LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT

This note provides details about our:


•	long-term debt assumed in the Plum Creek merger and


•	new term loans issued.

LONG-TERM DEBT ASSUMED IN THE PLUM CREEK MERGER

Through our merger with Plum Creek, Weyerhaeuser assumed long-term debt instruments consisting of:


•	two issuances of publicly traded Senior Notes,


•	an Installment Note (defined and described below) and


•	the Note Payable to Timberland Venture (defined and described below).

Concurrent with the merger, Weyerhaeuser repaid in full the outstanding balances of Plum Creek's Revolving Line of Credit and Term Loan using $720 million of cash on hand.

Senior Notes

The assumed Senior Notes are publicly traded and were issued by Plum Creek Timberlands, L.P. (PC Timberlands) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Weyerhaeuser Company as of the acquisition date. See Note 18: Condensed Consolidating Financial Information for issuer and guarantor financial information. There were two separate issuances of Senior Notes: $569 million (principal) of 4.70% notes which matures in 2021 and $325 million (principal) of 3.25% notes which matures in 2023. The Senior Notes are redeemable prior to maturity; however, they are subject to a premium on redemption, which is based upon interest rates of U.S. Treasury securities having similar average maturities.

Through preliminary acquisition accounting the Senior Notes were recognized at estimated fair values of $614 million for the 4.70% notes and $324 million for the 3.25% notes as of the acquisition date. The differences between cash interest payments and the amounts recorded as interest expense at the effective market rates will reduce the carrying values of the notes to the principal amounts at maturity.

Installment Note

We have assumed an installment note (Installment Note) payable to WestRock Land and Development, LLC (WR LD) that was issued in connection with Plum Creek's acquisition of certain timberland assets. The principal balance of the Installment Note is $860 million. Following the issuance, WR LD pledged the installment note to certain banks in the farm credit system. The annual interest rate on the Installment Note is fixed at 5.207%. Interest is paid semi-annually with the principal due upon maturity in December 2023. The term may be extended at the request of the holder if the company at the time of the request intends to refinance all or a portion of the Installment Note for a term of five years or more. The Installment Note is generally not redeemable prior to maturity except in certain limited circumstances and could be subject to a premium on redemption.

The company receives patronage refunds under the Installment Note. Patronage refunds are distributions of profits from banks in the farm credit system, which are cooperatives that are required to distribute profits to their members. Patronage distributions, which are made in either cash or stock, are received in the year after they were earned and are recorded as offsets to interest expense.

Through preliminary acquisition accounting, the Installment Note was recognized at an estimated fair value of $892 million as of the acquisition date. The difference between the cash interest payments and the amount being recorded as interest expense at the effective market rate will reduce the carrying value of the Installment Note to the principal amount at the maturity date.

Note Payable to Timberland Venture

We have assumed a promissory note payable to Timberland Venture (Note Payable to Timberland Venture) that has a principal balance of $783 million. The annual interest rate on the Note Payable to Timberland Venture is fixed at 7.375%. Interest is paid quarterly with the principal due upon maturity. The note matures on October 1, 2018 but may be extended until October 1, 2020 at the election of Weyerhaeuser. The note is not redeemable prior to maturity.

Through preliminary acquisition accounting, the Note Payable to Timberland Venture was recognized at an estimated fair value of $837 million as of the acquisition date. The difference between the cash interest payments and the amount being recorded as interest expense at the effective market rate will reduce the carrying value of the note to the principal amount at the maturity date.

The Timberland Venture is a related party, as described in Note 6: Equity Method Investments.

NEW TERM LOANS ISSUED

During February 2016 and subsequent to completion of the Plum Creek merger, we entered into a $600 million 18-month senior unsecured term loan maturing in August 2017. Borrowings are currently at LIBOR plus 1.05%. As of March 31, 2016 we had $600 million outstanding under this facility.

During March 2016, we entered into a $1.9 billion 18-month senior unsecured term loan maturing in September 2017. Borrowings are currently at LIBOR plus 1.05%. At March 31, 2016, we had $500 million outstanding under this facility.