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): December 18, 1998
PLUM CREEK TIMBER COMPANY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-10239 91-1443693
(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification Number)
incorporation or
organization)
999 Third Avenue, Suite 2300
Seattle, Washington 98104-4096
Telephone: (206) 467-3600
Item 5. Other Events
Attached are the audited financial statements at November 30,
1998 and June 5, 1998 of Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Corporation") and wholly-owned subsidiary of Plum
Creek Timber Company, L.P. (the "Partnership"). The Corporation has
been formed in connection with the previously-announced, proposed
conversion of ownership interests in the Partnership into ownership
interests in the Corporation through the merger (the "Merger") of the
Partnership into Plum Creek Acquisition Partner, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership and wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of the
Corporation. Following the Merger, the Corporation will elect to be
treated for Federal income tax purposes as a real estate investment
trust or "REIT."
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.
PLUM CREEK TIMBER COMPANY, L.P.
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(Registrant)
By: Plum Creek Management Company, L.P.
as General Partner
By: /s/ DIANE M. IRVINE
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Diane M. Irvine
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)
Date: December 18, 1998
[PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP LETTERHEAD]
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders and Directors of
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying balance sheet presents fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Plum Creek Timber
Company, Inc. at November 30, 1998 and June 5, 1998, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles. This financial
statement is the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statement
based on our audits. We conducted our audits of the financial
statement in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Seattle, Washington
December 16, 1998
PLUM CREEK TIMBER COMPANY, INC.
BALANCE SHEET
November 30, June 5,
ASSETS 1998 1998
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Cash.......................... $ 1 $ 1
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common Stock, $.01 par value,
1,000 shares authorized,
100 shares issued and
outstanding................ $ 1 $ 1
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See accompanying Note to Balance Sheet.
PLUM CREEK TIMBER COMPANY, INC.
NOTE TO BALANCE SHEET
Note 1. Organization and Operation
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") is a Delaware
corporation that was formed on June 5, 1998 to effectuate the conversion
of Plum Creek Timber Company, L.P. (the "Partnership"), a publicly traded
master limited partnership, to a publicly traded real estate investment
trust. The Partnership announced the terms of the conversion on June 8,
1998, which must be approved by at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding limited
partner units of the Partnership.
The outstanding shares of the Corporation are presently owned by the
Partnership. In connection with the conversion, the Partnership's
timberlands will be transferred to Plum Creek Acquisition Partner, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership and wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of the
Corporation (the "Operating Partnership"), with the remaining assets
(primarily the manufacturing operations) transferred to taxable corporate
subsidiaries. The Corporation will be the general partner of the Operating
Partnership and the Operating Partnership will indirectly own 99% (all
nonvoting) of the outstanding common stock of each of the corporate
subsidiaries. Management of the Corporation will own the remaining 1% (all
voting) of the corporate subsidiaries' common stock. As an alternative,
the taxable corporate subsidiaries may be organized in such a manner that
enables them to file consolidated returns for federal income tax purposes.
In connection with the conversion, the Partnership will indirectly
merge with the Corporation. As a result of the conversion, the limited
partners of the Partnership will exchange their partnership units for an
equal number of shares of common stock in the Corporation. The general
partner of the Partnership will exchange its interest for a combination of
common stock and special voting stock in the Corporation.
The Corporation's only asset at November 30, 1998 and June 5, 1998 is
cash. The Corporation has not conducted any operations and all activities
related to the conversion and the merger have been conducted by the
Partnership and its general partner.
