RAYONIER INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-12-21
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 1)*
                                       of
                           Tweedy, Browne Company LLC


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 1)*
                                       of
                                TBK Partners, LLC


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 1)*
                                       of
                            Vanderbilt Partners, LLC


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  RAYONIER INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                           Common Stock, No Par Value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    754907103
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 John D. Spears
                                 350 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 916-0600
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                December 19, 2000
             (Date of Event which Required Filing of this Statement)

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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is not
required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of theAct,
but shall be subject to all the provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No.  754907103
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Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
     Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC")
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(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                                                                  (a)    [ ]
                                                                  (b)    [x]
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(3)  SEC Use Only
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(4)  Source of Funds (See Instructions)
       00
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(5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     (2)(d) or 2(e)
                                                                         [ ]
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(6)  Citizenship or Place of Organization
       Delaware
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                         (7)   Sole Voting Power
                                   TBC has sole voting power with respect to
                                   1,174,615 shares held in certain TBC
                                   accounts (as hereinafter defined).
                                   Additionally, certain of the Members of
                                   TBC may be deemed to have sole power to
                                   vote certain shares as more fully set
                                   forth herein.
Number of Shares     -------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially             (8)   Shared Voting Power
Owned by Each                      0 shares
Reporting Person
With:                -------------------------------------------------------
                         (9)   Sole Dispositive Power
                                   0 shares, except that certain of the
                                   members of TBC may be deemed to have sole
                                   power to vote certain shares as more fully
                                   set forth herein.
                     -------------------------------------------------------
                         (10)  Shared Dispositive Power
                                   1,280,559 shares held in accounts of TBC
                                   (as hereinafter defined).
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
         1,280,559 shares
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
     (See Instructions)                                                 [x]
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
         4.73%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
         BD, IA & 00

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CUSIP No.754907103
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(1)  Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
         TBK Partners, LLC (FKA TBK Partners, L.P.) ("TBK")
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(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                                                                    (a) [ ]
                                                                    (b) [x]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3)  SEC Use Only

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(4)  Source of Funds (See Instructions)
         WC and BK
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(5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
     Items (2)(d) or 2(e)                                               [ ]

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(6)  Citizenship or Place of Organization
     Delaware
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                         (7)   Sole Voting Power
                                   105,944 shares, except that the members
                                   of TBC, solely by reason of their being
                                   the manager of TBK, may be deemed to have
                                   shared power to vote these shares.
Number of Shares     -------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially             (8)   Shared Voting Power
Owned by Each                      0 shares
Reporting Person
With:                -------------------------------------------------------
                         (9)   Sole Dispositive Power
                                   105,944 shares, except that the
                                   members of TBC, solely by reason of
                                   their being the manager of TBK, may be
                                   deemed to have shared power to vote these
                                   shares.
                     -------------------------------------------------------
                         (10)  Shared Dispositive Power
                                   0 shares

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(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
          105,944 shares
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
     (See Instructions)                                                [ ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
        0.39%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
         00

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CUSIP No.754907103
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(1)  Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
     Vanderbilt Partners, LLC (FKA Vanderbilt Partners, L.P.) ("Vanderbilt")
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(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                                                                   (a) [ ]
                                                                   (b) [x]
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(3)  SEC Use Only

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(4)  Source of Funds (See Instructions)
         WC and BK
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
     Items (2)(d) or 2(e)                                               [ ]

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(6)  Citizenship or Place of Organization
     Delaware
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (7)   Sole Voting Power
                                   0 shares
Number of Shares     -------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially             (8)   Shared Voting Power
Owned by Each                      0 shares
Reporting Person
With:                -------------------------------------------------------
                         (9)   Sole Dispositive Power
                                   0 shares
                     -------------------------------------------------------
                         (10)  Shared Dispositive Power
                                   0 shares

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(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
          0 shares
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
      (See Instructions)                                               [ ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
        0%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
         00
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PRELIMINARY NOTE

     The persons filing this Amendment No. 1 are (i) Tweedy, Browne Company LLC
("TBC"), a Delaware limited liability company;(ii) TBK Partners, LLC
("TBK")(formerly known as TBK Partners, L.P.), a Delaware limited liability
company; and (iii) Vanderbilt Partners, LLC ("Vanderbilt") (formerly known as
Vanderbilt Partners, L.P.),a Delaware limited liability company. This Amendment
No. 1 amends a Statement on Schedule 13D filed by TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt dated
July 21, 1998 (the "Statement"). The filing of this Amendment No. 1 should not
be deemed an admission that TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt comprise a group within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Act").

     This Amendment No. 1 relates to the Common Stock, no par value (the "Common
Stock"), of Rayonier Inc. (the "Company"), which, to the best knowledge of the
persons filing this Amendment No. 1, is a company organized under the laws of
Delaware, with its principal executive offices located at 1177 Summer Street,
Stamford, Connecticut 06905-5529.

     This Amendment No. 1 contains information regarding shares of Common Stock
that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TBC. Such shares are held in the
accounts of various customers of TBC, with respect to which it has investment
discretion and sole or shared voting power (the "TBC Accounts").

     This Amendment No. 1 is being filed because the filing persons' are no
longer subject to the reporting requirements under Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act (the "Act"), as a result of the disposition of their
respective shares of Common Stock in open market transactions.

