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Rayonier completes off-market timberland deals; accretive cash flow and optionality

Aug 5, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT1 sourcesAI-analyzed

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Direct cash-flow accretion and added acreage in attractive markets; like-kind exchange minimizes near-term tax risk; potential NAV uplift from HBU optionality may attract buyers and support multiple expansion, though closing risks and market cycles remain.

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Rayonier announced two off-market timberland trades with RMS, selling 36,000 acres in Washington for $145 million and buying 57,000 acres in Alabama and Texas for $146 million. The properties are highly productive (69% plantable; site index about 75 feet) and are expected to add roughly $3 million of incremental Adjusted EBITDA annually over the next decade, with upside from HBU real estate and land-based solutions.

Rayonier and RMS finalize two timberland deals: WA sale for $145M.
Acquire 57k acres in Alabama and Texas for $146M.
Deals structured as like-kind exchanges, accretive to timber cash flow.
Acquisitions complement Rayonier's U.S. South footprint and embed HBU optionality.
69% of new acreage plantable; site index ~75 feet; estimated $3M annual EBITDA.

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