2023
ANNUAL
REPORT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Dollars in thousands
Revenues
Net income
Total assets
Long-term debt (including current portion)
Total stockholders’ equity
Capital expenditures, excluding timber and timberland acquisitions:
Property, plant and equipment
Timberlands reforestation and roads
Real estate development expenditures
Total capital expenditures
Distributions to common stockholders 1, 2
Common shares outstanding (in thousands)
Adjusted EBITDDA:
Timberlands
Wood Products
Real Estate
Corporate
Eliminations and adjustments
Total Adjusted EBITDDA3
2023
2022
2021
$ 1,024,075
62,101
$
$ 3,431,256
$ 1,033,728
$ 2,171,098
$
$
$
$
$
95,916
23,863
11,504
131,283
143,595
79,365
151,321
20,487
67,775
(45,406)
6,057
200,234
$ 1,330,780
333,900
$
$ 3,550,555
$ 1,032,680
$ 2,263,153
56,976
17,718
8,102
82,796
$
$
$
$ 1,337,435
$ 423,860
$ 2,535,215
$ 758,256
$ 1,526,133
$
$
38,947
16,401
9,229
64,577
208,133
$ 388,241
79,683
69,064
$
249,373
290,907
73,258
(49,314)
9,931
$ 574,155
$ 262,944
393,858
47,457
(47,393)
(3,995)
$ 652,871
PotlatchDeltic (Nasdaq: PCH) is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns nearly 2.2 million acres of timberlands in
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company
also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a
rural timberland sales program. PotlatchDeltic, a leader in sustainable forest management, is committed to environmental and social
responsibility and to responsible governance. More information can be found at www.potlatchdeltic.com.
1 2021 includes a $4.00 per share, or $276.3 million, special dividend.
2 2022 includes a $0.95 per share, or $75.7 million, special dividend.
3 Total Adjusted EBITDDA is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K enclosed herewith for definition and reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 1-32729
POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
601 West 1st Ave., Suite 1600
Spokane, Washington
(Address of principal executive offices)
82-0156045
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
99201
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (509) 835-1500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS
Common Stock ($1 par value)
Trading symbol(s)
PCH
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act ☐ Yes ☒ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
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company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting
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The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2023, was approximately $4,143.2 million,
based on the closing price of $52.85 per share.
As of February 12, 2024, 79,502 shares (in thousands) of the registrant's common stock, par value $1 per share, were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders expected to be filed with the Commission on or about
March 28, 2024, are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof.
Auditor Name: KPMG LLP Auditor Location: Seattle, Washington Auditor Firm ID: 185
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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Table of Contents
PAGE
NUMBER
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1C CYBERSECURITY
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
ITEM 6. RESERVED
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
Index for Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 9C DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
For purposes of this report, any references to "the company,” “us,” “we” and “our” include PotlatchDeltic Corporation
and its consolidated subsidiaries.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This report contains, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
statements often reference or describe our expected future financial and operating performance, including without
limitation, the success of our business strategies; expected effectiveness of our hedging instruments and swaps;
expected return on pension assets; required contributions to pension plans; recognition of compensation costs
relating to our performance share awards (PSAs) and restricted stock units (RSUs); expected amortization expense
with respect to intangible assets; expected amortization of unrecognized compensation cost of PSAs and RSUs;
amount of net earnings on cash flow hedges expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months;
expected tax payments and deferrals; anticipated share repurchases and dividend payments; anticipated cash
balances, cash flows from operations and expected liquidity; potential uses of and estimated payments under our
revolving line of credit; the expected dollar amount of our share of the total sediment remediation project costs
related to Thompson Reservoir; expectations regarding our ability and timing to obtain certification of our carbon
credit project and the development of the forest carbon sequestration and other natural climate solution (NCS)
markets; expectations regarding debt obligations, interest payments and debt refinancing; expected purchase and
other obligations; estimated age of existing housing stock and expectations regarding the U.S. housing market,
home repair and remodeling activity; the lumber and log markets, lumber prices, lumber shipment volumes, sawlog
demand, percent of log sales by log supply agreements; timber harvest volumes, standing timber inventory, sawlog
mix and pricing; rural real estate and residential and commercial real estate development sales, and the average
price per acre and developed lot and other terms; sufficiency of cash to meet operating requirements; expected
2024 capital expenditures and anticipated returns on investment; greenhouse gas reduction targets; expected
timeframe and costs associated with the expansion and modernization of our Waldo, Arkansas sawmill, the
expected timing of completion of the project, and expected increases in productivity resulting from the project; and
similar matters.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
They often involve use of words such as expects, may, could, should, will, believes, anticipates, estimates, projects,
intends, plans, targets or approximately, or similar words or terminology. These forward-looking statements are
based on our current expectations and assumptions and are not guarantees of future events or performance. The
realization of our expectations and the accuracy of our assumptions are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements. The factors listed below and those described under Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors and Part II – Item 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as other factors
not described herein because they are not currently known to us or we currently judge them to be immaterial, may
cause our actual results to differ significantly from our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to
update our forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Risks, Uncertainties and Assumptions
Our actual financial position, cash flows, stock price and results of operations could differ materially from our
historical results or those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this report. Important
factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the following:
•
the effect of general economic conditions in the United States (U.S.) and international economies, including
employment rates, rates of inflation, interest rate levels, discount rates, housing starts and the general
availability of financing for home mortgages;
• changes in silviculture;
•
timber cruising variables;
• changes in state forest acts or best management practices;
• changes in timber growth rates and harvest levels on our lands;
• changes in timber prices and timberland values;
• changes in policy regarding governmental timber sales;
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• changes in requirements for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) or Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI®)
certification;
• changes in the level of residential and commercial construction and remodeling activity;
• changes in tariffs, quotas and trade agreements involving wood products;
• changes in demand for our products and real estate;
• availability of labor and developable land;
• changes in production and production capacity in the forest products industry;
• competitive pricing pressures for our products;
• unanticipated manufacturing disruptions, including disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain and/or
operations;
the effect of weather on our harvesting and manufacturing activities;
the risk of loss from fires (such as the Ola, Arkansas sawmill fire and fires on our timberlands), floods,
windstorms, hurricanes, pest infestation and other natural disasters;
impact of the public health epidemics and other outbreaks and the impact of governmental responses to
such outbreaks on our business, suppliers, consumers, customers and employees;
•
•
•
• changes in the cost or availability of shipping and transportation;
• performance of our manufacturing operations, including maintenance and capital requirements;
•
the level of competition from domestic and foreign producers;
• changes in raw material and other costs;
• changes in principle expenses;
• collectability of amounts owed by customers;
• changes in currency exchange rates;
• changes in federal and state tax laws and policies;
• changes in global or regional climate conditions and governmental response to such changes;
• changes in general and industry-specific state and federal laws and regulations, and interpretations thereof
by regulatory agencies;
• unforeseen environmental liabilities or expenditures;
• changes in accounting principles;
•
the ability to satisfy complex rules in order to remain qualified as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT);
• changes in tax laws that could reduce the benefits associated with REIT status;
•
the ability to achieve our greenhouse gas emissions targets;
• our ability to obtain certification for our carbon credit project and sell carbon credits;
• our ability and our contractors’ ability to implement the modernization plan for the Waldo, Arkansas sawmill;
and
•
the failure of announced real estate transactions to close on time, at the price and on the terms discussed,
or at all.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
PotlatchDeltic Corporation, formerly known as Potlatch Corporation and also formerly known as Potlatch Holdings,
Inc., was incorporated in Delaware in September 2005 to facilitate a restructuring to qualify for treatment as a REIT
for federal income tax purposes. It is the successor to the business of the original Potlatch Corporation, which was
incorporated in Maine in 1903. In 2018, Deltic Timber Corporation (Deltic) merged into a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Potlatch. Following the merger, Potlatch changed its name to PotlatchDeltic Corporation.
We are a leading timberland REIT with operations in nine states and ownership of nearly 2.2 million acres of
timberland in seven of those states. We also own six sawmills and an industrial grade plywood mill, a residential
and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program.
Our operations are organized into three business segments:
Timberlands;
Wood Products; and
Real Estate
The map below shows the locations of our timberlands, manufacturing facilities, real estate development operations,
and our corporate headquarters located in Spokane, Washington.
Additional information regarding each of our business segments is included in this section, as well as in Part II –
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 2:
Segment Information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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As a REIT, we generally are not subject to federal and state corporate income taxes on our income from investments
in real estate that we distribute to our stockholders, including the income derived from the sale of standing timber.
We are required to pay federal corporate income taxes on income generated from the operations of our taxable
REIT subsidiaries (PotlatchDeltic TRS or TRS), which principally consists of our Wood Products manufacturing
operations and certain real estate investments. We were, however, subject to corporate taxes on built-in gains (the
excess of fair market value over tax basis on the merger date) on sales of former Deltic real property held by the
REIT during the five years following the Deltic merger (until February 2023). The sale of standing timber is not
subject to built-in gains tax.
Business Strategy
Our business strategy encompasses the following key elements:
• Timberlands provide stability. We own high-quality timberlands under a tax-efficient REIT structure,
representing over 80% of our gross asset value. We manage our timberlands sustainably over the long-term
using best management practices designed to optimize the balance among timber growth, prudent
environmental management and current cash flow, in order to achieve increasing levels of sustainable yield
over the long-term. The stability of cash flows derived from our timberlands supports a sustainable dividend.
• Leverage to lumber prices. We have the highest direct leverage to lumber prices of the timber REITs. Our
leverage to lumber is attributable to both our lumber manufacturing business and indexed sawlog prices in
Idaho. We are well positioned to take advantage of the favorable long-term housing fundamentals. Returns
earned by this component of our strategy provide funding for discretionary capital allocation opportunities.
•
Integrated Timberlands and Wood Products operating model. Internal log sales to our mills comprised
approximately 27% of our Timberlands revenues in 2023 and represented approximately 37% of our Wood
Products segment's fiber costs. This strategy enables us to maximize the value of our assets.
• Efficient and productive Wood Products facilities. We rank as a top-10 softwood lumber producer in the U.S.
with approximately 1.1 billion board feet of capacity. We also own an industrial grade plywood mill with
approximately 150 million square feet of capacity. Discretionary capital expenditures in our mills are typically
targeted to earn returns exceeding 15%.
• Capturing incremental value of our real estate holdings. A portion of our timberland acreage is more valuable
for other purposes, such as recreation, conservation, alternative energy facilities (such as solar farms),
residential or commercial development, or to other timberland or real estate investors. We continually assess
the potential uses of our lands and manage them proactively for the highest value. We currently have
identified approximately 158,000 acres of non-core timberland real estate that we intend to sell over time.
Our real estate development activity in the TRS is primarily focused on a 4,800-acre premier master-planned
community in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Pursuing attractive acquisitions. We pursue timberland acquisitions that meet our financial and strategic
criteria. The critical elements of our acquisition strategy generally include acquiring properties that
complement our existing land base, are cash flow accretive and have attractive timber or include non-core
timberland uses such as recreational, conservation, commercial, or residential purposes that we can sell
over time.
• Committed to corporate responsibility. We focus on meeting the needs of our stakeholders, now and into
the future, and are committed to responsible corporate citizenship, and environmental, social and
governance considerations are integrated in the way we do business every day. Environmental Stewardship
is a company core value instilled by managing a renewable resource for the long-term. We recognize that
our environmental commitment, the well-being of our employees, the independence and oversight of our
board of directors, the positive impact we have in our communities, and our public advocacy can have a
profound impact on our success for our stakeholders.
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Business Segments
The health of the U.S. housing market strongly affects the performance of all our business segments. Demand for
sawlogs within our Timberlands segment is directly affected by domestic production of wood-based building
products. Our Wood Products segment primarily sells into the new residential building and repair and remodel
markets. Seasonal weather patterns impact the level of construction activity in the U.S., generally characterized by
a reduction in activity during the winter months, which in turn affects the demand for our logs and wood products.
Our Real Estate segment is affected by a variety of factors, including the general state of the economy, local real
estate market conditions, the level of construction activity in the U.S., and the evolution of natural climate solutions
markets. No third-party customer represented more than 10% of our consolidated revenues in 2023, 2022 or 2021.
Timberlands Segment
Industry Background. The demand for sawlogs is significantly dependent upon price, species, grade, quality,
proximity to wood consuming facilities and the ability to meet customer needs. The demand for pulpwood is
dependent on the paper and pulp-based manufacturing industries along with pellets. Both sawlogs and pulpwood
are affected by domestic and international economic conditions, global population growth and other demographic
factors, industry capacity and the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to foreign currencies. Locally, timber demand
and pricing also fluctuate due to the expansion or closure of individual wood products and pulp-based manufacturing
facilities.
Local log supplies also change in response to prevailing timber prices. Log supplies and prices are impacted by the
demand for new homes in the United States, repair and remodel activity, wood product mill capacity, log and lumber
exports and the impacts from weather-related conditions or natural disasters. Rising timber prices often lead to
increased harvesting on private timberlands, including lands not previously made available for commercial timber
operations. In the majority of the U.S. South, an oversupply of ready-to-cut standing timber exists due to years of
low and deferred harvesting following the 2009 great financial crisis, the conversion of southern row crop land to
timberland through federal government incentives over 30 years ago, and increased productivity due to improved
silvicultural practices (genetically modified seedlings, plantations, fertilization). All of these factors contribute to the
over-supply of timber driving stagnant sawlog prices in parts of the South.
Log availability has experienced tension in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada as a result of several years
of devastating forest fires, continued harvest restrictions on federal and provincial lands and damage caused by the
mountain pine beetle. These events are contributing to British Columbia mill production curtailments, mill closures,
a shift of Canadian softwood lumber production to the eastern provinces of Canada, and investment by both
Canadian and U.S. producers in existing and new mills in the U.S. South.
Timberlands Operations. We strive to maximize returns from our timberlands by selling both delivered logs and
entering into stumpage sales to external customers while managing our timberlands sustainably over the long-term.
We compete in the marketplace through our ability to provide our customers with a consistent and reliable supply
of high-quality logs at scale volumes and competitive prices. The Timberlands segment sells a portion of its logs at
market prices to our Wood Products facilities. Intersegment sales to our Wood Products facilities were
approximately 27%, 33% and 37% of our total Timberlands segment revenues for 2023, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. The segment also sells sawlogs and pulpwood to a variety of forest products companies located near
our timberlands. The segment’s customers range in size from small operators to multinational corporations.
In general, our log supply agreements with third-party customers require a specified volume of timber to be delivered
to defined customer facilities at prices that are adjusted periodically to reflect market conditions. Prices in our
Northern region contracts are adjusted periodically by species to prevailing market prices for logs, lumber, wood
chips and other residuals. Additionally, for both external and internal customers, we index the price of approximately
75% of our Northern sawlogs sold to the price of lumber. Typically, prices in our Southern region contracts are
adjusted every three months based on prevailing market prices for logs and our Southern log supply agreements
are in place for one to five years. During 2023, 2022, and 2021, approximately 28%, 31% and 34%, respectively,
of our total harvest volume was sold under long-term log supply agreements with third-parties. We expect
approximately the same percentage of our 2023 total harvest volume to be sold to third parties under log supply
agreements in 2024. The segment also generates revenue from other timber and non-timber sources such as
hunting leases, recreation permits and leases, mineral rights leases and carbon sequestration.
As the owner of mineral rights and interests, we typically do not invest in development or actively participate in such
activities. Rather, we enter into contracts with operators granting them the rights to explore, develop and sell energy
and other extracted minerals that may be produced from our property from such activities in exchange for rents and
royalties. We generally reserve mineral rights when selling timberland acreage.
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625
948
214
150
135
59
30
1,536
2,161
Timberlands Ownership. The Timberlands segment sustainably manages nearly 2.2 million acres of timberlands,
including approximately 19,000 acres under long-term leases. The following provides additional information about
our timberlands at December 31, 2023.
Region
Northern region
State
Idaho
Variety of commercially viable softwood species,
such as Douglas fir, grand fir and inland red cedar
Description
Acres (in thousands)
Southern region
Arkansas
Georgia
Alabama
Primarily southern yellow pine and hardwoods
Primarily southern yellow pine and hardwoods
Primarily southern yellow pine and hardwoods
Mississippi Primarily southern yellow pine and hardwoods
Primarily southern yellow pine and hardwoods
South
Carolina
Louisiana
Primarily southern yellow pine and hardwoods
Total Southern region
Total
Standing Timberland Volumes. The aggregate estimated volume of current standing merchantable timber
inventory is updated annually to reflect increases due to reclassification of young growth to merchantable timber
when the young growth meets defined diameter specifications, the annual growth rates of merchantable timber,
and the acquisition of additional merchantable timber, and to reflect decreases due to timber harvests and land
sales. This estimate is derived using methods consistent with industry practice and is based on statistical methods,
long-term research studies, and field sampling. We must use various assumptions and judgments to determine both
our current timber inventory and the timber inventory that will be available over the harvest cycle; therefore, the
physical quantity of such timber may vary significantly from our estimates. The estimated timberland volume
includes timber in environmentally sensitive areas where the timberlands are managed in a manner consistent with
best management practices and state forest practice acts.
The following provides additional information about our estimated standing timber inventory at December 31:
(Tons in millions)
Northern region
Southern region
Total
2023
2022
Change
27.3
86.1
113.4
27.8
80.0
107.8
(0.5)
6.1
5.6
The net increase in our Southern region standing timber inventory from 2022 was primarily attributable to updates
to our Southern growth models based on the completion of long-term internal and industry-led studies across the
South.
Timberlands Harvest. Our short-term and long-term harvest plans are critical factors in our timberland
management process. Each year, we prepare a harvest plan designating the timber tracts and volumes to be
harvested during that particular year. Our harvest plans take into account changing market conditions, are designed
to contribute to the growth of the remaining timber and reflect our policy of environmental stewardship. These plans
optimize harvest schedules, incorporating best forest management practices such as streamside management
zones and stand level retention of wildlife habitat features. We conduct all operations in accordance with regulatory
and certification requirements that protect water quality, wildlife habitat, and worker safety. Each harvest plan
reflects our analysis of the age, size and species distribution of our timber, as well as our expectations about harvest
methods, growth rates, the volume of each species to be harvested, anticipated dispositions, thinning operations,
regulatory constraints and other relevant information. Since sustainable harvest plans are based on projections of
weather, timber growth rates, regulatory constraints and other assumptions, many of which are beyond our control,
there can be no assurance that we will be able to harvest the volumes projected or the specific timber stands
designated in our harvest plans.
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The following table presents a summary of our total timber harvest by region during 2023.
(Tons in thousands)
Northern region
Southern region
Total
Timber Harvested
Sawlogs
Pulpwood
Stumpage
Total
1,495
2,529
4,024
27
2,151
2,178
—
1,487
1,487
1,522
6,167
7,689
Our current harvest projection for 2024, which is based on constant timberland holdings and takes into consideration
such factors as market conditions, the age of our timber stands, and recent timberland sales and acquisitions, is
expected to be approximately 7.6 million tons.
Detailed harvest information for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, by region and product is presented
in Part II – Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Wood Products Segment
Operations. We are a top 10 softwood lumber manufacturer in the U.S. with 1.1 billion board feet of capacity. We
also own an industrial grade plywood mill with 150 million square feet of capacity. We compete based on product
quality, customer service and price. We believe that competitiveness in the industry is largely based on individual
mill efficiency and on the availability of competitively priced raw materials on a facility-by-facility basis, rather than
on the number of mills operated. This is because it is generally not economical to transfer logs between or among
facilities, which might permit a greater degree of specialization and operating efficiencies. Instead, each facility must
utilize the raw materials that are available to it in a relatively limited geographic area. As several of our mills source
a portion of their logs from our owned timberlands, we believe we are able to compete effectively with companies
that have a larger number of mills or source their fiber strictly from third parties.
A description of our Wood Products facilities and their respective capacities at December 31, 2023 are as follows:
Sawmills:
Warren, Arkansas
Waldo, Arkansas
St. Maries, Idaho
Gwinn, Michigan
Ola, Arkansas
Bemidji, Minnesota
Plywood Mill:
Annual Capacity1,2
220 MMBF
190 MMBF
185 MMBF
185 MMBF
150 MMBF
140 MMBF
St. Maries, Idaho
150 MMSF
1 Capacity represents the proven annual production capabilities of the facility under normal operating conditions and producing a normal
product mix. Normal operating conditions are based on the configuration, efficiency and the number of shifts worked at each individual facility.
In general, the definition includes two shifts per day for four days per week (10 hours per shift) at each facility, which is consistent with
industry-wide recognized measures. Production can exceed capacity due to efficiency gains and overtime. Actual sawmill production for 2023
was 1,106 MMBF.
2 MMBF stands for million board feet; MMSF stands for million square feet, 3/8-inch panel thickness basis.
Our Wood Products segment manufactures and sells lumber, plywood and residual products at seven mills located
in Arkansas, Idaho, Michigan and Minnesota. The segment’s products are largely commodity products, which are
sold through our sales team to end users, retailers or wholesalers for nationwide distribution primarily for use in
home building, repair and remodeling, industrial products and other construction activity. In general, the following
factors influence sales realization and demand for wood products:
• Residential and multi-family construction is influenced by factors such as population growth and other
demographics, availability of labor and developable land, level of employment, consumer confidence,
consumer income, availability of financing, interest rates, housing affordability, and the supply and pricing
of existing homes on the market.
• Repair and remodel of existing homes is influenced by the size and age of existing housing stock, which is
estimated at 42 years on average, and access to home equity financing and other credit.
• The supply of commodity building products is influenced by changes in production capacity and utilization
rates, weather, raw material supply, availability of skilled labor, and available transportation.
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We continually invest in maintenance and discretionary capital projects at our Wood Products facilities. We evaluate
discretionary capital improvements primarily based on expected level of return on investment. For example, in June
2022, we announced a project to expand and modernize our Waldo, Arkansas sawmill which is targeted to be
completed by the end of 2024. The project is expected to increase the sawmill’s annual capacity from 190 million
board feet of dimensional lumber to approximately 275 million board feet and significantly reduce the sawmill’s cash
processing costs. Our ongoing capital improvements provide increased productivity, enhanced employee safety,
and compliance with regulatory standards and environmental benefits.
Wood Procurement. Our procurement foresters purchase wood fiber for our facilities from our timberlands or from
private, state and federal sources. We are committed to producing wood products that meet both customer demand
and quality expectations as well as responsibly sourcing the raw materials. All seven of our facilities are certified to
the SFI® Fiber Sourcing Standard, which provides structure to how we, as an SFI® Program Participant, purchase
fiber from both certified and non-certified forestland. In 2023, 100% of the timber consumption at all our Wood
Products facilities were SFI® Fiber Sourcing certified. We generally do not enter into long-term supply contracts for
the purchase of a significant volume of logs. During 2023, 2022 and 2021, purchases from our Timberlands segment
were approximately 37%, 49% and 52% of our Wood Products segment fiber costs, respectively.
Real Estate Segment
The activities of our Real Estate segment consist primarily of the sale of rural land and real estate development and
subdivision activity.
Rural real estate operations. We sell rural land that is not strategic to our core timberland operations, or that has
higher values for recreational, conservation, commercial or residential purposes. We currently have identified
approximately 158,000 acres of non-core timberland real estate that we intend to sell over time. Sales of these
lands may occur over a decade or more. We continually assess the highest value and best use of our timberlands
through periodic stratification assessments on our timberlands, and as new timberlands are acquired. This
assessment also includes identifying non-core timberlands that may be better suited for NCS activities, including
forest carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage projects, and selling or leasing timberlands to third parties for
renewable energy projects such as solar for power generation facilities.
From time to time, we also take advantage of opportunities to sell core timberland where we believe pricing to be
particularly attractive, to match a sale with a purchase of more desirable property while deferring taxes in a like-
kind exchange transaction, or to meet various other financial or strategic objectives. Occasionally, we sell a small
amount of timberland acreage in areas where we choose to reduce our market presence and capture a price that
exceeds the value derivable from holding and operating as commercial timberlands. These transactions will vary
based on certain factors, including the location and physical and operating characteristics of the timberlands.
Results of our rural real estate operations depend on the demand for our non-core timberlands, the types of
properties sold, the basis of these properties and the timing of closings of property sales.
Development real estate operations. The Real Estate segment also engages in real estate development and
sales, and at times sells undeveloped acreage, through our TRS. Chenal Valley in Little Rock, Arkansas is a
premier, upscale master planned community, with approximately 4,800 acres of residential and commercial
properties centered around a country club with two championship golf courses. In addition, we have 800 acres of
land in Hot Springs, Arkansas available for future development. In Chenal Valley, approximately 20% of each
neighborhood is set aside as greenspace and approximately 15% of the total acreage is preserved as greenspace
throughout the development and between neighborhoods. Our Red Oak Ridge development in Hot Springs,
Arkansas incorporates many of the same environmentally conscious practices as Chenal Valley.
Residential lots are sold to homebuilders and individuals, while commercial sites are sold to developers and
businesses. Infrastructure and other improvements to support the development and sale of residential and
commercial properties are provided for and funded directly by us, or in some circumstances, through real property
improvement districts. We develop such properties when sufficient demand exists and substantially all infrastructure
is completed. Future infrastructure investments are primarily for the development and sale of additional property.
Most of the core infrastructure is already in place for Chenal Valley. We typically develop about 130 residential lots
in the Chenal Valley area each year. In addition, approximately 1,335 potential residential lots are available for
future development and sale. We have approximately 280 additional acres available for commercial purposes. Our
competitors in our real estate markets are other landowners or developers.
Results of our development real estate operations primarily depend on the quantity, pricing and timing of property
sales. Pricing is a function of lot size, type and location within the development as well as the amount of new and
existing housing inventory levels.
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Seasonality
Log and pulpwood sales volume in our Timberlands segment are typically lower in the first half of each year as
winter rains in the Southern region and spring thaw in the Northern region limit timber harvesting operations due to
softened roadbeds and wet logging conditions that restrict access to logging sites. The third quarter is typically our
Timberlands segment's strongest production quarter. Demand for our manufactured wood products typically
decreases in the winter months when construction activity is slower, while demand typically increases during the
spring, summer and fall when construction activity is generally higher. Additionally, our Northern mills also produce
less during the winter months due to colder operating conditions and frozen logs. Rural real estate dispositions and
acquisitions can be adversely affected when access to any properties to be sold or considered for acquisition are
limited due to adverse weather conditions. Development real estate sales at Chenal Valley occur throughout the
year and are dependent upon when our development of residential neighborhoods and commercial lots are
substantially completed. The timing of these sales can also be impacted by weather and contractor availability to
complete the necessary infrastructure and other improvements prior to bringing developed real estate to market.
Corporate Responsibility Practices
We deliver a range of sustainable economic, social, and environmental values for our stakeholders and strive to do
our part to help the planet for future generations. Our mission is to grow and produce the resources that build a
foundation for our lives and improve the communities where we live, work, and play. Our values are safety, inclusion
and respect, integrity, operational excellence, community, and environmental stewardship. We execute our mission
through the lens of our strategy across four pillars: Forest, Planet, People, and Performance. We acknowledge the
importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of a commonly agreed upon
global ambition, support all seventeen SDGs, and have identified SDGs 6 (Clean water and sanitation), 8 (Decent
work and economic growth), 12 (Responsible consumption and production), 13 (Climate action), 15 (Life on land),
and 17 (Partnerships for the goals) as the goals where we can make the largest impact. Strategic initiatives and
goals have been developed within each of our pillars that are connected to the SDGs. Maintaining a strong
foundation of corporate responsibility is a key component of our ability to drive long-term stakeholder value, and
these principles guide us in how we conduct our business every day.
Forests
Sustainable Forestry Practices. Our timberland management promotes clean air and high water and soil quality,
while providing biodiversity and wildlife habitat. Our timberlands also provide abundant recreational opportunities
for our communities. We recognize the role forests play in combating climate change, with our timberlands providing
a powerful source of carbon removal, storage and cycling. In addition, harvested trees made into wood products
continue to store carbon they have sequestered and can substitute for fossil-fuel emissions-intensive building
materials. By leveraging decades of management experience and working closely with scientific research
organizations, we manage our timberlands on a sustainable basis according to internationally recognized forest
management standards while considering how climate change could create potential risks and opportunities. Our
environmental, health, safety, and forest stewardship policies reinforce our timberlands management approach. We
are a leader in forest stewardship and sustainability and are subject to rigorous third-party auditing and certification
of our forest practices that further supports our sustainability goals, including clean air and water and protection of
wildlife habitats.
Our timberlands are working forests where we take appropriate measures to protect biological diversity, water
quality and other ecosystem values. Our timberlands also provide unique environmental, cultural, historical and
abundant recreational opportunities for our communities. We recognize that some areas need to be conserved and
species at risk need to be protected on the lands we manage. We invest resources and work to protect these and
other qualities, while still managing our forests to produce financially mature timber. Our timberlands include a wide
diversity of softwood and hardwood species.
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We have developed internal best management practices (BMPs) that include regulatory and certification
frameworks and provide a consistent, tested means of implementing environmental protection to promote
sustainable timberland management. We use these standards to maintain the health of forest soil, protect water
quality and aquatic habitat, and promote biodiversity. Our foresters implement BMPs as part of our environmental
management system. Logging contractors must be on an approved contractor list and receive annual training, and
we require that all contractors implement applicable BMPs during forest management activities on our lands by
following specific prescriptions for the tract being harvested and for planting following final harvests. Historically, we
harvest, on average, between 3% and 4% of our forests each year, and 100% of our timberlands are reforested
after harvesting. On average, we plant 20 to 23 million tree seedlings per year. The primary goal of our reforest
program is to utilize the best planting stock possible that is selectively bred to achieve superior disease resistance,
produce excellent form, exhibit high growth rates and be well-adapted to the local climate and growing conditions.
One hundred percent of our timberlands are certified to the SFI® Forest Management standards and approximately
70% of our combined timberlands in Arkansas and Louisiana are also certified to the FSC® Forest Management
standards. Generally, we are able to realize price premiums for pulpwood from our FSC® certified lands. We also
take an active approach to regulatory developments by participating in standard-setting where possible. We work
cooperatively with regulators to create voluntary conservation plans that address environmental concerns while
preserving our ability to operate our timberlands efficiently.
