8-K 1 doc1.txt ================================================================================ 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): AUGUST 14, 2003 MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) WASHINGTON (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 000-9409 91-6087550 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 14900 INTERURBAN AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 282, SEATTLE, WA 98168 (Address of Office) (206) 674-4639 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ------------ ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated August 14, 2003 ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. On August 14, 2003, Mercer International Inc. (the "Company") announced by press release the Company's results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2003. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. SIGNATURES 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. MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. /s/ Jimmy S.H. Lee ------------------------------------- Jimmy S.H. Lee President and Chief Executive Officer Date: August 14, 2003 MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. FORM 8-K EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION --------------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated August 14, 2003