Weyerhaeuser 10-Q 2022-09-30

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-4825

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington91-0470860
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
220 Occidental Avenue South Seattle, Washington98104-7800
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(206) 539-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.25 per shareWYNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

As of October 24, 2022, 735,917 thousand shares of the registrant’s common stock ($1.25 par value) were outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS1
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME2
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY5
INDEX FOR NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS6
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS7
ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (MD&A)14
ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK26
ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES27
PART IIOTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS27
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS27
ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS27
ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES – NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES – NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION – NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 6.EXHIBITS28
SIGNATURES29

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER-SHARE FIGURESSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Net sales (Note 3)$2,276$2,345$8,361$7,995
Costs of sales1,6941,5895,1304,602
Gross margin5827563,2313,393
Selling expenses24247068
General and administrative expenses10098294283
Other operating costs (income), net (Note 13)1(15)198
Operating income4576492,8483,034
Non-operating pension and other post-employment benefit costs (Note 6)(12)(5)(38)(14)
Interest income and other9194
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest(67)(79)(204)(236)
Loss on debt extinguishment (Note 8)——(276)—
Earnings before income taxes3875662,3392,788
Income taxes (Note 14)(77)(84)(470)(597)
Net earnings$310$482$1,869$2,191
Earnings per share, basic and diluted (Note 4)$0.42$0.64$2.51$2.92
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands) (Note 4):
Basic740,058750,105743,990749,657
Diluted740,975751,443745,081750,999

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Net earnings$310$482$1,869$2,191
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments(53)(25)(62)(1)
Changes in unamortized actuarial loss, net of tax expense of $11, $10, $40 and $553229122170
Changes in unamortized net prior service credit, net of tax expense of $0, $0, $1 and $01112
Total other comprehensive income (loss)(20)561171
Total comprehensive income$290$487$1,930$2,362

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PAR VALUESEPTEMBER 30, 2022DECEMBER 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,920$1,879
Receivables, net425507
Receivables for taxes1524
Inventories (Note 5)542520
Prepaid expenses and other current assets146205
Total current assets3,0483,135
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $3,680 and $3,5921,9972,057
Construction in progress245175
Timber and timberlands at cost, less depletion11,68111,510
Minerals and mineral rights, less depletion245255
Deferred tax assets1017
Other assets364503
Total assets$17,590$17,652
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 8)$118$—
Accounts payable272281
Accrued liabilities (Note 7)664673
Total current liabilities1,054954
Long-term debt, net (Note 8)4,9355,099
Deferred tax liabilities8946
Deferred pension and other post-employment benefits (Note 6)335440
Other liabilities339346
Total liabilities6,7526,885
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Equity:
Common shares: $1.25 par value; authorized 1,360 million shares; issued and outstanding: 737,547 thousand shares at September 30, 2022 and 747,301 thousand shares at December 31, 2021922934
Other capital7,8248,181
Retained earnings2,5102,131
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 11)(418)(479)
Total equity10,83810,767
Total liabilities and equity$17,590$17,652

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Cash flows from operations:
Net earnings$1,869$2,191
Noncash charges (credits) to earnings:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization360356
Basis of real estate sold7762
Deferred income taxes, net1716
Pension and other post-employment benefits (Note 6)6546
Share-based compensation expense (Note 12)2523
Gain on sale of timberlands (Note 16)—(32)
Loss on debt extinguishment (Note 8)276—
Change in:
Receivables, net81(47)
Receivables and payables for taxes1593
Inventories(30)(55)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(7)(21)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(23)116
Pension and post-employment benefit contributions and payments(19)(56)
Other(41)(27)
Net cash from operations2,6652,665
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures for property and equipment(207)(184)
Capital expenditures for timberlands reforestation(38)(39)
Acquisition of timberlands (Note 16)(286)(149)
Proceeds from sale of timberlands (Note 16)—261
Other13
Net cash from investing activities(530)(108)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash dividends on common shares(1,485)(382)
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt (Note 8)881—
Payments on long-term debt (Note 8)(1,203)(225)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options1546
Repurchases of common shares (Note 4)(402)(26)
Other(20)(19)
Net cash from financing activities(2,214)(606)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(79)1,951
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period1,999495
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$1,920$2,446
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest, net of amount capitalized of $5 and $3$211$237
Income taxes, net of refunds$446$494

