RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 5, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Mar 5, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Part IV
(a) Documents filed as a part of this 2025 Form 10-K
- Financial Statements
See page F-1 of this 2025 Form 10-K.
- Financial Statement Schedules
See page F-1 of this 2025 Form 10-K.
- Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | Location |
| 2.1 | Separation and Distribution Agreement between Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Rayonier Inc., dated as of May 28, 2014 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 29, 2014 |
| 2.2 | Arrangement Agreement by and between Tembec Inc. and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. dated as of May 24, 2017 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2017 |
| 2.3 | Amending Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2017, to the Arrangement Agreement by and between Tembec Inc. and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. dated as of May 24, 2017 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2017 |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., as amended | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Designations of 8.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and effective August 10, 2016 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2016 |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on March 21, 2022 |
| 3.4 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective October 19, 2022 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2022 |
| 4.1 | Description of Common Stock | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.1 | Transition Services Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2014, by and between Rayonier Inc. and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2014 |
| 10.2 | Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2014, by and among Rayonier Inc., Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc. and Rayonier A.M. Products Inc. | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2014 |
| 10.3 | Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2014, by and between Rayonier Inc. and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2014 |
| 10.4 | Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2014, by and between Rayonier Inc. and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2014 |
| 10.5† | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2021 Incentive Stock Plan, effective May 17, 2021 | Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement filed on April 2, 2021 |
| 10.6† | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2023 Incentive Stock Plan, effective May 17, 2023 | Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix D to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 31, 2023 |
| 10.7† | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2023 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended and restated effective May 14, 2025 | Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix D to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 31, 2025 |
| Exhibit No. | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10.8† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.9† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for De Lyle Bloomquist and James L. Posze, Jr | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.10† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2025 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.11† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2025 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for De Lyle Bloomquist and James L. Posze, Jr | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.12† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2026 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement | Filed herewith |
| 10.13† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2024 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.14† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2024 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for De Lyle Bloomquist and James L. Posze, Jr | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.15† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2025 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.16† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2025 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for De Lyle Bloomquist and James L. Posze, Jr | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.17† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2026 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement | Filed herewith |
| 10.18† | Inducement Performance Share Unit Award Agreement effective as of January 9, 2026 between Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Scott Sutton | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed on January 9, 2026 |
| 10.19† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2024 Performance Cash Unit Award Agreement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.20† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2024 Performance Cash Unit Award Agreement for De Lyle Bloomquist and James L. Posze, Jr | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.21† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2025 Performance Cash Unit Award Agreement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.22† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2025 Performance Cash Unit Award Agreement for De Lyle Bloomquist and James L. Posze, Jr | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.23† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2026 Performance Cash Unit Award Agreement | Filed herewith |
| 10.24† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Incentive Stock Plan Supplemental Terms Applicable to the 2024 Equity Award Grant | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.25† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Incentive Stock Plan Supplemental Terms Applicable to the 2025 Equity Award Grant | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.26† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Incentive Stock Plan Supplemental Terms Applicable to the 2026 Equity Award Grant | Filed herewith |
| 10.27† # | Description of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Program Design | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 10.28† # | Description of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Program Design | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.29† | Description of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Program Design | Filed herewith |
| 10.30† | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Non-Equity Incentive Plan, as amended effective May 23, 2016 | Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement filed on April 8, 2016 |
| Exhibit No. | Description | Location |
| 10.31† | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Executive Severance Pay Plan, Amended and Restated effective October 21, 2019 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2019 |
| 10.32† | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Non Change In Control Executive Severance Plan | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2016 |
| 10.33† | First Amendment to the Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Non Change In Control Executive Severance Plan | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2019 |
| 10.34† | Trust Agreement for Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Legal Resources Trust, dated June 28, 2014, by and between Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A filed on September 4, 2014 |
| 10.35† | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Excess Benefit Plan, effective June 27, 2014 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A filed on September 4, 2014 |
