by 1.8449, rounded to the nearest whole number of shares. Each such Rayonier RSU is subject to the terms of the applicable predecessor Potlatch equity plan and Potlatch performance share award agreement in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any double-trigger vesting acceleration entitlements and excluding any vesting terms related to the satisfaction of performance criteria). |
| 3. At the Effective Time, each outstanding Potlatch restricted stock unit ("Potlatch RSU") converted into a Rayonier restricted stock unit (each, a "Rayonier RSU"), based on the number of shares of Potlatch common stock subject to such Potlatch RSU immediately prior to the Effective time, taking into account any dividend equivalents, multiplied by the Equity Award Exchange Ratio, rounded to the nearest whole number of shares. Each such Rayonier RSU is subject to the terms of the applicable Potlatch equity plan and Potlatch restricted stock unit agreement in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any double-trigger vesting acceleration entitlements). |
| 4. Includes 9,201, 13,176, and 8,918 Rayonier RSUs that are scheduled to vest on December 31 of each of 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively. |
| 5. Includes 3,044 special RSUs granted on September 29, 2023 that are scheduled to vest on September 29, 2026. |
| 6. Includes 2,924 RSUs granted on November 15, 2024 that are scheduled to vest in two equal annual installments commencing on the second anniversary of the grant date. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit List: EX 24 Daniels POA |
| /s/ Sarah E. Miles / Attorney-In-Fact | 03/27/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||