RAYONIER INC

17. LEASES

TIMBERLAND LEASES

Our timberland leases typically have initial terms of approximately 30 to 65 years, with renewal provisions in some cases.

NON-TIMBERLAND LEASES

In addition to timberland holdings, we lease certain equipment and office space. Significant leased properties include regional offices in Spokane, Washington; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lufkin, Texas.

BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION

The following table presents supplemental balance sheet information related to lease assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

(a)Finance lease assets are presented net of accumulated amortization of $0.8 million as of March 31, 2026.

LEASE MATURITIES, LEASE COST AND OTHER LEASE INFORMATION

The following table details our undiscounted lease obligations as of March 31, 2026 by type of lease and year of expiration:

The following table details components of our lease cost for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

(a)The majority of timberland leases are subject to increases or decreases based on either the Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, or market rates.

(b)Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Related costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Short-term lease expense was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

The following table provides supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

We apply the following practical expedients as allowed under ASC 842:

18. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The net pension and postretirement benefit costs are presented below:

PLANS ASSUMED IN MERGER WITH POTLATCHDELTIC

Upon our merger with PotlatchDeltic Corporation, we assumedone qualified defined benefit pension plan, two nonqualified pension plans, andtwo other postretirement benefit plans. The expected return on plan assets for the qualified plan assumed is 6.5%. The discount rate used to measure the projected benefit obligation as of January 30, 2026, was 5.65% for the qualified and nonqualified pension plans and 5.50% for the other postretirement benefit plans.

FAIR VALUE OF PENSION PLAN ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS

Consistent with accounting for the merger as the acquirer in a business combination (see Note 2 — Merger with PotlatchDeltic Corporation), pension assets and benefit obligations for plans assumed from PotlatchDeltic were remeasured to reflect their fair value as of the merger date. This included updating asset values and reviewing discount rates to reflect market conditions as of the date of the merger. The following represents the fair values of these items as of January 30, 2026:

•$181.0 million qualified pension plan assets

•$197.0 million qualified pension plan projected benefit obligation

•$33.9 million nonqualified pension plan projected benefit obligation

•$14.0 million other postretirement accumulated benefit obligation

Rayonier expects to make required contributions of approximately $7.3 million to the qualified pension plan in 2026. The non-qualified plans are unfunded; expected benefit payments to be made directly by Rayonier in 2026 are approximately $2.7 million. Expected other postretirement benefit payments in 2026 are approximately $1.8 million.

19. INCENTIVE STOCK PLANS

A summary of our stock-based incentive compensation cost is presented below:

(a)Represents accelerated stock-based incentive compensation cost due to our merger with PotlatchDeltic for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

(b)Represents amounts capitalized as part of the overhead allocation of timber-related costs.

REPLACEMENT AWARDS FROM THE MERGER WITH POTLATCHDELTIC

In connection with the merger with PotlatchDeltic, Rayonier issued replacement awards in exchange for outstanding PotlatchDeltic equity awards based on the exchange ratio specified in the merger agreement. The replacement awards consisted of:

•1,509,498 unvested restricted stock units issued to employees and directors;

•234,882 vested deferred restricted stock units issued to employees and directors; and

•280,588 vested deferred compensation stock equivalent units issued to directors.

PotlatchDeltic performance share awards were converted into time‑based replacement restricted stock units at the greater of (i) target performance or (ii) actual performance as of January 30, 2026. The original PotlatchDeltic performance awards were canceled upon exchange, and no performance conditions carried over to the replacement awards.

In accordance with ASC 805, the portion of replacement award fair value attributable to pre-merger services was included in consideration transferred, with the remainder recognized as post‑merger compensation expense over the applicable remaining service periods. The total fair value of the replacement awards was approximately $46.1 million, allocated as follows:

•$25.0 million attributable to pre-merger services (included in consideration transferred); and

•$21.1 million attributable to post-merger services (recognized prospectively as compensation expense over the remaining service period).

See Note 2 — Merger with PotlatchDeltic Corporation for additional information.

REPLACEMENT RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

The replacement restricted stock units consist of (i)1,509,498 unvested awards subject to remaining service-based vesting and (ii)234,882 vested awards that have been deferred and will settle upon a participant’s separation from service or other defined settlement event.

The following acceleration events occurred in connection with the merger, with the related expense recorded within integration and merger-related costs (see Note 21 — Integration and Merger-Related Costs):

•Director awards:52,024 replacement restricted stock units held by non-employee directors vested in full at closing on January 30, 2026 pursuant to the change-in-control provisions of the underlying award agreements, resulting in $0.3 million of expense. No unrecognized compensation cost remains related to the director awards.

•Employee awards:555,597 replacement restricted stock units held by employees vested in full during the quarter — either upon qualifying terminations of employment or pursuant to change-in-control provisions in PotlatchDeltic equity plans — resulting in $8.2 million of expense. In addition, the Company recognized $1.3 million of expense for replacement restricted stock units held by employees whose qualifying terminations are contractually scheduled in subsequent periods, where both the termination date and the amount are fixed and no further service required.

As of March 31, 2026, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested replacement restricted stock units was approximately $10.4 million, expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining service period of approximately 16 months, subject to acceleration upon qualifying terminations.

A summary of the replacement restricted stock units granted during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as a result of the merger is as follows:

(a)Intrinsic value is based on the closing market price of the Company’s common shares at March 31, 2026.

REPLACEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION STOCK EQUIVALENT UNITS

The replacement deferred compensation stock equivalent units represent vested awards originally issued under PotlatchDeltic’s deferred compensation plans, under which participants elected to defer cash or equity compensation into notional share-based accounts. The units settle in shares (or cash equivalent) upon a participant’s separation from service or other defined settlement event.

Because these awards were fully vested at the merger date, their entire fair value was attributed to pre-merger services and included in consideration transferred. Accordingly, no unrecognized compensation cost remains, and no compensation expense was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

A summary of the replacement deferred compensation stock equivalent awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as a result of the merger is as follows:

(a)Intrinsic value of stock unit equivalents outstanding is based on the market price of the Company’s stock at March 31, 2026.

MODIFICATION AND ACCELERATION OF LEGACY RAYONIER AWARDS

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

In connection with the merger, all Rayonier performance share units outstanding as of the merger were deemed achieved at the greater of (i) target performance or (ii) actual performance as of January 30, 2026, and converted into 487,361 time-based restricted stock unit awards. The modification was accounted for in accordance with ASC 718. Because the fair value of the awards immediately before and after the modification was substantially the same, no incremental compensation cost resulted.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the vesting of 131,789 Legacy Rayonier restricted stock units was accelerated for employees whose employment terminated or was expected to terminate in connection with the merger, resulting in $1.7 million of expense recognized within integration and merger-related costs.