Investor Presentation
Rayonier to Acquire Pope Resources
Rayonier + POPE
Strategic Benefits
Significantly expands the scale of Rayonier's Pacific
Northwest timberland portfolio
- Adds 125k (1) acres of fee ownership
- Increases PNW sustainable yield by 57 MMBF
Significantly improves quality of Rayonier's Pacific
Northwest portfolio
Increases proportion of Douglas-fir merchantable
inventory from 60% to 68%
- Increases proportion of ground-based logging, with
significantly lower operating costs
- Improves geographic and log market diversity
■ Adds 17k "look-through" (2) acres from timber fund business
Opportunity to leverage regional expertise in silvicultural
practices, log marketing and logistics
■ Enhances pipeline of value-added HBU and real estate
development opportunities
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Stronger Company
Financial Benefits
Expected synergies of $5 million (3) annually
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Reduction of overhead expenses
Elimination of redundant public company costs
Improves PNW cash flow per acre due to strong markets,
favorable species mix and lower operating costs
Expected five-year average annual financial impact:
- Adjusted EBITDA*:
- CAD*:
+$38 million
+$25 million
Expected to be accretive to CAD* / share in first full year(3)
■ Limits incremental leverage with minimum equity
consideration of 70%
- Opportunity to reduce debt through portfolio
optimization / large dispositions
■ UPREIT structure offers tax deferral option for Pope
unitholders and facilitates future timberland acquisition
opportunities for Rayonier
Includes approx. 6,000 acres representing long-term timber deeds, timber reservations from prior land sales, and lands located within real estate project areas.
"Look-through" represents pro-rata ownership of the funds.
Excludes transaction costs and costs required to achieve synergies.
Rayonier
Non-GAAP measure (see Appendix for definitions).
Investor Presentation | March 2020
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