RAYONIER INC — Remuneration Information 2008

Mar 31, 2008

DEFA14A 1 ddefa14a.htm NOTICE & ACCESS Notice & Access

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Notice and Proxy Statement / 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders

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50 NORTH LAURA STREET SUITE
1900
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202

	RAYONIER INC.
●	Vote In Person
	You may vote in person at the meeting. However, if you hold your shares in a bank or brokerage account rather than in your own name, you must obtain a legal proxy from your
stockbroker in order to vote at the meeting. At the meeting you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.
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Meeting Location

The Annual Meeting for holders as of 3/17/08 is to be held on 5/15/08 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

at: 245 Water Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202

For directions please call:

904-357-9177

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Voting Items

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ITEMS 1, 2, 3 AND 4.

1. Election of the nominees listed below as Directors of Rayonier Inc.

01) James H. Hance, Jr - Class II

02) Paul G. Kirk, Jr - Class II

03) Carl S. Sloane - Class II

04) V. Larkin Martin - Class III

1. Approval of the Rayonier Incentive Stock Plan

2. Approval of the Rayonier Non-Equity Incentive Plan

3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent registered public accounting firm for the Company

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “AGAINST” ITEM 5

1. Approval of the shareholder proposal to ask the Board to take the steps necessary to eliminate its classified structure

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