| 10.36† | First Amendment to Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Excess Benefit Plan, effective December 31, 2022 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 2, 2022 |
| 10.37† | RYAM Excess Savings and Deferred Compensation Plan Adoption Agreement as Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2024 | Filed herewith |
| 10.38† | RYAM Excess Savings and Deferred Compensation Plan Basic Plan Document, effective January 1, 2024 | Filed herewith |
| 10.39† | Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective June 27, 2014 and Amended and Restated as of October 21, 2019 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2019 |
| 10.40 | First Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective February 13, 2017 | Filed herewith |
| 10.41 | Second Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective January 1, 2017 | Filed herewith |
| 10.42 | Third Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective January 1, 2018 | Filed herewith |
| 10.43 | Fourth Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective December 31, 2018 | Filed herewith |
| 10.44 | Fifth Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective October 21, 2019 | Filed herewith |
| 10.45 | Sixth Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective October 18, 2021 | Filed herewith |
| 10.46† | Seventh Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective December 31, 2022 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 2, 2022 |
| 10.47 | Eighth Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective August 1, 2023 | Filed herewith |
| 10.48 | Ninth Amendment to Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., effective May 29, 2024 | Filed herewith |
| 10.49 | RYAM 401(K) Plan for Salaried Employees (Adoption Agreement) effective August 1, 2023 | Filed herewith |
| 10.50 | Amendment to RYAM 401(K) Plan for Salaried Employees effective December 1, 2023 | Filed herewith |
| 10.51 | Amendment to RYAM 401(K) Plan for Salaried Employees effective January 1, 2024 | Filed herewith |
| Exhibit No. | Description | Location |
| 10.52 | Amendment to RYAM 401(K) Plan for Salaried Employees effective January 1, 2025 | Filed herewith |
| 10.53 | Amendment to RYAM 401(K) Plan for Salaried Employees effective August 25, 2025 | Filed herewith |
| 10.54 | RYAM 401(K) Plan for Salaried Employees (Basic Plan) effective August 1, 2023 | Filed herewith |
| 10.55† | Form of Indemnification Agreement between Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and individual directors or officers | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 29, 2014 |
| 10.56† | Form of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Outside Directors Compensation Program/Cash Deferral Option Agreement, effective January 1, 2020 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2021 |
| 10.57 | Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2020, among Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., Rayonier A.M. Products Inc., the other subsidiaries of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2020 |
| 10.58 | Amendment No. 1 to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2023, by and among Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., Rayonier A.M. Products, Inc., the other subsidiaries of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2023 |
| 10.59 | Amendment No. 2 to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2023, among Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., Rayonier A.M. Products Inc., the lenders and issuing banks party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 20, 2023 |
| 10.60 | Amendment No. 3 to Revolving Credit Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to U.S. Security Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Canadian Security Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2024, among Rayonier A.M. Products Inc., Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., the guarantors party thereto, the lenders, the swing line lender and issuing banks party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2024 |
| 10.61 | Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2024, by and among Rayonier A.M. Products Inc., Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., the other subsidiaries of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent. | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2024 |
| 10.62#* | English translation of Loan Contract, dated as of November 12, 2024, by and among Rayonier A.M. France, RYAM BioNova, the lenders party thereto, and Credit Lyonnais, as agent, ESG coordinator and ESG agent (originally executed in French) | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 10.63#* | English translation of Shareholder Pact Relative to RYAM BioNova, dated November 12, 2024, between Rayonier A.M. France, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Swen Impact Fund for Transition 3 (originally executed in French) | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| Exhibit No. | Description | Location |
| 10.64#* | English translation of the Amendment, dated December 26, 2025, to the Shareholder Pact Relative to RYAM BioNova, dated November 12, 2024, between Rayonier A.M. France, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Swen Impact Fund for Transition 3 (originally executed in French) | Filed herewith |
| 10.65# | Asset Purchase Agreement by and between 9437-6001 Quebec Inc., as purchaser and GreenFirst Forest Products Inc., as Purchaser guarantor, and Rayonier A.M. Canada G.P. and Rayonier A.M. Canada Industries Inc., collectively the Seller, dated as of April 10, 2021 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2021 |
| 10.66† | Letter Agreement, dated May 28, 2022 between Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and De Lyle W. Bloomquist | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2022 |
| 10.67† | Retirement and Transition Agreement dated January 5, 2026 between Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and De Lyle W. Bloomquist | Filed herewith |
| 10.68† | Letter Agreement, dated January 3, 2026 between Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Scott M. Sutton | Filed herewith |
| 19 | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Insider Trading Policy | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 19 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2025 |
| 21 | Subsidiaries of the registrant | Filed herewith |
| 23 | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP | Filed herewith |
| 24 | Power of Attorney | Incorporated herein by reference to the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K |
| 31.1 | Chief Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Filed herewith |
| 31.2 | Chief Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14-(a) and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Filed herewith |
| 32 | Certification of Periodic Financial Reports Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Furnished herewith |
| 97 | Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2024 |
| 101 | Interactive data files (formatted in Inline XBRL) pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T | Filed herewith |
| 104 | Cover page interactive data file (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T | Filed herewith |
† Management contract or compensatory plan.
Certain confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv). The Company agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the SEC upon request.
- This document is an English translation of a legally binding French document. While efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, in the event of any discrepancies or conflicts between this translation and the original French version, the original French document shall prevail.
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