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NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

                     WEYERHAEUSER EXTENDS TENDER OFFER
              FOR WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES UNTIL AUGUST 15, 2001

FEDERAL WAY, Wash., June 29, 2001 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today
announced that it has extended its $50 per share cash tender offer for all
of the outstanding common stock of Willamette Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WLL)
until midnight New York City time on August 15, 2001

As of midnight on June 28, 2001, Willamette shareholders had tendered and
not withdrawn approximately 37.7 million shares pursuant to
Weyerhaeuser's tender offer.



IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Company Holdings, Inc. ("CHI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser
Company, has commenced a tender offer for all the outstanding shares of
common stock of Willamette Industries, Inc. at $50.00 per share, net to the
seller in cash, without interest. The offer currently is scheduled to
expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on August 15, 2001. CHI may
extend the offer. If the offer is extended, CHI will notify the depositary
for the offer and issue a press release announcing the extension on or
before 9:00 a.m. New York City time on the first business day following the
date the offer was scheduled to expire.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products
companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2000, sales were $16 billion. It
has offices or operations in 17 countries, with customers worldwide.
Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of
timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real
estate construction, development and related activities. Additional
information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is
available at www.weyerhaeuser.com.

Today's news release, along with other news about Weyerhaeuser, is available
on the Internet at www.weyerhaeuser.com.

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                           (212) 355-4449