Timberland acreage impacted by wildfires has increased since 2000, particularly in Western Canada and the Pacific
Northwest. As the largest private landowner in Idaho, we have implemented several practices to help mitigate
wildfire risk on our Idaho timberlands. Such practices include installing and maintaining a series of dip ponds across
our ownership, maintaining our road infrastructure for access, and participating in fire protection districts or
cooperative agreements with state, federal and private timberland owners where participants contribute assets and
resources to fight fires regardless of the location of the fire. During periods of high fire danger, we may prohibit
campfires, close access on our timberlands, adjust harvest schedules to late evening/early mornings and post
individuals on site following logging activities to monitor for potential fire outbreaks. Further, from May to October,
our agreements with both logging and silviculture contractors require them to have on site specific firefighting
resources such as water, water pumps and hand tools. Prescribed burning is an important tool in forest
management to remove post-logging woody debris known as slash and to help prepare sites for replanting. Slash
is managed through installation of fire breaks, mechanical piling and pile burning. Approvals for burning the
remaining slash are obtained through the Montana/Idaho Airshed Group, which evaluates atmospheric conditions
and other burning activities underway to minimize airshed impacts.
Our Southern timberlands are less susceptible to wildfires than our Western timberlands as they are located in
areas that have relatively high humidity. Our Southern harvesting operations result in less slash at final harvest and
the slash deteriorates more rapidly. In the South the terrain allows slash to be mechanically spread back into the
tract returning nutrients to the soil. These practices not only help ensure our timberlands are available for future
harvest, but also reduce potential environmental impacts that can come from wildfires.
Environmental Stewardship. We have a long legacy of excellence in sustainable timberland management and in
protecting water, soil, and wildlife. Our approach includes managing timberlands using advanced long-term strategic
harvest scheduling models and replanting harvested areas.
Forests are diverse ecological systems with habitats for plants, animals, and organisms. Active forest management
is a valuable tool for creating and maintaining a wide range of biodiversity benefits, enabling forests to stay healthy
and productive. Our commitment to conserving biodiversity on our forest lands is based on this recognition that
well-managed working forest lands provide a broad range of habitats for aquatic, avian, and terrestrial biodiversity.
Four main components comprise our approach to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity: (1) landscape-level
management; (2) stand-level diversity; (3) protection of ecologically unique sites or species; and (4) research.
Our timberlands are a source for providing clean water to communities in our watersheds through capturing and
filtering water. The water quality BMPs utilized on our timberlands help us to conserve and protect water quality by
minimizing sediment through the filtering ability of natural vegetation and erosion control measures adjacent to
water bodies. The BMPs include practices such as leaving streamside management zones during harvest, properly
designing and constructing logging roads, and using logging methods and equipment that protect water quality.
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Conservation. As a custodian of our timberlands, we recognize that the best outcome for some of our timberlands
could be to conserve them as forestland in perpetuity. We work with a wide range of stakeholders for conservation
outcomes on our timberlands including states, cities, counties, water authorities, tribal governments, and
environmental/conservation organizations such as The Conservation Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and the Trust
for Public Land. We have preserved riverfront along the Mississippi River in Minnesota, helped secure the drinking
source for the City of Little Rock in Arkansas, and provided numerous opportunities to expand public hunting, hiking
and other public access across our timberland ownership. In addition, we work to protect species at risk and have
entered into habitat conservation agreements to protect endangered species. Since 2018, approximately 65% of
our rural land sales acreage has been for conservation with the remaining 35% for rural recreational or other
purposes. Rural recreational land transactions provide an opportunity for neighboring landowners to increase their
ownership, and also for both in-state and out-of-state buyers to find a place where they can get away to a rural
home, or hunt, fish, hike and enjoy the outdoors.
Planet
Responsible Manufacturing. Our Wood Products manufacturing processes focus on safety and operational
excellence while minimizing our environmental footprint. An experienced professional team actively manages
environmental compliance at our Wood Products facilities, and we have implemented compliance programs that
include environmental education and training for our employees. Facilities strive to minimize air emissions, monitor
water discharge, and protect streams and rivers. We pursue opportunities to reduce energy consumption, conserve
resources, and increase the use of renewable energy. Waste is managed throughout our facilities to reduce the
amount we create, with opportunities for repurposing or recycling.
Wood Products manufacturing uses sophisticated computerization that maximizes log utilization. During the
manufacturing process, wood residuals are generated, including sawdust, shavings, chips, and bark which are used
internally in our boilers for steam energy, with the remainder sold for a wide range of uses. As a result, nearly 100%
of our logs are utilized. We source energy for the mills from our internal boilers and burners with any shortfall of
needs provided by purchased electricity, natural gas and propane. We ship the lumber and plywood produced by
rail and truck for end uses that typically have long-life applications prior to recycling or disposal.
Our measurable impact on water use is limited to our Wood Products facilities and our offices. Our Wood Products
facilities use little processed water in manufacturing operations, and we make efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle
water at all our locations to reduce consumption. Water is obtained from surface water, groundwater, and municipal
sources and is used principally for watering log decks, saw cooling, make-up water at the boilers for steam
production, and fire protection. Water withdrawals are minimized through extensive reuse and recycling, especially
at the log deck. Any water discharged is highly regulated and monitored via robust sampling programs. Water loss
across the facilities is mostly due to evaporation from log watering activities.
Carbon and Climate. Sustainably managed forests combat climate change through carbon removal, storage, and
cycling. Trees absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and store it in the branches, trunk,
needles, and roots. Using wood products for building stores tree carbon and using biomass for energy retains
carbon within a natural loop. The trees we plant then grow, renewing the cycle and growing net carbon storage.
Active forest management enhances carbon removal from the atmosphere compared to unmanaged forests. As
forests mature, the rate of carbon sequestration slows and natural tree mortality increases. Harvesting mature trees
and replanting increases the rate of carbon uptake as well as generating wood for lumber and other wood products.
Our forest management concentrates on the growth of harvestable trees for use in solid wood products, which
maximizes the amount of forest carbon that is captured and stored in long-lived wood products. Utilizing wood for
construction requires less energy and results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared with other building
materials, such as steel and concrete. At the end of 2022, our living trees in our forests stored an estimated total of
136 million metric tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e), with an estimated 85 million metric tons of CO2e in
merchantable above-ground portions.
Resource efficiency is a critical component of our operations, and we work to reduce our waste. Additionally, efforts
that increase the efficiency of our manufacturing process and decrease energy consumption reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions. Nitrous oxide and methane are GHG emissions included in the emission calculation from
wood burning energy. This calculation also includes the CO2e from natural gas. GHG emissions from our operations
largely consist of carbon dioxide from our Wood Products facilities, which use energy sourced from a combination
of purchased electricity and on-site boilers and burners that utilize residual wood or natural gas for fuel.
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In October 2023, we published our 2022 carbon and climate report which detailed our carbon record and evaluated
potential physical impacts that changes in atmospheric CO2e, temperature, and precipitation could have on our
timberlands under GHG scenarios. In 2022, our net carbon removal and storage was an estimated 3.2 million metric
tons of CO2e. Above-ground tree growth on our timberlands removed an estimated 5.8 million metric tons of CO2e
from the atmosphere. On a net basis, following harvest and other inventory changes of an estimated nearly 7.0
million metric tons of CO2e, the net flux in our forests was a decrease of an estimated 1.2 million metric tons of
CO2e. At our Wood Products facilities the atmospheric removal of CO2e for our external fiber sourcing from the
forests was an estimated 1.7 million metric tons. An additional estimated 2.7 million metric tons of CO2e was stored
in the wood products we manufacture, and in the products made by our customers from our external log and wood
residual sales. Our carbon emissions were estimated at 2.5 million metric tons of CO2e with an estimated 80,000
metric tons of that total from our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The remaining emissions were Scope 3 emissions
across our value chain.
In December 2022, we established GHG reduction targets from a 2021 baseline which included a 2030 GHG
emissions reduction target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions of 42%, and a Scope 3 value chain GHG
emissions reduction target of 25%.
Our climate-related risks and opportunities can be grouped in two categories: physical and transition. Physical risks
and opportunities include acute impacts that are event driven and chronic impacts resulting from longer-term
changes in climate patterns. Our acute risks could include: 1) potential increases in flooding and extreme weather
events; 2) changes in precipitation patterns including volume, type (snow and rain) and timing; 3) changes in soil
moisture conditions; 4) changes in risks from insects and disease; and 5) heightened wildfire risks. Chronic impacts
could include potential long-term opportunities arising from increased productivity and yield in tree growth.
Transition risks and opportunities arise from policy, regulatory, legal, technological, market and other societal
responses to the challenges posed by climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy. Potential
opportunities could include market opportunities arising from the increased use of innovative wood products, such
as mass timber and policies and incentives that encourage greater use of wood-based products in buildings. Growth
in carbon offset markets and bio-circular markets could also provide opportunities as sustainably managed forests
are recognized as a natural climate solution. As demand increases, pricing for carbon offsets from sustainably
managed forests is improving, resulting in viable options to establish an offset through afforestation, improved forest
management practices, or delayed harvests. Transition risks could include a carbon tax, a change in the
methodology for calculating biogenic emissions, as well as operational impacts such as changes in energy costs
and regulatory impacts in environmental management.
People
We strive to make PotlatchDeltic a workplace of excellence through our company culture, fair compensation, and
comprehensive benefit options. We value an environment of safety, inclusion and respect, integrity, operational
excellence, community, and environmental stewardship, and look to attract talent with diverse backgrounds and
experience.
Our Team. At December 31, 2023, we employed 1,384 team members across our business with hourly workers
representing approximately 73% of the total employed. Our Wood Products segment employs approximately 82%
of our total workforce and is the only segment that includes an hourly workforce. Certain employees at one of our
sawmills, representing approximately 14% of our total workforce, are covered under a collective bargaining
agreement, which expires in 2026.
Health and Safety. Our employees are our greatest assets. Our commitment to our employees starts with a strong
culture that prioritizes health and safety as a core value. We are focused on preventing occupational illness and
injuries without compromise. Our operations have comprehensive safety programs that include safety audits,
training, contractor safety requirements and annual health and safety budgets as part of essential capital planning.
We regularly review safety incidents, risk-identification reports and “near-miss” incidents and apply key learning
across our organization. Contractor safety is a focal point of our timberland safety program. Timber harvesting, road
building and trucking contractors must meet stringent state and federal safety regulations and undergo annual
industry-specific and PotlatchDeltic safety training. In addition, we expect our core operational contractors to review
a training video, and comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct.
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Employee Development. We recognize that employing a highly skilled and diverse workforce is a competitive
advantage and leads to better team member engagement. We are committed to the development of all team
members in support of their career aspirations with PotlatchDeltic. We have formal and informal programs to
develop our workforce to become more proficient in their current roles and prepare for larger roles within the
company throughout their careers.
We are amid a generational shift in our operations and are focused on transferring years of knowledge to the next
generation of workers. This generational shift has created new opportunities for training and career advancement,
and sustains local economic benefits as both the company and our employees contribute to the communities where
we operate. Succession planning is critical to ensuring that we have the right people in the right position at the right
time. We conduct annual succession planning meetings across the organization starting with our local operations
and rolling up to our division and corporate levels, including our executive team. Individuals who have demonstrated
a desire and ability to move to new leadership roles collaborate with their managers to document meaningful
development plans designed to help ensure that their development remains on track.
Diversity and Inclusion. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental values at our company and we are proud to be
an equal opportunity employer. The principles underlying our commitment to diversity and inclusion are reflected
through our policies, including our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy, Human Rights Policy, Corporate Conduct
and Ethics Code, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Americans with Disabilities Act Policy. We strive to
recruit, develop and retain a workforce that is representative of the communities in which we operate.
We review our compensation and benefit plans annually to help ensure that we are providing competitive,
contemporary, and inclusive programs to attract and retain the best people and support the health and well-being
of our employees and their families. We believe in the importance of pay equity and we evaluate gender pay equity
on an on-going basis and adjust wages as appropriate. At December 31, 2023, women represent 32% of our
salaried workforce, 13% of our hourly workforce, and 19% of our total workforce. The average variance in median
pay between men and women by pay grade is less than 2% across the company.
Our ability to attract and retain a high-performing workforce is highly dependent on several key factors, the most
important of which is the pool of qualified candidates in the areas in which we operate. Many of our operations are
located in rural communities where the economy is driven by the timber industry and our workforce reflects the
demographics and culture of those localities. We continue to emphasize the importance of sourcing talent from
these local communities and retaining that talent at our company so that our workplace demographics reflect the
communities in which we operate. Overall, 21% of our workforce is comprised of individuals that identify as a
member of one or more racial minority groups.
Performance
Responsible Sustainability Governance. Our governance structure sets the framework for governance
throughout the organization and implementing our targets and initiatives. The Vice President, Public Affairs and
Chief Sustainability Officer provides senior leadership on our corporate responsibility reporting and initiatives. The
board of directors oversees our corporate governance, including our environmental management; sustainability
strategy; social responsibility; health and safety program performance; public policy; advocacy and government
relations; corporate governance policies and practices; human capital management initiatives; organizational
culture and climate-related risks and opportunities. In addition, we have established cross-functional groups within
our organization to provide input on our strategy, develop plans to achieve our targets, including carbon and climate
goals, and embed responsible corporate governance into our businesses.
Board Composition and Independence. Responsible corporate governance aligned with our mission, a culture
that incorporates our values, and rigorous systems for the identification and mitigation of risks increase our
competitiveness, build resiliency, and create long-term value for our stakeholders. Our corporate governance
policies and procedures, strong and effective board of directors, combined with our culture, guide us to ethical
management that promotes respect for the community, a commitment to corporate responsibility, and sound
financial management. Our board is committed to diverse representation in its membership and leadership.
Currently, three of our nine directors are women, one of whom is ethnically diverse and two of whom are committee
chairs.
Our Director Independence Policy requires that the board be comprised of a majority of independent directors.
Currently, seven of the nine directors are independent. During 2023, the board of directors met five times, with all
directors attending 100% of all meetings of the board and committees on which each director served.
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Code of Ethics. Our Corporate Conduct and Ethics Code (Ethics Code) reaffirms our continuing commitment to
act with integrity. It outlines our responsibilities to all our stakeholders, guides our decision-making, and outlines the
minimum business standards we apply across our value chain. We work to instill the concepts of our Ethics Code
in every employee. All employees acknowledge their review of the Ethics Code at the time of their onboarding.
Additionally, certain employees, including management, supervisors, and procurement leads, are required to
complete an annual review of the Ethics Code, including an attestation of their compliance. We also expect our
suppliers and contractors to uphold the same legal and ethical standards and have established these requirements
in our Supplier Code of Conduct.
Human Rights. Respect for human rights is a fundamental value of our company. We recognize that we have an
important role in fostering human rights. We comply with applicable domestic human rights laws, and we respect
and support internationally recognized human rights including those recognized in the U.N. Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our commitment to
human rights is embodied in our Human Rights Policy and supported by our Corporate Conduct and Ethics Code,
Supplier Code of Conduct, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy, Forest Stewardship Policy, Environment,
Health, and Safety Policy, among other policies, standards, and practices. We respect Indigenous peoples and
traditional livelihoods and value stakeholder engagement on these issues. We recognize the fundamental
importance of water and respect the right to water, including quality, sufficiency, and accessibility.
Stakeholder Engagement. We recognize the diverse interests of our stakeholders and believe that our
relationships both within and outside of our company are an important part of our value creation and success. We
regularly engage with a broad range of stakeholders, including investors and analysts, employees, communities,
customers, government
industry associations, non-governmental
Indigenous peoples,
organizations, research organizations, and suppliers. This helps us to understand, prioritize, and manage our
impacts as an organization and our opportunities towards systemic change. Meaningful stakeholder engagement
is also a critical part of our responsible governance strategy, promoting increased knowledge and awareness of
issues, inviting feedback on insights and trends, and nurturing trust and collaboration.
representatives,
Our engagement typically has three principal objectives: 1) to share information; 2) to promote meaningful dialogue;
and 3) to build and maintain sustainable relationships. By providing information surrounding our strategies,
accomplishments and goals, we allow internal and external stakeholders to make informed decisions.
Risk Management. We have a comprehensive process to identify and evaluate a broad spectrum of risk, including
environmental, social and governance topics. PotlatchDeltic utilizes an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
framework to identify, assess and mitigate significant risks facing the company. The audit committee of the board
of directors and senior management have primary responsibility for the oversight of risks facing the company.
Specific risks related to environmental issues and climate change are identified, assessed, and mitigated where
feasible as part of our ERM process. In addition, our Environmental Management System (EMS) and Corporate
Responsibility review conducted annually at the business unit level evaluates business ESG risks and opportunities,
including climate-related risks and opportunities.
We conduct internal audits regularly to help ensure compliance with environmental, safety, financial, disclosure and
other regulations, voluntary standards, and our own company policies. When the audits identify opportunities for
improvement, we develop, implement, and track improvement action plans. An independent public accounting firm
audits our accounting processes, financial reporting, and internal controls on an ongoing basis. Our comprehensive
cybersecurity program maintains a strong focus on protecting the company, our employees, customers, partners,
and vendors from loss or theft of sensitive data and information. Our cybersecurity defense strategy includes access
controls, monitoring, employee training, and breach response. We also maintain and regularly update other
company policies that guide our business, inform our employees, and help manage our identified risks.
For more detailed information regarding our programs and initiatives, see “Our ESG Commitments" (on our
website). This report and other information on our website are not incorporated by reference into and do not form
any part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Environmental Compliance and Regulations
We are subject to a multitude of laws and regulations in the operation of our businesses. We also participate in
voluntary certification of our timberlands to help sustain their overall quality, including the protection of wildlife and
water quality. Changes in law and regulation, or certification standards, can significantly affect our business.
Regulations affecting our timberlands. Enactment of new environmental laws or regulations, or changes in
existing laws or regulations, particularly relating to air, wildlife, water quality and climate change, or their
enforcement, may require significant expenditures by us or may adversely affect our timberland management,
harvesting activities and manufacturing operations. Forest practice laws and regulations that affect present or future
harvest and forest management activities in certain states include:
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limits on the size of clearcuts,
requirements that some timber is left unharvested to protect water quality and fish and wildlife habitat,
regulations regarding construction and maintenance of forest roads,
• definition of forest conversion and/or forest degradation,
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rules requiring reforestation following timber harvests, and
• various related permit programs.
Our operations are regulated under the federal 1972 Clean Water Act (CWA), which regulates the discharge of
pollutants into the waters of the U.S. This generally means obtaining permits for certain of our silviculture activities
and abiding by applicable restrictions. Federal agency rulemaking and related litigation under the CWA continue to
redefine the scope of the Act’s jurisdiction.
Each state in which we own timberlands has developed best management practices to reduce the effects of forest
practices on water quality and aquatic habitats. Additional and more stringent regulations may be adopted by
various state and local governments to achieve water-quality standards under the federal CWA, protect fish and
wildlife habitats and human health, or achieve other public policy objectives. These requirements may alter or
introduce restrictions on some of our silviculture activities, notably the application of pesticides and herbicides to
our timberlands in some areas. This, in turn, may increase the number of required federal and state permits in some
areas of our operations as it relates to the application of pesticides and herbicides on timberlands, which may
increase operating costs. Pending and future federal and state rulemaking, and judicial challenges thereto, could
make compliance with the CWA as well as comparable state laws more or less costly to us, and we are not able to
predict the final resolution of these matters.
Similarly, a number of species indigenous to our timberlands have been listed as threatened or endangered or have
been proposed for one or the other status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). As a result, our
activities in or adjacent to the habitat of these species may be subject to restrictions on the harvesting of timber,
reforestation activities and the construction and use of roads. Although the CWA, ESA and related regulations have
not had, and we do not expect in 2024 that they will have a material effect on our operations, they could do so in
the future.
Regulations affecting our manufacturing operations. Our manufacturing operations are subject to federal and
state laws and regulations, including those relating to air emissions, storm water and wastewater discharges, solid
and hazardous waste management, site remediation and endangered species. We are also subject to the
requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and comparable state statutes relating to the health
and safety of our employees. We maintain environmental and safety compliance programs and conduct regular
internal and independent third-party audits of our facilities to monitor compliance with these laws and regulations.
Our capital projects typically are designed to enhance safety, extend the life of a facility, lower costs and improve
efficiencies, increase capacity and comply with regulatory standards.
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and our site-specific Renewable Operating Permits, our Wood Products facilities
closely monitor operating parameters and air emissions, including hazardous air pollutants to help minimize those
emissions. Under the CWA, state and EPA water quality standards, we are subject to discharge limits and other
provisions established at each site for processing water and stormwater discharges through the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System. Pending and future federal and state rulemaking, and judicial challenges thereto,
could make compliance with the CAA as well as comparable state laws more or less costly to us, and we are not
able to predict the final resolution of these matters.
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Our Wood Products facilities have environmental compliance procedures, which establish best practices, programs
and procedures to drive continual compliance with federal, state and local regulations governing air emissions,
water discharges, and waste disposal. We pursue continual improvement in our compliance programs through
plans, training, monitoring and performance evaluation and through regular internal compliance audits and
corrective action processes. We share key findings and best practices identified through these processes across
facilities to drive improvements across the division.
Compliance. Our manufacturing facilities and timberland operations are currently in substantial compliance with
applicable environmental laws and regulations. We cannot be certain, however, that situations that give rise to
material environmental liabilities will not be discovered. Compliance with environmental regulations is a significant
factor in our business and can require significant capital expenditures as well as additional operating costs. As
discussed in Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, we
have agreed to voluntarily participate as a non-federal sponsor in connection with one of the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency's (MPCA) sediment contamination remediation projects in a reservoir downstream of one of our
former properties we sold to a third party in 2002.
At this time, we believe that current federal and state laws and regulations related to the protection of endangered
species and air and water quality will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of
operations or liquidity. We anticipate, however, that the enactment of increasingly strict laws and regulations relating
to the environment, natural resources, climate change and forestry operations may result in additional restrictions
on our operations, leading to increased costs, additional capital expenditures and reduced operating flexibility.
Available Information
We make our periodic and current reports that we file with, or furnish to, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) available on or through our website, www.PotlatchDeltic.com (under “Investors – Financial Information”), at
no charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the information with, or furnish it to, the
SEC. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K and should
not be considered part of this report.
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Information About Our Executive Officers
As of February 9, 2024, information on our executive officers is as follows:
Eric J. Cremers (age 60) has been a director since March 2013 and our President and Chief Executive Officer since
January 2021. Mr. Cremers also served as President and Chief Operating Officer from March 2013 through
December 2020, Chief Financial Officer from March 2013 through August 2013, and Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer from February 2012 to March 2013. Mr. Cremers joined the company in 2007 as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer.
Wayne Wasechek (age 53) has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2023. Mr.
Wasechek also served as Interim Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer from
April 2023 through August 2023, and as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer from November 2018 through
August 2023. He previously served as Vice President and Assistant Controller of Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
from 2011 to 2018 and as Senior Director of Financial Reporting of Vail Resorts from 2006 to 2011.
Ashlee T. Cribb (age 55) has served as Vice President, Wood Products since July 2021. She previously served in
various roles with Roseburg Forest Products, including as Senior Vice President - Chief Commercial Officer from
February 2019 to July 2021, Vice President, Structural Products from February 2018 to February 2019 and Business
Director, Structural Products from January 2017 to February 2018.
Darin R. Ball (age 58) has served as Vice President of Timberlands since December 2017. From 2012 to December
2017, he served as Manager of our Idaho Timberlands business.
William R. DeReu (age 57) has served as Vice President, Real Estate since February 2018 and as Vice President,
Real Estate and Lake States Timberlands from February 2012 to February 2018.
Michele L. Tyler (age 55) has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since August
2019. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Tyler served in legal roles with Vectrus, Inc. (NYSE: VEC), from January
2009 to January 2019, including as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary from
September 2014 to October 2018.
Anna E. Torma (age 62) has served as Vice President, Public Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer (previously
called Chief ESG Officer) since February 2022, Vice President, Public Affairs from March 2019 to February 2022,
and Director of Public Affairs from April 2018 to March 2019. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Torma worked as
Principal for Torma Research providing strategic consulting services, primarily to forest products companies, from
January 2017 to April 2018.
Robert L. Schwartz (age 51) has served as Vice President, Human Resources since May 2014 and as Director,
Human Resources from February 2009 to April 2014.
Glen F. Smith (age 47) has served as Chief Accounting Officer since October 2023 and as Director of Corporate
Accounting from September 2022 until October 2023. He previously served as Chief Accounting Officer of
CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. from February 2017 until it was merged with the company in September 2022.
The term of office of the officers of the company expires at the annual meeting of our board and each officer holds
office until the officer’s successor is duly appointed and qualified or until the earlier of the officer’s death, resignation,
retirement, removal by the board or as otherwise provided in our bylaws.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
We are subject to various risks and events that could adversely affect our business, our financial condition, our
results of operations, our cash flows and the price of our common stock. Investing in our common stock involves a
significant degree of risk. The risks described below should carefully be considered together with the other
information contained in this report, particularly in the Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Information, Part 1 - Item 1 Business, and Part II – Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, as well as those set forth from time to time in our other public statements,
reports, registration statements, prospectuses, information statements and other filings we make with the SEC, in
evaluating us, our business and an investment in our securities.
The risks discussed below are not the only risks we face, and our descriptions of such risks, here and elsewhere,
should not be considered exhaustive. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial
also may adversely affect our business, our financial condition, our results of operations, our cash flows and the
price of our common stock.
Industry and Business Risks
Economic Conditions
The cyclical nature of our business could adversely affect our results of operations.
The financial performance of our operations is affected by the cyclical nature of our business. The markets for
manufactured wood products, timber and real estate are influenced by a variety of factors beyond our control. Our
business is particularly dependent upon the health of the U.S. housing market, and specifically demand for new
homes and home repair and remodeling which are subject to fluctuations due to changes in economic conditions,
changes in employment levels, consumer confidence, financial markets, interest rates, housing affordability, access
to affordable mortgage financing and credit availability (including homebuyers’ ability to qualify for mortgages),
supply chain disruptions, availability of labor and developable land, inflation, population change, weather conditions
and other factors. Any decline or stagnation in these conditions could cause us to experience lower sales volumes
and reduced margins for our products.
Historical prices for our manufactured wood products have been volatile as a result of demand, particularly in recent
years, and we have limited direct influence over the timing and extent of price changes for our manufactured wood
products. In our Timberlands business, our sawlog price realizations in Idaho are subject to fluctuation in lumber
prices as we index a significant portion of these sawlogs under long-term supply agreements on a four-week lag to
lumber prices. The demand for real estate can be affected by changes in factors such as interest rates, credit
availability, economic conditions, changes in consumer preferences, limited wage growth, consumer confidence
and the availability of developable land, as well as by the impact of federal, state and local land use and
environmental protection laws. The potential effect of these factors on our future operational and financial
performance is highly uncertain, unpredictable and outside our control. As a result, our past performance may not
be indicative of future results.
Commodity Products
Our wood products are commodities that are widely available from other producers. Failure to compete
effectively in our markets could adversely affect our financial results.
Because commodity products have few distinguishing properties from producer to producer, competition for these
products is based primarily on price, which is determined by supply relative to demand, and competition from
substitute products. Prices for our products are affected by many factors outside of our control, and we have no
influence over the timing and extent of price changes, which often are volatile. Our profitability with respect to these
products depends, in part, on managing our costs, particularly raw material and energy costs, which represent
significant components of our operating costs. These costs can fluctuate based upon factors beyond our control
including, but not limited to, changes in demand, supply chain disruptions, and inflation or deflation, all of which
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. Furthermore, inflation has
increased and may continue to increase our operational costs, especially for fuel, energy and repair and
maintenance costs. In addition to negatively impacting demand for our products, higher and prolonged levels of
inflation could negatively impact our costs and we likely will not be able to fully pass the increased costs to
customers.
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The markets for our wood products are highly competitive and companies that have substantially greater financial
resources than we do compete with us in each of our lines of business. In addition, our Wood Products facilities are
capital intensive, which leads to high fixed costs and generally results in continued production as long as prices are
sufficient to cover variable costs. These conditions have contributed to substantial price competition, particularly
during periods of reduced demand. Some of our wood products competitors may currently be lower-cost producers
than we are or may benefit from weak currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and, accordingly, these competitors may
be less adversely affected than we are by price decreases. Wood products also are subject to significant competition
from a variety of substitute products, including non-wood and engineered wood products. To the extent there is a
significant increase in competitive pressure from substitute products or other domestic or foreign suppliers, our
business could be adversely affected.
Competition from wood product imports can vary significantly and have a material effect on U.S. wood
product pricing.
The future volume and pricing of lumber imports entering U.S. markets remain uncertain. Historically, Canada has
been the most significant source of lumber imports to the U.S. market. For decades, the U.S. and Canada have
been in a dispute over pricing for softwood lumber entering the U.S., which has resulted in trade cases and
negotiated agreements between the two countries. There have been many disputes and subsequent trade
agreements regarding sales of softwood lumber between Canada and the U.S. The most recent agreement, which
required Canadian softwood lumber facilities to pay an export tax when the price of lumber is at or below a threshold
price, expired in October 2015. Since that time, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued countervailing and
antidumping duties on softwood lumber imports from Canada based on findings of injury to U.S. lumber producers.
The Canadian government continues to appeal the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the
U.S. International Trade Commission supporting the AD/CVD duties as well as to challenge these duties in the
World Trade Organization.
We are not able to predict when, or if, a new softwood lumber agreement will be reached or, if reached, what the
terms of the agreement will be. Similarly, we are not able to predict if the current U.S. policy of imposing import
duties on Canadian softwood lumber will continue. We could, therefore, experience significant downward pressure
on lumber prices caused by Canadian imports.
Third-Party Logging and Hauling Contractors
Our operations are affected by third-party logger availability, transportation availability and changes in
costs from these third parties.
Our Timberlands business depends on the availability of third-party logging and hauling contractors. Our Wood
Products business depends on third-party transportation providers, including railcar and truck transportation. Our
timberlands are located primarily in rural areas where skilled logging and hauling labor availability may be limited.
As a result of weak business conditions in the timber industry that persisted for several years, there are fewer
logging and hauling contractors in certain markets to harvest and deliver our logs. This shortage combined with
tight labor markets has resulted in an overall increase in logging and hauling costs and increased the difficulty of
attracting and retaining sufficient skilled labor for logging and transportation. Any increase in harvest levels due to
significant and/or extended increased demand for logs could further strain the existing supply of third-party logging
and hauling contractors. This, in turn, could increase the cost of log supply and delivery, or prevent us from fully
capitalizing on favorable market conditions by limiting our ability to harvest our timber and deliver our logs to market.
Additionally, our third-party contractors are subject to several events outside of their control, such as disruption of
transportation infrastructure, labor issues, increased competition for logger and truck drivers, and railcar availability.
Logger and truck driver shortages or failures of a third-party transportation provider to timely deliver our products
to our mills and our customers could harm our supply chain, negatively affect our customer relationships and have
a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our reputation. Further, increases in
the cost of labor, fuel, equipment, including the cost of debt financing on equipment purchases and other operating
costs have impacted and could continue to negatively impact our financial results by increasing the cost of these
services and could also result in an overall reduction in the availability of these services.