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER-SHARE FIGURESSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Common shares:
Balance at beginning of period$927$937$934$934
Issued for exercise of stock options and vested units——23
Repurchases of common shares (Note 4)(5)(1)(14)(1)
Balance at end of period922936922936
Other capital:
Balance at beginning of period7,9548,2588,1818,208
Issued for exercise of stock options111444
Repurchases of common shares (Note 4)(140)(25)(390)(25)
Share-based compensation882523
Other transactions, net1—(6)(8)
Balance at end of period7,8248,2427,8248,242
Retained earnings:
Balance at beginning of period2,3331,8612,131411
Net earnings3104821,8692,191
Dividends on common shares(133)(501)(1,490)(760)
Balance at end of period2,5101,8422,5101,842
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Balance at beginning of period(398)(656)(479)(822)
Other comprehensive income (loss)(20)561171
Balance at end of period (Note 11)(418)(651)(418)(651)
Total equity:
Balance at end of period$10,838$10,369$10,838$10,369
Dividends paid per common share$0.18$0.17$1.99$0.51

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

INDEX FOR NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1:BASIS OF PRESENTATION7
NOTE 2:BUSINESS SEGMENTS7
NOTE 3:REVENUE RECOGNITION8
NOTE 4:NET EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES8
NOTE 5:INVENTORIES9
NOTE 6:PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS10
NOTE 7:ACCRUED LIABILITIES10
NOTE 8:LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINE OF CREDIT11
NOTE 9:FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS11
NOTE 10:LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES11
NOTE 11:ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS12
NOTE 12:SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION12
NOTE 13:OTHER OPERATING COSTS (INCOME), NET13
NOTE 14:INCOME TAXES13
NOTE 15:RESTRICTED CASH13
NOTE 16:TIMBERLAND ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES13

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE QUARTERS AND YEAR-TO-DATE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 AND 2021

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Our consolidated financial statements provide an overall view of our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. They include our accounts and the accounts of entities we control, including majority-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries. They do not include our intercompany transactions and accounts, which are eliminated. Throughout these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, unless specified otherwise, references to “Weyerhaeuser,” “we,” “the company” and “our” refer to the consolidated company.

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in our annual Consolidated Financial Statements have been condensed or omitted. These quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Results of operations for interim periods should not necessarily be regarded as indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

NOTE 2: BUSINESS SEGMENTS

We are principally engaged in growing and harvesting timber; manufacturing, distributing and selling products made from trees; maximizing the value of every acre we own through the sale of higher and better use (HBU) properties; and monetizing the value of surface and subsurface assets through leases and royalties. Our business segments are categorized based primarily on products and services which include:

●Timberlands – Logs, timber, recreational leases and other products;
●Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources (Real Estate & ENR) – Real Estate (sales of timberlands) and ENR (rights to explore for and extract hard minerals, construction materials, natural gas, and wind and solar resources) and
●Wood Products – Structural lumber, oriented strand board, engineered wood products and building materials distribution.

A reconciliation of our business segment information to the respective information in the Consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
Timberlands$441$423$1,421$1,207
Real Estate & ENR6869313285
Wood Products1,7671,8536,6276,503
2,2762,3458,3617,995
Intersegment sales:
Timberlands133129450399
Total sales2,4092,4748,8118,394
Intersegment eliminations(133)(129)(450)(399)
Total$2,276$2,345$8,361$7,995
Net contribution (charge) to earnings:
Timberlands$107$133$442$354
Real Estate & ENR4845194174
Wood Products3445172,3892,695
4996953,0253,223
Unallocated items(1)(45)(50)(206)(199)
Net contribution to earnings4546452,8193,024
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest(67)(79)(204)(236)
Loss on debt extinguishment——(276)—
Earnings before income taxes3875662,3392,788
Income taxes(77)(84)(470)(597)
Net earnings$310$482$1,869$2,191
(1)Unallocated items are gains or charges not related to, or allocated to, an individual operating segment. They include all or a portion of items such as share-based compensation, pension and post-employment costs, elimination of intersegment profit in inventory and LIFO, foreign exchange transaction gains and losses, interest income and other as well as legacy obligations.

