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: March 5, 2007
(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. 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) On March 6, 2007, Potlatch Corporation announced that Gerald L. Zuehlke will retire as Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the end of 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated March 6, 2007.
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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.
Dated: March 6, 2007
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Pamela A. Mull | |
| Pamela A. Mull | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated March 6, 2007. |
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