UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 28, 2006
POTLATCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32729 | 82-0156045 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 601 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 1100, Spokane WA | 99201 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
509-835-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 28, 2006, Potlatch Corporation issued a press release announcing the results of stockholder elections relating to a special, one-time taxable earnings and profits distribution to the company’s stockholders. The company also noted that Standard & Poor’s has announced that, following the close of trading on March 31, 2006, Potlatch Corporation will be added to the S&P REIT Composite index. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release (March 28, 2006). |
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.
Dated: March 29, 2006
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Malcolm A. Ryerse | |
| Malcolm A. Ryerse Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Potlatch Corporation Press Release (March 28, 2006). |