NOTE 3: REVENUE RECOGNITION

A reconciliation of revenue recognized by our major products:

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Net sales to unaffiliated customers:
Timberlands segment
Delivered logs:
West
Domestic sales$97$76$313$235
Export grade sales127150478414
Subtotal West224226791649
South166153480429
North15134038
Subtotal delivered logs sales4053921,3111,116
Stumpage and pay-as-cut timber1093022
Recreational and other lease revenue18165148
Other(1)862921
Net sales attributable to Timberlands segment4414231,4211,207
Real Estate & ENR segment
Real estate3045217212
Energy and natural resources38249673
Net sales attributable to Real Estate & ENR segment6869313285
Wood Products segment
Structural lumber6766812,8803,020
Oriented strand board2874701,3481,513
Engineered solid section233183676491
Engineered I-joists166128471315
Softwood plywood4745158170
Medium density fiberboard5052151143
Complementary building products222211676595
Other(2)8683267256
Net sales attributable to Wood Products segment1,7671,8536,6276,503
Total net sales$2,276$2,345$8,361$7,995
(1)Other Timberlands sales include sales of seeds and seedlings from our nursery operations as well as wood chips.
(2)Other Wood Products sales include wood chips, other byproducts and third-party residual log sales from our Canadian Forestlands operations.

NOTE 4: NET EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES

Our basic and diluted earnings per share were:

●$0.42 during third quarter 2022 and $2.51 during year-to-date 2022;
●$0.64 during third quarter 2021 and $2.92 during year-to-date 2021.

Basic earnings per share is net earnings divided by the weighted average number of our outstanding common shares, including stock equivalent units where there is no circumstance under which those shares would not be issued. Diluted earnings per share is net earnings divided by the sum of the weighted average number of our outstanding common shares and the effect of our outstanding dilutive potential common shares.

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
SHARES IN THOUSANDSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic740,058750,105743,990749,657
Dilutive potential common shares:
Stock options192293294318
Restricted stock units420730417709
Performance share units305315380315
Total effect of outstanding dilutive potential common shares9171,3381,0911,342
Weighted average common shares outstanding – dilutive740,975751,443745,081750,999

We use the treasury stock method to calculate the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units.

Potential Shares Not Included in the Computation of Diluted Earnings per Share

The following shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were either antidilutive or the required performance or market conditions were not met. Some or all of these shares may be dilutive potential common shares in future periods.

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
SHARES IN THOUSANDSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Stock options620789620789
Performance share units6231,0676231,067

Share Repurchase Program

On September 22, 2021, we announced that our board of directors approved a new share repurchase program (the 2021 Repurchase Program) under which we are authorized to repurchase up to $1 billion of outstanding shares. Concurrently, the board terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under the share repurchase program approved by the board in February 2019 (the 2019 Repurchase Program).

We repurchased 4,234,838 common shares for approximately $145 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Repurchase Program during third quarter 2022 and 11,217,300 common shares for approximately $404 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Repurchase Program during year-to-date 2022. As of September 30, 2022, we had remaining authorization of $523 million for future share repurchases. During year-to-date 2021, we repurchased 780,228 common shares for approximately $26 million (including transaction fees) under the 2019 Repurchase Program.

All common stock repurchases under the 2019 Repurchase Program and 2021 Repurchase Program were made in open-market transactions. We record share repurchases upon trade date as opposed to the settlement date when cash is disbursed. We record a liability for repurchases that have not yet been settled as of period end. There were 64,135 unsettled shares (approximately $2 million) as of September 30, 2022 and no unsettled shares as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 5: INVENTORIES

Inventories include raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, as well as materials and supplies.

DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 30, 2022DECEMBER 31, 2021
LIFO inventories:
Logs$24$26
Lumber, plywood, panels and fiberboard6061
Other products1417
Moving average cost or FIFO inventories:
Logs5265
Lumber, plywood, panels, fiberboard and engineered wood products116106
Other products147131
Materials and supplies129114
Total$542$520

LIFO – the last-in, first-out method – applies to major inventory products held at our U.S. locations. The moving average cost method or FIFO – the first-in, first-out method – applies to the balance of our U.S. raw material and product inventories, all material and supply inventories and all foreign inventories.

