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CORRECTING and REPLACING Weyerhaeuser Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of 5 Cents Per Share on Increased Share Count

15.10.2010  |  Business Wire


First graph, second sentence of release should read: The dividend is
payable Dec. 1 to shareholders of record at the close of business Nov.
5. (sted The dividend is payable Nov. 5 to shareholders of record at the
close of business Dec. 1.).


The corrected release reads:

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF 5 CENTS
PER SHARE ON INCREASED SHARE COUNT


The board of directors of Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today declared
a regular quarterly dividend of five cents per share on the common stock
of the corporation. The dividend is payable Dec. 1 to shareholders of
record at the close of business Nov. 5.


The dividend returns $27 million to shareholders, an increase from the
$11 million previously paid to shareholders the past several quarters.
The dividend is payable on the company′s current share count of 536
million shares compared with 212 million shares in the prior quarters.
The share count increased with the special dividend payment on Sept. 1.


Weyerhaeuser will provide guidance on future dividends in December 2010.

About Weyerhaeuser


Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world′s largest forest products
companies, began operations in 1900. We grow and harvest trees, build
homes and make a range of forest products essential to everyday lives.
We manage our timberland on a sustainable basis in compliance with
internationally recognized forestry standards. At the end of 2009, we
employed approximately 14,900 employees in 10 countries. We have
customers worldwide and generated $5.5 billion in sales in 2009. Our
stock trades on the New York Stock exchange under the symbol WY.
Additional information about us is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com.


Weyerhaeuser Company

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