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Timberlands Operations
Our operating results and cash flows are materially affected by the supply and demand for timber.
A variety of factors affect prices and demand for timber including changes in availability at the local, national and
international level, all of which can vary by region, timber type (sawlogs or pulpwood logs) and species. On a local
level, supplies can fluctuate depending upon factors such as changes in weather conditions and harvest strategies
of local timberland owners, as well as occasionally high timber salvage efforts due to events such as unusual pest
infestations or fires. Our timberlands are primarily located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana,
Mississippi and South Carolina. As a result, we may be susceptible to adverse economic and other developments
in these regions, including industry slowdowns, mill closures and curtailments, business layoffs or downsizing,
relocations of businesses, changes in demographics, increases in real estate and other taxes and increased
regulation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on us. Further, as the demand for paper nationwide
continues to decline, closures and curtailment of pulp mills have adversely affected the demand and pricing for
pulpwood and wood chips in certain regions in which we operate. Also, demand in other parts of the world may
affect timber prices in the markets in which we compete. For example, although we do not sell into overseas
markets, overseas demand can indirectly impact pricing and supply in North American timber and lumber markets.
In the U.S. South, most timberlands are privately owned. Historically, increases in timber prices have often resulted
in substantial increases in harvesting on private timberlands, including lands not previously made available for
commercial logging operations, causing a short-term increase in supply that has tended to moderate price
increases. Decreases in log prices have often resulted in lower harvest levels, causing short-term decreases in
supply that have tended to moderate price decreases. In the South, timber growth rates have exceeded harvests
during the past decade. This condition has led to an oversupply of harvestable timber in the region, which has kept
timber prices at relatively low levels.
In Idaho, a greater proportion of timberland is government owned as compared to the southern states where we
operate. For more than 20 years, environmental concerns and other factors have limited timber sales by federal
agencies, which historically had been major suppliers of timber to the U.S. forest products industry, particularly in
the West. Any reversal of policy that substantially increases timber sales from government owned land, including
opening federal lands to thinning and additional harvesting to reduce fire risks, could have a material adverse effect
on our results of operations and cash flows.
We may be unable to harvest timber, or we may elect to reduce harvest levels due to market, weather,
climate change or regulatory conditions, any of which could adversely affect our results of operations and
cash flows.
Our financial results and cash flows depend significantly on our continued ability to harvest timber at adequate
levels. From time to time, our timber harvest levels and sales have been and in the future may be limited due to
availability of contract loggers, mill quotas, curtailment and closures, regulatory requirements associated with the
protection of wildlife and water resources, and weather events and conditions impacting our ability to access our
timberlands. Future timber harvest levels may also be affected by our ability to timely and effectively replant
harvested areas as a result of other factors, including availability of contractors, U.S. immigration policies,
insufficient or excessive precipitation, damage by fire, pest infestation, disease and natural disasters, and significant
regional or local weather events such as ice storms, windstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods. Changes in
global climate conditions could intensify one or more of these factors. Although damage from such natural causes
is usually localized, affecting only a limited percentage of our timber, there can be no assurance that any damage
affecting our timberlands will be limited. Disease, severe weather conditions and other natural disasters can also
reduce seedling survival rates, impact timber growth cycles and productivity of the timberlands which could affect
harvesting levels and delivery of logs.
As is typical in the forest industry, we assume all risk of loss to the standing timber we own from fire and certain
other hazards because insurance for such losses is either not available or is cost prohibitive. Consequently, a
reduction in our timber inventory from such events could adversely affect our financial results and cash flows. In
addition, the geographic concentration of our property makes us more susceptible to adverse impacts from a single
natural disaster, temporary or permanent closures of wood product facilities that purchase our logs and other factors
that could negatively impact our timber production.
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Timber harvest activities are also subject to a number of federal, state and local regulations pertaining to the
protection of fish, wildlife, water and other resources. Regulations, government agency policy and guidelines, and
litigation, can restrict timber harvest activities and increase costs. Examples include federal and state laws
protecting threatened, endangered and “at-risk” species, harvesting and forestry road building activities that may
be restricted under the U.S. Federal Clean Water Act, state forestry practices laws, laws protecting the rights of
Indigenous Peoples, and other similar regulations. Therefore, if we were to be restricted from harvesting on a
significant portion of our timberlands for a prolonged period of time we could suffer materially adverse effects to our
results of operations and cash flows.
We typically experience seasonally lower harvest activity during the winter and early spring due to weather
conditions. On a short-term basis, we may adjust our timber harvest levels in response to market conditions. Longer
term, our timber harvest levels will be affected by acquisitions of additional timberlands, sales of existing timberlands
and shifts in harvest from one region to another. In addition, future timber harvest levels may be affected by changes
in estimates of long-term sustainable yield because of silvicultural advances, regulatory constraints and other
factors beyond our control.
Our estimates of timber inventories and growth rates may be inaccurate and include risks inherent in
calculating such estimates, which may impair our ability to realize expected revenues.
Whether in connection with managing our existing timberlands or assessing potential timberland acquisitions, we
make and rely on important estimates of merchantable timber inventories. These include estimates of timber
inventories that may be lawfully and economically harvested, timber growth rates based on internal and industry
studies, and end-product yields. Timber growth rates and yield estimates are developed by forest biometricians and
other experts using statistical measurements of tree samples on a given property. These estimates are central to
forecasting our anticipated timber harvests, revenues and expected cash flows. However, future growth and yield
estimates are inherently inexact and uncertain and subject to many external variables that could further affect their
accuracy including, among other things, disease, infestation, natural disasters, changes in weather patterns and
changes in product merchandizing specifications. If these estimates are inaccurate, our ability to manage our
timberlands in a sustainable or profitable manner may be adversely affected.
Wood Products Operations
A material disruption at one of our manufacturing facilities could prevent us from meeting customer
demand, reduce our sales or negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Any of our manufacturing facilities or machines could unexpectedly cease to operate due to a number of events,
some of which have occurred in the past, including unscheduled maintenance outages, prolonged power failures,
equipment failures, raw material shortages, equipment and maintenance part shortages, cyber-events, labor
difficulties or labor availability due to quarantine requirements for those exposed to flu or other viruses, disruptions
in the transportation infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, railroad tracks and tunnels, fire such as the fire at our
Ola, Arkansas sawmill in June 2021, ice storms, floods, windstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes or other catastrophes,
terrorism or threats of terrorism, governmental regulations and other operational problems.
We cannot predict the duration of any such downtime or extent of facility damage. Downtime and facility damage
have prevented us and could prevent us in the future from meeting customer demand for our products and/or require
us to make unplanned expenditures. If one of our machines or facilities were to incur significant downtime, our
ability to meet our production targets and satisfy customer demand could be impaired, resulting in lower sales and
income. Although some risks are not insurable and some coverage is limited, we purchase insurance on our
manufacturing facilities for damages and business interruption losses resulting from events such as fires, floods,
windstorms, earthquakes and catastrophic equipment failure. For example, our Ola, Arkansas sawmill was
damaged by fire in June 2021, and we had adequate property and business interruption insurance, subject to a
$2.0 million deductible, to cover this event. However, such insurance may not be sufficient or may be cost prohibitive
to obtain to cover all our damages and losses in the future.
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Our capital investments may not have the expected financial impacts.
We invest in maintenance and discretionary capital improvements at our Wood Products facilities. We evaluate
discretionary capital improvements based on an expected level of return on investment. For example, in June 2022,
we announced a project to expand and modernize our Waldo, Arkansas sawmill. The project is expected to increase
the sawmill’s annual capacity from 190 million board feet of dimensional lumber to approximately 275 million board
feet. The modernization project is also expected to reduce the sawmill’s cash processing costs significantly. The
sawmill will continue to operate during the project and completion is expected by the end of 2024. The modernization
of the Waldo sawmill has and will require significant expenditures, is dependent on third parties for construction,
may be subject to delays due to material delivery and supply chain interruptions, and may experience fluctuating
material prices,
Additionally, we may experience lower than expected productivity during and after the completion of the project,
lower than expected return on investment, or other factors that could have a material adverse effect on our results
of operations and cash flows.
Real Estate Operations
Changes in demand for our real estate and delays in the timing of real estate transactions may affect our
revenues and operating results.
A number of factors, including availability of credit, cost of financing, a slowing of residential and commercial real
estate development, availability of funding to support conservation land purchases by governmental and other
entities, zoning rules, population shifts, types and location of land available for sale, and changes in demographics
could reduce the demand for our real estate and negatively affect our results of operations. Changes in investor
interest in purchasing timberlands could reduce our ability to execute sales of non-core timberlands and could also
negatively affect our results of operations. Changes in the interpretation or enforcement of current laws, or the
enactment of new laws, regarding the use, development, and eligible purchasers of real estate could lead to new
or greater costs, delays and liabilities that could materially adversely affect our real estate business, profitability or
financial condition.
The majority of our real estate development projects are concentrated in a few markets.
We have real estate development projects located in Central Arkansas, specifically, in Little Rock, Arkansas and in
Hot Springs, Arkansas. These real estate development projects are particularly vulnerable to economic downturns,
adverse weather conditions or other adverse events that may occur in this specific region and to competition from
nearby commercial and residential housing developments. Our results of operations may be affected by the
cyclicality of the homebuilding and real estate industries. Factors influencing these industries include changes in
population growth, general and local economic conditions, weather, climate impacts, employment levels, consumer
confidence and income, housing demand, new and existing housing inventory levels, the availability of developable
land, availability and cost of financing, mortgage interest rates and foreclosures, and changes in government
regulation regarding the environment, zoning, real estate taxes, and other local government fees. In addition, the
tightening of credit and economic recession could delay or deter commercial and residential real estate activity and
may affect our operating results.
Legal, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Risks
Environmental Laws and Regulations
Our businesses are subject to extensive environmental laws and regulations.
We are subject to a wide range of general and industry-specific laws and regulations relating to the protection of
the environment, including those governing:
• silvicultural activities, including use of pesticides and herbicides, harvesting, and road building,
• endangered and at-risk species,
• stormwater and surface water management,
• air emissions,
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the cleanup of contaminated sites,
• health and safety matters, and
• building codes.
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We have incurred, and we expect to continue to incur, significant capital, operating and other expenditures to comply
with applicable environmental laws and regulations. We also have incurred and could incur in the future substantial
costs, such as civil or criminal fines, sanctions and enforcement actions (including orders limiting our operations or
requiring installation of pollution control equipment or other remedial actions), cleanup and closure costs, and third-
party claims for property damage and personal injury as a result of violations of, or liabilities under, environmental
laws and regulations on properties we currently own or have owned in the past. Because environmental regulations
are constantly evolving, we will continue to incur costs to maintain compliance with those laws and our compliance
costs could increase materially. In addition, air emissions, stormwater, and surface water management regulations
may present liabilities and are subject to change. Future compliance with existing and new laws, regulations,
environmental permits, and other requirements may disrupt our business operations, increase potential liabilities,
and require significant expenditures.
As the owner and operator of land, we have been and may be in the future liable under environmental laws for
cleanup, closure and other damages resulting from the presence and release of hazardous substances on or from
our properties or operations we currently own or have owned and operated in the past. In addition, we lease some
of our properties to third-party operators for the purpose of exploring, extracting, developing and producing oil and
gas in exchange for fees and royalty payments. These operations may create risk of environmental liabilities for
any unlawful discharge of oil, gas or other chemicals into the air, soil or water. Generally, these third-party operators
indemnify us against any such liability, and we require that they maintain liability insurance during the term of our
lease with them. However, if for any reason an unlawful discharge occurs and our third-party operators are not able
to honor their indemnity obligation, or if the required liability insurance was not in effect, then it is possible that we
could be held responsible for costs associated with environmental liability caused by such third-party operators.
The amount and timing of environmental expenditures is difficult to predict, and in some cases, our liability may
exceed forecasted amounts or the value of the property itself. The discovery of additional contamination or the
imposition of additional cleanup obligations at our current or previously owned sites or third-party sites may result
in significant additional costs. For example, we have agreed to voluntarily participate as a non-federal sponsor in
connection with one of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) sediment contamination remediation
projects in a reservoir downstream of one of our former properties that we sold to a third party in 2002. Additional
information regarding this matter is included in Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Similarly, threatened and endangered species restrictions apply to activities that would adversely impact a protected
species or significantly degrade its habitat. A number of species on our timberlands have been, and in the future
may be, protected under these laws. If current or future regulations, including increased mandates for biodiversity,
increased wildlife habitats, additional species on our lands classified as endangered, or the enforcement of
endangered species regulations become more restrictive, the amount of our timberlands subject to harvest
restrictions could increase.
Increasing interest and expectations with respect to corporate responsibility matters by our various
stakeholders could adversely affect our business and operating results.
Increasing governmental and societal attention to corporate responsibility matters, including expanding mandatory
and voluntary reporting, diligence, and disclosure on topics such as climate change, waste production, water usage,
human capital, labor, and risk oversight, could expand the nature, scope, and complexity of matters that we are
required to control, assess and report. These and other rapidly changing laws, regulations, policies and related
interpretations, as well as increased auditing requirements and enforcement actions by various governmental and
regulatory agencies, create challenges for us, may alter the environment in which we do business, and may increase
the ongoing costs of compliance. Additionally, environmental groups or interested parties may file or threaten to file
lawsuits that seek to prevent us from obtaining permits, harvesting timber under contract with federal or state
agencies, implementing capital improvements or pursuing operating plans. Any lawsuit, or even a threatened
lawsuit, could delay harvesting on our timberlands or impact our ability to operate or invest in our Wood Products
facilities. In addition, failure, or a perception (whether or not valid) of failure to implement our corporate responsibility
strategy or achieve corporate responsibility goals could damage our reputation, causing our investors or customers
to lose confidence in our company and negatively impact our operations and the market price of our common stock.
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In 2022, we voluntarily announced our GHG reduction goals to meet growing expectations from companies to
reduce GHG emissions. We recognize these goals are subject to risks and uncertainties depending on global
climate change, economic conditions, and other factors outside of our control. We also recognize transitional risks
associated with changes in voluntary standards and customer preferences in connection with concerns about
climate change. Our inability, or a perception of our inability, to achieve progress toward our environmental goals
could adversely impact our business or damage our reputation.
Climate Conditions
Changes in climate conditions and governmental responses to such changes may affect our operations or
planned or future growth activities.
Climate change represents an urgent global challenge that has the potential to cause significant disruptions to our
business and results of operations, cash flows and profitability. We are committed to do our part to mitigate climate
change, and we believe that working forests are part of the solution. Scientific research indicates that emissions of
greenhouse gases continue to alter the composition of the global atmosphere in ways that are affecting and are
expected to continue affecting the global climate. Over the past several years, changing weather patterns and
climatic conditions due to natural and man-made causes have added to the unpredictability and frequency of natural
disasters, such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, hailstorms, snow and ice storms, the spread of
disease, and insect infestations. Global temperature increases can result in significant regional differences in
weather patterns that affect tree growth. Further, changes in precipitation resulting in droughts have made and
could in the future make wildfires more frequent or more severe. Any of these natural disasters could affect our
timberlands, timber growth rates, productivity of our timberlands, or our harvest operations or cause variations in
the cost and supply of raw materials. Additionally, the need to rebuild or the desire to move away from certain areas
following a natural disaster could affect the housing market, which may or may not be in the markets where we sell
our wood products.
We anticipate increases in legal and reporting requirements at the state, federal and international level regarding
climate change and energy access, security and competitiveness to address emission of carbon dioxide, renewable
energy and fuel standards, and the monetization of carbon capture, storage and sequestration. In addition, new
disclosure requirements related to GHG emissions and climate change, including the European Sustainability
Reporting Standards, any final rules approved by the SEC, and state laws requiring climate disclosure, may
negatively impact our business by diverting resources, increasing our compliance costs and harming our reputation.
For example, in September 2023, California passed the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act and the Climate-
Related Financial Risk Act, requiring increased climate-related reporting by companies to which these laws apply.
New, or changes in, environmental safety laws, regulations or rules could also lead to increased costs of
compliance, including remediation of any discovered issues, and changes to our operations, which may be
significant. Any failures to comply could result in significant expenses, delays, or fines.
Future laws and regulations could also limit harvest levels for commercial timberland operators, which could in turn
adversely affect our timberland operations as well as potentially lead to significant increases in capital investments
and the cost of energy, wood fiber and other raw materials for our Wood Products facilities. Any one or more of
these developments, as well as other unforeseeable governmental responses to climate change, could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and profitability.
Likewise, while we undertake continuous improvements to our manufacturing facilities to meet or exceed future
applicable legal requirements, there can be no assurance that our commitments will be successful, that regulation
in the future will not have a negative competitive impact or that economic returns will reflect our capital investments.
Failure to successfully manage new or pending regulatory and legal matters and resolve such matters without
significant liability or damage to our reputation may materially adversely impact our financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
Legal Matters
Legal matters, disputes and proceedings, if determined or concluded in a manner adverse to our interests,
could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
We are, from time to time, involved in legal matters, disputes and proceedings (collectively, "legal matters"). It is
possible that there could be adverse judgments against us in some legal matters or that we may agree to settle a
matter, and that we could be required to take a charge and make cash payments for all or a portion of any related
awards of damages that could materially and adversely affect our results of operations or cash flows for the quarter
or year in which we record or pay it. In some cases, all or a portion of any loss we experience in connection with
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any such legal matters will be covered by insurance; in other cases, any such losses will not be covered by
insurance.
Indebtedness and Capital Structure Risks
Access to Capital
We depend on external sources of capital for future growth.
Our ability to finance growth is dependent to a significant degree on external sources of capital. Our ability to access
such capital on favorable terms could be hampered by a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control,
including a decline in general market conditions, decreased market liquidity, a downgrade to our debt rating by third-
party rating agencies, increases in interest rates, an unfavorable market perception of our growth potential, a
decrease in our current or estimated future earnings or a decrease in the market price of our common stock. In
addition, our ability to access additional capital may also be limited by the terms of our existing indebtedness, which,
among other things, restricts our incurrence of debt and the payment of dividends. Any of these factors, individually
or in combination, could prevent us from being able to obtain the capital we require on terms that are acceptable to
us and the failure to obtain necessary capital could materially adversely affect our future growth. For additional
details, see Liquidity and Capital Resources in Part II – Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Indebtedness
Our indebtedness could materially adversely affect our ability to generate sufficient cash to pay dividends
to stockholders and fulfill our debt obligations, our ability to react to changes in our business and our
ability to incur additional indebtedness to fund future needs.
Our debt requires interest and principal payments. At December 31, 2023, the total outstanding principal on our
long-term debt was approximately $1.0 billion. Subject to the limits contained in our debt instruments, we may be
able to incur additional debt from time to time to finance working capital, capital expenditures, investments or
acquisitions or for other purposes. If we do so, the risks related to our indebtedness could increase.
Our indebtedness, combined with our other financial obligations and contractual commitments, could have
important consequences for stockholders. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to
service our debt, we may be required to, among other things: refinance or restructure all or a portion of our debt;
reduce or delay planned capital or operating expenditures; reduce, suspend or eliminate our dividend payments
and/or our stock repurchase program; or sell selected assets. Such measures might not be sufficient to enable us
to service our debt. In addition, any such refinancing, restructuring or sale of assets might not be available on
economically favorable terms or at all, and if prevailing interest rates at the time of any such refinancing or
restructuring are higher than our current rates, interest expense related to such refinancing or restructuring would
increase.
Changes in credit ratings issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations could adversely
affect our cost of financing and have an adverse effect on the market price of our securities.
Credit rating agencies rate our debt securities on factors that include our operating results, actions that we take,
their view of the general outlook for our industry and their view of the general outlook for the economy. Actions
taken by the rating agencies can include maintaining, upgrading or downgrading the current rating or placing us on
a watch list for possible future downgrading. Downgrading the credit rating of our debt securities or placing us on a
watch list for possible future downgrading could limit our access to the credit markets, increase our cost of financing
and have an adverse effect on the market price of our securities. For additional detail on our credit ratings, see
Liquidity and Capital Resources in Part II – Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations.
Ownership of our Common Stock
The price of our common stock may be volatile and influenced by several factors, many of which are beyond
our control.
The market price of our common stock may be influenced by several factors, many of which are beyond our control,
including those described herein under Risk Factors and the following:
• actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results or our competitors’ operating results;
• announcements by us or our competitors of capacity changes;
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• acquisitions or strategic investments;
• our growth rate and our competitors’ growth rates;
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the financial markets, interest rates and general economic conditions;
• changes in stock market analyst recommendations regarding us or lack of analyst coverage of our common
stock;
• our competitors or the forest products industry;
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failure to pay cash dividends or the amount of cash dividends paid;
• sales of our common stock by our executive officers, directors and significant stockholders or sales of
substantial amounts of common stock; and
• changes in accounting principles and changes in tax laws and regulations.
There has been significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of securities of companies operating in
the forest products industry that often has been unrelated to individual company operating performance. Some
companies that have experienced volatile market prices for their securities have had securities litigation brought
against them. If litigation of this type is brought against us, it could result in substantial costs and divert
management’s attention and resources.
Additionally, shareholder activism regarding our governance, strategic direction and operations could result in
negative impacts to our business by adversely affecting our ability to effectively and timely implement our strategies
and initiatives. Any perceived uncertainties as to our future direction resulting from such a situation could result in
the loss of potential business opportunities, be exploited by our competitors, cause concern to our current or
potential customers and make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel, all of which could negatively
impact our business. In addition, the actions of activist shareholders may cause significant fluctuations in our stock
price based on temporary or speculative market perceptions or other factors that do not necessarily reflect the
underlying fundamentals of our business.
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law may make it difficult
for stockholders to change the composition of our board of directors and may discourage hostile takeover
attempts that some of our stockholders may consider to be beneficial.
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law may have the effect of delaying
or preventing changes in control if our board of directors determines that such changes in control are not in our best
interest and that of our stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws include, among other things, the
following provisions:
• a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms;
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the ability of our board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other
terms, including preferences and voting rights, of those shares without stockholder approval;
• stockholder action can only be taken at a special or regular meeting and not by written consent and
stockholders cannot call a special meeting except upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast
not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting;
• advance notice procedures for nominating candidates to our board of directors or presenting matters at
stockholder meetings;
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removal of directors only for cause;
• allowing only our board of directors to fill vacancies on our board of directors;
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in order to facilitate the preservation of our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), a
prohibition on any single stockholder, or any group of affiliated stockholders, from beneficially owning more
than 9.8% of our outstanding common or preferred stock, unless our board waives or modifies this ownership
limitation;
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• unless approved by the vote of at least 80% of our outstanding shares, we may not engage in business
combinations, including mergers, dispositions of assets, certain issuances of shares of stock and other
specified transactions, with a person owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the voting
power of our outstanding common stock; and
• supermajority voting requirements to amend our bylaws and certain provisions of our certificate of
incorporation.
While these provisions have the effect of encouraging persons seeking to acquire control of our company to
negotiate with our board of directors, they could enable the board of directors to hinder or frustrate a transaction
that stockholders might believe to be in their best interests and, in that case, may prevent or discourage attempts
to remove and replace incumbent directors. We are also subject to Delaware laws that could have similar effects.
One of these laws prohibits us from engaging in a business combination with a significant stockholder unless
specific conditions are met.
We may not continue to repurchase our common stock pursuant to our repurchase program, and any such
repurchases may not enhance long-term stockholder value. Stock repurchases could also increase the
volatility of the price of our common stock and could diminish our cash reserves to a level which may
impact our ability to pursue possible future strategic opportunities and acquisitions or meet future
obligations.
On August 31, 2022, our board of directors authorized management to repurchase up to $200.0 million of our
common stock with no set time limit for the repurchases (the 2022 Repurchase Program). Concurrently, the board
of directors terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under a previous repurchase program.
Total stock repurchased under the 2022 Repurchase Program for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022,
was 556,115 shares and 1,096,283 shares, respectively, for approximately $25.0 million and $50.0 million,
respectively (excluding transaction fees). At December 31, 2023, we had remaining authorization of $125.0 million
for future stock repurchases under the 2022 Repurchase Program. The timing and amount of repurchases, if any,
will depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, our liquidity and capital resources, the
trading price of our common stock and the nature of other investment opportunities.
The 2022 Repurchase Program does not obligate us to repurchase any specific dollar amount or to acquire any
specific number of shares. The timing and amount of repurchases, if any, will depend upon several factors, including
market and business conditions, our liquidity and capital resources, the trading price of our common stock and the
nature of other investment opportunities. The 2022 Repurchase Program may be limited, suspended or
discontinued at any time without prior notice. In addition, repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our 2022
Repurchase Program could cause our stock price to be higher than it would be in the absence of such a program
and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our stock. Additionally, our 2022 Repurchase Program could
diminish our cash reserves to a level which may impact our ability to pursue possible future strategic opportunities
and acquisitions or meet future obligations. There can be no assurance that any stock repurchases will enhance
stockholder value because the market price of our common stock may decline below levels at which we repurchased
shares of stock. Although our 2022 Repurchase Program is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, there
is no assurance that it will do so and short-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the program’s effectiveness.
REIT and Tax Risks
If we fail to remain qualified as a REIT, income from our timberlands will be subject to taxation at regular
corporate rates and we will have reduced cash available for dividends to our stockholders.
Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the IRC to our
operations, including satisfaction of certain asset, income, organizational, dividend, stockholder ownership and
other requirements, on an ongoing basis. Given the highly complex nature of the rules governing REITs, the ongoing
importance of factual determinations and the possibility of future changes in our circumstances, no assurance can
be given that we will remain qualified as a REIT.
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If in any taxable year we fail to remain qualified as a REIT, unless we are entitled to relief under the IRC:
we would not be allowed a deduction for dividends to stockholders in computing our taxable income;
we would be subject to a federal income tax on our REIT taxable income at regular corporate rates; and
we would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during
which we lost qualification.
Any such corporate tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the amount of cash available for dividends
to our stockholders, which in turn could have an adverse impact on the value of our common stock. As a result, net
income and the cash available for dividends to our stockholders could be reduced for at least five years.
Additionally, federal and state tax laws are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process,
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the United States Department of the Treasury, and state taxing authorities.
Changes to tax laws could adversely affect our stockholders or increase our effective tax rates. We cannot predict
with certainty whether, when, in what forms, or with what effective dates, the tax laws applicable to us or our
stockholders may be changed.
To maintain our REIT qualification, we are generally required to distribute all our REIT taxable income to
our stockholders.
Under the REIT rules, to remain qualified as a REIT, a REIT must distribute, within a certain period after the end of
each year, 90% of its ordinary taxable income for such year. Our REIT income, however, consists primarily of net
capital gains resulting from payments received under timber cutting contracts with our TRS and third parties, rather
than ordinary taxable income. Therefore, unlike most REITs, we are not required to distribute material amounts of
cash to remain qualified as a REIT. If, after giving effect to our dividends, we have not distributed an amount equal
to 100% of our REIT taxable income, then we would be required to pay tax on the undistributed portion of such
taxable income at regular corporate tax rates and our stockholders would be required to include their proportionate
share of any undistributed capital gain in income and would receive a credit or refund for their share of the tax paid
by us.
To our knowledge, no REIT has chosen to pay tax on the undistributed portion of capital gains and we believe it is
impractical to do so due to tight reporting deadlines, among other challenges. As a result, our ability to retain REIT
cash for use in the business is generally limited by the required distribution rules and our practice of distributing the
REIT’s taxable income to stockholders.
Certain of our business activities are potentially subject to a prohibited transactions tax on 100% of our net
income derived from such activities, which would reduce our cash flow and impair our ability to pay
dividends.
REITs are generally intended to be passive entities and can thus only engage in those activities permitted by the
IRC, which for us generally include owning and managing a timberland portfolio, growing timber and selling standing
timber.
Accordingly, the manufacture and sale of wood products, certain types of timberland sales, sale of developed real
estate and the harvest and sale of logs are conducted through our taxable REIT subsidiary, the net income of which
is subject to corporate-level tax, because such activities generate non-qualifying REIT income and could constitute
“prohibited transactions” if such activities were engaged in directly by the REIT. In general, prohibited transactions
are defined by the IRC to be sales or other dispositions of property held primarily for sale to customers in the
ordinary course of a trade or business.
By conducting our business in this manner, we believe we will satisfy the REIT requirements and thus avoid the
100% tax that could be imposed if a REIT were to conduct a prohibited transaction. We may not always be
successful, however, in limiting such activities to our TRS. Therefore, we could be subject to the 100% prohibited
transactions tax if such instances were to occur, which could adversely affect our cash flow and impair our ability
to pay quarterly dividends.
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Our ability to pay dividends and service our indebtedness using cash generated through our taxable REIT
subsidiary may be limited.
Returning cash to shareholders through a secure, regular dividend and opportunistic share repurchases is an
important and durable part of our capital allocation strategy. Our board of directors, in its sole discretion, determines
the amount, timing and frequency of dividends to be made to stockholders based on consideration of a number of
factors, including, but not limited to, our results of operations, cash flow and capital requirements, economic
conditions in our industry and in the markets for our products, REIT requirements, borrowing capacity, debt
covenant restrictions, timber prices, harvest levels on our timberlands, market demand for timberlands, including
timberland properties we have identified as potentially having a higher and better use, and future acquisitions and
dispositions. For a description of debt covenants that could limit our ability to pay dividends to stockholders in the
future, see Liquidity and Capital Resources in Part II – Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations. Consequently, the level of future dividends to our stockholders may fluctuate
and any reduction in the dividend rate may adversely affect our stock price.
Further, the rules with which we must comply to maintain our status as a REIT limit the amount of dividends our
REIT can receive from our TRS. In particular, at least 75% of our gross income for each taxable year as a REIT
must be derived from sales of our standing timber and other types of real estate income. No more than 25% of our
gross income may consist of dividends from our TRS and other non-qualifying types of income. This requirement
may limit our ability to receive dividends from our TRS and may impact our ability to pay dividends to stockholders
and service the REIT's indebtedness using cash from our TRS.
To maintain our REIT qualification, we are required to limit the size of our taxable REIT subsidiary.
Our TRS enables us to engage in non-REIT qualifying business activities, such as our wood products manufacturing
operations and certain real estate investments. However, no more than 20% of the value of our REIT gross assets
may be represented by securities of our TRS under the REIT rules. We must comply with the 20% limit on a quarterly
basis. We believe our TRS’s securities comprise a higher percentage of our REIT’s gross assets than most other
REITs, which may limit our ability to grow our TRS.
