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 19, 2022 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 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Rayonier Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 19, 2022 (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 2022. The final voting results were as follows: Broker Election of Directors, Terms Expire in 2023 Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes Dod A. Fraser 120,826,147 6,348,829 97,401 8,207,333 Keith Bass 126,318,186 857,589 96,602 8,207,333 Scott R. Jones 124,835,438 2,341,530 95,409 8,207,333 V. Larkin Martin 107,685,871 19,491,618 94,888 8,207,333 Meridee A. Moore 119,236,931 7,944,881 90,565 8,207,333 Ann C. Nelson 126,154,329 1,027,357 90,691 8,207,333 David L. Nunes 126,728,711 448,550 95,116 8,207,333 Matthew J. Rivers 124,609,557 2,567,705 95,115 8,207,333 Andrew G. Wiltshire 124,620,751 2,554,439 97,187 8,207,333 Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers 123,962,045 3,031,393 278,939 8,207,333 Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 134,653,410 747,557 78,743 — 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 19, 2022 2