     Other than as set forth below, to the best knowledge of TBC and TBK, there
has been no material change in the information set forth in response to Items
1,2,3,4,6 and 7 of the Statement, as amended. Accordingly, those Items are
omitted from this Amendment No. 1.

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ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     (a)  As of the date hereof, TBC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
an aggregate of 1,174,615 shares of Common Stock, which constitutes
approximately 4.33% of the 27,098,590 shares of Common Stock which TBC believes
to be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. The TBC Shares are
held in the TBC Accounts.

     As of the date hereof, TBK beneficially owns directly 105,944 shares of
Common Stock, which constitutes approximately 0.39% of the 27,098,590 shares of
Common Stock which TBK believes to be the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding.

     As a result of the disposition of 20,000 shares of Common Stock in open
market transactions, as of the date hereof, Vanderbilt does not beneficially own
any shares of Common Stock.

     Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims that it is the beneficial owner
of any of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC Accounts. The aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt
could be deemed to be the beneficial owner as of the date hereof, is 1,280,559
shares, which constitutes approximately 4.73% of the 27,098,590 shares of Common
Stock, which the filing persons believe to be the total number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding, but nothing contained herein shall be construed as an
admission that TBC is the beneficial owner of any of the TBC Shares.

     The aggregate number of shares and percentage of Common Stock with respect
to which each of the Members of TBC which is the Manager of TBK and Vanderbilt,
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner by reason of his being a Member of TBC,
respectively, is 1,280,559 shares, which constitutes approximately 4.73% of the
27,098,590 shares of Common Stock outstanding. However, nothing contained herein
shall be construed as an admission that any of the Members of TBC is the
beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock, except as set forth herein as
expressly and admittedly being beneficially owned by a particular Member.

     Each of Thomas H. Shrager, Robert Q. Wyckoff, Jr. and Holdings, by reason
of their or its position as a TBC Member, may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of 1,280,559 shares of Common Stock which constitutes approximately 4.73%
of the 27,098,590 shares of Common Stock outstanding. However, nothing contained
herein shall be construed as an admission that any of the TBC Members is the
beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock, except as set forth herein as
expressly and admittedly being beneficially owned by a particular TBC Member.

     Each of the TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims beneficial ownership of
Common Stock held by the other. Except as described herein, to the best
knowledge of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt, no person who may be deemed to comprise a
group with any of TBC, TBK, Vanderbilt, or any other person named in Item 2 of
the Statement, beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock.

     (b)  TBC has investment discretion with respect to 1,174,615 shares

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of Common Stock held by the TBC Accounts and has sole power to dispose or direct
the disposition of all of such shares. Of these shares of Common Stock, TBC has
sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 1,134,070 shares of Common Stock
held in certain TBC Accounts.

     Each of the TBC Members, solely by reason of their positions as such, may
be deemed to have (i) shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of
all of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC Accounts; and (ii) shared
power to vote or direct the vote of 1,134,070 shares of Common Stock held in
certain TBC Accounts.

     TBK has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and dispose or
direct the disposition of the TBK Shares.

     Vanderbilt has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and dispose
or direct the disposition of the Vanderbilt Shares.

     (c)  Transactions in Common Stock effected by TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt
during the 60-day period ended as of the date hereof are set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
REPORTING                   NO. OF SHARES   NO. OF SHARES     PRICE
PERSON          DATE        PURCHASED       SOLD     Other   PER SHARE
<S>            <C>          <C>            <C>               <C>

TBC Accounts    11/07/00     1,000                           $35.125
                11/13/00                      140            $35
                11/21/00                      260            $35.2671
                11/27/00                    1,370            $35.2988
                11/28/00                    1,695            $35.3750
                12/04/00                      390            $36.0625
                12/07/00     3,800                           $36.25
                12/11/00                    2,720            $37.5434
                12/14/00                   27,800            $36.8889
                12/15/00                   52,055            $35.9892
                12/18/00                    4,200            $36 9/16
                12/19/00                   12,313            $35.87

TBK:            12/19/00                   62,156            $35.87

Vanderbilt:     12/15/00                    7,945            $35.9892
</TABLE>


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     (d)  To the best knowledge of TBC, each of the persons maintaining an
account with TBC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock
held in said person's TBC Account.

     To the best knowledge of TBK, no person other than TBK has the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the TBK Shares, except that the TBC Members may be deemed to
have such rights and powers solely by reason of being the Members of TBC, which
is the Manager of TBK.

     To the best knowledge of Vanderbilt, no person other than Vanderbilt has
the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or
the proceeds from the sale of, the Vanderbilt Shares, except that the TBC
Members may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by reason of being
the Members of TBC, which is the Manager of Vanderbilt.

     (e)  TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
5% of the Common Stock on December 19, 2000.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     Each of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC, TBK Partners, LLC, and Vanderbilt
Partners, LLC after reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 1
is true, complete and correct.

                                        TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

                                        By:  /s/ Christopher H. Browne
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Christopher H. Browne
                                            Member


                                        TBK PARTNERS, LLC
                                        By:  Tweedy, Browne Company LLC,
                                             Manager

                                        By:  /s/ Christopher H. Browne
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Christopher H. Browne
                                            Managing Member


                                        VANDERBILT PARTNERS, LLC
                                        By:  Tweedy, Browne Company LLC,
                                             Manager

                                        By:  /s/ Christopher H. Browne
                                            ------------------------------------
                                             Christopher H. Browne
                                             Managing Member


Dated: December 20, 2000



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