Our high degree of leverage to volatile lumber prices, coupled with limits on the amount of dividends our REIT can
receive from our TRS, also means our TRS can accumulate significant amounts of cash. Cash accumulated and
retained by our TRS increases the value of our TRS’s securities and IRS rules may limit our ability to sufficiently
rebalance the TRS's assets. The limitations on our ability to reduce the value of our TRS means we have a higher
risk than other REITs that we will not comply with the 20% gross assets limit and fail to retain our REIT qualification
in the future. While we intend to monitor the value of our investments in the stock and securities of our TRS to
ensure compliance with the 20% gross assets limitation, we cannot provide assurance that we will always be able
to comply with the limitation so as to maintain REIT status.
Furthermore, our use of our TRS may cause the market to value our common shares differently than the shares of
other REITs, which may not use taxable REIT subsidiaries at all, or as extensively as we use them.
General Risk Factors
Cybersecurity incidents could disrupt business operations, result in the loss of critical and confidential
information, and adversely impact our reputation and results of operations.
We use information systems to carry out our operational activities and maintain our business records. Some
systems are internally managed, and some are maintained by third-party service providers. In the ordinary course
of our business, we collect and store small amounts of sensitive data, including personally identifiable information.
We also use information technology for electronic communications between our facilities, personnel, customers and
suppliers, to process financial information and results of operations for internal reporting purposes and to comply
with regulatory, legal and tax requirements.
Attempted cyber attacks and other cyber incidents are occurring more frequently, are constantly evolving in nature,
are becoming more sophisticated and disruptive to our business operations, and are being made by groups and
individuals with a wide range of motives and expertise. Our information technology systems and those of our third-
party providers are vulnerable to a variety of disruptions, including but not limited to: cyber attacks, including from
computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists; data breaches; malicious software programs (such as
malware, viruses and ransomware); other attacks including those using techniques that change frequently, may be
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disguised or difficult to detect, or designed to remain dormant until a triggering event; the process of upgrading or
replacing software; an intentional or unintentional personnel action; a natural disaster or other catastrophic event;
a hardware or software corruption, failure or error; a telecommunications or utility failure; system failures; a service
provider failure or error; or any one or more other causes of a security breach, failure or disruption.
We devote significant resources to protecting and improving the security of our systems and have implemented and
continue to evaluate security initiatives and disaster recovery plans. We require all employees with company email
accounts to complete annual cybersecurity training to learn how to spot and report potential threats and use
continuous internal phishing campaigns to test employees’ cyber knowledge and provide supplemental training
when appropriate. In addition, we maintain cyber liability insurance which we believe to be appropriate for the
potential loss arising from a cybersecurity incident. However, this insurance may be subject to certain exceptions
and may not be sufficient to cover the financial, legal, business or reputational losses that may result from an
interruption or breach of our systems.
Although we have in the past experienced, and may in the future face, cyber-attacks, other cyber incidents or
security breaches, we have not experienced a significant cyber event in the last three fiscal years, or incurred any
related expenses (including any penalties or settlements) during that period. There can be no assurance that our
efforts, or efforts of our third-party service providers, will prevent or quickly identify service interruptions or security
breaches. Any such interruption, breach or unauthorized access to our network or systems, or the networks and
systems of our vendors, could adversely affect our business operations and result in the loss of critical or sensitive
information, the unauthorized or accidental disclosure of material confidential information or regulated individual
personal data, as well as impact our ability to meet regulatory or compliance obligations, and could result in financial
loss, reputational damage, exposure to legal claims or enforcement actions, theft of intellectual property, fines levied
by governmental organizations, and increased cybersecurity protection and remediation costs, which in turn could
materially and adversely affect our competitiveness and results of operations. Additionally, we may have limited
remedies against third-party service providers in the event of service disruptions.
See Part I – Item 1C. Cybersecurity below for a description of the company’s and management’s processes used
to assess, identify, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats, and our board of directors' role in
overseeing risks from cybersecurity threats.
We are implementing a new enterprise resource planning system (ERP).
We are in the process of implementing a new ERP system that is intended to replace certain components of our
existing operating and financial systems in 2024. We are designing the ERP system to accurately maintain our
financial records, enhance operational functionality and provide timely operating information to our management
team. We have invested significant resources in the planning and project management of the ERP implementation.
Companies that implement new ERP systems may experience delays, increased costs and other difficulties. If we
are not successful in designing and implementing our ERP system as planned or if it does not operate as intended,
the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting could be adversely affected, or our ability to assess
those controls adequately could be delayed.
We may be unsuccessful in carrying out our acquisition strategy.
Our real property holdings are primarily timberlands, and we may make additional timberlands and other forest
products asset acquisitions in the future. We intend to strategically pursue acquisitions and strategic divestitures
when market conditions warrant. The markets for timberland and forest products assets are highly competitive given
how infrequently such assets become available for purchase. As a result, many real estate investors have built up
their cash positions and face aggressive competition to purchase quality timberland assets. A significant number of
entities and resources competing for high-quality timberland properties support relatively high acquisition prices for
such properties, which may reduce the number of acquisition opportunities available to, or affordable for, us.
As with any investment, our acquisitions may not perform in accordance with our expectations, including achieving
cost savings, revenue growth, synergies, expected returns on the investment, business opportunities and growth
prospects. In addition, we anticipate financing such acquisitions through cash from operations, borrowings under
our unsecured credit facilities, proceeds from equity or debt offerings or proceeds from strategic asset dispositions,
or any combination thereof. The failure to identify, complete and successfully integrate acquisitions into our
operations could adversely affect our operating results, cash flows, financial condition and the market price of our
common stock. Additionally, our inability to finance future acquisitions on favorable terms, or at all, could adversely
affect our ability to successfully execute strategic acquisitions and thereby adversely affect our results of operations.
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We may be unsuccessful in participating or competing in natural climate solution markets.
Natural climate solutions (NCS) opportunities, such as carbon credits, solar, carbon capture and storage, bioenergy,
and emerging technologies that allows wood fiber to be used in applications ranging from biofuels to bioplastics,
are evolving and expanding. We have several NCS initiatives underway, including participation in carbon credit
markets and the sale or lease of land for solar energy. We believe growth in NCS markets could provide
opportunities to further maximize the use of our timberlands, increase our timberland values, generate increased
revenues and profitability, and drive long-term stockholder value. However, there can be no assurance that we will
be able to successfully execute on these natural climate solutions initiatives and/or compete in these markets in
accordance with our expectations, which could result in an adverse effect on our business, financial results, and
stockholder value.
Our financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by a global health
crisis such as coronavirus (COVID-19).
We face risks related to public health epidemics and other outbreaks, including the global outbreak of a novel strain
of COVID-19 and its variants. We, our suppliers, contractors and customers modified business practices for the
continued health and safety of our employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. If a resurgence of COVID-19 or a
potentially more severe global health crisis occurs, we or our suppliers, contractors, customers and others may be
restricted or prevented from conducting business activities for indefinite or intermittent periods of time, including as
a result of employee health and safety concerns, shutdowns, supply chain disruptions, shelter in place orders, travel
restrictions and other actions and restrictions that may be prudent or required by governmental authorities. The full
extent to which a global health crisis could impact our business and operating results depends on future
developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted and may also trigger the occurrence, or
exacerbate, other risks discussed herein, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results
of operation, cash flows and financial condition.
Our defined benefit pension plans are currently underfunded.
We have a qualified defined benefit pension plan covering certain of our current and former employees which, at
December 31, 2023, was 88.4% funded. Future actions involving our qualified and unqualified defined benefit and
other postretirement plans, such as annuity buyouts and lump-sum payouts could cause us to incur significant
pension and postretirement settlement and curtailment charges and may require cash contributions to maintain a
legally required funded status.
The measurement of the pension benefit obligation, determination of pension plan net periodic costs and the
requirements for funding our pension plans are based on a number of actuarial assumptions, including the expected
rate of return on plan assets and the discount rate applied to the pension obligation. Changes in plan asset returns
and long-term interest rates could increase our costs under our defined benefit pension plans and may significantly
affect future contribution requirements. It is unknown what the actual investment return on our pension assets will
be in future years and what interest rates may be at any given point in time. We cannot therefore provide any
assurance of what our actual pension plan costs will be in the future, or if we will be required under applicable law
to make future material plan contributions. For additional information regarding this matter, see Note 15: Savings
Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
A strike or other work stoppage, or our inability to renew collective bargaining agreements timely and on
favorable terms, could adversely affect our financial results.
Certain employees at one of our sawmills, representing 14% of our total workforce, are covered under a collective
bargaining agreement that expires in 2026. If our unionized workers were to engage in a strike or other work
stoppage, or other non-unionized operations were to become unionized, we could experience a significant
disruption of operations at our facilities or higher ongoing labor costs. A strike or other work stoppage in the facilities
of any of our major customers or suppliers could also have similar effects on us.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY
We recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity
threats. These risks include, among other things, operational risks; intellectual property theft; fraud; extortion; harm
to employees or customers; violation of privacy or security laws; other litigation and legal risk; and reputational risk.
We have implemented several cybersecurity processes, technologies, and controls to aid in our efforts to assess,
identify, and manage such material risks.
To identify and assess material risks from cybersecurity threats, our enterprise risk management program considers
cybersecurity threat risks alongside other company risks as part of our overall risk assessment process. Our
enterprise risk professionals collaborate with subject matter specialists, as necessary, to gather insights for
identifying and assessing material cybersecurity threat risks, their severity, and potential mitigations. We devote
significant resources to protecting and improving the security of our systems and employ a range of tools and
services, including network and endpoint monitoring, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and tabletop
exercises, to inform our professionals’ risk identification and assessment.
We also have a cybersecurity specific risk assessment process, which helps identify our cybersecurity threat risks
by comparing our processes to standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as well
as by engaging with experts to attempt to infiltrate our information systems (as defined in Item 106(a) of Regulation
S-K).
To provide for the availability of critical data and systems, maintain regulatory compliance, manage our material
risks from cybersecurity threats, and to protect against, detect, and respond to cybersecurity incidents (as defined
in Item 106(a) of Regulation S-K), we undertake the below listed activities:
closely monitor emerging data protection laws and, if necessary, implement changes to our policies and
employee training processes designed to comply;
undertake regular reviews of our policies and statements related to cybersecurity;
conduct annual cybersecurity awareness training for all relevant employees to increase their awareness
and responsibilities when faced with cybersecurity threats;
conduct annual cybersecurity management and incident training for employees involved in our systems and
processes that handle sensitive data;
conduct regular phishing email simulations for all employees to enhance awareness and responsiveness
to such possible threats and provide supplemental training when appropriate;
through policy, practice, and contract (as applicable) require employees, as well as third parties who provide
services on our behalf, to treat customer information and data with care;
run tabletop exercises to simulate a response to a cybersecurity incident and use the findings to improve
our processes and technologies;
leverage the NIST incident handling framework to help us identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover
when there is an actual or potential cybersecurity incident; and
Additionally, we carry information security risk insurance coverage that we believe to be appropriate for the potential
losses arising from a cybersecurity incident. However, this insurance may be subject to certain exceptions and may
not be sufficient to cover the financial, legal, business or reputational losses that may result from an interruption or
breach of our systems.
Our incident response plan coordinates the activities we take to prepare for, detect, respond to, and recover from
cybersecurity incidents, which include processes to triage, assess severity for, escalate, contain, investigate, and
remediate the incident, as well as comply with potentially applicable legal obligations and mitigate brand and
reputational damage.
As part of the above processes, we regularly engage with assessors, consultants, auditors, and other third parties,
including by regularly having a third-party qualified security assessor review our cybersecurity program to help
identify areas for continued focus, improvement and/or compliance.
Our processes also address cybersecurity threat risks associated with our use of third-party service providers,
including those in our supply chain or who have access to our customer and employee data or our systems. Third-
party risks are included within our enterprise risk management assessment program, as well as our cybersecurity
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specific risk identification program, both of which are discussed above. In addition, cybersecurity considerations
affect the selection and oversight of our third-party service providers. We perform pre-engagement assessments
for all third-party service providers based on the sensitivity of the data that will be handled and stored by that third-
party service provider. Annually, we review Service Organization Control (SOC) 1 or 2 reports for certain outsourced
service providers whose systems are utilized in processing and recording company or employee data.
Cybersecurity is an important part of our risk management processes and an area of continued focus for our board
and management. The audit committee of the board of directors is responsible for the oversight of the company’s
enterprise risk management program, including reviewing and discussing with management at least annually (i)
management’s report on risk management, including management’s assessment of risk exposure (for example,
risks relating to operations, climate change, cybersecurity threats and regulatory compliance, among others), the
processes in place to identify and manage significant risks, and steps taken by management to control or mitigate
such exposures, and (ii) management’s report on cybersecurity risk management, which may include a review of
the company’s cybersecurity framework, priorities, risk profile, and processes, controls and strategy to mitigate data
protection and cybersecurity risks. Pursuant to the company's incident response plan, management would discuss
with the audit committee any significant cybersecurity incidents that may have a material effect on the company’s
business or its financial statements and management’s mitigation and remediation plan for such incidents.
Our cybersecurity risk management and strategy processes, which are discussed in greater detail above, are led
by our Information Technology Director (IT Director) and Director of Information Security (IS Director). Our IS
Director has over ten years of experience managing information security, developing cybersecurity strategy and
implementing relevant and effective cybersecurity programs. Together, our IT Director and IS Director hold
numerous credentials, including a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance, Certified
Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Global
Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA), GIAC Certified Incident Handler
(GCIH), and others.
Our IT Director reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer, which enables quick notification to the entire
management team of any significant cybersecurity incidents. The management team and the enterprise risk
committee are informed about and monitor the prevention, mitigation, detection, and remediation of cybersecurity
incidents through their management of, and participation in, the cybersecurity risk management and strategy
processes described above, including the operation of our incident response plan. Our IT Director also reports at
least annually to the audit committee about cybersecurity threat risks, among other cybersecurity related matters,
and our Chief Executive Officer reports regularly to the chair of our board of directors, and the full board of directors,
as appropriate, about any emerging threats to our operations, at scheduled board meetings and through
communications between board meetings.
We do not believe that risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents,
have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our overall business strategy, results of
operations, or financial condition over the long term. For more information about cybersecurity risks we face, see
the risk factor titled “Cybersecurity incidents could disrupt business operations, result in the loss of critical and
confidential information, and adversely impact our reputation and results of operations” included as part of our risk
factor disclosures within Part I – Item 1. Business, Item 1A. Risk Factors contained in this report.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Information on our locations and facilities is included above in Part I – Item 1. Business under each of the respective
segment headers.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We believe there is no pending or threatened litigation that could have a material adverse effect on our financial
position, results of operations or liquidity.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock trades on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq) with the ticker symbol “PCH”. There were
approximately 2,284 stockholders of record as of February 12, 2024.
RECENT SALE OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
None.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On August 31, 2022, our board of directors authorized management to repurchase up to $200.0 million of our
common stock with no set time limit for the repurchase (the 2022 Repurchase Program). Concurrently, the board
of directors terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under a previously authorized repurchase program.
The 2022 Repurchase Program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason.
Shares under the 2022 Repurchase Program may be repurchased in open market transactions, pursuant to a
trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act),
or through privately negotiated transactions.
We record share repurchases upon trade date as opposed to the settlement date when cash is disbursed. We
record a liability to account for repurchases that have not been cash settled. We retire shares upon repurchase.
Any excess repurchase price over par is recorded in accumulated deficit. There were no unsettled repurchases at
December 31, 2023 and 2022.
The following table provides information with respect to purchases of common stock made by the company during
the fourth quarter of 2023:
Common Share Purchases
October 1 - October 31
November 1 - November 30
December 1 - December 31
Total
Total Number of
Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum Dollar Value of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
264,366 $
— $
— $
264,366 $
44.93
—
—
44.93
264,366 $
— $
— $
264,366 $
125,000,061
125,000,061
125,000,061
125,000,061
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Information required by this item with respect to equity compensation plans is included under the caption “Equity
Compensation Plan Information” in our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about March 28,
2024, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Company Stock Price Performance
The following graph and table show a five-year comparison of cumulative total stockholder returns for our company,
the NAREIT Equity Index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index and a group of four companies that we refer
to as our peer group index for the period ended December 31, 2023. The total stockholder return assumes $100
invested at December 31, 2018, with quarterly reinvestment of all dividends.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation
NAREIT Equity Index
S&P 500 Composite Index
2023 Peer Group Index
2019
2020
At December 31,
2021
2022
2023
$
$
$
$
142 $
126 $
131 $
144 $
169 $
116 $
156 $
165 $
223 $
166 $
200 $
217 $
173 $
126 $
164 $
177 $
200
143
207
220
Our peer group index for 2023 consists of Rayonier Inc., St. Joe Co., UFP Industries and Weyerhaeuser Co. Returns
are weighted based on market capitalizations as of the beginning of each year. Our 2022 and 2021 returns include
the impacts of special dividends of $0.95 per share and $4.00 per share, respectively. See Note 3: Earnings Per
Share in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
The performance graph above is being furnished solely to accompany this Report pursuant to Item 201(e) of
Regulation S-K and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended and is not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date
hereof, regardless of any general incorporation in such filing.
ITEM 6. [Reserved]
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (MD&A)
The following discussion is intended to promote understanding of the results of operations and financial condition.
MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, Part I – Item 1. Business, Item 1A.
Risk Factors and Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data contained in this report. This
section generally discusses the results of operations for 2023 compared to 2022. For a discussion comparing our
results of operations and liquidity and capital resources for the year ended December 31, 2022 to 2021, refer to this
same section (Part II, Item 7) in our 2022 annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on February 16, 2023.
Our Company
We are a leading timberland REIT with ownership of nearly 2.2 million acres of timberland. We also own six sawmills
and an industrial grade plywood mill, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural
timberland sales program. Our operations are organized into three business segments: Timberlands, Wood
Products and Real Estate. Our Timberlands segment supplies our Wood Products segment with a portion of its
wood fiber needs. These intersegment revenues are based on prevailing market prices and represent a significant
portion of the Timberlands segment’s total revenues. Our other segments generally do not generate intersegment
revenues. In the discussion of our consolidated results of operations, our revenues and expenses are reported after
elimination of intersegment revenues and expenses. In the Business Segment Results discussion below, each
segment’s revenues and expenses, as applicable, are presented before elimination of intersegment revenues and
expenses.
Our business segments have been and will continue to be influenced by a variety of other factors, including tariffs,
quotas and trade agreements, changes in timber prices and in harvest levels from our timberlands, competition,
timberland valuations, demand for our non-strategic timberland for higher and better use purposes, lumber prices,
weather conditions, disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain including the availability of transportation, the
efficiency and level of capacity utilization of our Wood Products manufacturing operations, changes in our principal
expenses such as log costs, inflation, asset dispositions or acquisitions, impact of pandemics (such as COVID-19
and its variants), fires at our mills and on our timberlands, other natural disasters and other factors.
Additionally, governments and businesses across the globe are taking action on climate change and are making
significant commitments towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. Achieving these commitments
will require governments and companies to take major steps to modify operations, invest in low-carbon activities
and purchase offsets to reduce environmental impacts. We believe we are well positioned to help entities achieve
these commitments through natural climate solutions, including forest carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage
projects, selling or leasing timberlands to third parties for renewable energy projects such as solar for power
generation facilities, selling pulpwood and sawmill residuals for green energy production, and other emerging
technologies that allows wood fiber to be used in applications ranging from biofuels to bioplastics.
Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States (GAAP), we present certain non-GAAP measures on a consolidated basis, including Total
Adjusted EBITDDA and Cash Available for Distribution (CAD), which are defined and further explained and
reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure in the Liquidity and Performance Measures section below. The
presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and are not
intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in
accordance with GAAP. Our definitions of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures and
may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other companies due to potential
inconsistencies in methods of calculation.
See Note 2: Segment Information in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to
the use of segment Adjusted EBITDDA.
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Business and Economic Conditions Affecting Our Operations
The operating results of our Timberlands, Wood Products and Real Estate business segments have been and will
continue to be affected by the cyclical nature of the forest products industry. Log and pulpwood sales volumes in
our Timberlands segment are typically lower in the first half of each year as winter rains in the Southern region and
spring thaw in the Northern region limit timber harvesting operations due to softened roadbeds and wet logging
conditions that restrict access to logging sites. The third quarter is typically our Timberlands segment's strongest
production quarter. Demand for our manufactured wood products typically decreases in the winter months when
construction activity is slower, while demand typically increases during the spring, summer and fall when
construction activity is generally higher.
The demand for timber is directly affected by the underlying demand for lumber and other wood products, as well
as by the demand for pulp, paper and packaging. Our Timberlands and Wood Products segments are impacted by
both demand for new homes and home improvement and repair of existing homes in the United States. Our
Timberlands segment is also influenced by the availability of harvestable timber. In general, our Idaho log market
is typically in balance but can be tensioned from time to time, while Southern log markets have more available
supply. However, additional mill capacity being added in the U.S. South has led to tightening of markets in certain
geographies.
Rural real estate dispositions and acquisitions can also be adversely affected when access to any properties to be
sold or considered for acquisition is limited due to adverse weather conditions. Development real estate sales occur
throughout the year and are dependent upon when our development of residential neighborhoods and commercial
lots are substantially completed. The timing of these sales can also be impacted by contractor availability to
complete the necessary infrastructure and other improvements.
Uncertainty on the overall direction of the U.S. economy and housing affordability, which has been negatively
impacted by higher interest rates and rising construction costs, have dampened consumer confidence and
contributed to a decline in the overall average for new home construction and existing home sales activity during
2023 compared to 2022. Actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve during most of 2023, the overall condition of the
economy, and fluctuations in financial markets are all factors that have influenced long-term interest rates. Over the
past decade, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was below 4.0% and began rising above this rate late in the
first quarter of 2022 before peaking at approximately 7.8% in October 2023. Rates have since declined nearly 120
basis points ending 2023 at approximately 6.6%. Further, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
reported the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) was 44 in January 2024, up from 35 in January 2023
and the second consecutive month the index has increased as builders are reporting an uptick in traffic as lower
mortgage rates have improved housing affordability, bringing some buyers back into the market after being sidelined
by higher borrowing costs.
The new single-family housing market has remained resilient in 2023, supported by limited existing home inventory
and homebuilder's ability to offer mortgage rate buy-down incentives. In January 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau
reported total housing starts for December 2023 were nearly 1.5 million on a seasonally-adjusted annual basis,
which was up 7.6% from December 2022. Authorized building permits for single-family housing was above 990,000
units on a seasonally-adjusted annual basis for December 2023, which was the eighth month in a row above
900,000 units and 32.9% higher than December 2022. Overall, we believe long-term underlying housing
fundamentals remain favorable due to a shortage of homes, lower than historical-average existing inventory for
sale, the remote work evolution, and a large millennial demographic in their prime home-buying years.
The repair and remodel sector is the largest market segment for lumber demand. In the current high-interest rate
environment, prospective home buyers with lower mortgage rates on their existing home are more likely to stay and
undertake remodeling projects versus move into a new home. While spending in the sector for owner-occupied
homes has moderated, we believe long-term favorable underlying fundamentals, including solid household balance
sheets, strong levels of home equity and an aging existing housing stock, will continue to support repair and remodel
demand for our products.
In our Timberlands segment, a significant portion of our Idaho sawlog prices are indexed on a four-week lag to
lumber prices. The Northern region experienced a decrease in sawlog prices during 2023 because of lower indexed
lumber prices compared to the prior year. In the Southern region, sawlog and pulpwood prices have been relatively
stable year over year. Our total harvest volume of 7.7 million tons in 2023 was higher than 2022 primarily due to
the addition of the CatchMark timberlands in September 2022. We expect to harvest approximately 7.6 million tons
during 2024, with approximately 80% of the volume in the Southern region.
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During the second quarter of 2021, we experienced a fire at our Ola, Arkansas sawmill. The damage was principally
limited to the large log primary breakdown machine center, which significantly impacted the sawmill’s lumber
production. We installed new equipment and restarted the large log line in September 2022. In September 2023,
we finalized our insurance claim on the Ola, Arkansas sawmill fire with the insurance carriers. See Note 5: Property,
Plant and Equipment in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
In our Wood Products segment, we shipped just over 1.1 billion board feet of lumber during 2023. Lumber shipments
during 2023 benefited from the restart of the Ola sawmill in September 2022. For 2024, we expect to ship
approximately 1.1 billion board feet of lumber.
On January 29, 2024, we announced an agreement to sell approximately 34,000 acres of four-year average age
Southern timberlands for approximately $58.0 million to Forest Investment Associates, subject to certain
adjustments as defined in the agreement. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected
to close in the second quarter of 2024. Including this 34,000-acre disposition, we expect to sell approximately 51,000
rural acres, and 130 residential lots in Chenal Valley during 2024.
Consolidated Results
The following table sets forth year-over-year changes in items included in our Consolidated Statements of
Operations. Our Business Segment Results provide a more detailed discussion of our segments.
Year Ended December 31,
2023
2022
$ 1,024,075 $ 1,330,780 $
2023
vs.
2022
(306,705)
(in thousands)
Revenues
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold
Selling, general and administrative expenses
CatchMark merger-related expenses
Environmental charge
Gain on fire damage
92,756
(776)
(24,872)
(5,550)
(4,931)
56,627
(363,332)
Operating income
3,182
Interest expense, net
14,165
Pension settlement charge
7,224
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs
1,334
Other
(337,427)
Income before income taxes
65,628
Income taxes
(271,799)
Net income
Total Adjusted EBITDDA1
(373,921)
1 See Liquidity and Performance Measures for a reconciliation of Total Adjusted EBITDDA to net income, the closest comparable GAAP
899,578
75,730
2,453
—
(39,436)
938,325
85,750
(24,218)
—
(914)
1,267
61,885
216
62,101 $
200,234 $
806,822
76,506
27,325
5,550
(34,505)
881,698
449,082
(27,400)
(14,165)
(8,138)
(67)
399,312
(65,412)
333,900 $
574,155 $
$
$
measure, for each of the years presented.
2023 compared with 2022
Revenues
Revenues of $1.0 billion were $306.7 million lower compared to 2022 primarily due to declines in lumber and
Northern sawlog prices and fewer development real estate sales in Chenal Valley. These decreases were partially
offset by higher harvest volumes primarily from harvest activity on acquired CatchMark timberlands, higher lumber
shipments, primarily from our Ola, Arkansas sawmill, and increased rural land sales revenue on higher average
sales price per acre.
Cost of goods sold
Cost of goods sold increased $92.8 million compared to 2022 driven mainly by higher manufacturing costs as a
result of increased lumber shipments and higher logging and hauling costs from increased harvest volumes in the
South, primarily due to a full year of harvest activities on timberlands acquired from our merger with CatchMark in
September 2022.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.8 million compared to 2022 primarily due to lower
incentive compensation and pension costs, partially offset by inflationary price increases, increased professional
service fees, and a full year of incremental administrative activities following the CatchMark merger in September
2022.
CatchMark merger-related expenses
Merger-related expenses were $2.5 million during 2023 and related to post-merger fees for professional services.
CatchMark merger-related expenses during 2022 were $27.3 million. This included $7.5 million for severance
benefits, $9.3 million for accelerated vesting of CatchMark equity awards that fully vested upon closing of the merger
and were allocated to the post-merger period, and $8.1 million for tax gross-up payments to holders of CatchMark
Timber Operating Partnership OP Units.
Environmental charge
During 2022, we recorded a $5.6 million charge related to our voluntary participation as a non-federal sponsor in a
sediment contamination remediation project in Minnesota. See Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Gain on fire damage
During 2023, we recognized insurance recoveries of $39.4 million for fire damage at our Ola, Arkansas sawmill.
During 2022, we recognized $35.4 million of insurance recoveries and incurred $0.9 million of disposal costs for fire
damage at our Ola, Arkansas sawmill.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net decreased $3.2 million compared to 2022 primarily due to higher interest income earned on
cash and cash equivalents as a result of higher short-term interest rates, partially offset by increased interest
expense associated with $277.5 million in long-term debt assumed and refinanced in connection with the CatchMark
merger.
Pension settlement charge
In March 2022, we transferred $75.6 million of our qualified pension plan assets to an insurance company for the
purchase of a group annuity contract. In connection with this transaction, we recorded a non-cash pretax settlement
charge of $14.2 million.
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs decreased $7.2 million compared to 2022. This
decrease is primarily due to an increase in the discount rate used to determine the benefit obligations and an
increase in the expected return on plan assets for our qualified pension plan.
Income taxes
Income taxes are primarily due to income from our TRS. For 2023, we recorded an income tax benefit of $0.2 million
on TRS pre-tax income of $15.4 million as compared to income tax expense of $65.4 million on TRS pre-tax income
of $270.3 million in 2022. The decrease in our income tax expense in 2023 was due to lower lumber prices reducing
the pre-tax income generated by our TRS, both overall and relative to pre-tax income generated by our REIT. The
income tax benefit recognized in 2023 was primarily a result of lower pre-tax income levels, a reduction of our
blended deferred tax rate, and changes in our unrecognized tax positions, primarily due to the lapse of the statute
of limitations.
Total Adjusted EBITDDA
Total Adjusted EBITDDA for 2023 decreased $373.9 million compared to 2022, primarily due to lower lumber,
plywood and Northern sawlog prices, higher manufacturing, logging, and hauling costs, and fewer development
real estate sales. The decrease in Total Adjusted EBITDDA was partially offset by increased harvest volume and
rural land sales. Refer to the Business Segment Results below for further discussions on activities for each of our
segments. See Liquidity and Performance Measures for a reconciliation of Total Adjusted EBITDDA to net income,
the closest comparable GAAP measure, for each of the periods presented.
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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS
Timberlands Segment
(in thousands)
Revenues1
Costs and expenses
Logging and hauling
Other
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Adjusted EBITDDA2
Year Ended December 31,
2023
411,077 $
2022
485,590 $
$
213,054
38,261
8,441
151,321 $
193,081
35,432
7,704
249,373 $
$
2023
vs.
2022
(74,513)
19,973
2,829
737
(98,052)
1 Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber revenues of $110.7 million and $158.9 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively.
2 Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate the performance of the segment. See Note 2: Segment Information in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Timberlands Segment Statistics
Harvest Volumes (in tons)
Northern region
Sawlog
Pulpwood
Total
Southern region
Sawlog
Pulpwood
Stumpage
Total
Year Ended December 31,
2023
2022
2023
vs.
