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 27, 2008
(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 2.05. Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On March 27, 2008, Potlatch Corporation issued a press release announcing the permanent closure of its Prescott, Arkansas lumber mill due to poor market conditions. The mill is expected to permanently cease operations in May 2008. Approximately 182 employees will be affected. At the date of this filing, the Company is unable in good faith to make a determination of the total amount or range of amounts expected to be incurred in connection with the mill closure.
A copy of the press release announcing the closure is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued March 27, 2008, announcing Potlatch’s intent to close its Prescott, Arkansas lumber mill.
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 27, 2008
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael S. Gadd | |
| Michael S. Gadd | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued March 27, 2008, announcing Potlatch’s intent to close its Prescott, Arkansas lumber mill. |