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: February 9, 2010
(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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 9, 2010, Potlatch Corporation announced its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2009. The press release containing this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated February 9, 2010. | |
| POTLATCH REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END RESULTS | ||
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: February 9, 2010
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ PAMELA MULL | |
| Pamela Mull | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated February 9, 2010. | |