2022
1,495,144 1,576,758
39,882
1,521,946 1,616,640
26,802
(81,614)
(13,080)
(94,694)
330,349
2,529,131 2,198,782
272,218
2,150,703 1,878,485
1,487,415
657,765
829,650
6,167,249 4,906,917 1,260,332
Total harvest volume
7,689,195 6,523,557 1,165,638
Sales Price/Unit ($ per ton)
Northern region1
Sawlog
Pulpwood
Southern region1
$
$
117 $
47 $
182 $
51 $
(65)
(4)
Sawlog
Pulpwood
Stumpage
—
—
1
1 Sawlog and pulpwood sales prices are on a delivered basis, which includes logging and hauling costs. Stumpage sales provide our customers
48 $
32 $
17 $
48 $
32 $
18 $
$
$
$
the right to harvest standing timber. As such, the customer contracts the logging and hauling and bears such costs.
Timberlands Adjusted EBITDDA
The following table summarizes Adjusted EBITDDA variances for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared
with the year ended December 31, 2022:
(in thousands)
Adjusted EBITDDA - prior year
Sales price and mix
Harvest volume
Logging and hauling cost per unit
Forest management, indirect and other
Adjusted EBITDDA - current year
$
$
2023 vs 2022
249,373
(98,925)
12,638
(10,539)
(1,226)
151,321
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2023 compared with 2022
Timberlands Adjusted EBITDDA for 2023 was $151.3 million, a decrease of $98.1 million compared to 2022
primarily due to the following:
Sales Price and Mix: Sawlog prices in the Northern region decreased 35.7%, to $117 per ton, primarily
due to the effect of lower indexed sawlog prices in Idaho. Southern sawlog prices remained relatively flat.
Harvest Volume: We harvested 6.2 million tons in the Southern region during 2023 which was 25.7%
higher than 2022 primarily due to harvest activity on the CatchMark timberlands acquired in September
2022 and increased stumpage sales. Harvest volumes in the Northern region were 5.9% lower primarily
due to planned lower harvesting for 2023 compared to 2022.
Logging and Hauling Cost per Unit: Logging and hauling costs per unit were higher primarily due to
inflationary operating cost increases and constrained contractor capacity in Idaho. These increases were
partially offset by lower diesel costs.
Wood Products Segment
(in thousands)
Revenues
Costs and expenses1
Fiber costs
Manufacturing costs
Freight, logging and hauling
Finished goods inventory change
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Other
Year Ended December 31,
2023
635,672 $
2022
912,612 $
$
2023
vs.
2022
(276,940)
299,511
220,645
78,520
2,992
13,139
378
20,487 $
322,487
214,338
75,554
(3,606)
12,528
404
290,907 $
(22,976)
6,307
2,966
6,598
611
(26)
(270,420)
Adjusted EBITDDA2
1 Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber costs of $110.7 million and $158.9 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively.
2 Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate the performance of the segment. See Note 2: Segment Information in the Notes to
$
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Wood Products Segment Statistics
Lumber shipments (MBF)1
Lumber sales prices ($ per MBF)
1 MBF stands for thousand board feet.
Wood Products Adjusted EBITDDA
Year Ended December 31,
2023
2022
2023
vs.
2022
1,103,089 1,009,748
737 $
$
452 $
93,341
(285)
The following table summarizes Adjusted EBITDDA variances for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared
with the year ended December 31, 2022:
(in thousands)
Adjusted EBITDDA - prior year
Lumber:
Price
Log costs per unit
Manufacturing costs per unit
Volume
Inventory charge
Residuals, panels and other
Adjusted EBITDDA - current year
$
$
2023 vs 2022
290,907
(283,368)
29,048
5,026
174
4,259
(25,559)
20,487
41
2023 compared with 2022
Wood Products Adjusted EBITDDA for 2023 was $20.5 million, a decrease of $270.4 million compared to 2022
primarily due to the following:
Lumber Price: Average lumber sales prices decreased to $452 per MBF during 2023 compared to $737
per MBF during 2022.
Log Costs Per Unit: Log costs per unit were lower primarily as a result of lower indexed log costs at our
Idaho sawmill and improved production recoveries at our Southern sawmills.
Manufacturing Cost Per Unit: Lower manufacturing cost per unit was primarily a result of increased
production at our Ola, Arkansas sawmill which restarted late in the third quarter of 2022 after a fire in June
2021.
Inventory Charge: Inventory write-downs were lower at the end of 2023 due to lower log costs and
established market pricing at the end of 2023 compared to 2022. Inventory was written down $3.9 million
during 2022, primarily due to high indexed Idaho log costs and market price declines in December 2022.
Residual Sales, Panels and Other: Plywood price realizations and shipments were lower compared to
2022 due to lower demand from industrial customers.
Real Estate Segment
(in thousands)
Revenues
Costs and expenses
Costs of goods sold
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Adjusted EBITDDA1
Year Ended December 31,
2023
2022
2023
vs.
2022
$
87,988 $
91,491 $
(3,503)
14,147
6,066
67,775 $
13,500
4,733
73,258 $
647
1,333
(5,483)
$
1 Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate the performance of the segment. See Note 2: Segment Information in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Real Estate Segment Statistics
Rural Real Estate
Acres sold
Average price per acre
Development Real Estate
Residential lots
Average price per lot
Commercial acres
Average price per acre
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2023
$
17,775
3,068 $
20,451
2,349
Year Ended December 31,
2023
128
$
104,241 $
12
$
572,614 $
2022
181
111,545
46
289,722
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Real Estate Adjusted EBITDDA
The following table summarizes Adjusted EBITDDA variances for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared
with the year ended December 31, 2022:
(in thousands)
Adjusted EBITDDA - prior year
Rural real estate sales
Development real estate sales
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Other costs, net
Adjusted EBITDDA - current year
2023 compared with 2022
$
$
2023 vs 2022
73,258
7,426
(12,248)
(1,333)
672
67,775
Real Estate Adjusted EBITDDA for 2023 was $67.8 million, a decrease of $5.5 million compared with 2022 primarily
due to the following:
Rural Real Estate Sales: The increase in rural real estate sales is primarily a result of higher per acre
sales realization in 2023 compared to 2022 generated from sales of CatchMark timberlands that were
acquired in late 2022. In 2023, notable rural real estate sales on the acquired CatchMark timberlands
included a 2,240-acre conservation sale in Alabama, a 2,700-acre sale in Georgia, and a 1,660-acre sale
in South Carolina. For 2022, real estate sales included a 1,760-acre sale in Mississippi to an energy provider
for a planned commercial solar farm and a 10,700-acre timberland conservation sale in Minnesota. Rural
real estate sales vary period-to-period with the average price per acre fluctuating based on both the
geographic area of the real estate and product mix.
Development Real Estate Sales: During 2023, we sold 128 residential lots at an average lot price of
$104,241 compared with 181 lots at an average lot price of $111,545 during 2022. In addition, we sold 12
acres of commercial land in Chenal Valley for an average price of $572,614 per acre during 2023 compared
to 46 acres for an average price of $289,722 per acre during 2022. The average price per lot or commercial
acre fluctuates based on a variety of factors, including size, location and planned end use within the
developments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
An important source of liquidity is cash generated from our operations, which is highly dependent on selling prices
for our products, as described in Part I – Item 1. Business, and can vary from period to period. Changes in significant
sources of cash for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented by category as follows:
(in thousands)
Net cash from operating activities
Net cash from investing activities
Net cash from financing activities
Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
Change
$
$
$
159,111 $
(95,304) $
(171,710) $
491,901 $
(147,520) $
(295,562) $
(332,790)
52,216
123,852
Net cash from operating activities decreased $332.8 million in 2023 compared to 2022 primarily as a result of the
following:
Cash received from customers decreased $314.0 million primarily due to lower lumber and Idaho sawlog
prices and fewer development real estate sales in Chenal Valley. These decreases were partially offset by
increased shipments primarily from our Ola, Arkansas sawmill that restarted late in the third quarter of 2022
after a fire in June 2021, and increased harvest activity primarily driven by the addition of the CatchMark
timberlands in late 2022.
Cash payments increased $44.1 million due to increases in lumber production, primarily from our Ola
sawmill and increased harvest activity. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in CatchMark
merger-related costs compared to the prior year.
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During 2023 and 2022, we received $36.4 million and $26.7 million, respectively, in insurance proceeds for
business interruption insurance primarily as a result of the fire at our Ola, Arkansas sawmill.
Reclassification of $25.6 million received from interest rate swaps that contain an other-than-insignificant
financing element at inception as investing ($23.8 million) and financing ($1.8 million) activities, partially
offset by a $13.6 million decrease in cash paid for interest, net of interest income and proceeds from interest
rate swaps. Cash paid for interest, net decreased primarily due to higher interest income earned on cash
and cash equivalents as a result of higher short-term interest rates and increased patronage dividends from
our lenders, partially offset by cash interest payments on debt assumed and refinanced in September 2022
in connection with the CatchMark merger.
Net tax payments decreased $51.5 million as a result of lower taxable income generated from our TRS
operations in 2023.
Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Changes in cash flows from investing activities were primarily a result of the following:
Cash expenditures for property, plant and equipment, timberlands reforestation and road construction
projects during 2023 and 2022 was $119.8 million and $74.7 million, respectively, which includes capital
expenditures for the Waldo, Arkansas sawmill expansion and modernization project of $74.2 million and
$12.2 million, respectively. Additionally, during 2023 and 2022, we spent $0.6 million and $18.2 million,
respectively, for the reconstruction of our fire-damaged Ola, Arkansas sawmill, which was largely covered
by insurance.
During 2023, we received insurance proceeds of $1.4 million for property losses as a result of the fire at
our Ola, Arkansas sawmill compared to $8.8 million during 2022.
Cash expenditures for timberland acquisitions in 2023 was $1.8 million compared to $110.1 million in 2022,
which included three bolt-on timberland acquisitions in the South aggregating to approximately 46,000
acres for $101.0 million.
We received $23.8 million during 2023 from certain interest rate swaps that contained an other-than-
insignificant financing element at inception, which is required to be classified as an investing activity. Cash
flows from these above market interest rate swaps reduce our interest costs on the corresponding variable-
rate debt.
We acquired $23.6 million of cash in our merger with CatchMark in 2022.
Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Changes in cash flows from financing activities were primarily a result of the following:
We paid dividends of $143.6 million during 2023 compared to $208.1 million in 2022. Dividend payments
for 2022 include a special dividend totaling $75.7 million. In addition to increasing our quarterly dividend
from $0.44 per share to $0.45 per share in the fourth quarter of 2022, our dividends paid also increased
during 2023 due to the issuance of approximately 11.5 million shares to complete the CatchMark merger
in September 2022.
During 2022, we repaid $25.5 million net in long-term debt, including $22.5 million assumed in the
CatchMark merger.
During 2023 and 2022, we repurchased 0.5 million and 1.2 million shares, respectively for approximately
$25.0 million and $54.5 million, respectively.
Future Sources and Uses of Cash
At December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $230.1 million. We expect cash and cash equivalents
and cash generated from operating activities, supplemented by borrowings under our credit agreement, if needed,
to be adequate to meet our future cash requirements over the next twelve months.
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Our material cash commitments arising in the normal course of business under our known contractual and other
obligations as of December 31, 2023 primarily relate to purchase obligations, repayments of long-term debt and
related interest, payments under operating and financing leases and pension and postretirement benefits. Purchase
obligations primarily include open purchase orders for goods or services, future payments due under timber cutting
contracts, commitments for construction contracts which include the Waldo, Arkansas sawmill project discussed
below, commitments to complete real estate development projects and commitments to acquire property and
equipment in the next twelve months. At December 31, 2023, our purchase obligations were approximately $102.2
million, of which $75.3 million is expected to be paid in the next twelve months. Additionally, based on interest rates
on our long-term debt at December 31, 2023, we expect net interest payments on long-term debt, including the
impact of any associated interest rate swaps and estimated patronage credits from lenders, to be approximately
$105.0 million over the term of the loans, of which approximately $25.0 million is expected to be paid in 2024.
For further detail on our debt, lease, and pension and other postretirement plans obligations and timing of expected
future payments see Note 9: Debt, Note 13: Leases, and Note 15: Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other
Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Capital Expenditures
We invest cash in maintenance and discretionary capital expenditures at our Wood Products facilities. We also
invest cash in the reforestation of timberlands and construction of roads in our Timberlands operations and to
develop land in our Real Estate development operations. We evaluate discretionary capital improvements based
on expected return on investment. We expect to spend a total of approximately $100 million to $110 million for
capital expenditures during 2024, including capital expenditures for the Waldo sawmill expansion and modernization
project discussed below.
In June 2022, we announced a project to expand and modernize our Waldo, Arkansas sawmill. The project is
expected to increase the mill’s annual capacity from 190 million board feet of dimensional lumber to approximately
275 million board feet. The investment is also expected to reduce the mill’s cash processing costs significantly. The
Waldo investment includes upgrades to the log yard and planer, a new saw line, and a new continuous dry kiln. The
existing mill will continue to operate during the project and completion is expected by the end of 2024. We expect
to spend approximately $131.0 million on the project, of which a total of $86.4 million has been spent through
December 31, 2023, and $44.6 million is expected to be spent in 2024.
During 2022, we completed the installation of new equipment at our fire damaged Ola, Arkansas sawmill. The large
log line restarted in September 2022. We finalized our insurance claim on the Ola, Arkansas sawmill with the
insurance carriers in September 2023. The total approved insurance claim, covering both property damage and
business interruption, was $89.4 million, net of a $2.0 million deductible. We received $37.8 million and $35.0 million
in insurance proceeds for the fire damage and business interruption at the sawmill during the year ended December
31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Timberland Sale and Acquisition
On January 29, 2024, we announced an agreement to sell approximately 34,000 acres of four-year average-age
Southern timberlands for approximately $58.0 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments as defined in the
agreement. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter
of 2024. Additionally, in January 2024, we acquired approximately 16,000 acres of timberlands in Arkansas for
approximately $31.0 million. We funded the acquisition with cash on hand.
Share Repurchase Program
On August 31, 2022, our board of directors authorized management to repurchase up to $200.0 million of our
common stock with no set time limit for the repurchases (the 2022 Repurchase Program). Concurrently, the board
of directors terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under a previously authorized repurchase program.
At December 31, 2023, we had remaining authorization of $125.0 million for future stock repurchases under the
2022 Repurchase Program. The timing, manner, price and amount of repurchases will be determined according to
the trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Trading Plan),
and, subject to the terms of the Trading Plan, the 2022 Repurchase Program may be suspended, terminated or
modified at any time for any reason.
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Dividends to Shareholders
The following table summarizes the historical tax characteristics of dividends to shareholders for the year ended
December 31:
(Amounts per share)
Capital gain dividends
Non-taxable return of capital
Total dividends
2023
2022
1.31 $
0.49
1.80 $
2.72
—
2.72
$
$
On February 9, 2024, the board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share payable on
March 29, 2024, to stockholders of record as of March 8, 2024.
Long-Term Debt and Credit Agreement
At December 31, 2023, our total outstanding long-term debt was $1.0 billion. All interest rates on our outstanding
long-term debt are fixed either under fixed-rate loans or variable-rate loans with an associated interest rate swap
that fixes the variable benchmark interest rate component.
Approximately $175.7 million of our outstanding long-term debt was classified as current as of December 31, 2023
on our accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, including a $110.0 million term loan and a $65.7 million
revenue bond that mature during 2024. We are currently evaluating options to refinance all or a portion of the
maturing term loan and revenue bond and paying off the remaining balances from cash on hand.
Of our total long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2023, $971.0 million was drawn under an amended and
restated credit agreement dated as of March 22, 2018 (Amended Term Loan Agreement) with our primary lender.
AgWest Farm Credit, PCA (as successor in interest to Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA).
On December 1, 2023, through a ninth amendment to the Amended Term Loan Agreement, we refinanced a $40.0
million term loan that matured with a new term loan that matures in 2033. The new term loan carries a variable rate
of one-month SOFR plus 2.3%. In conjunction with the new term loan, we terminated a $50.0 million forward-starting
interest rate swap and transferred the value realized from its termination into a new swap to fix the interest rate at
3.35%, before patronage, on the new $40.0 million term loan.
We have a $300.0 million revolving line of credit with a syndicate of lenders, providing loans for us through February
14, 2027 (Amended Credit Agreement). Under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, the amount of available
principal may be increased up to an additional $500.0 million. We may also utilize borrowings under the Amended
Credit Agreement to, among other things, refinance existing indebtedness and provide funding for working capital
requirements, capital projects, acquisitions, and other general corporate expenditures. At December 31, 2023, there
were no borrowings under the revolving line of credit and approximately $0.7 million of the revolving line of credit
was utilized by outstanding letters of credit.
See Note 9: Debt in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our debt and
credit agreements.
Financial Covenants
The Amended Credit Agreement and the Amended Term Loan Agreement (collectively referred to as the
Agreements) contain certain covenants that limit our ability and that of our subsidiaries to create liens, merge or
consolidate, dispose of assets, incur indebtedness and guarantees, repurchase or redeem capital stock and
indebtedness, make certain investments or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates or change the
nature of our business. The Agreements also contain financial maintenance covenants including the maintenance
of a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. We are permitted to pay dividends to our
stockholders under the terms of the Agreements so long as we expect to remain in compliance with the financial
maintenance covenants.
The Interest Coverage Ratio is EBITDDA, which is defined in the Agreements as net income adjusted for interest
expense, net, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, the basis of real estate sold and non-cash
equity compensation expense, divided by interest expense, net for the same period.
The Leverage Ratio is our Total Funded Indebtedness divided by our Total Asset Value (TAV). Our Total Funded
Indebtedness consists of long-term debt, including any current portion of long-term debt, finance lease liabilities,
revolving line of credit borrowings and the amount outstanding under the letter of credit subfacility.
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The following table presents the components and applicable limits of TAV at December 31, 2023:
(in thousands)
Estimated timberland fair value
Wood Products manufacturing facilities book basis (limited to 10% of TAV)
Cash and cash equivalents
Other1
Total Asset Value
$
$
4,815,980
271,147
230,118
96,406
5,413,651
1
Includes, as applicable, Construction In Progress (limited to 10% of TAV), Company-Owned Life Insurance (limited to 5% of TAV) and
Investments in Affiliates (limited to 15% TAV) as defined in the Agreements.
At December 31, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Agreements. The table below sets forth
the financial covenants for the Agreements and our status with respect to these covenants at December 31, 2023:
Interest Coverage Ratio
Leverage Ratio
Credit Ratings
Covenant Requirement
3.00 to 1.00
40%
≥
≤
Actual
10.2
19%
Two major debt rating agencies routinely evaluate our debt and our cost of borrowing can increase or decrease
depending on our credit rating. Both Moody’s and S&P rate our debt as investment grade.
Capital Structure
(in thousands)
Long-term debt (including current portion)
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt
Market capitalization1
Enterprise value
December 31,
2023
1,033,728
$
$
(230,118)
803,610
3,896,822
4,700,432
$
$
December 31,
2022
1,032,680
(343,809)
688,871
3,505,255
4,194,126
16.4%
Net debt to enterprise value
Dividend yield2
4.1%
Weighted-average cost of debt, after tax3
2.4%
1 Market capitalization is based on outstanding shares of 79.4 million and 79.7 million times closing share price of $49.10 and $43.99 at
17.1%
3.7%
2.3%
December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
2 Dividend yield is based on annualized dividends per share of $1.80 divided by share price of $49.10 and $43.99 at December 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022, respectively.
3 Weighted-average cost of debt excludes deferred debt costs and revolving line of credit fees and includes estimated annual patronage credits
from lenders on term loan debt.
Liquidity and Performance Measures
The discussion below is presented to enhance the reader’s understanding of our operating performance, ability to
generate cash and satisfy rating agency and creditor requirements. This information includes two measures: Total
Adjusted EBITDDA and Cash Available for Distribution (CAD). These measures are not defined by GAAP and the
discussion of Total Adjusted EBITDDA and CAD is not intended to conflict with or change any of the GAAP
disclosures described herein. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to,
are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in
accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as or comparable
to other similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies due to potential inconsistencies
in methods of calculation.
Total Adjusted EBITDDA is a non-GAAP measure that management uses in evaluating performance and to allocate
resources between segments. Total Adjusted EBITDDA removes the impact of specific items that management
believes do not directly reflect the core business operations on an ongoing basis. Management believes that this
non-GAAP measure, when read in conjunction with our GAAP financial statements, provides useful information to
investors and other interested parties by facilitating the comparability of our ongoing operating results over the
periods presented, the ability to identify trends in our underlying business, can be used to evaluate the operational
performance of the assets under management, and the comparison of our operating results against analyst financial
models and the operating results of other public companies that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP
financial measures.
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We define EBITDDA as net income before interest expense, net, income taxes, basis of real estate sold,
depreciation, depletion and amortization. Adjusted EBITDDA further excludes certain specific items that are
considered to hinder comparison of the performance of our businesses either year-on-year or with other businesses.
We reconcile Total Adjusted EBITDDA to net income for the consolidated company as it is the most comparable
GAAP measure.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to Total Adjusted EBITDDA for the respective periods:
(in thousands)
Net income
Interest expense, net
Income taxes
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Basis of real estate sold
CatchMark merger-related expenses
Environmental charge
Gain on fire damage
Pension settlement charge
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs
Loss on fixed assets
Other
Total Adjusted EBITDDA
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2023
62,101 $
24,218
(216)
119,518
31,392
2,453
—
(39,436)
—
914
557
(1,267)
200,234 $
333,900
27,400
65,412
96,700
29,921
27,325
5,550
(34,505)
14,165
8,138
82
67
574,155
$
$
We define CAD as cash from operating activities adjusted for capital spending for purchases of property, plant and
equipment, timberlands reforestation and roads and timberland acquisitions not classified as strategic. Management
believes CAD is a useful indicator of the company’s overall liquidity, as it provides a measure of cash generated
that is available for dividends to common stockholders (an important factor in maintaining our REIT status),
repurchase of the company’s common shares, debt repayment, acquisitions and other discretionary and
nondiscretionary activities. Our definition of CAD is limited in that it does not solely represent residual cash flows
available for discretionary expenditures since the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service
and other contractual obligations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view CAD as a measure that provides
supplemental information to our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Our definition of CAD may be different
from similarly titled measures reported by other companies, including those in our industry. CAD is not necessarily
indicative of the CAD that may be generated in future periods.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to CAD:
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2023
159,111 $
491,901
(184,804)
(121,613)
307,097
(in thousands)
Net cash from operating activities1
Capital expenditures2
$
CAD
Net cash from investing activities3
(147,520)
(295,562)
Net cash from financing activities
1 Cash from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023, includes cash paid for CatchMark merger-related expenses and cash
paid for real estate development expenditures of $0.9 million and $11.5 million, respectively. Cash from operating activities for the year ended
December 31, 2022, includes cash paid for CatchMark merger-related expenses and cash paid for real estate development expenditures of
$17.8 million and $8.1 million, respectively.
(95,304) $
(171,710) $
$
$
$
37,498 $
2 The years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, includes Waldo, Arkansas sawmill expansion and modernization related capital expenditures
of $74.2 million and $12.2 million, respectively. The year ended December 31, 2023, includes capital expenditures for the rebuild of the Ola,
Arkansas sawmill of $0.6 million, and excludes $1.4 million of insurance proceeds for property losses at the Ola sawmill. The year ended
December 31, 2022, includes capital expenditures for the rebuild of the Ola, Arkansas sawmill of $18.2 million and excludes $8.8 million of
insurance proceeds for property losses at the Ola sawmill.
3 Net cash from investing activities includes payments for capital expenditures, which is also included in our reconciliation of CAD.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In preparing our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the SEC, we make assumptions, judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our
assumptions, judgments and estimates on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that we
believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. Actual results could
differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We evaluate our assumptions,
judgments and estimates on a regular basis. We also discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates with the
audit committee of the board of directors. The following critical accounting policies and estimates require some of
management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgment.
Pension benefits. The measurement of the pension benefit obligation, determination of pension plan net periodic
costs, and the requirements for funding our pension plans are based on actuarial assumptions that require
judgment. The most significant assumption is the discount rate used to value the current cost of future pension
obligations as different assumptions would change the net periodic pension costs and funded status of the benefit
plans.
The discount rate is determined at the measurement date by matching current spot rates of high-quality corporate
bonds with maturities similar to the timing of expected cash outflows for benefits. The selection of discount rates
requires judgment as well as the involvement of actuarial specialists. These specialists assist with selecting yield
curves based on published indices for high-quality corporate bonds and projecting the timing and amount of cash
flows associated with our obligations to ultimately support our determination of an appropriate discount rate for our
pension plans. We use these estimates to calculate plan obligation information as of year-end as well as pension
costs for the following year. Actual experience that differs from our estimates, or any changes in our estimates that
support the actuarial methods and assumptions could have a significant effect on our financial position, results of
operations and cash flows.
Pension expense for 2024 will be based on a 5.55% discount rate. Holding all other assumptions constant, a 25-
basis point decrease in the discount rate would increase the total projected benefit obligation at December 31, 2023
by approximately $6.1 million and have a minimal impact on estimated pension expense for 2024. See Note 15:
Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements for additional information.
See Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
further information on our accounting policies and new accounting pronouncements.
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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our market risk exposure on financial instruments includes interest rate risk on our bank revolving line of credit,
term loans and interest rate swap agreements and forward-starting interest rate swap agreements. We are exposed
to interest rate volatility on existing variable-rate debt instruments and future incurrences of fixed or variable rate
debt, which exposure primarily relates to movements in various interest rates. We use interest rate swaps and
forward-starting swaps to hedge our exposure to the impact of interest rate changes on existing debt and future
debt issuances, respectively. All market risk sensitive instruments were entered into for purposes other than trading
purposes. We do not attempt to hedge our exposure to interest rate risk for our cash equivalents.
The interest rates applied to borrowings under our revolving line of credit adjust often and therefore react quickly to
any movement in the general trend of market interest rates. We do not attempt to mitigate the effects of short-term
interest rate fluctuations on our revolving line of credit borrowings through the use of derivative financial instruments.
There were no borrowings under our revolving line of credit at December 31, 2023.
At December 31, 2023, we have interest rate swaps associated with $761.0 million of term loan debt. We use
forward-starting interest rate swap contracts to manage interest rate exposure in periods prior to the anticipated
refinancing of existing term loan debt. At December 31, 2023, we had forward-starting interest rate swap contracts
designated as cash flow hedges with an aggregated notional amount of $200.0 million associated with anticipated
future refinancing of term loan debt maturing through January 2029 that require settlement on the maturity date.
Our cash flow hedges are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged
interest rate risk through the term of the hedge. See Note 10: Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information.
Quantitative Information about Market Risks
The table below provides information about our long-term debt, weighted-average interest rates and associated
interest rate swaps. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted-average
interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the table presents notional amounts and
weighted-average interest rates by expected (contractual) maturity dates. Notional amounts are used to calculate
the contractual payments to be exchanged under the contract and weighted-average variable rates are based on
implied forward rates in the yield curve. The table excludes our forward-starting interest rate swaps.
Expected Maturity Date
(in thousands, except
interest rates)
Variable-rate debt:
Principal due
Average interest
rate
Fixed-rate debt:
Principal due
Average interest
rate
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total
Fair Value
$
—
$
—
$
27,500
$ 138,750
$ 100,000
$ 494,750
$ 761,000
$
761,000
—
—
6.31%
5.79 %
5.75%
5.69%
5.74 %
$ 175,735
$ 100,000
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$ 275,735
$
269,504
3.93%
4.05%
—
—
—
—
3.98 %
Interest rate swaps:
Variable to fixed
$
Average pay rate
Average receive
rate
$
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
27,500
$ 138,750
$ 100,000
$ 494,750
$ 761,000
$
95,994
1.42%
0.50 %
2.79%
0.73%
0.99 %
4.11%
3.79 %
3.75%
3.69%
3.73 %
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
PotlatchDeltic Corporation:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PotlatchDeltic Corporation and subsidiaries
(the Company) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the
consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-
year period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based
on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 15, 2024 expressed an unqualified
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting
firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free
of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the
risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and
performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated
financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1)
relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our
especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not
alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by
communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the
accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Measurement of the pension benefit obligation
As discussed in Notes 1 and 15 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s pension benefit
obligation was $233.2 million as of December 31, 2023. The measurement of the pension benefit obligation
is based on actuarial assumptions that require judgment. The discount rate applied to pension plan obligations
is a critical assumption in the measurement of the pension benefit obligation.
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We identified the evaluation of the measurement of the pension benefit obligation as a critical audit matter.
Specialized skills and knowledge were required to evaluate the discount rate used to determine the pension
benefit obligation. In addition, there was subjective judgment in applying and evaluating results of the
procedures due to the sensitivity of the pension benefit obligation to changes in the discount rate.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the
design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s pension benefit
process. This included a control related to the determination of the discount rate assumption. We involved an
actuarial professional with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in evaluating the discount rate as
determined using the hypothetical bond portfolio model through analyzing the bond selection criteria, the bond
ratings, and the cash flow matching of the model. We considered the change in the discount rate from that
used in the prior year, including consideration of the changes in the discount rate in light of published indices.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1952.
