8-K Director Appointment
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 14, 2012
(Date of earliest event report)
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Washington | | 1-4825 | | 91-0470860 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Federal Way, Washington 98063-9777
(Address of principal executive offices)
(zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(253) 924-2345
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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 | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
Doyle R. Simons, 48, was appointed as a director effective June 29, 2012. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Temple-Inland, Inc. (forest products) from 2008 until February of 2012 when it was acquired by International Paper Company. Previously, he held various management positions with Temple-Inland, including executive vice president from 2005 through 2007 and chief administrative officer from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining the company in 1992, he practiced real estate and banking law with Hutcheson and Grundy, L.L.P. Simons also serves on the board of directors for Fiserv, Inc.; and is a member of the board of visitors for the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Texas Governor's Business Council; and serves on the Advisory Councils of the College of Natural Sciences and the Texas Memorial Museum at The University of Texas at Austin. He has extensive experience in managing forest products companies and capital intensive industries, with strong skills in real estate development, corporate finance, executive compensation, and strategic planning.
The board of directors has not determined to which committees of the board Mr. Simons may be named.
SIGNATURES
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.
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| WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY |
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| By | | /s/ Jerald W. Richards |
| Its: | | Chief Accounting Officer |
Date: June 19, 2012