NOTE 6: PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The components of net periodic benefit cost are:

PENSION
QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Service cost$9$11$27$32
Interest cost27248073
Expected return on plan assets(40)(51)(120)(153)
Amortization of actuarial loss23297086
Amortization of prior service cost1122
Total net periodic benefit cost – pension$20$14$59$40
OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Interest cost$—$—$2$2
Amortization of actuarial loss1244
Amortization of prior service credit————
Total net periodic benefit cost – other post-employment benefits$1$2$6$6

For the periods presented, service cost is included in “Costs of sales,” “Selling expenses,” and “General and administrative expenses” with the remaining components included in “Non-operating pension and other post-employment benefit costs” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets and Obligations

In our year-end reporting process, we estimate the fair value of pension plan assets based upon the information available at that time. For certain assets, primarily private equity funds, the information available consists of net asset values as of an interim date, cash flows between the interim date and the end of the year and market events. We update the year-end estimated fair value of pension plan assets in the second quarter of each year to incorporate final net asset values reflected in financial statements received after we have filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

During second quarter 2022, we recorded an increase to the beginning of the year fair value of the pension assets of $54 million, or 2 percent. We also updated our census data that is used to estimate our beginning of the year projected benefit obligation for our pension plans, which resulted in a projected benefit obligation decrease of $13 million, or less than 1 percent. The net effect of these updates was a $67 million improvement in funded status. This change in funded status was reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2022.

NOTE 7: ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities were comprised of the following:

DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 30, 2022DECEMBER 31, 2021
Compensation and employee benefit costs$213$225
Current portion of lease liabilities2224
Customer rebates, volume discounts and deferred income165164
Interest7283
Taxes payable125106
Other6771
Total$664$673

NOTE 8: LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINE OF CREDIT

In March 2022, we completed a series of transactions that lowered our weighted average interest rate and extended our weighted average maturity by issuing $900 million in notes and using the net proceeds plus cash on hand to close cash tender offers for $931 million of principal in higher interest rate notes. We issued $450 million of 3.375 percent notes due in March 2033 and $450 million of 4.000 percent notes due in March 2052. The net proceeds after deducting the discount, underwriting fees and issuance costs were $444 million and $437 million, respectively. The net proceeds were used to retire $592 million of our 7.375 percent notes due in March 2032, $161 million of our 8.500 percent notes due in January 2025, $73 million of our 7.125 percent notes due in July 2023, $65 million of our 7.950 percent notes due in March 2025, and $40 million of our 7.850 percent notes due in July 2026. We paid holders an aggregate $1.2 billion in cash reflecting principal, premium to par and tender premium. A net pretax charge of $276 million ($207 million after-tax) was included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in first quarter 2022 for premiums to retire $931 million of principal plus unamortized debt issuance costs and unamortized debt discounts in connection with the early debt retirement.

In May 2021, we repaid our $225 million variable-rate term loan that was scheduled to mature in July 2026.

In January 2020, we refinanced and extended our $1.5 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in January 2025. Borrowings are at LIBOR plus a spread or at other interest rates mutually agreed upon between the borrower and the lending banks. We had no outstanding borrowings on our credit facility as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

NOTE 9: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The estimated fair value and carrying value of our long-term debt consisted of the following:

DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 30, 2022DECEMBER 31, 2021
Long-term fixed rate debt (including current maturities):
Carrying value$5,053$5,099
Fair value (level 2)$4,846$6,221

To estimate the fair value of fixed rate long-term debt, we used the market approach, which is based on quoted market prices we received for the same types and issues of our debt. We believe that our line of credit has a net carrying value that approximates its fair value within an insignificant difference. The inputs to the valuations of our long-term debt are based on market data obtained from independent sources or information derived principally from observable market data. The difference between the fair value and the carrying value represents the theoretical net premium or discount we would pay or receive to retire all debt at the measurement date.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

We believe that our other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables and payables, have net carrying values that approximate their fair values with only insignificant differences. This is primarily due to the short-term nature of these instruments and the allowance for doubtful accounts.

NOTE 10: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

We are party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceeding that management believes could have a material adverse effect on our Consolidated Statement of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheet or Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Environmental Matters

Site Remediation

Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) – commonly known as the “Superfund” – and similar state laws, we:

●are a party to various proceedings related to the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and
●have been notified that we may be a potentially responsible party related to the cleanup of other hazardous waste sites for which proceedings have not yet been initiated.

