UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): May 22, 2014
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington | 1-4825 | 91-0470860 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
Federal Way, Washington 98063-9777 | ||||
(Address of Principal executive offices) (zip code) |
Registrants Telephone number, including area code: (253) 924-2345
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 22, 2014, Weyerhaeuser Company (the Company) issued a press release announcing the commencement of its exchange offer related to the split-off of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The exchange offer is in connection with the previously announced Reverse Morris Trust transaction, pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. (NYSE: TPH) (TRI Pointe) will merge with and into WRECO, with WRECO surviving the merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of TRI Pointe. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release of Weyerhaeuser Company dated May 22, 2014. |
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.
Weyerhaeuser Company | ||||
Date: May 22, 2014 | ||||
/s/ Jeanne M. Hillman | ||||
Name: | Jeanne M. Hillman | |||
Title: | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |