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
December 6, 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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On December 6, 2010, Potlatch Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced its intention to list its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”). The Company expects to begin trading on the NASDAQ on December 17, 2010 and will continue to trade under the stock symbol “PCH.” On December 6, 2010, the Company provided written notice to The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that the Company expects to voluntarily cease trading on the NYSE, effective December 17, 2010 and intends to transfer its listing to NASDAQ. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the transfer to NASDAQ.
A copy of the Company’s press release related to the transfer of its listing from the NYSE to NASDAQ is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated December 6, 2010 |
POTLATCH TO SWITCH STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING TO NASDAQ; COMPANY’S TICKER SYMBOL TO REMAIN ‘PCH’
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: December 6, 2010
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Lorrie D. Scott | |
| Lorrie D. Scott | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated December 6, 2010. | |