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: December 5, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
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. First Avenue, Suite 1600, 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 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On December 5, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing a reduction in its annual dividend to $1.24 per year and the declaration by its Board of a distribution on its common stock. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (c) | The following item is filed as an exhibit to this report: |
Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release
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: December 5, 2011
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Lorrie D. Scott | |
| Lorrie D. Scott | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |||
| Exhibit 99.1 |
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Press Release dated December 5, 2011 | ||