-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IZj6LbU+445oNDZttjXxiFgMQvUlK1f4NkRrXe5WCutx53xE8hxD4jYArn9dEKec 21fyO5WXtQw1849qi83tIw== 0000950157-07-000136.txt : 20070206 0000950157-07-000136.hdr.sgml : 20070206 20070205214225 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950157-07-000136 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070205 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Domtar CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001381531 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPER MILLS [2621] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33164 FILM NUMBER: 07582398 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 BUSINESS PHONE: 253-924-2345 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEYERHAEUSER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000106535 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS (NO FURNITURE) [2400] IRS NUMBER: 910470860 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1225 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 BUSINESS PHONE: 2539242345 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 425 1 form425.htm FORM 425 Form 425
 
   
            Filed by: Weyerhaeuser Company
            Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
            Subject Company:  Weyerhaeuser Company
            Commission File No.:  333-140411
       
       
 
On February 5, 2007, Weyerhaeuser Company issued the following press release:
 
For immediate release
For more information contact:

Media - Bruce Amundson (253) 924-3047
Analysts - Kathryn McAuley (253) 924-2058

Weyerhaeuser Announces Receipt of IRS Ruling

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Feb. 5, 2007) - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced that it has received a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) indicating that the contribution and distribution steps of the combination of Weyerhaeuser and Domtar Inc. (NYSE: DTC), including the exchange offer announced previously, will qualify as tax-free to Weyerhaeuser, Domtar Corporation and the holders of common shares of Weyerhaeuser for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Weyerhaeuser's obligation to exchange shares pursuant to the exchange offer is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the arrangement by which Domtar Inc. will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Domtar Corporation, which include the receipt of the IRS ruling, and other conditions.
 
As previously announced, Weyerhaeuser and Domtar Inc. entered into a definitive agreement on Aug. 22, 2006 to combine Weyerhaeuser’s fine paper business and related assets with Domtar Inc. to form Domtar Corporation.
 
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2005, sales were $22.6 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 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.
 
Additional Information
 
This announcement is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to sell nor an offer to buy any securities or a recommendation as to whether you should participate in the exchange offer announced previously. The exchange offer is made solely by the Prospectus-Offer to Exchange and related letters of transmittal.
 
Investors and shareholders are urged to read the Prospectus-Offer to Exchange, and any other relevant documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, when they become available and before making any investment decisions. None of Weyerhaeuser, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited, Domtar Inc., Domtar Corporation or any of their respective directors or officers makes any recommendation as to whether you should participate in the exchange offer. You will be able to obtain a free copy of the Prospectus-Offer to Exchange and other related documents filed by Weyerhaeuser or Domtar Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
Information in this communication contains forward-looking statements, which are based on the current plans and expectations of management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. A list of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or underlying, those forward-looking statements is detailed in the filings of Weyerhaeuser and Domtar Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as annual and quarterly reports and the Prospectus-Offer to Exchange. None of Weyerhaeuser, Domtar Corporation or Domtar Inc. assume any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances.
 

 
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