As of September 30, 2022, our total accrual for future estimated remediation costs on active Superfund sites and other sites for which we are potentially responsible was approximately $63 million. These amounts are recorded in "Accrued liabilities" and "Other liabilities" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

NOTE 11: ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Changes in amounts included in our accumulated other comprehensive loss by component are:

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Pension(1)
Balance at beginning of period$(632)$(924)$(720)$(1,064)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications14665102
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings(2)19235667
Total other comprehensive income3329121169
Balance at end of period$(599)$(895)$(599)$(895)
Other post-employment benefits(1)
Balance at beginning of period$—$(10)$(2)$(12)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(1)(1)(1)(1)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings(2)1234
Total other comprehensive income—123
Balance at end of period$—$(9)$—$(9)
Translation adjustments and other
Balance at beginning of period$234$278$243$254
Translation adjustments(53)(25)(62)(1)
Total other comprehensive loss(53)(25)(62)(1)
Balance at end of period181253181253
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of period$(418)$(651)$(418)$(651)
(1)Amounts presented are net of tax.
(2)Amounts of actuarial loss and prior service (cost) credit are components of net periodic benefit cost (credit). See Note 6: Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefit Plans.

NOTE 12: SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based compensation activity during year-to-date 2022 included the following:

SHARES IN THOUSANDSGRANTEDVESTED
Restricted stock units (RSUs)626857
Performance share units (PSUs)306419

A total of 1.5 million shares of common stock were issued as a result of RSU vestings, PSU vestings and stock option exercises.

Restricted Stock Units

The weighted average fair value of the RSUs granted in 2022 was $41.94. The vesting provisions for RSUs granted in 2022 were consistent with prior year grants.

Performance Share Units

The weighted average grant date fair value of PSUs granted in 2022 was $49.77. The final number of shares granted in 2022 will vest between a range of 0 percent to 150 percent of each grant's target, depending upon actual company performance compared against an industry peer group. PSUs granted in 2022 will vest at a maximum of 100 percent of target value in the event of negative absolute company total shareholder return.

Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Estimating the Value of Performance Share Units Granted in 2022

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS
Performance period2/10/2022 – 12/31/2024
Valuation date average stock price(1)$42.16
Expected dividends1.72%
Risk-free rate0.34% – 1.84%
Expected volatility26.27% – 41.01%
(1)Calculated as an average of the high and low prices on grant date.

NOTE 13: OTHER OPERATING COSTS (INCOME), NET

Other operating costs (income), net were comprised of the following:

QUARTER ENDEDYEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021SEPTEMBER 2022SEPTEMBER 2021
Foreign exchange gains, net$(8)$(5)$(12)$(2)
Gain on sale of timberlands—(32)—(32)
Litigation expense, net251011
Research and development expenses1143
Other, net6161728
Total other operating costs (income), net$1$(15)$19$8

NOTE 14: INCOME TAXES

As a real estate investment trust (REIT), we generally are not subject to federal corporate income taxes on REIT taxable income that is distributed to shareholders. We are required to pay corporate income taxes on earnings of our wholly-owned Taxable REIT Subsidiaries (TRSs), which includes our Wood Products segment earnings and portions of our Timberlands and Real Estate & ENR segments' earnings.

The quarterly provision for income taxes is based on our current estimate of the annual effective tax rate and is adjusted for discrete taxable events that have occurred during the year. Our 2022 estimated annual effective tax rate, excluding discrete items, differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21 percent primarily due to state and foreign income taxes and tax benefits associated with our nontaxable REIT earnings.

NOTE 15: RESTRICTED CASH

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheet that sum to the total of the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONSSEPTEMBER 30, 2022SEPTEMBER 30, 2021DECEMBER 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents$1,920$2,326$1,879
Restricted cash included in other assets(1)—120120
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$1,920$2,446$1,999
(1)Amounts included in restricted cash as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 were comprised of proceeds held by a qualified intermediary that were intended to be reinvested in timber and timberlands through a like-kind exchange transaction. In first quarter 2022, the proceeds were released as a like-kind property was not identified.