Seattle, Washington
February 15, 2024
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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amount)
Revenues
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold
Selling, general and administrative expenses
CatchMark merger-related expenses
Environmental charge
Gain on fire damage
Operating income
Interest expense, net
Pension settlement charge
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee
benefit costs
Other
Income before income taxes
Income taxes
Net income
Net income per share:
Basic
Diluted
Dividends per share
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands)
Basic
Diluted
$
$
$
$
Year Ended December 31,
2022
$ 1,024,075 $ 1,330,780 $ 1,337,435
2023
2021
899,578
75,730
2,453
—
(39,436)
938,325
85,750
(24,218)
—
806,822
76,506
27,325
5,550
(34,505)
881,698
449,082
(27,400)
(14,165)
(914)
1,267
61,885
216
62,101 $
(8,138)
(67)
399,312
(65,412)
333,900 $
715,846
73,432
—
—
(3,361)
785,917
551,518
(29,275)
—
(13,227)
—
509,016
(85,156)
423,860
0.78 $
0.77 $
1.80 $
4.59 $
4.58 $
2.72 $
6.29
6.26
5.67
79,985
80,167
72,740
72,922
67,352
67,719
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands)
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits
Cash flow hedges
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Comprehensive income
Year Ended December 31,
2023
$
62,101 $
2022
333,900 $
2021
423,860
9,569
(4,189)
5,380
67,481 $
22,875
118,015
140,890
474,790 $
42,439
35,312
77,751
501,611
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Customer receivables, net
Inventories, net
Other current assets
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Investment in real estate held for development and sale
Timber and timberlands, net
Intangible assets, net
Other long-term assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt
Current portion of pension and other postretirement employee benefits
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits
Deferred tax liabilities, net
Other long-term obligations
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
At December 31,
2023
2022
21,892
78,665
46,258
376,933
372,832
56,321
$ 230,118 $ 343,809
22,813
67,958
36,955
471,535
318,184
55,490
2,440,398 2,508,372
17,420
179,554
$ 3,431,256 $ 3,550,555
15,640
169,132
$
82,383 $
94,861
39,979
4,926
139,766
992,701
77,396
41,790
35,749
1,260,158 1,287,402
175,615
4,535
262,533
858,113
67,856
36,641
35,015
Preferred stock, authorized 4,000 shares, no shares issued
Common stock, $1 par value, 200,000 and 100,000 shares authorized and 79,365
and 79,683 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Total stockholders’ equity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
—
—
79,365
79,683
2,303,992 2,294,797
(208,979)
97,652
2,171,098 2,263,153
$ 3,431,256 $ 3,550,555
(315,291)
103,032
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating
activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Basis of real estate sold
Change in deferred taxes
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits
Pension settlement charge
Equity-based compensation expense
Gain on fire damage
Interest received under swaps with other-than-insignificant financing
element
Other, net
Change in working capital and operating-related activities, net of
mergers
Receivables, net
Inventories, net
Other assets
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Other liabilities
Real estate development expenditures
Funding of pension and other postretirement employee benefits
Proceeds from insurance recoveries
Net cash from operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Property, plant and equipment additions
Timberlands reforestation and roads
Acquisition of timber and timberlands
Proceeds from property insurance
Cash acquired in CatchMark merger
Interest received under swaps with other-than-insignificant financing
element
Other, net
Net cash from investing activities
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
62,101 $
333,900 $
423,860
121,154
31,392
(9,269)
6,446
—
9,115
(39,436)
(25,646)
7,882
921
(10,706)
(758)
(12,558)
(3,087)
(11,504)
(3,336)
36,400
159,111
(95,916)
(23,863)
(1,834)
1,356
—
23,757
1,196
(95,304)
98,234
29,921
(5,257 )
15,259
14,165
18,497
(34,505 )
(3,002 )
1,767
9,418
4,410
(7,629 )
97
3,115
(8,102 )
(5,065 )
26,678
491,901
(56,976 )
(17,718 )
(110,110 )
8,750
23,571
2,798
2,165
(147,520 )
77,425
27,360
25
22,079
—
8,607
(3,361)
—
363
(4,404)
(10,333)
7,331
(17,626)
(8,167)
(9,229)
(9,044)
—
504,886
(38,947)
(16,401)
(20,066)
15,000
—
—
1,269
(59,145)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Distribution to common stockholders
Repurchase of common stock
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Repayment of long-term debt
Other, net
Net cash from financing activities
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
(143,595)
(25,011)
40,000
(40,000)
(3,104)
(171,710)
(107,903)
345,591
237,688 $
(208,133 )
(54,549 )
317,500
(343,000 )
(7,380 )
(295,562 )
48,819
296,772
345,591 $
(388,241)
—
40,000
(46,366)
(6,702)
(401,309)
44,432
252,340
296,772
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Balance, December 31, 2020
Net income
Equity-based compensation expense
Shares issued for stock compensation
Common stock issued for Loutre merger
Pension plans and OPEB obligations, net
of tax
Cash flow hedges, net of tax
Common dividends, $5.67 per share
Other transactions, net
Balance, December 31, 2021
Net income
Equity-based compensation expense
Shares issued for stock compensation
Repurchase of common stock
Common stock issued for CatchMark
merger
Pension plans and OPEB obligations, net
of tax
Cash flow hedges, net of tax
Common dividends, $2.72 per share
Other transactions, net
Balance, December 31, 2022
Net income
Equity-based compensation expense
Shares issued for stock compensation
Repurchase of common stock
Pension plans and OPEB obligations, net
of tax
Cash flow hedges, net of tax
Common dividends, $1.80 per share
Other transactions, net
Balance, December 31, 2023
Common Stock
Additional Paid- Accumulated
Shares
Amount
in Capital
66,876 $
66,876 $
1,674,576 $
—
—
226
1,962
—
—
—
—
69,064 $
—
—
344
(1,199)
—
—
226
1,962
—
—
—
—
—
8,607
(226)
98,968
—
—
—
(708)
69,064 $
1,781,217 $
—
—
344
(1,199)
—
9,190
(344)
—
Deficit
(315,510) $
423,860
—
—
—
—
—
(388,241)
(1,019)
(280,910) $
333,900
—
—
(53,350)
11,474
11,474
504,292
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
442
79,683 $
2,294,797 $
—
9,115
(238)
—
—
—
(208,133)
(486)
(208,979) $
62,101
—
—
(24,455)
—
—
—
—
79,683 $
—
—
238
(556)
—
—
—
—
79,365 $
—
—
238
(556)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
318
—
—
(143,595)
(363)
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total Stockholders'
Equity
(120,989) $
—
—
—
—
42,439
35,312
—
—
(43,238) $
—
—
—
—
—
22,875
118,015
—
—
97,652 $
—
—
—
—
9,569
(4,189)
—
—
1,304,953
423,860
8,607
—
100,930
42,439
35,312
(388,241)
(1,727)
1,526,133
333,900
9,190
—
(54,549)
515,766
22,875
118,015
(208,133)
(44)
2,263,153
62,101
9,115
—
(25,011)
9,569
(4,189)
(143,595)
(45)
2,171,098
79,365 $
2,303,992 $
(315,291) $
103,032 $
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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INDEX FOR NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies ............................................................................................. 59
Note 2: Segment Information .................................................................................................................................... 66
Note 3: Earnings Per Share ...................................................................................................................................... 68
Note 4: Inventories ...................................................................................................................................................... 69
Note 5: Property, Plant and Equipment ................................................................................................................... 70
Note 6: Timber and Timberlands .............................................................................................................................. 70
Note 7: Other Assets .................................................................................................................................................. 71
Note 8: Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities ................................................................................................ 71
Note 9: Debt ................................................................................................................................................................. 71
Note 10: Derivative Instruments ............................................................................................................................... 73
Note 11: Fair Value Measurements ......................................................................................................................... 74
Note 12: Equity-Based Compensation Plans.......................................................................................................... 75
Note 13: Leases .......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Note 14: Income Taxes .............................................................................................................................................. 78
Note 15: Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits .................................. 80
Note 16: Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income .............................................................. 85
Note 17: CatchMark Merger ...................................................................................................................................... 85
Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies ............................................................................................................ 86
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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
GENERAL
PotlatchDeltic Corporation (collectively referred to in this report as the company, us, we or our) is a leading
timberland Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with operations in nine states. We are engaged in activities
associated with timberland management, including the sale of timber, the management of nearly 2.2 million acres
of timberlands and the purchase and sale of timberlands. We are also engaged in the manufacture and sale of
wood products and the development of real estate. Our timberlands, real estate development projects and all of our
Wood Products facilities are located within the continental United States. The primary market for our products is the
United States. We converted to a REIT effective January 1, 2006.
CONSOLIDATION
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PotlatchDeltic Corporation and its subsidiaries after
the elimination of intercompany transactions and accounts.
INCREASED AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
On May 1, 2023, the stockholders of the company approved an amendment (the Amendment) to the company’s
Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Charter) to increase the number of authorized shares of the
company’s common stock from 100 million to 200 million. The Amendment became effective upon the filing of the
Certificate of Amendment to the Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 1, 2023.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America, which we refer to in this report as GAAP, requires management to make estimates and
judgments affecting the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual
results that we experience may differ materially from our estimates.
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
Cash equivalents are investments that are highly liquid with original maturities of three months or less when
purchased. The following provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at December 31:
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets1
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
2023
2022
2021
$
$
230,118 $
7,570
237,688 $
343,809 $
1,782
345,591 $
296,151
621
296,772
1 Consists of proceeds held by a qualified intermediary that were or are intended to be reinvested in timberlands.
The following presents supplemental disclosures to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
(in thousands)
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
Accrued property, plant and equipment additions
Accrued timberlands reforestation and roads
Equity issued as consideration in the CatchMark merger
Long-term debt and other liabilities assumed with CatchMark merger
Equity issued as consideration in the Loutre merger
Long-term debt assumed with Loutre merger
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,505 $
1,667 $
— $
— $
— $
— $
569 $
1,142 $
508,314 $
323,102 $
— $
— $
1,521
1,190
—
—
100,930
6,366
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized1
Income taxes, net
$
$
12,691 $
18,428 $
26,254 $
70,000 $
27,934
98,670
1 Cash paid for interest is net of proceeds from interest rate swaps and interest income. Net of cash received for interest income totaled $13.6
million, $3.9 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
We apply the principles provided in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards
Codification (ASC) 805, Business Combinations, to determine whether an acquisition involves an asset or a
business. In determining whether an acquisition should be accounted for as a business combination or asset
acquisition, we first determine whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated
in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. If this is the case, the single identifiable asset
or the group of similar assets is accounted for as an asset acquisition. If this is not the case, we then further evaluate
whether the single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets and activities includes, at a minimum, an
input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. If so, the
transaction is accounted for as a business combination.
We account for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting which requires that (i) identifiable
assets acquired (including identifiable intangible assets) and liabilities assumed generally be measured and
recognized at estimated fair value as of the acquisition date and (ii) the excess of the purchase price over the net
estimated fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized as goodwill, which is not
amortized for accounting purposes but is subject to testing for impairment at least annually. We measure and
recognize asset acquisitions that are not deemed to be business combinations based on the cost to acquire the
assets. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition with any consideration in excess of net assets acquired
allocated to acquired assets on a relative estimated fair value basis. Transaction costs are expensed in a business
combination and transaction costs directly attributable to an asset acquisition are considered a component of the
cost of the asset acquisition. See Note 17: CatchMark Merger for additional information.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). For our
Timberlands segment, we generate revenue predominantly in the form of delivered logs, pay-as-cut stumpage
contracts, lump sum stumpage contracts and timber deeds. For our Wood Products segment we generate revenue
from the sale of manufactured wood products and residual by-products. For our Real Estate segment, we generate
revenue from the sale of rural real property deemed non-strategic or identified as having higher and better use
alternatives and real estate development and subdivision activity.
Performance Obligations
A performance obligation, as defined in ASC 606, is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to
a customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as
revenue at the point in time, or over the period in which the performance obligation is satisfied.
Performance obligations associated with delivered logs sales are typically recognized at the point the logs are
delivered and scaled at our customers’ mills. Revenue is recognized on timber deeds and lump sum stumpage
contracts generally upon closing or when the contracts are effective, which is the point at which the buyer assumes
risk of loss associated with the standing timber. We enter into pay-as-cut contracts with customers that provide the
customer with the right of access to harvest timber on a specified area of our land. At the execution of the
agreement, the customer typically does not take title, control or risk of ownership to the timber. Revenue for pay-
as-cut contracts is recognized once scaling occurs as that is the point when control of the harvested trees has
transferred to the customer and we have a right to payment.
Performance obligations associated with the sale of wood products are typically satisfied when the products are
shipped (FOB shipping point) or upon delivery to our customer (FOB destination) depending on the terms of the
customer contract. Shipping and handling costs for all wood products, log hauling costs and residual sales are
accounted for as cost of goods sold in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We also enter into vendor
managed inventory (VMI) programs with certain customers whereby inventory is shipped to a VMI warehouse. For
products shipped under VMI arrangements, revenue is recognized and billed when control transfers to the customer
and we have no further obligations, which is generally once the customer pulls the inventory from the VMI
warehouse. Performance obligations associated with real estate sales are generally satisfied at a point in time when
all conditions of closing have been met and title transfers to the buyer.
We record deferred revenue for hunting and other access rights on our timberlands, payments received for
shipments where control of goods have not transferred, member related activities at an owned country club and
certain post-close obligations for real estate sales. These contract liabilities are recognized over the term of the
contracts, which is typically twelve months or less, except for initiation fees which are recognized over the average
life of club membership. See Note: 8 Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities for additional information.
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ASC 606 requires entities to consider significant financing components of contracts with customers, though allows
for the use of a practical expedient when the period between satisfaction of a performance obligation and payment
receipt is one year or less. Given the nature of our revenue transactions, we have elected to utilize this practical
expedient.
Contract Estimates
There are no significant contract estimates as substantially all of our performance obligations are satisfied as of a
point in time. The transaction price for log sales includes amounts billed for logging and hauling and generally
equals the amount billed to our customer for logs delivered during the accounting period. For the limited number of
log sales subject to a long-term supply agreement, the transaction price is variable but is known at the time of billing.
For wood products sales, the transaction price is typically the amount billed to the customer for the products shipped
but may be reduced slightly for estimated cash discounts and rebates. In general, a customer receivable is recorded
as we deliver wood products, logs and residuals. We generally receive payment shortly after products have been
received by our customers. For real estate sales, we typically receive the entire consideration in cash at closing. At
December 31, 2023 and 2022, the allowance for credit losses associated with our customer receivables was
insignificant.
See Note 2: Segment Information for information on our revenues by major products.
INVENTORIES
For most of our Wood Products operations, we use the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method to value log, lumber and
plywood inventory as we believe the LIFO method more fairly presents the results of operations by more closely
matching current costs with current revenue. Inventories valued under LIFO are stated at the lower of cost or market.
All segment inventories are reported using the average cost method. The LIFO reserve and intersegment
eliminations are recorded at the corporate level.
Inventories not valued under LIFO are recorded at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Expenses
associated with idle capacity or abnormally low production are reflected in cost of goods sold in the periods incurred.
See Note 4: Inventories for additional information.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are valued at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of buildings,
equipment and other depreciable assets is determined using the straight-line method of depreciation.
Major improvements and replacements of property are capitalized. Maintenance, repairs and minor improvements
and replacements are expensed. Upon retirement or other disposition of property, applicable cost and accumulated
depreciation are removed from the accounts. Any gains or losses are included in operating income. See Note 5:
Property, Plant and Equipment for additional information.
RECOVERY OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
Our long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We evaluate recoverability of an asset group by comparing
its carrying value to the future net undiscounted cash flows that we expect will be generated by the asset group. If
the comparison indicates that the carrying value of an asset group is not recoverable, we recognize an impairment
loss for the excess of carrying value over the estimated fair value. When we recognize an impairment loss for assets
to be held and used, we depreciate the adjusted carrying amount of those assets over their estimated remaining
useful life. We also perform a test for recoverability when management has committed to a plan to sell or otherwise
dispose of an asset group. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less
cost to sell.
In June 2021, we experienced a fire at our Ola, Arkansas sawmill and as a result wrote-off $9.5 million of net book
value of property and equipment during the year ended December 31, 2021. See Note 5: Property, Plant and
Equipment for further discussion. There were no other events or changes in circumstances that indicated the
carrying amounts of our other long-lived held and used assets were not recoverable during the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022 or 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 we recorded losses on
disposal of property, plant and equipment, excluding the losses from the Ola, Arkansas sawmill fire, of $0.6 million,
$0.1 million, and $1.7 million, respectively.
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TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS
Timber and timberlands are valued at cost less accumulated depletion and depreciation. We capitalize costs related
to stand establishment, which include the preparation of the land for planting, seeds or seedlings and tree planting
costs, which include third-party labor costs, materials and other contract services. Upon completion of planting
activities and field inspection to confirm the planting operation was successful, a plantation is considered
“established.”
Subsequent expenditures to maintain the integrity or enhance the growth of an established plantation or stand are
expensed. Post-establishment expenses include vegetation control, fertilization, thinning operations and the
replanting of seedlings lost through mortality. Forest management costs are considered current operating expenses
and include property taxes and insurance, silviculture costs incurred subsequent to stand establishment, cruising
of timber volume, property maintenance, salaries, supplies, travel, record-keeping, fire protection and other normal
recurring administrative personnel costs.
The components of timberland acquisitions are capitalized and allocated based on the relative estimated fair values
of timberland, merchantable timber, pre-production timber (young growth that is not yet merchantable timber),
logging roads and other land improvements.
The estimated volume of current standing merchantable timber, which is a component of calculating our depletion
rates, is updated at least annually to reflect increases due to the reclassification of pre-production timber to
merchantable timber when it meets defined diameter specifications, the annual growth of merchantable timber and
the acquisition of additional merchantable timber, decreases due to timber harvests and land sales and changes
resulting from other factors, such as casualty losses. Timber volumes are estimated from cruises of the timber
tracts, which are completed on our timberlands on approximately a five to ten year cycle.
Depletion represents the amount charged to expense as timber is harvested. Rates at which timber is depleted are
calculated annually for each of our depletion pools by dividing the beginning of year balance of the merchantable
timber accounts by the volume of standing merchantable timber, after estimated timber volume updates.
The base cost of logging roads, such as clearing, grading and ditching, is not depreciated and remains a capitalized
item until disposition. Other portions of the initial logging road cost, such as bridges, culverts and gravel surfacing
are depreciated over their useful lives, which range from 5 to 20 years. Costs associated with temporary logging
road spurs, which are typically used for one harvest season, are expensed as incurred. See Note 6: Timber and
Timberlands for additional information.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
We have both indefinite-lived and long-lived intangible assets. Long-lived intangible assets include customer
relationships and certain trade names we estimate have a finite life and are being amortized between 3 and 20
years depending on the type of intangible asset, and are evaluated for impairment under our Recovery of Long-
Lived Assets policy described above. There were no new intangible assets recorded during the year ended
December 31, 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded a $3.0 million intangible asset for
customer relationships acquired in the CatchMark merger. See Note 17: CatchMark Merger for additional
information. At both December 31, 2023 and 2022, the gross carrying amount of our long-lived intangible assets
was $11.4 million, and accumulated amortization was $6.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively. Amortization
expense for the customer relationships and trade names totaled $1.8 million in 2023, $1.1 million in 2022, and $0.8
million in 2021.
Estimated annual amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows:
(in thousands)
Estimated amortization expense1
1,488 $
1 These amounts could vary if acquisitions of additional intangible assets occur in the future.
1,779 $
2025
2024
$
2026
2027
2028
780 $
780 $
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Our indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names and were $10.2 million at December 31, 2023 and
2022 and are not amortized. Rather, they are tested for potential impairments annually as of October 1, or during
the year if an event or other circumstance indicates that we may not be able to recover the carrying amount of the
assets. We did not impair any intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 or 2021.
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COMPANY OWNED LIFE INSURANCE
We are the beneficiary of insurance policies on the lives of certain past officers and employees. We have recognized
the amount that could be realized upon surrender of the insurance policies in other assets in our Consolidated
Balance Sheets. Company owned life insurance expense and interest income are included in selling, general and
administrative expenses and interest expense, net, respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The
net effect of these amounts on income was not significant for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
Cash receipts and disbursements are recorded as investing activities within Other, net in the Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
We use, from time to time, certain derivative instruments to mitigate exposure to volatility in interest rates and
effectively convert a portion of floating rate debt to a fixed rate basis, thus reducing the impact of interest rate
changes on future interest expense and cash flows. All derivatives, whether designated as a hedging relationship
or not, are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in fair value of a
derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship
and the type of hedging relationship. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging
instruments, we must designate the hedging instrument as a fair value hedge or cash flow hedge based on the
exposure being hedged. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, we did not hold any derivatives designated or qualifying
as fair value hedges.
For a cash flow hedge, the fair value of the effective portion of the derivative is recognized as an asset or liability
with a corresponding amount in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Amounts recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income are recognized in earnings when the underlying
hedged transaction affects earnings. Ineffectiveness is measured by comparing the present value of the cumulative
change in the expected future cash flows of the derivative and the present value of the cumulative change in the
expected future cash flows of the related instrument. Any ineffective portion of a cash flow hedge is recognized in
earnings immediately.
If a hedge ceases to qualify for hedge accounting, the contract will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at
fair value until settled and adjustments to the contract’s fair value would be recognized in earnings. If a forecasted
transaction were no longer probable of occurring, amounts previously deferred in Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income would be recognized immediately in earnings. For derivative instruments not designated
as hedges, the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized in earnings each reporting period.
Cash flows associated with all derivative instruments are reported as cash flows from operating activities in the
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, unless the derivative contains an other-than-insignificant financing
element at the inception date, in which case the derivative instrument's cash flows are reported as either cash flows
from investing or financing activities depending on the derivative's off-market nature at inception.
We have International Swap Dealers Association (ISDA) Master Agreements with each counterparty that permits
the net settlement of amounts owed under the respective contracts. The ISDA Master Agreement is an industry
standardized contract that governs all derivative contracts entered into between the company and the respective
counterparty. Under these master netting agreements, net settlement generally permits the company or the
counterparty to determine the net amount payable or receivable for contracts due on the same date for similar types
of derivative transactions. We have not elected to offset the fair value positions of the derivative contracts recorded
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 10: Derivative Instruments for additional information.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
We use a fair value hierarchy in accounting for certain nonfinancial assets and liabilities including long-lived assets
(asset groups) measured at fair value for an impairment assessment and pension plan assets measured at fair
value.
The fair value hierarchy is based on inputs to valuation techniques that are used to measure fair value that are
either observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect assumptions market participants would use in pricing
an asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources while unobservable inputs reflect a
reporting entity’s pricing based upon its own market assumptions.
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The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:
Level 1: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities
in active markets.
Level 2: Inputs are quoted prices in non-active markets for which pricing inputs are observable either directly
or indirectly at the reporting date.
Level 3: Inputs are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers
are observed.
See Note 11: Fair Value Measurements for additional information.
EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
Equity-based awards are measured at estimated fair value on the dates they are granted or modified. These
measurements establish the cost of the equity-based awards for accounting purposes. Equity-based compensation
expense is recognized over the awards’ applicable vesting period using the straight-line method. We account for
forfeitures as they occur. Equity based compensation is classified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
based on the function to which the related services are provided. See Note 12: Equity-Based Compensation Plans
for additional information.
LEASES
We lease certain equipment, office space and land. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent our right to use an
underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising
from the lease. Operating and finance lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement
date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of our leases do not provide an
implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments.
Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term between one
to five years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. Under the operating lease model, lease
expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Under the finance lease model, lease expense
consists of the amortization of the ROU asset on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life and
interest expense calculated using the effective interest method. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are
not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the
lease term.
The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term unless there is
a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. Certain of our rental payments are adjusted
periodically for inflation. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material
restrictive covenants and we do not have any significant sublease income. See Note 13: Leases for additional
information.
INCOME TAXES
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, operating loss carryforwards
and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured pursuant to tax laws using rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to be recovered
or settled. We recognize the effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income in the period that
includes the enactment date of the rate change. We record a valuation allowance to reduce the carrying amounts
of deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized.
We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will
be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. The determination is based on the technical merits of the
position and presumes that each uncertain tax position will be examined by the relevant taxing authority that has
full knowledge of all relevant information. See Note 14: Income Taxes for additional information.
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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
We recognize any overfunded or underfunded status of our defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans
on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and recognize changes in the funded status through comprehensive income
(loss) in the year in which the changes occur. The funded status and the requirements for funding our pension plans
are based on a number of actuarial assumptions that require judgment. The determination of net periodic pension
and postretirement benefit costs includes:
costs of benefits provided in exchange for employees’ services rendered;
interest cost of the obligation;
expected long-term return on plan assets for funded plans;
amortization of prior service costs and plan amendments over the average remaining service period of the
active employee group covered by the plan; and
amortization of cumulative unrecognized net actuarial gains and losses – generally in excess of 10 percent
of the greater of the benefit obligation or market-related value of plan assets at the beginning of the year –
over the average remaining service period of the active employee group covered by the plan.
Different assumptions would change the net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs and the obligation
of the benefit plans. See Note 15: Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits for
additional information.
COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL MATTERS
We accrue estimates for resolution of any legal and other contingencies when losses are probable and estimable,
in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments,
litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred
and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated. See Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies
for additional information.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
There were no new accounting standards adopted during 2023 that had a material impact on the company.
Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic
280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. ASU 2023-07 provides updates to qualitative and
quantitative reportable segment disclosure requirements, including enhanced disclosures about significant segment
expenses and increased interim disclosure requirements, among others. The ASU is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024,
with early adoption permitted and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial
statements. Management is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the company's financial
statement disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax
Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 provides qualitative and quantitative updates to the rate reconciliation and income taxes
paid disclosures, among others, in order to enhance the transparency of income tax disclosures, including
consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and disaggregation by
jurisdiction of income taxes paid. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The
amendments may be applied prospectively or retrospectively, and early adoption is permitted. Management is
currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the company's financial statement disclosures.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain prior period reclassifications were made to conform with the current period presentation. These
reclassifications had no effect on reported net income, net income per share, comprehensive income, cash flows,
total assets, total liabilities, or shareholders' equity as previously reported.
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NOTE 2. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Our operations are organized into three reportable segments: Timberlands, Wood Products and Real Estate.
Management activities in the Timberlands segment include planting and harvesting trees and building and
maintaining roads. The Timberlands segment also generates revenues from non-timber resources such as hunting
leases, recreation permits and leases, mineral rights contracts and carbon sequestration. The Wood Products
segment manufactures and markets lumber and plywood. The Real Estate segment includes the sale of land
holdings deemed non-strategic or identified as having higher and better use alternatives, master planned community
development and a country club. Sales outside of the United States are inconsequential and no single customer
represented more than 10% of our consolidated revenues during 2023, 2022 or 2021.
Our Timberlands segment supplies our Wood Products segment with a portion of its wood fiber needs. These
intersegment revenues are based on prevailing market prices and represent a significant portion of the Timberlands
segment’s total revenues. Our other segments generally do not generate intersegment revenues. These
intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
The reportable segments follow the same accounting policies used for our Consolidated Financial Statements with
the exception of the valuation of inventories, which are reported using the average cost method for purposes of
reporting segment results. For additional information regarding valuation of inventories and our revenue recognition
policy, see Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
The following table represents our revenues by major product:
(in thousands)
Timberlands
Northern region
Sawlogs
Pulpwood
Other
Total Northern revenues
Southern region
Sawlogs
Pulpwood
Stumpage
Other
Total Southern revenues
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2023
$
174,498 $
1,247
1,445
177,190
286,970 $
2,038
1,131
290,139
299,330
1,134
993
301,457
121,940
68,104
27,206
16,637
233,887
106,582
60,363
13,903
14,603
195,451
83,836
45,957
7,533
10,664
147,990
Total Timberlands revenues
411,077
485,590
449,447
Wood Products
Lumber
Residuals and Panels
Total Wood Products revenues
Real Estate
Rural real estate
Development real estate
Other
Total Real Estate revenues
498,308
137,364
635,672
744,139
168,473
912,612
816,149
172,739
988,888
54,542
20,582
12,864
87,988
48,039
33,561
9,891
91,491
37,622
16,751
9,440
63,813
Total segment revenues
Intersegment Timberlands revenues1
Other intersegment revenues
Total consolidated revenues
1
1,134,737 1,489,693 1,502,148
(164,713)
—
$ 1,024,075 $ 1,330,780 $ 1,337,435
(158,913 )
—
(110,656 )
(6 )
Intersegment revenues represent logs sold by our Timberlands segment to our Wood Products segment.
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Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate the operating performance and effectiveness of operating
strategies of our segments and allocation of resources to them. EBITDDA is calculated as net income before interest
expense, net, income taxes, basis of real estate sold, depreciation, depletion and amortization. Adjusted EBITDDA
further excludes certain specific items that are considered to hinder comparison of the performance of our
businesses either year-on-year or with other businesses. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDDA may not be
comparable to that reported by other companies.
The following table summarizes information for each of the company’s reportable segments and includes a
reconciliation of Total Adjusted EBITDDA to income before income taxes. Corporate information is included to
reconcile segment data to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(in thousands)
Adjusted EBITDDA:
Timberlands
Wood Products
Real Estate
Corporate
Eliminations and adjustments
Total Adjusted EBITDDA
Interest expense, net1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Basis of real estate sold
Environmental charge
CatchMark merger-related expenses
Gain on fire damage
Pension settlement charge
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee
benefits
Loss on fixed assets
Other
Income before income taxes
1
Includes amortization of bond discounts and deferred loan fees.
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
$
151,321 $
20,487
67,775
(45,406)
6,057
200,234
(24,218)
(119,518)
(31,392)
—
(2,453)
39,436
—
(914)
(557)
1,267
61,885 $
249,373 $
290,907
73,258
(49,314)
9,931
574,155
(27,400)
(96,700)
(29,921)
(5,550)
(27,325)
34,505
(14,165)
(8,138)
(82)
(67)
399,312 $
262,944
393,858
47,457
(47,393)
(3,995)
652,871
(29,275)
(75,633)
(27,360)
—
—
3,361
—
(13,227)
(1,721)
—
509,016
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The following table summarizes additional reportable segment financial information:
(in thousands)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:
Timberlands
Wood Products
Real Estate
Corporate
Bond discount and deferred loan fees1
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
Basis of real estate sold:
Real Estate
Elimination and adjustments
Total basis of real estate sold
Assets:
Timberlands2
Wood Products
Real Estate3
Corporate
Total consolidated assets
Capital Expenditures:4
Timberlands
Wood Products
Real Estate5
Corporate
Total capital expenditures
1
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
75,009 $
43,506
526
477
119,518
1,636
121,154 $
59,532 $
35,953
695
520
96,700
1,534
98,234 $
45,403
28,802
640
788
75,633
1,792
77,425
31,431 $
29,932 $
(39)
(11)
31,392 $
29,921 $
27,381
(21)
27,360
$
$
$
$
$ 2,476,147 $ 2,545,608 $ 1,713,582
435,300
81,561
2,230,443
304,772
$ 3,431,256 $ 3,550,555 $ 2,535,215
498,782
74,242
3,049,171
382,085
441,196
71,949
3,058,753
491,802
$
$
23,922 $
94,688
12,187
130,797
486
131,283 $
17,752 $
55,913
8,757
82,422
374
82,796 $
16,163
38,360
9,798
64,321
256
64,577
Included within interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
2 We do not report rural real estate separately from Timberlands as we do not report these assets separately to management.
3 Real Estate assets primarily consist of the master planned community development and a country club, both located in Arkansas.
4 Does not include the acquisition of timber and timberlands, all of which were acquired by our Timberlands segment.
5 Real Estate capital expenditures include development expenditures of $11.5 million, $8.1 million and $9.2 million for the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
NOTE 3. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table reconciles the number of shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share for the
year ended December 31:
(in thousands)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding
Incremental shares due to:
Performance shares
Restricted stock units
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
2023
2022
2021
79,985
72,740
67,352
134
48
80,167
149
33
72,922
307
60
67,719
For stock-based awards, the dilutive effect is calculated using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the
dilutive effect is computed as if the awards were exercised at the beginning of the period (or at time of issuance, if
later) and assumes the related proceeds were used to repurchase common stock at the average market price during
the period. Related proceeds include future compensation cost associated with the stock award.
