RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.

false 0001597672 0001597672 2026-04-24 2026-04-24 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) April 24, 2026 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers (b) On April 24, 2026, Scott M. Sutton resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (the “Company”) and withdrew as a director nominee at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 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/ R. COLBY SLAUGHTER R. Colby Slaughter Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Date: April 24, 2026