NOTE 16: TIMBERLAND ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

Carolinas Acquisition

On April 14, 2022, we announced an agreement to purchase 81 thousand acres of North and South Carolina timberlands for approximately $265 million. We completed the purchase on May 18, 2022 and recorded $263 million of timberland assets in “Timber and timberlands at cost, less depletion” and $2 million of related assets in “Property and equipment, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Washington Divestiture

On April 30, 2021, we announced an agreement to sell 145 thousand acres of timberlands in the North Cascades region of Washington. On July 7, 2021, we completed the sale for $261 million in cash proceeds, which is net of purchase price adjustments and closing costs. This transaction was structured as a like-kind exchange along with the Alabama acquisition discussed below. As a result of the sale, a gain of $32 million was recorded in the Timberlands segment in our third quarter 2021 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

This divestiture was not considered a strategic shift that had, or will have, a major effect on our operations or financial results and therefore did not meet the requirements for presentation as discontinued operations.

Alabama Acquisition

On February 25, 2021, we announced an agreement to purchase 69 thousand acres of southwest Alabama timberlands for approximately $149 million. We completed the purchase on April 27, 2021 and recorded $148 million of timberland assets in “Timber and timberlands at cost, less depletion” and $1 million of related assets in “Property and equipment, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. As discussed above, this transaction was structured as a like-kind exchange.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (MD&A)

NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains statements concerning our future results and performance that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include, without limitation, statements relating to: our expected future financial and operating performance; our plans, strategies, intentions and expectations; estimated taxes and tax provision; our expectations relating to returns on invested pension plan assets and expected benefit payments; our capital structure and the sufficiency of our liquidity position to meet future cash requirements; compliance with covenants in our debt agreements; our expectations concerning our contingent liabilities and the sufficiency of related reserves and accruals including, but not limited to, cost estimates of future litigation and environmental remediation; expected capital expenditures; market and general economic conditions, including related influencing factors such as the trajectory of U.S. housing activity, repair and remodel activity, impacts from any future restrictions related to COVID or other viral or similar outbreak, inflation trends and interest rates; our expectations about our future opportunities in emerging carbon offset and carbon capture and storage markets; and assumptions used in valuing incentive compensation and related expense.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often involve use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “committed,” "continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foreseeable,” “future,” “maintain,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” and “would,” or similar words or terminology. They may use the positive, negative or another variation of those and similar words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions and are not guarantees of future events or performance. The realization of our expectations and the accuracy of our assumptions are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. There is no guarantee that any of the events anticipated by our forward-looking statements will occur. If any of the events occur, there is no guarantee what effect it will have on our operations, cash flows, or financial condition. We undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements after the date of this report. The factors listed below, as well as other factors not described herein because they are not currently known to us or we currently judge them to be immaterial, may cause our actual results to differ significantly from our forward-looking statements:

●the effect of general economic conditions, including employment rates, interest rate levels, inflation, housing starts, general availability and cost of financing for home mortgages and the relative strength of the U.S. dollar;
●the effect of COVID-19 and other viral or disease outbreaks, including but not limited to any related regulatory restrictions or requirements, and their potential effects on our business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and future prospects;
●market demand for the company's products, including market demand for our timberland properties with higher and better uses, which is related to, among other factors, the strength of the various U.S. business segments and U.S. and international economic conditions;
●changes in currency exchange rates, particularly the relative value of the U.S. dollar to the Japanese yen, the Chinese yuan, and the Canadian dollar, and the relative value of the euro to the yen;
●restrictions on international trade and tariffs imposed on imports or exports;
●the availability and cost of shipping and transportation;
●economic activity in Asia, especially Japan and China;
●performance of our manufacturing operations, including maintenance and capital requirements;
●potential disruptions in our manufacturing operations;
●the level of competition from domestic and foreign producers;
●the successful execution of our internal plans and strategic initiatives, including restructuring and cost reduction initiatives;
●our ability to hire and retain capable employees;
●the successful and timely execution and integration of our strategic acquisitions, including our ability to realize expected benefits and synergies, and the successful and timely execution of our strategic divestitures, each of which is subject to a number of risks and conditions beyond our control including, but not limited to, timing and required regulatory approvals or the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to a termination of any acquisition or divestiture transaction under the terms of the governing transaction agreements;
●raw material availability and prices;
●the effect of weather;
●changes in global or regional climate conditions and governmental response to such changes;
●the risk of loss from fires, floods, windstorms, hurricanes, pest infestation and other natural disasters;
●energy prices;
●transportation and labor availability and costs;
●federal tax policies;
●the effect of forestry, land use, environmental and other governmental regulations;
●legal proceedings;
●performance of pension fund investments and related derivatives;
●the effect of timing of employee retirements as it relates to the cost of pension benefits and changes in the market price of our common stock on charges for share-based compensation;
●the accuracy of our estimates of costs and expenses related to contingent liabilities and the accuracy of our estimates of charges related to casualty losses;
●changes in accounting principles; and
●other risks and uncertainties described in this report under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) and in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as those set forth from time to time in our other public statements, reports, registration statements, prospectuses, information statements and other filings with the SEC.