At December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, there were approximately 17,900, 119,000, and 48,600 stock-based
awards, respectively, which were excluded from the calculation of earnings per share because they were anti-
dilutive. Anti-dilutive stock-based awards could be dilutive in future periods.
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SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
On August 30, 2018, our board of directors authorized management to repurchase up to $100.0 million of common
stock with no time limit set for the repurchase (the 2018 Repurchase Program). During the year ended December
31, 2022, we repurchased 103,010 shares of our common stock at a total consideration of $4.5 million under the
2018 Repurchase Program. We did not repurchase any shares under the 2018 Repurchase Program during the
year ended December 31, 2021.
On August 31, 2022, our board of directors authorized management to repurchase up to $200.0 million of our
common stock with no set time limit for the repurchase (the 2022 Repurchase Program). Concurrently, the board
of directors terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under the 2018 Repurchase Program.
Shares under the 2022 Repurchase Program may be repurchased in open market transactions, through privately
negotiated transactions, and as in 2023 and 2022, pursuant to a trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule
10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The timing, manner, price and amount of repurchases will be
determined according to the terms of the Trading Plan, and, subject to the terms of the Trading Plan, the 2022
Repurchase Program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason. During the years
ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we repurchased 556,115 and 1,096,283 shares of our common stock,
respectively, for approximately $25.0 million and $50.0 million, respectively, under the 2022 Repurchase Program.
At December 31, 2023, we had remaining authorization of $125.0 million for future stock repurchases under the
2022 Repurchase Program. Transaction costs are not counted against authorized funds.
We record share purchases upon trade date, as opposed to the settlement date. We retire shares upon repurchase.
Any excess repurchase price over par is recorded in accumulated deficit. There were no unsettled repurchases at
December 31, 2023 and 2022.
DIVIDENDS
Generally, a REIT must distribute its taxable income each year and may retain only 20% of its value in its TRS,
including cash. We paid a special cash dividend of $0.95 per share, or $75.7 million in aggregate, on December 30,
2022 as a result of strong financial results in the first half of 2022. On December 31, 2021, we paid a special cash
dividend of $4.00 per share, or $276.3 million in aggregate as a result of large cash balances in both our REIT and
TRS during 2021 driven by record lumber and indexed sawlog prices. No special cash dividends were paid during
the year ended December 31, 2023.
On February 9, 2024, the board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share payable on
March 29, 2024, to stockholders of record as of March 8, 2024.
NOTE 4. INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following at December 31:
(in thousands)
Logs
Lumber, plywood and veneer
Materials and supplies
Less: LIFO reserve
Total inventories
2023
2022
39,011 $
34,621
23,713
97,345
(18,680)
78,665 $
30,586
35,888
21,262
87,736
(19,778)
67,958
$
$
Logs, lumber, plywood and veneer inventories valued on the LIFO basis represented approximately 69% and 77%
of total inventory at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. If the LIFO inventory method had not been used,
inventory balances would be higher by $18.7 million and $19.8 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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NOTE 5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment consist of the following at December 31:
(in thousands)
Land
Buildings and improvements
Machinery and equipment
Construction in progress
Less: accumulated depreciation
Total property, plant and equipment, net
Range of useful lives
2023
2022
10-40 years
2-25 years
$
$
7,171 $
141,373
435,540
97,830
681,914
(309,082)
372,832 $
7,171
137,567
425,713
18,484
588,935
(270,751)
318,184
Depreciation expense for property and equipment, including assets under finance leases, was $44.6 million, $37.6
million and $30.6 million in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In June 2022, we announced a project to expand
and modernize our Waldo, Arkansas sawmill with completion expected in 2024. We expect to spend approximately
$131.0 million on the project, of which $74.2 million and $12.2 million was spent in 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Additionally, we accelerated the useful life of certain property, plant and equipment identified to be replaced as part
of the sawmill expansion resulting in approximately $11.9 million and $7.0 million of additional depreciation expense
during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These assets are expected to remain in use
until the project is complete.
OLA, ARKANSAS SAWMILL FIRE
On June 13, 2021, a fire occurred at our Ola, Arkansas sawmill. There were no injuries or environmental issues
from the fire. The damage was principally limited to the large log primary breakdown area of the mill. The new
equipment has been installed and the large log line restarted in September 2022. We have adequate property
damage and business interruption insurance, subject to a $2.0 million deductible. Insurance recoveries are recorded
when deemed probable and reasonably estimable. In September 2023, we finalized our claim with the insurance
carriers resulting in $89.4 million of total insurance recoveries, net of a $2.0 million deductible, for both the property
damage and business interruption claims. During the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we received
$36.4 million, $26.2 million, and $0, respectively, for business interruption recoveries and $1.4 million, $8.8 million
and $15.0 million, respectively, for property damage recoveries for the Ola, Arkansas sawmill in the Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows. At December 31, 2023, $1.6 million of insurance recoveries remained due from the
insurance carriers, all of which was received in January 2024.
During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we recorded $39.4 million, $34.1 million, and $2.9
million, respectively, as gain on fire damage at the Ola, Arkansas sawmill in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations. The gain on fire damage was net of disposal costs and fixed asset write-offs at the Ola, Arkansas
sawmill of $0, $0.9 million and $12.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
NOTE 6. TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS
Timber and Timberlands consist of the following at December 31:
(in thousands)
Timber and timberlands
Logging roads
Total timber and timberlands, net
2023
2,347,300 $
93,098
2,440,398 $
2022
2,416,134
92,238
2,508,372
$
$
Depletion from company-owned lands totaled $69.0 million, $54.0 million and $40.4 million in 2023, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. Amortization of road costs, such as bridges, culverts and gravel surfacing, totaled $3.6 million, $3.5
million and $3.5 million in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
On January 26, 2024, we entered into an agreement to sell approximately 34,000 acres of four-year average age
Southern timberlands for approximately $58.0 million, subject to certain adjustments as defined in the agreement.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024.
Additionally, in January 2024, we acquired approximately 16,000 acres of timberlands in Arkansas for approximately
$31.0 million. We funded the acquisition with cash on hand.
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During the year ended December 31, 2022, we acquired approximately 46,000 acres of timberlands in Mississippi
and Arkansas for approximately $101.0 million. Additionally, on September 14, 2022, we completed our merger
with CatchMark which consists of approximately 348,000 acres in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. See Note
17: CatchMark Merger for additional information.
Future payments due under timber cutting contracts at December 31, 2023 were $11.4 million.
NOTE 7. OTHER ASSETS
Other Current Assets consist of the following at December 31:
(in thousands)
Real estate held for sale
Income taxes receivables
Prepaid expenses
Other
Total other current assets
Other Long-Term Assets consist of the following at December 31:
(in thousands)
Interest rate swaps
Operating leases
Mineral rights
Investment in company owned life insurance (COLI), net
Other
Total other long-term assets
2023
2022
21,490 $
7,575
7,447
9,746
46,258 $
23,072
—
6,063
7,820
36,955
$
$
2023
2022
$
129,125 $
10,169
5,352
5,220
19,266
169,132 $
$
144,583
9,306
5,880
4,311
15,474
179,554
NOTE 8. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities consist of the following at December 31:
(in thousands)
Accrued payroll and benefits
Accounts payable
Deferred revenue
Accrued interest
Accrued taxes
Other current liabilities
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
NOTE 9. DEBT
Long-term Debt consists of the following at December 31:
(in thousands)
Variable-rate term loans1
Fixed-rate term loans2
Revenue bonds3
Long-term principal
Debt issuance costs
Unamortized discounts
Total long-term debt
Less: current portion of long-term debt
Long-term debt
2023
2022
24,473 $
12,521
10,455
8,344
5,712
20,878
82,383 $
29,051
12,241
10,860
7,778
7,161
27,770
94,861
2023
761,000 $
210,000
65,735
1,036,735
(1,926)
(1,081)
1,033,728
(175,615)
858,113 $
2022
721,000
250,000
65,735
1,036,735
(2,324)
(1,731)
1,032,680
(39,979)
992,701
$
$
$
$
1 Variable-rate term loans are at rates of one-month SOFR plus a spread between 1.66% and 2.30% and mature between 2026 and 2033.
As of December 31, 2023, the one-month SOFR rate was 5.34%. We have entered into interest rate swaps to fix the interest rate on these
variable-rate term loans. See Note 10: Derivative Instruments for additional information.
2 Fixed-rate term loans are at rates between 4.05% and 4.64% and mature between 2024 and 2025.
3 Revenue bonds have a fixed rate of 2.75% and mature in 2024.
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TERM LOANS
In December 2023, through a ninth amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement
(Amended Term Loan Agreement) with our primary lender, we refinanced an existing term loan of $40.0 million that
matured with a new term loan that matures in December 2033. The new term loan carries a variable interest rate
of one-month SOFR plus 2.30%. In conjunction with the new term loan, we terminated a $50.0 million forward-
starting interest rate swap and transferred the value realized from its termination into a new $40.0 million interest
rate swap to fix the rate at 3.35% before patronage credits from lenders. See Note 10: Derivative Instruments for
additional information on our derivative instruments.
In December 2022, through an eighth amendment to the Amended Term Loan Agreement, we refinanced an
existing term loan of $40.0 million that matured with a new term loan that matures in November 2032. The new term
loan carries a variable interest rate of one-month SOFR plus 2.30%. In conjunction with the new term loan, we
entered into $40.0 million of interest rate swaps to fix the rate at 3.28% before patronage credits from lenders.
Additionally, this amendment converted all our then outstanding LIBOR-indexed variable term loans to SOFR-
indexed variable rates, plus a SOFR adjustment of 0.10%. We have entered into SOFR-indexed interest rate swaps
to fix the interest rate on these SOFR-indexed variable term loans.
On September 14, 2022, through a seventh amendment to the Amended Term Loan Agreement, we refinanced
$277.5 million of long-term debt assumed in our merger with CatchMark. The seventh amendment to the Amended
Term Loan Agreement provided for a new 5-year term loan in the principal amount of $138.75 million maturing on
September 1, 2027, and a new 8-year term loan in the principal amount of $138.75 million maturing on September
1, 2030 (collectively the New Term Loans). The New Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to one-month SOFR
plus 2.0% per annum. In addition, the 8-year term loan provides for a cost-of-capital reset at year five. In connection
with the refinance, we entered into two one-month SOFR-indexed interest rate swaps to fix the interest rates on the
New Term Loans at 2.50% and 2.66% respectively, before patronage credits from lenders. See Note 17: CatchMark
Merger for additional information on the merger.
At December 31, 2023, $971.0 million was outstanding under our Amended Term Loan Agreement.
DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS AND UNAMORTIZED DISCOUNTS
Debt issuance costs represent the capitalized direct costs incurred related to the issuance of debt. These costs are
amortized to interest expense over the terms of the respective borrowings.
Unamortized discounts include a $4.9 million fair value adjustment to a $100.0 million term loan assumed in the
Deltic merger. The unamortized balance of the fair value adjustment at December 31, 2023 was $1.1 million and
will be amortized through the term loan’s maturity in 2025.
DEBT MATURITIES
Scheduled principal payments due on long-term debt at December 31, 2023 are as follows:
(in thousands)
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total
CREDIT AGREEMENT
$
$
175,735
100,000
27,500
138,750
100,000
494,750
1,036,735
On May 18, 2023, we entered into a first amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(Amended Credit Agreement). The Amended Credit Agreement provides for loans based on SOFR instead of the
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), provides us the option to borrow based on a daily SOFR or term SOFR
basis, and provides mechanics relating to the transition from the use of SOFR to a replacement benchmark rate
upon the occurrence of certain transition events.
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The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a $300.0 million revolving line of credit that matures February 14,
2027. As provided in the Amended Credit Agreement, the borrowing capacity may be increased up to an additional
$500.0 million. The Amended Credit Agreement also includes a sublimit of $75.0 million for the issuance of standby
letters of credit and a sublimit of $25.0 million for swing line loans. Usage under either or both sub facilities reduces
availability under the revolving line of credit. We may also utilize borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement
to, among other things, refinance existing indebtedness and provide funding for working capital requirements,
capital projects, acquisitions and other general corporate expenditures.
Pricing on the Amended Credit Agreement is set according to the type of borrowing. SOFR borrowings under the
Amended Credit Agreement are issued at a rate equal to the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR rate (as defined in the
Amended Credit Agreement) plus an applicable rate. Base Rate borrowings are issued at a rate equal to a Base
Rate, which is a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus one half of one
percent, (b) the Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day, plus 1%, and (c) the rate of
interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by KeyBank as its "prime rate." The interest
rates we pay for borrowings under either type of loan include an additional Applicable Rate, which can range from
0.85% to 1.10% for SOFR loans and actual rate for Base Rate loans can range from 0% to 0.10% depending on
our credit rating. Additionally, the Amended Credit Agreement provides mechanics relating to the transition from the
use of SOFR to a replacement benchmark rate upon the occurrence of certain transition events or elections made
by the parties. As of December 31, 2023, we were able to borrow under the revolving line of credit with an additional
Applicable Rate of 1.025% for SOFR loans and 0.025% for Base Rate loans. We also pay an annual facility fee of
0.175% on the $300.0 million on our revolving line of credit. At December 31, 2023, there were no borrowings under
the revolving line of credit and approximately $0.7 million of the revolving line of credit was utilized by outstanding
letters of credit.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
The Amended Term Loan Agreement and the Amended Credit Agreement (collectively referred to as the
Agreements) contain certain covenants that limit our ability and that of our subsidiaries to create liens, merge or
consolidate, dispose of assets, incur indebtedness and guarantees, repurchase or redeem capital stock and
indebtedness, make certain investments or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates or change the
nature of our business. The Agreements also contain financial maintenance covenants including the maintenance
of a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. We are permitted to pay dividends to our
stockholders under the terms of the Agreements so long as we expect to remain in compliance with the financial
maintenance covenants. We were in compliance with all debt and credit agreement covenants at December 31,
2023.
NOTE 10. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
From time to time, we enter into derivative financial instruments to manage certain cash flow and fair value risks.
Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in the cash flows of a specific asset
or liability that is attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered cash flow hedges. All our
cash flow hedges are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged
interest rate risk through the term of the hedges.
At December 31, 2023, we have interest rate swaps associated with $761.0 million of term loan debt. These cash
flow hedges convert variable rates ranging from one-month SOFR plus 1.66% to 2.30%, to fixed rates ranging from
2.19% to 4.79% before patronage credits from lenders. At December 31, 2023, we also have $200.0 million of
forward-starting interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges for expected future debt refinances that require
settlement on the stated maturity date.
On September 15, 2022, we terminated $277.5 million of forward-starting interest rate swaps and transferred the
value realized from their termination into two new swaps to hedge the variability in future cash flows on the SOFR-
indexed New Term Loans of $277.5 million. These two new one-month SOFR-indexed interest rate swaps with a
notional amount of $138.75 million each effectively fix the interest rates at 2.50% and 2.66% on the New Term
Loans before patronage credits from lenders. See Note 9: Debt for additional information.
Additionally, in connection with the CatchMark merger, we acquired two LIBOR-indexed interest rate swaps with a
combined notional amount of $275.0 million which were used to fix the interest rates on CatchMark’s long-term
debt. These interest rate swaps had a fair value of $19.2 million at the date of the CatchMark merger. We terminated
these interest rate swaps and transferred the value realized from their termination into an existing $150.0 million
LIBOR-indexed interest rate swap associated with a $150.0 million term loan maturing January 1, 2029, resulting
in the reduction of the LIBOR-indexed swap rate from 2.71% to 0.49%.
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The gross fair values of our cash flow derivative instruments at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, were
$129.1 million and $144.6 million, respectively, all of which were classified in Other assets, non-current on our
Consolidated Balance Sheets. Derivative instruments that mature within one year, as a whole, are classified as
current.
The following table details the effect of derivatives on our Consolidated Statements of Operations:
(in thousands)
Derivatives designated in cash flow hedging relationships:
Interest rate contracts
Location
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2023
Income recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive
income to income, net of tax1
Interest expense,
Net
$
$
14,716 $
116,890 $
26,564
(18,905) $
1,125 $
8,748
Interest expense, net
1 Realized gains and losses on interest rate contracts consist of realized net cash received or paid and interest accruals on the interest rate
swaps during the periods in addition to amortization of amounts out of other comprehensive income related to certain terminated hedges and
adjustments to interest expense resulting from amortization of inception value of certain off-market designated hedges. For the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, we amortized approximately $10.3 million, $3.1 million, and $0, respectively, of the off-market
designated hedges which is included in other, net within operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Net cash received
or paid is included in the supplemental cash flow information within interest, net of amounts capitalized in the Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows.
27,400 $
24,218 $
29,275
$
At December 31, 2023, the amount of net gains expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months is
approximately $17.2 million. However, this expected amount to be reclassified into earnings is subject to volatility
as the ultimate amount recognized in earnings is based on the SOFR rate at the time of net swap cash payments.
NOTE 11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial instruments as of December 31 are as follows:
(in thousands)
Derivative assets related to interest rate swaps (Level 2)
Long-term debt, including current portion (Level 2):
Term loans
Revenue bonds
Total long-term debt1
2023
2022
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
$
129,125 $ 129,125 $ 144,583 $
Fair
Value
144,583
$ (969,919) $ (965,718) $ (969,269) $ (961,632)
(64,602)
$(1,035,654) $ (1,030,504) $ (1,035,004) $(1,026,234)
(65,735)
(64,786)
(65,735)
Company owned life insurance (Level 3)
1 The carrying amount of long-term debt includes principal and unamortized discounts.
$
5,220 $
5,220 $
4,311 $
4,311
The fair value of interest rate swaps is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis based on third-party
sources on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives,
including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate forward curves.
The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated based upon quoted market prices for similar debt issues or
estimated based on average market prices for comparable debt when there is no quoted market price.
The contract value of our company owned life insurance is based on the amount at which it could be redeemed
and, accordingly, approximates fair value.
We believe that our other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables
and payables have net carrying value that approximates their fair value with only insignificant differences. This is
primarily due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
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NOTE 12. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
We issue new shares of common stock to settle performance stock awards (PSAs), restricted stock units (RSUs)
and deferred compensation stock equivalent units. At December 31, 2023, approximately 1.8 million shares were
available for future use under our long-term incentive plans.
The following table details our compensation expense and the related income tax benefit for company specific
equity awards for the year ended December 31:
(in thousands)
Employee equity-based compensation expense:
Performance stock awards
Restricted stock units
Deferred compensation stock equivalent units expense
Total equity-based compensation expense
Total tax benefit recognized for share-based payment awards
2023
2022
2021
$
$
$
5,101 $
3,818
196
9,115 $
5,887 $
3,107
196
9,190 $
5,381
3,041
185
8,607
549 $
457 $
428
Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized $9.3 million in stock-based compensation
expense for the accelerated vesting of CatchMark equity awards related to the CatchMark merger which is included
in CatchMark merger-related expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 17: CatchMark
Merger for additional information.
PERFORMANCE STOCK AWARDS
During 2023, 2022 and 2021, officers and certain other employees of the company were granted PSA awards.
PSAs granted under the stock incentive plans have a three-year performance period and shares are issued at the
end of the period if the performance measures are met. Performance shares are earned based on the company's
total shareholder return (TSR) over a three-year performance period relative to the median TSR of performance
peer group (weighted 50%) and the company's TSR percentile ranking relative to all companies within the NAREIT
All Equity REITs Index (of which we are a member) (weighted 50%) over such performance period. TSR is
calculated based on stock price appreciation plus cash and share distributions. The number of shares actually
issued, as a percentage of the amount subject to the PSA, could range from 0% to 200%. PSAs granted under our
stock incentive plans do not have voting rights unless and until shares are issued upon settlement. If shares are
issued at the end of the three-year performance measurement period, the recipients will receive dividend
equivalents in the form of additional shares at the time of payment equal to the dividends that would have been paid
on the shares earned had the recipients owned the shares during the three-year period. Therefore, the shares are
not considered participating securities.
Since the awards contain a market condition, the effect of the market condition is reflected in the grant-date fair
value, which is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation. This method is used to estimate the stock prices of
PotlatchDeltic and the selected peer companies at the end of the three-year performance period. The Monte Carlo
simulation uses inputs such as stock prices and expected volatility of PotlatchDeltic and the peer group of
companies as of the award date. Multiple simulations are generated, resulting in share prices and total shareholder
return values for PotlatchDeltic and the peer group of companies. For each simulation, the total shareholder return
of PotlatchDeltic is ranked against that of the peer group of companies. The future value of the performance share
unit is calculated based on a multiplier for the median outperformance and percentile ranking and then discounted
to present value. The discount rate is the risk-free rate as of the award date for a term consistent with the
performance period. Awards are also credited with dividend equivalents at the end of the performance period, and
as a result, award values are not adjusted for dividends.
The following table presents the key inputs used in calculating the fair value of the PSAs and the resulting fair
values:
Stock price as of valuation date
Risk-free rate
Expected volatility
Expected dividend yield1
Expected term (years)
Fair value of a performance share
1 Full dividend reinvestment assumed.
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2023
$
$
47.55
$
4.14%
36.24%
—
3.00
61.21
$
55.02
$
1.79%
45.69%
—
3.00
76.18
$
53.53
0.18 %
45.56 %
—
3.00
69.72
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The following table summarizes outstanding PSAs as of December 31 and the changes during each year:
2023
2022
2021
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Nonvested shares outstanding at January 1
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Nonvested shares outstanding at December 31
Total grant date fair value of PSA awards
vested during the year
Total fair value of PSA awards
vested during the year
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Shares
Shares
174,900 $ 73.14 202,447 $ 55.16 253,266 $
106,342 $ 61.21
88,128 $
(73,459) $ 69.72 (119,066) $ 45.04 (129,666) $
(28,177) $ 68.81
(9,281) $
179,606 $ 68.15 174,900 $ 73.14 202,447 $
92,490 $ 76.18
(971) $ 60.42
Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
41.36
69.72
37.87
58.32
55.16
$
5,122
$
5,363
$
4,910
$
3,694
$
6,735
$ 12,015
As of December 31, 2023, there was $6.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested PSAs,
which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
During 2023, 2022 and 2021, directors, officers, and certain other employees of the company were granted RSU
awards that will vest from one to three years. RSU awards are credited with dividend equivalents for any dividends
paid on the company's common stock during the vesting period. Recipients will receive dividend equivalents in the
form of additional shares of common stock at the date the vested RSUs are settled. Any forfeited RSUs will not
receive dividends. Therefore, the shares are not considered participating securities.
The following table summarizes outstanding RSU awards as of December 31 and the changes during each year:
2023
2022
2021
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Nonvested shares outstanding at January 1
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Nonvested shares outstanding at December 31
Total grant date fair value of RSU awards
vested during the year
Total fair value of RSU awards
vested during the year
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Shares
Fair Value
110,123 $ 52.94 132,899 $ 47.19 139,492 $ 37.54
127,579 $ 47.01 59,549 $ 53.61 66,107 $ 54.52
(44,607 ) $ 52.79 (81,002) $ 43.92 (68,606 ) $ 34.50
(4,094 ) $ 49.35
(12,727 ) $ 50.76
180,368 $ 48.94 110,123 $ 52.94 132,899 $ 47.19
(1,323) $ 58.48
$
2,355
$ 3,557
$
2,367
$
2,150
$ 3,634
$
4,130
As of December 31, 2023, there was $6.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested
RSU awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION STOCK EQUIVALENT UNITS
A long-term incentive award was granted annually to our directors through December 2017. The awards are payable
upon a director's separation from service. Directors may also elect to defer their annual cash retainers and awards
of RSUs, payable in the form of stock. Additionally, issuance of RSUs awarded to certain officers and employees
may also be deferred at the election of the officers or employees, as applicable. All stock unit equivalent accounts
are credited with dividend equivalents. At December 31, 2023, vested deferred shares that will be distributed in the
future to directors or officers and employees as common stock were 205,378 and 5,484, respectively.
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NOTE 13. LEASES
See Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for details on our lease accounting policies.
BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION
The following tables provide supplemental balance sheet information related to our leases as of December 31:
Classification
2023
2022
Other long-term assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
(in thousands)
Assets
Operating lease assets
Finance lease assets1
Total lease assets
Liabilities
Current
$
$
$
10,169 $
11,281
21,450 $
9,306
13,213
22,519
2,575 $
4,525
2,570
4,834
Operating lease liabilities
Finance lease liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Noncurrent
Operating lease liabilities
Finance lease liabilities
6,716
8,179
22,299
Total lease liabilities
1 Finance lease assets are presented net of accumulated amortization of $9.6 million and $7.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022,
Other long-term obligations
Other long-term obligations
7,590
6,699
21,389 $
$
respectively.
Weighted-average remaining terms (years)
Operating leases
Finance leases
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases
Finance leases
LEASE COSTS
2023
2022
4.97
2.92
5.05%
4.34%
5.44
3.32
4.40%
3.49%
4,798
2,825
227
7,850
The following table summarizes the components of our lease expense for the year ended December 31:
(in thousands)
Operating lease costs1
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of leased assets
Interest on lease assets
2023
2022
2021
$
3,257 $
3,525 $
4,951
458
8,666 $
4,277
340
8,142 $
Net lease costs
1 Excludes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.
$
Operating lease costs and amortization of finance lease assets are included within costs of goods sold and selling,
general and administrative expenses and interest on lease assets is included in interest expense, net on our
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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OTHER LEASE INFORMATION
The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the year ended December 31:
(in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease
liabilities:
2023
2022
2021
Operating cash flows for operating leases
Operating cash flows for
finance leases
Financing cash flows for
finance leases
Lease assets exchanged for new lease liabilities:
Operating leases
Finance leases
MATURITY OF LEASE LIABILITIES
$
$
$
$
$
3,257 $
3,591 $
4,745
458 $
340 $
227
4,801 $
4,421 $
2,846
3,765 $
3,458 $
3,932 $
6,819 $
1,907
6,279
At December 31, 2023, the future minimum lease payment obligations under noncancelable leases were as follows:
(in thousands)
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total lease payments
Less: interest
Present value of lease liabilities
NOTE 14. INCOME TAXES
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
$
$
3,025
2,639
2,491
1,519
1,004
788
11,466
1,301
$
10,165 $
4,920
3,732
2,381
773
90
68
11,964
740
11,224
As a REIT, we generally are not subject to federal and state corporate income taxes on income from investments
in real estate that we distribute to our shareholders. We conduct certain activities through our PotlatchDeltic TRS
which are subject to corporate level federal and state income taxes. These activities are principally comprised of
our wood products manufacturing operations and certain real estate investments. Therefore, income tax expense
or benefit is primarily due to income or loss of the PotlatchDeltic TRS, as well as permanent book versus tax
differences and discrete items.
We were also subject to corporate taxes on built-in gains (the excess of fair market value over tax basis on the
merger date) on sales of former Deltic real property held by the REIT during the five years following the Deltic
merger (until February 2023). The sale of standing timber is not subject to built-in gains tax.
Income tax expense consists of the following for the year ended December 31:
(in thousands)
Current
Deferred
Net operating loss carryforwards
Income taxes
2023
2022
2021
$
$
9,053 $
(9,501)
232
(216) $
70,669 $
(5,302)
45
65,412 $
85,131
25
—
85,156
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Income tax expense differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% to
income before income taxes due to the following for the year ended December 31:
(in thousands, except effective tax rate)
U.S. federal statutory income tax
REIT income not subject to federal income tax
Federal unrecognized tax benefit change
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
Other items, net1
Income taxes
Effective tax rate
$
2023
$ 12,996
(9,766)
(1,638)
(862)
(946)
(216)
(0.3%)
$
2022
83,855
(27,085)
—
9,478
(836)
2021
$ 106,893
(34,332)
—
13,314
(719)
85,156
$
16.4%
16.7%
$
65,412
1
Includes $1.0 million, $0 million and $1.0 million of deferred tax rate changes for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021,
respectively.
The tax effects of significant temporary differences creating deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 were:
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits
Inventories
Nondeductible accruals
Incentive compensation
Employee benefits
Other
Total deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
Timber and timberlands, net
Property, plant and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net
Real estate development
Other
Total deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities, net
2023
2022
18,098 $
892
1,663
1,444
1,451
790
24,338
(1,827)
(51,704)
(3,590)
(982)
(2,876)
(60,979)
(36,641) $
20,992
753
2,559
1,910
1,477
706
28,397
(1,852)
(58,464)
(4,037)
(1,628)
(4,206)
(70,187)
(41,790)
$
$
We believe it is more likely than not that we will have sufficient future taxable income to realize our deferred tax
assets. At December 31, 2023, we had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $12.3 million that expire from
2035 to 2037, state net operating loss carryforwards of $4.2 million that expire from 2028 to 2037. These net
operating loss carryforwards were acquired in the CatchMark merger, have been reduced for Section 382 limitations
under the Internal Revenue Code and are netted against corresponding uncertain tax position liabilities.
In conjunction with the CatchMark merger, we recorded uncertain tax position liabilities plus any applicable accrued
interest, related to the treatment of certain intercompany transactions between CatchMark's REIT and its taxable
REIT subsidiary. These liabilities are included in Other Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Tax Liabilities, net in
our Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had $7.8 million and $8.3 million,
respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, most of which, if recognized, would affect the annual effective tax rate.
The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December
31:
(in thousands)
Balance at January 1
Additions for tax positions related to the current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Reduction for tax positions of prior years
Lapse of statutes of limitations
Balance at December 31
2023
2022
$
$
8,306 $
249
1,545
(334)
(1,980)
7,786 $
—
171
8,810
—
(675)
8,306
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During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we reduced our uncertain tax positions due to the lapse of
the statute of limitations by $2.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively. We are not aware of any tax positions for
which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next
twelve months.
We reflect accrued interest related to tax obligations, as well as penalties, in our provision for income taxes. For the
years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we recognized insignificant amounts related to interest and
penalties in our tax provision. At December 31, 2023, and 2022, we had insignificant amounts of accrued interest
related to tax obligations and tax positions taken on our tax returns, and no accrued interest receivable with respect
to open tax refunds.
The following table summarizes the tax years subject to examination by major taxing jurisdictions:
Jurisdiction
Federal
Arkansas
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Georgia
Years
2020 - 2023
2020 - 2023
2020 - 2023
2019 - 2023
2019 - 2023
2020 - 2023
NOTE 15. SAVINGS PLANS, PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
SAVINGS PLANS
Substantially all of our employees are eligible to participate in 401(k) savings plans sponsored by the company. In
2023, 2022 and 2021, we made employer matching 401(k) contributions on behalf of our employees of $4.3 million,
$4.2 million and $4.0 million, respectively.
