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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 15, 2024
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COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-36285
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 46-4559529
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(Principal Executive Office)
Telephone Number: (904) 357-4600
Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value RYAM New York Stock Exchange
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 ☐


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 15, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders of the Company (1) elected all three of the director nominees to terms expiring in 2027, (2) did not approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the board of directors, (3) did not approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority voting provisions, (4) approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow for exculpation of officers as permitted by Delaware law, (5) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and (6) ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.
The final voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker
Non-Votes
Election of Directors, Terms Expire in 2027
Charles E. Adair 43,936,274 924,393 730,433 8,014,940
Julie A. Dill 42,588,980 2,272,376 729,744 8,014,940
James F. Kirsch 41,035,070 3,822,294 733,736 8,014,940
Vote on an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify the Board of Directors 44,468,306 906,505 216,289 8,014,940
Vote on an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Eliminate the Supermajority Voting Provisions 44,436,635 934,849 219,616 8,014,940
Vote on an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Allow for Exculpation of Officers as Permitted by Delaware Law 42,407,241 2,997,482 186,377 8,014,940
Advisory Vote on the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers 44,077,175 1,249,942 263,983 8,014,940
Ratification of Auditor 53,088,180 396,328 121,532 —

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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
By: /s/ Richard Colby Slaughter
Richard Colby Slaughter
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
May 20, 2024
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