It is not possible to predict or identify all risks and uncertainties that might affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and, consequently, our descriptions of such risks and uncertainties should not be considered exhaustive. There is no guarantee that any of the events anticipated by these forward-looking statements will occur, and if any of the events do occur, there is no guarantee what effect they will have on the company's business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and future prospects.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

In reviewing our results of operations, it is important to understand these terms:

| ● | Sales realizations for Timberlands and Wood Products refer to net selling prices. This includes selling price plus freight, minus normal sales deductions. Real Estate transactions are presented at the contract sales price before commissions and closing costs, net of any credits. |

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

LONG-TERM INDEBTEDNESS OBLIGATIONS

The following summary of our long-term indebtedness obligations includes:

●scheduled principal repayments for the next five years and after;
●weighted average interest rates for debt maturing in each of the next five years and after and
●estimated fair values of outstanding obligations.

We estimate the fair value of our debt instruments using quoted market prices we received for the same types and issues of our debt or on the discounted value of the future cash flows using market yields for the same type and comparable issues of debt. Changes in market rates of interest affect the fair value of our fixed-rate debt.

Summary of Long-Term Indebtedness Principal Obligations as of September 30, 2022

DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS20222023202420252026THEREAFTERTOTAL(1)FAIR VALUE
Fixed-rate debt$—$978$—$210$272$3,633$5,093$4,846
Average interest rate—%5.44%—%8.31%7.65%5.00%5.36%N/A
(1)Excludes $40 million of unamortized discounts, capitalized debt expense and business combination fair value adjustments.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2022, based on an evaluation of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of that date.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS

No changes occurred in the company’s internal control over financial reporting during year-to-date 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to Note 10: Legal Proceedings, Commitments and Contingencies. SEC regulations require us to disclose certain information about proceedings arising under federal, state or local environmental provisions if we reasonably believe that such proceedings may result in monetary sanctions above a stated threshold. In accordance with these regulations, the company uses a threshold of $1 million for purposes of determining whether disclosure of any such proceedings is required pursuant to this item.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information with respect to purchases of common stock made by the company during third quarter 2022:

COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES DURING THIRD QUARTER 2022TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES PURCHASEDAVERAGE PRICE PAID PER SHARETOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES PURCHASED AS PART OF PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED PROGRAMSAPPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE OF SHARES THAT MAY YET BE PURCHASED UNDER THE PROGRAMS
July 1 – July 311,675,436$34.831,675,436$610,116,001
August 1 – August 311,346,24535.541,346,245562,268,165
September 1 – September 301,213,15732.151,213,157523,268,401
Total4,234,838$34.294,234,838$523,268,401

On September 22, 2021, we announced that our board had approved a new share repurchase program (the 2021 Repurchase Program) under which we are authorized to repurchase up to $1 billion of outstanding shares. Concurrently, the board terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under the 2019 Repurchase Program.

During third quarter 2022, we repurchased 4,234,838 common shares for approximately $145 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Repurchase Program in open-market transactions. Transaction fees incurred for repurchases are not counted as use of funds authorized for repurchases under the 2021 Repurchase Program. As of September 30, 2022, we had remaining authorization of $523 million for future stock repurchases.

Item 6. EXHIBITS

10.1Weyerhaeuser Company 2023 Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2022 – Commission File Number 1-4825)
10.2Form of Executive Severance Agreement, as in effect August 12, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2022 – Commission File Number 1-4825)
10.3Form of Executive Change of Control Agreement, as in effect August 12, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2022 – Commission File Number 1-4825)
10.4Executive Severance Agreement with the CEO, as in effect August 12, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2022 – Commission File Number 1-4825)
10.5Executive Change of Control Agreement with the CEO, as in effect August 12, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2022 – Commission File Number 1-4825)
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350).
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104The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, has been formatted in Inline XBRL.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date: October 28, 2022By:/s/ David M. Wold
David M. Wold
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)