Certain eligible employees who earn awards under our annual incentive plan are permitted to defer receipt of those
awards. These employees may defer receipt of a minimum of 50% and a maximum of 90% of the award pursuant
to rules established under our Management Deferred Compensation Plan. Eligible employees may also defer up to
50% of their base salary under the Management Deferred Compensation Plan. At the employee's election, deferrals
may be deemed invested in a directed investment account with certain deemed investments available under the
401(k) Plan or a combination of these investment vehicles.
PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
On January 1, 2011, we closed the legacy Potlatch pension plans to any new salaried and hourly non-represented
employees hired after that date. Upon our merger with Deltic in 2018, we assumed one qualified pension plan, one
nonqualified pension plan and one other postretirement benefit (OPEB) plan. The acquired plans have been frozen
to new participants since 2014. Effective December 31, 2021, the Potlatch Salaried Retirement Plan (Salaried Plan)
was amended and restated merging the company's three other qualified pension plans into the Salaried Plan,
creating one qualified pension plan renamed the PotlatchDeltic Retirement Plan. There were no impacts to vesting
provisions or benefits to the participants of the former qualified defined benefit pension plans as a result of the
merger into the Salaried Plan.
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In March 2022, we transferred $75.6 million of our qualified pension plan (the Plan) assets to an insurance company
for the purchase of a group annuity contract. As a result of the transaction, the insurance company assumed
responsibility for annuity administration and benefit payments to select retirees and terminated vested participants,
with no change to participants' pension benefits. We recorded a non-cash pretax settlement charge of $14.2 million
as a result of accelerating the recognition of actuarial losses included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
that would have been recognized in future periods. The settlement triggered a remeasurement of the Plan's assets
and liabilities. We updated the discount rate used to measure our projected benefit obligation for the Plan as of
March 31, 2022, and to calculate the related net periodic benefit cost for the remainder of 2022 to 3.95% from
3.00%. All other pension assumptions remain unchanged.
Certain legacy Potlatch and Deltic retirees under age 65 are offered a PPO medical plan with prescription drug
coverage. Certain legacy Deltic retirees over age 65 are offered a PPO medical plan with no prescription drug
coverage. This plan is considered a secondary plan to Medicare. For legacy Potlatch retirees age 65 or over, the
medical plan is divided into two components, with the company continuing to self-insure prescription drugs and
providing a fully-insured medical supplemental plan through AARP/United Healthcare. The health care plans require
the retiree to contribute amounts in excess of the company subsidy in order to continue coverage.
We use a December 31 measurement date for our benefit plans and obligations. We recognize the underfunded
status of our defined benefit pension plans and OPEB plan obligations on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We
recognize changes in the funded status in the year in which changes occur in Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income and amortize actuarial gains and losses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as net periodic cost
(benefit).
Changes in benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status for our pension and OPEB plans were as follows for
the year ended December 31:
(in thousands)
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial gain
Benefits paid
Plan settlements
Benefit obligation at end of year
Pension Plans
2023
2022
$ (232,198) $ (386,205) $
(6,805)
(10,646)
74,445
17,708
79,305
$ (233,202) $ (232,198) $
(5,422)
(12,551)
86
16,883
—
OPEB
2023
(22,370 ) $
(110 )
(1,175 )
5,717
874
—
(17,064 ) $
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Actual return on plan assets
Employer contributions and benefit payments
Benefits paid
Plan settlements
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$ 172,246 $ 329,796 $
(62,807)
2,278
(17,708)
(79,313)
$ 177,875 $ 172,246 $
20,050
2,462
(16,883)
—
— $
—
874
(874 )
—
— $
2022
(32,258)
(316)
(914)
8,334
2,784
—
(22,370)
—
—
2,784
(2,784)
—
—
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Current liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities
Funded status
$
$
(2,586) $
(52,741)
(55,327) $
(2,517) $
(57,435)
(59,952) $
(1,949 ) $
(15,115 )
(17,064 ) $
(2,409)
(19,961)
(22,370)
The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans is determined using the actuarial present
value of the vested benefits to which the employee is currently entitled and the employee’s expected date of
separation for retirement. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit
pension plans was $223.5 million and $223.7 million, respectively. Actuarial gain (loss) in our pension plans is
primarily due to year-over-year changes in the discount rate and assumptions associated with updated census data,
demographic assumptions, future salary increases, along with asset growth outpacing interest and service cost in
our qualified pension plan. Actuarial gain (loss) for our OPEB plans is primarily due to year-over-year changes in
the discount rate and assumptions associated with medical trends, claims and participant contributions. During
2023 and 2022, funding of pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans was $3.3 million and $5.1
million, respectively.
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Pension plans with projected benefit obligations greater than plan assets were as follows at December 31:
Projected benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets
2023
2022
$
$
233,202 $
177,875 $
232,198
172,246
Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations greater than plan assets at December 31 are as follows:
Accumulated benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets
PENSION ASSETS
2023
2022
$
$
223,486 $
177,875 $
223,686
172,246
We utilize formal investment policy guidelines for our company-sponsored pension plan assets. Management is
responsible for ensuring the investment policy and guidelines are adhered to and the investment objectives are
met.
The general policy states that plan assets will be invested to seek the greatest return consistent with the fiduciary
character of the pension funds and to allow the plans to meet the need for timely pension benefit payments. The
specific investment guidelines stipulate that management will maintain adequate liquidity for meeting expected
benefit payments by reviewing, on a timely basis, contribution and benefit payment levels and appropriately revise
long-term and short-term asset allocations. Management takes reasonable and prudent steps to preserve the value
of pension fund assets and to avoid the risk of large losses. Major steps taken to provide this protection include the
following:
• Assets are diversified among various asset classes, such as global equities, fixed income, alternatives and
liquid reserves.
• Periodic reviews of allocations within these ranges are reviewed to determine what adjustments should be
made based on changing economic and market conditions and specific liquidity requirements.
• Assets are managed by professional investment managers and may be invested in separately managed
accounts or commingled funds.
• Assets are not invested in PotlatchDeltic stock.
The investment guidelines also provide that individual investment managers are expected to achieve a reasonable
rate of return over a market cycle. Emphasis will be placed on long-term performance versus short-term market
aberrations. Factors to be considered in determining reasonable rates of return include performance achieved by a
diverse cross section of other investment managers, performance of commonly used benchmarks (e.g., MSCI All-
Country World Index, Barclays Long Credit Index), actuarial assumptions for return on plan investments and specific
performance guidelines given to individual investment managers.
The long-term targeted asset allocation ranges for the pension benefit plans’ asset categories are as follows:
Asset Category
Global equities
Fixed income securities
Alternatives, which may include equities and fixed income securities
Cash and cash equivalents
Allocation Range
5% - 35%
50% - 100%
0% - 15%
0% - 5%
The asset allocations of the pension benefit plans’ assets by asset category were as follows at December 31:
Asset Category
Global equities
Fixed income securities
Other (includes cash and cash equivalents and alternatives)
Total
Pension Plans
2023
2022
19%
74
7
100%
20%
73
7
100%
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The pension assets are stated at fair value. Refer to Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for a
discussion of the framework used to measure fair value.
Assets within our defined benefit pension plans were invested as follows:
(in thousands)
Asset Category
Cash and cash equivalents
Global equity securities1
Fixed income securities2
Alternatives3
Total
(in thousands)
Asset Category
Cash and cash equivalents
Global equity securities1
Fixed income securities2
Alternatives3
Total
Level 1
December 31, 2023
Level 2
3,009 $
34,534
114,224
8,495
160,262 $
— $
—
17,613
—
17,613 $
Level 1
December 31, 2022
Level 2
3,690 $
33,974
107,557
8,224
153,445 $
— $
—
18,801
—
18,801 $
$
$
$
$
Total
3,009
34,534
131,837
8,495
177,875
Total
3,690
33,974
126,358
8,224
172,246
1 Level 1 assets are international and domestic managed investments with quoted prices on major security markets and also include
investments in registered investment company funds for which market quotations are generally readily available on the primary market or
exchange on which they are traded. The global equity securities track the MSCI All-Country World Index.
2 Level 1 assets are investments in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities representing corporate securities,
U.S. treasuries, municipals and futures. Level 2 assets are thinly traded investments in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of
varying maturities representing mostly corporate securities. Both Level 1 & Level 2 investments track the Bloomberg Barclay’s Long-term
Credit Index.
3 Level 1 assets are long-term investment funds which are invested in tangible assets and real asset companies such as infrastructure, natural
resources and timber.
There were no Level 3 investments held by the defined benefit pension plans at December 31, 2023 or 2022.
PLAN ACTIVITY
Pre-tax components of net periodic cost (benefit) recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Operations were
as follows for the year ended December 31:
(in thousands)
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss
Net periodic cost before pension
settlement charges
Pension settlement charge
Other settlements
Net periodic cost
2023
Pension Plans
2022
2021
2023
8,182 $
110 $
$ 5,422 $ 6,805 $
12,551
(12,109)
45
(83)
10,646 10,533
(9,920) (14,100 )
86
5,400 14,455
73
1,175
—
—
(665)
OPEB
2022
316 $
914
—
(381 )
623
2021
670
1,267
—
(1,192)
2,178
5,826 13,004 19,156
—
—
— 14,165
783
—
$ 5,826 $ 27,952 $ 19,156 $
620
—
—
620 $
1,472
—
—
2,923
—
—
1,472 $ 2,923
The amounts recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, which
have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs at December 31, net of tax, consist of:
(in thousands)
Net (loss) income
Prior service cost
Total amount unrecognized
Pension Plans
2023
(27,307) $
$
(15)
$
(27,322) $
2022
(33,043) $
(49)
(33,092) $
OPEB
2023
2022
8,397 $
—
8,397 $
4,598
—
4,598
EXPECTED FUNDING AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS
We currently estimate we will contribute approximately $4.4 million to our qualified pension plan in 2024. Our non-
qualified pension plan and other postretirement employee benefit plans are unfunded and benefit payments are
paid from our general assets. We estimate that we will make non-qualified pension plan payments of $2.6 million
and other postretirement employee benefit payments of $1.9 million in 2024, which are included below.
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Estimated future benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are as follows for the years indicated:
(in thousands)
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029-2033
ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS
Pension Plans
$
$
$
$
$
$
16,261 $
16,481 $
16,608 $
16,742 $
16,765 $
85,034 $
OPEB
1,949
1,778
1,688
1,567
1,477
6,121
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation for our pension and OPEB plans were
as follows at December 31:
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
Pension Plans
OPEB
2023
5.55%
3.00%
2022
5.60%
3.00 -
5.00%
2023
5.45%
2022
5.55%
—
—
The weighted-average assumptions used for all pension and OPEB plans to determine the net periodic benefit cost
were as follows for the year ended December 31:
Discount rate
Expected return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase
2023
5.60%
6.25%
3.00 -
5.00%
Pension Plans
2022
3.00%
4.50%
3.00 -
5.00%
2021
2.65%
5.25%
3.00 -
4.00%
OPEB
2022
5.55% 2.95% 2.60%
2021
2023
—
—
—
—
—
—
The discount rate used in the determination of pension and other postretirement employee benefit obligations was
calculated using hypothetical bond portfolios to match the expected benefit payments under each of our pension
plans and other postretirement employee benefit obligations based on bonds available at each year end with a
rating of "AA" or better. The portfolios were well-diversified over corporate industrial, corporate financial, municipal,
federal and foreign government issuers.
Determining our expected return on plan assets requires a high degree of judgment. The expected return on plan
assets assumption is based upon an analysis of historical long-term returns for various investment categories, as
measured by appropriate indices. These indices are weighted based upon the extent to which plan assets are
invested in the particular categories in arriving at our determination of a composite expected return.
At December 31, 2023, the assumed health-care cost trend rate used to calculate other postretirement employee
benefit obligations was between 9.00% and 10.62% depending on the individual plan participant makeup and
graded ratably to an assumption of 4.00% in 2047. The actual rates of health-care cost increases may vary
significantly from the assumption used because of unanticipated changes in health-care costs.
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NOTE 16. COMPONENTS OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The following tables detail the changes in our Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) on our
Consolidated Balance Sheets for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, net of tax.
(in thousands)
Pension and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits
2023
2022
Balance at beginning of period
$
(28,494) $
(51,369)
Unrecognized gains (losses) arising in AOCI during the period:
Gross
Tax effect
Reclassifications from AOCI to earnings:
Pension settlement1
Other1
Tax effect
Net of tax amount
Other reclassifications
Balance at end of period
Cash Flow Hedges
Balance at beginning of period
Unrecognized gains arising in AOCI during the period:
Gross
Tax effect
Reclassifications from AOCI to earnings:
Gross2
Tax effect
Net of tax amount
Other reclassifications
Balance at end of period
Accumulated other comprehensive income, end of period
$
1.
2.
Included in the computation of net periodic pension costs.
Included in Interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
13,744
(3,436)
—
(703)
175
9,780
(211)
(18,925)
10,825
(2,760)
14,165
5,715
(5,070)
22,875
—
(28,494)
126,146
8,131
14,225
446
(19,354)
449
(4,234)
45
121,957
103,032 $
117,761
(871)
1,241
(116)
118,015
—
126,146
97,652
See Note 10: Derivative Instruments and Note 15: Savings Plans, Pension and Other Postretirement Employee
Benefits for additional information.
NOTE 17. CATCHMARK MERGER
On September 14, 2022, CatchMark and CatchMark Timber Operating Partnership, L.P. (the Partnership) merged
into a wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger Sub) of PotlatchDeltic, pursuant to the terms of a merger agreement dated
May 29, 2022, with the Merger Sub surviving the mergers. CatchMark owned approximately 348,000 acres of
superior site index timberlands located in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. The CatchMark timber and
timberlands assets and operations are included in our Timberlands segment within the Southern region.
As a result of the merger, we issued approximately 11.5 million shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock, including
(i) 11.3 million shares in exchange for the outstanding shares of CatchMark common stock, which included unvested
CatchMark share-based awards that fully vested upon closing of the merger and (ii) 0.2 million shares in exchange
for the Partnership OP Units. We capitalized transaction costs of $9.3 million for items such as investment banking
fees, legal services, and other professional fees directly attributable to the merger.
We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all the value of the acquisition was
concentrated in the acquired timber and timberlands. We allocated the cost of the acquisition to the net assets
acquired based on their relative estimated fair value on the acquisition date with the assistance of third-party
specialist. This resulted in an allocation of $782.3 million to timber and timberlands, $3.0 million to intangible assets,
$32.0 million to other assets and $23.6 million for cash acquired in the merger. Additionally, we assumed $323.1
million of liabilities, including $300.0 million of outstanding long-term debt.
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Immediately following the merger, we refinanced $277.5 million of the long-term debt assumed in the merger and
repaid the remaining $22.5 million with cash on hand. We also entered into $277.5 million of interest rate swaps to
fix the interest rates on the refinanced long-term debt. Refer to Note 9: Debt and Note 10: Derivative Instruments
for further information.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, we incurred non-capitalizable merger costs in connection with the
CatchMark merger of approximately $2.5 million, primarily consisting of post-merger fees for professional services.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we incurred non-capitalizable merger costs of $27.3 million in
connection with the CatchMark merger, primarily for severance benefits, tax gross-up payments to holders of
Partnership OP Units and share-based compensation for the acceleration of CatchMark equity awards that fully
vested upon closing of the merger and were allocated to the post-merger period. These costs are included in
CatchMark merger related expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
NOTE 18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
At any given time, we are subject to claims and actions incidental to the operations of our business. Based on
information currently available, management believes the company is not a party to any legal proceeding that could
have a materially adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, operating results, or net cash flow.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTER
Pursuant to a 2002 Asset Purchase Agreement under which Sappi Cloquet LLC (Sappi) purchased our Cloquet,
Minnesota pulp and paper mill (the Plant), we agreed to indemnify Sappi from certain environmental liabilities
accruing from the pre-sale operations of the Plant. In February 2021, we were notified by Sappi that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contacted Sappi about the opportunity to participate with the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the EPA in a voluntary federal sediment remediation program under the Great
Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) for a project in the St. Louis River Area of Concern, which runs from Cloquet, Minnesota
to Lake Superior. The GLLA is a sediment remediation program administered by EPA that provides up to 65%
federal funding for the remediation of contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes region. The GLLA program
requires at least 35% cash or in-kind contributions from non-federal sponsors (NFS). The EPA’s invitation to Sappi
made no demands on or claims against Sappi, nor have the EPA or the MPCA made any demands or claims against
PotlatchDeltic.
The identified sediment remediation project (the Project) at Thomson Reservoir is downstream from the Plant. The
Plant was identified for potential partnership with the EPA and the MPCA on the Project based on the Plant’s historic
direct discharges of wastewater and leachate from the Plant’s landfill into the St. Louis River prior to the re-routing
of the discharges in 1979 to a public wastewater treatment facility. After multiple discussions with the MPCA and
completion of our extensive due diligence on this matter, we informed the MPCA in January 2023 that we were
interested in voluntarily participating in the Project, subject to an equitable division with the MPCA of the NFS share
of the costs and accrued $5.6 million at December 31, 2022 for our estimated contribution to the Project.
We executed a Project agreement with the EPA and the MPCA in October 2023 and estimated our share of the
total Project costs between $5.6 million and $6.7 million. In accordance with the Project agreement, we made a
$3.4 million payment in November 2023, for our initial share of the Project costs. At December 31, 2023, we have
accrued $2.2 million for our estimated remaining contribution to the Project, all of which is included in accounts
payable and accrued liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. While it is reasonably possible that costs may
change as the Project develops and work contracts are executed, we are unable to estimate at this time the amount
of change, if any, which may be required for our share of this matter in the future.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We conducted an evaluation (pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange
Act)), under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2023. These disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports that are filed or submitted under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules
and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive
and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that these disclosure
controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2023.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting,
as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act of 1934.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria
set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated
Framework (2013).
Based on our assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial
reporting is effective based on those criteria.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, has been audited by
KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the latest fiscal quarter
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
PotlatchDeltic Corporation:
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited PotlatchDeltic Corporation and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023,
based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related
consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated
financial statements), and our report dated February 15, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion on those
consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and
for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting
firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting
was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our
audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Seattle, Washington
February 15, 2024
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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
During the three months ended December 31, 2023, none of the company's officers or directors adopted, modified
or terminated any "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements," as each term is
defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT
INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Certain of the information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information appearing under the
headings "Board of Directors," and "Corporate Governance" from our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the
SEC on or about March 28, 2024.
Our Corporate Conduct and Ethics Code, which is applicable to all directors, officers and employees, can be found
on our website at www.PotlatchDeltic.com. We post any amendments to or waivers from our Corporate Conduct
and Ethics Code on our website.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information set forth under the headings "Report of the Executive Compensation and Personnel Policies
Committee," "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," "Executive Compensation Tables," “CEO Pay Ratio,”
"Compensation of Directors" and "Corporate Governance - Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation" in our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about March 28, 2024, is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information regarding any person or group known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our
common stock as well as the security ownership of management set forth under the heading "Security Ownership"
in our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about March 28, 2024, is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this item regarding certain relationships and related transactions is to be included under
the heading "Corporate Governance - Transactions with Related Persons" in our definitive Proxy Statement to be
filed with the SEC on or about March 28, 2024, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item regarding director independence is to be included under the headings "Board
of Directors" and "Corporate Governance - Director Independence" in our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with
the SEC on or about March 28, 2024, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this item regarding principal accounting fees and services is to be included under the
heading "Audit Committee Report - Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in 2023 and 2022"
in our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about March 28, 2024, and is incorporated herein
by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
All financial statement schedules have been omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are
required or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes
thereto, included in Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data above.
Exhibits:
POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
2.1*
2.2*
3.1*
3.2*
4.1
4.2*
10.11*
10.21*
10.31*
10.41*
10.51*
10.61*
DESCRIPTION
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 6, 2021 among Loutre Land and Lumber
Company, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, PCH Merger LLC and the Shareholder Representatives party
thereto, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December
22, 2021.
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 29, 2022, among PotlatchDeltic Corporation, Horizon
Merger Sub 2022, LLC, CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. and CatchMark Timber Operating Partnership,
L.P., filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 31, 2022.
Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective May 1, 2023, filed as Exhibit
3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 4, 2023.
Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through February 18, 2009, filed as Exhibit (3)(b) to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 20, 2009.
See Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2. The Registrant also undertakes to furnish to the SEC, upon request, any
instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt.
Description of Registrant’s Securities, filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan, as amended effective December
2, 2004, filed as Exhibit (10)(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Original PotlatchDeltic
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. (SEC File No. 001-05313).
Amendment to PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan, filed as Exhibit
10.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 11, 2008.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Severance Program for Executive Employees, amended and restated
effective January 1, 2019, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the
Registrant on February 21, 2019.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan, as amended and
restated effective January 1, 1989, and as amended through May 24, 2005, filed as Exhibit (10)(d)
to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Original PotlatchDeltic for the quarter ended June 30,
2005.
Amendment, effective as of January 1, 1998, to Plan described in Exhibit (10)(c), filed as Exhibit
(10)(d)(i) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Original PotlatchDeltic for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003. (SEC File No. 001-5313)
Amendment, effective as of January 1, 2009, to Plan described in Exhibit (10)(c), filed as Exhibit
10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 11, 2008.
90
10.71*
10.81*
10.91*
10.101*
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, as amended through May 24,
2005, filed as Exhibit (10)(g) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Original PotlatchDeltic
for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors II, as amended and restated
effective May 8, 2014 and further amended and restated effective September 8, 2016, filed as Exhibit
10(e) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
First Amendment to the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors II, filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 7, 2017.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Protection Trust Agreement, dated November 29, 2023, between
PotlatchDeltic Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 1, 2023.
10.111,2
Form of Indemnification Agreement with directors and executive officers of the Registrant.
10.121*
10.131*
10.141*
10.151*
10.161*
10.171*
10.181*
10.191*
10.201*
10.211*
10.221*
PotlatchDeltic Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated May 19, 2006, filed
as Exhibit (10)(r) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Registrant for the quarter ended
June 30, 2006, and as further amended and restated effective September 16, 2006, filed as Exhibit
(10)(e) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on September 21, 2006.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.C to the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q filed by the Registrant for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice and Agreement (Directors) 2014
Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the
Registrant on December 7, 2017.
Form of 2014 RSU Award Notice and Award Agreement (2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan) filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 9, 2014.
Form of 2015 RSU Award Notice and Agreement (2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan) filed as Exhibit
10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 18, 2015.
Form of 2019 Performance Share Award Notice and Agreement (2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan),
filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 21, 2019.
Form of 2019 RSU Award Notice and Agreement (2014 Long-term Incentive Plan) filed as Exhibit
10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 21, 2019.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2019.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Amended and Restated 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 4, 2022.
Form of PotlatchDeltic 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan RSU Award Notice (Employee) filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2019.
Form of PotlatchDeltic 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan RSU Award Agreement for restricted stock
unit awards granted prior to December 2, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2019.
91
10.231*
10.241*
10.251*
10.261*
10.271*
10.281*
10.291*
Form of PotlatchDeltic 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan RSU Award Agreement (Employee) for
restricted stock unit awards granted on or after December 2, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Form of PotlatchDeltic 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan Performance Share Award Notice filed as
Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2019.
Form of PotlatchDeltic 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan Performance Share Agreement for
performance share awards granted prior to December 2, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2019.
Form of PotlatchDeltic 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan Performance Share Agreement for
performance share awards granted on or after December 2, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Form of PotlatchDeltic 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan Award Director RSU Notice and Agreement
filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2019.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan II, as amended through February
20, 2008, filed as Exhibit (10)(r)(iv) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on
February 26, 2008.
Amendment to PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan II, effective June
1, 2008, filed as Exhibit (10)(r)(v) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May
21, 2008.
10.301,2
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II, effective December 5, 2008,
amended and restated as of January 1, 2024.
10.311*
10.321,2
10.331*
10.34*
10.35*
10.36*
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Annual Incentive Plan effective January 1, 2023, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on December 2, 2022.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Deferred Compensation Plan, effective June 1, 2008,
amended and restated as of January 1, 2024.
Summary of PotlatchDeltic Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation, effective May 4,
2023, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Registrant for the quarter
ended June 30, 2023.
Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2018, by and among
the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as borrowers, Northwest Farm Credit Services,
PCA as administrative agent, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Lenders from
time to time party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the
Registrant on March 28, 2018.
First amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and Incremental Term
Loan Agreement dated January 30, 2019, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries as borrowers and Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the
Guarantors party thereto, and the Lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 5, 2019.
Second amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated December 2,
2019, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and Northwest
Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, and the Lenders
party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed by the Registrant on
December 10, 2019.
92
10.37*
10.38*
10.39*
10.40*
10.41*
10.42*
10.43*
10.44*
10.45*
10.46*
Third amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated April 14, 2020,
by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and Northwest Farm
Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, and the Lenders party
thereto, filed as Exhibit 10(a) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Registrant for the
quarter ended March 30, 2020.
Fourth amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated December 1,
2020, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and Northwest
Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party
thereto, and the Voting Participants party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Registrant on December 1, 2020.
Fifth amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated December 1,
2021, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and Northwest
Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party
thereto, and the Voting Participants party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Registrant on December 1, 2021.
Sixth amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated February 14,
2022, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and Northwest
Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party
thereto, and the Voting Participants party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Registrant on February 14, 2022.
Seventh amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated September
14, 2022, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and
Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, the
Lenders party thereto, and the Voting Participants party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on September 14, 2022.
Eighth amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated December 1,
2022, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and Northwest
Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party
thereto, and the Voting Participants party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Registrant on December 1, 2022.
Ninth amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated December 1,
2023, by and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers and AgWest
Farm Credit, PCA (as successor in interest to Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA), as
Administrative Agent, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Voting
Participants party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the
Registrant on December 1, 2023.
Loan Agreement dated August 1, 2016 by and among Nez Perce County, Idaho, PotlatchDeltic
Corporation, PotlatchDeltic Forest Holdings, Inc., PotlatchDeltic Lake States Timberlands, LLC,
PotlatchDeltic Land and Lumber, LLC, Minnesota Timberlands, LLC and PotlatchDeltic Timberlands,
LLC, filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on August 19,
2016.
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 14, 2021, by and among the
Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers, KeyBank National Association as
Administrative Agent, swing line lender and L/C Issuer, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto
and the Lenders from time to time party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Registrant on December 14, 2021.
First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2023 by
and among the Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as borrowers, KeyBank National
Association as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 18, 2023.
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10.47*
10.48*
10.49*
212
232
242
312
322
971,2
101
Group annuity contract, effective March 6, 2020, between NY Life Insurance Company and the
Registrant, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on October
16, 2020.
Group annuity contract, effective March 17, 2022, between American General Life Insurance
Company and PotlatchDeltic Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by the Registrant on July 21, 2023.
Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2022, between
PotlatchDeltic Manufacturing, LLC and BID Group Construction US Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on June 6, 2022.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Subsidiaries.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Powers of Attorney.
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
Furnished statements of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy for Executive Officers, effective
December 1, 2023.
The following financial information from PotlatchDeltic Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 15, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline
Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of
Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, (iii) the
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2023 and 2022, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, (v) the Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 and (vi)
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in
Exhibit 101).
Incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-32729, unless otherwise indicated).
*
1 Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
2 Document filed with this Form 10-K.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By
/s/ ERIC J. CREMERS
Eric J. Cremers
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 15, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on
February 15, 2024, by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities indicated.
/s/ ERIC J. CREMERS
Eric J. Cremers
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ WAYNE WASECHEK
Wayne Wasechek
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
/s/ GLEN F. SMITH
Glen F. Smith
*
Michael J. Covey
*
Anne L. Alonzo
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Director
*
Director
Linda M. Breard
*
James M. DeCosmo
*
William L. Driscoll
*
D. Mark Leland
*
Lawrence S. Peiros
*
Lenore M. Sullivan
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
*By
/s/ MICHELE L. TYLER
Michele L. Tyler
(Attorney-in-fact)
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anne L. Alonzo
Former Senior Vice President, External Affairs
and Chief Sustainability Officer
Corteva AgriScience
Director since 2021
Linda M. Breard
Former Strategic Consultant to the CEO
Impinj, Inc.
Director since 2015
Michael J. Covey
Chairperson of the Board
Retired Chief Executive Officer
PotlatchDeltic Corporation
Director since 2006
Eric J. Cremers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Director since 2013
James M. DeCosmo
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Forestar Group, Inc.
Director since 2022
William L. Driscoll
Partner
Lincoln Park Partners
Director since 2004
D. Mark Leland
Retired President
Midstream Division of El Paso Corporation
Director since 2018
Lawrence S. Peiros*
Retired Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
The Clorox Company
Director since 2003
*Independent Lead Director
Lenore M. Sullivan
Retired Partner
Perella Weinberg Partners
Director since 2018
OFFICERS
Darin R. Ball
Vice President, Timberlands
Eric J. Cremers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ashlee Townsend Cribb
Vice President, Wood Products
William R. DeReu
Vice President, Real Estate
Robert L. Schwartz
Vice President, Human Resources
Glen F. Smith
Chief Accounting Officer
Anna E. Torma
Vice President, Public Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer
Michele L. Tyler
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Wayne Wasechek
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Executive Offices
601 West First Avenue, Suite 1600
Spokane, Washington 99201-3807
509-835-1500
www.potlatchdeltic.com
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
866-593-2351
www.computershare.com/investor
Stock Listing
PotlatchDeltic common stock is traded under the symbol
PCH on Nasdaq.
Distribution Reinvestment
For the convenience of our registered stockholders, dividend
distributions may be reinvested in PotlatchDeltic common
stock. For information, contact Computershare at
866-593-2351.
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held online:
May 6, 2024, at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCH2024
Additional Information
Copies of our filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, our Corporate Governance
Guidelines, Corporate Conduct and Ethics Code, and
Charters of the Committees of the Board of Directors
are available, free of charge, at our Web address,
www.potlatchdeltic.com, or upon written request to
the Corporate Secretary at our executive offices.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements that
reflect management’s current views regarding future
events based on estimates and assumptions, and are
therefore subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. For a nonexclusive listing of forward-
looking statements and potential factors affecting
our business, please refer to “Cautionary Statement
Regarding Forward-Looking Information” on Page 1
and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which
is included as part of this report. These forward-looking
statements are made as of the date of this report and,
except as required under applicable law, we do not
intend to issue updates concerning any future revisions
of management’s views to reflect events or
circumstances occurring after the date
of this report.
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