Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) May 20, 2021 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780 RAYONIER INC . Incorporated in the State of North Carolina I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 13-2607329 1 Rayonier Way Wildlight , Florida 32097 (Principal Executive Office) Telephone Number: ( 904 ) 357-9100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Title of each class Trading Symbol Exchange COMMON STOCK, $0.00 PAR VALUE RYN New York Stock Exchange Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐ Table of Contents RAYONIER INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS             PAGE Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.    1      Signature    2 Table of Contents Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Rayonier Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders of the Company (1) approved all nine of the director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (3) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. The final voting results were as follows: Broker Election of Directors, Terms Expire in 2022 Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes Dod A. Fraser 118,587,178 2,162,034 124,430 7,775,963 Keith Bass 119,805,687 956,542 111,413 7,775,963 Scott R. Jones 120,007,352 754,824 111,466 7,775,963 V. Larkin Martin 98,930,641 21,833,831 109,170 7,775,963 Meridee A. Moore 120,045,100 718,928 109,614 7,775,963 Ann C. Nelson 119,830,283 911,122 132,237 7,775,963 David L. Nunes 119,798,354 950,897 124,391 7,775,963 Matthew J. Rivers 120,075,726 663,515 134,401 7,775,963 Andrew G. Wiltshire 119,209,713 1,539,895 124,034 7,775,963 Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers 118,839,872 1,773,392 260,378 7,775,963 Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 127,721,189 819,787 108,629 — 1 Table of Contents SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. RAYONIER INC. (Registrant) BY: /s/ MARK R. BRIDWELL Mark R. Bridwell Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary May 20, 2021 2