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Rayonier Announces First Quarter 2009 Dividend

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  Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, February 24th 2009 at 9:59 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-02-24 10:00:20 by Market Wire
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) announced today that the company's Board of Directors has declared a first quarter cash dividend of 50 cents per common share. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2009, to shareholders of record on March 10, 2009.

For further information, visit the company's web site at [ www.rayonier.com ]. Complimentary copies of Rayonier press releases and other financial documents are available by calling 1-800-RYN-7611.

About Rayonier

Rayonier is a leading international forest products company with three core businesses: Timber, Real Estate and Performance Fibers. The company owns, leases or manages 2.6 million acres of timber and land in the United States and New Zealand. The company's holdings include approximately 200,000 acres with residential and commercial development potential along the fast-growing Interstate 95 corridor between Savannah, Georgia, and Daytona Beach, Florida. Its Performance Fibers business is one of the world's leading producers of high-value specialty cellulose fibers. Approximately 40 percent of the company's sales are outside the U.S. to customers in approximately 40 countries. Rayonier is structured as a real estate investment trust. More information is available at [ www.rayonier.com ].