Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 02 2019 - 4:47PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 2, 2019
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington
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000-51826
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47-0956945
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Suite 1120, 700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1G8
(Address of principal executive office)
(604)
684-1099
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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under the Exchange Act (17
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13e-4(c)
under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR
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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. ☐
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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MERC
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NASDAQ Global Select Market
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On May 2, 2019, Mercer International Inc. (the
Company) announced by press release the Companys results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 2, 2019, the
Company announced by press release that its board of directors had authorized: (i) a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1375 per share to be paid on July 3, 2019 to all shareholders of record on June 24, 2019; and (ii) a common stock repurchase
program under which the Company may repurchase up to $50 million of its shares over the next 12 months. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.
Under the repurchase program, repurchases of shares of the Companys common stock may be made from time to time through the open market or in privately
negotiated transactions, through block trades or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release dated May 2, 2019
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99.2
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Press release dated May 2, 2019
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MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
FORM
8-K
EXHIBIT INDEX
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.
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MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
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/s/ David K. Ure
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David K. Ure
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: May 2, 2019
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