FEDERAL WAY, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2009-- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced the commencement of a cash tender offer to purchase up to $500 million principal amount of its 6.750% Notes due March 15, 2012.

Weyerhaeuser (the "Company") is offering to purchase for cash (the "Offer") up to $500 million principal amount (the "Tender Cap") of its outstanding 6.750% Notes due March 15, 2012 (the "Securities") from each registered holder of Securities (a "Holder"), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in an Offer to Purchase dated Nov. 10, 2009 and the related Letter of Transmittal.

The Offer will expire at 12 midnight, New York City time, on Dec. 9, 2009, unless extended (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the "Expiration Date"). Holders of Securities must validly tender and not validly withdraw their Securities at or before 5 p.m., New York City time, on Nov. 24, 2009, unless extended (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the "Early Tender Date") to be eligible to receive the Purchase Price (determined pursuant to the modified "Dutch Auction" procedure described below). The deadline for Holders to validly withdraw tenders of Securities is 5 p.m., New York City time, on Nov. 24, 2009, unless extended (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the "Withdrawal Deadline"). Holders of Securities who validly tender their Securities after the Early Tender Date and at or before 12 midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date will be eligible to receive the Purchase Price minus the Early Tender Premium set out in the table above (the Purchase Price minus the Early Tender Premium, the "Late Purchase Price").

Under the modified "Dutch Auction" procedure, Weyerhaeuser will accept Securities validly tendered in the order of the lowest to the highest tender prices specified by tendering Holders (in increments of $1.25), and will select the single lowest price per $1,000 principal amount of Securities to enable the Company to purchase the amount of Securities equal to the Tender Cap (or, if less than the Tender Cap are validly tendered, all Securities so tendered) (the "Purchase Price"). The price at which Securities were tendered (before the subtraction of the Early Tender Premium, if applicable, as described below) will be used for the purpose of determining the Purchase Price and proration, as described below. Weyerhaeuser will pay the same Purchase Price (subject to adjustment, as described below) for all Securities validly tendered at or below the clearing price and accepted for purchase in the Offer. The Purchase Price paid for Securities tendered after the Early Tender Date will be reduced by the Early Tender Premium set out above. If the aggregate amount of Securities validly tendered at or below the clearing price and not validly withdrawn exceeds the Tender Cap, then, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal, Weyerhaeuser will accept for purchase, first, all Securities validly tendered at prices (in increments of $1.25) below the clearing price and, thereafter, the Securities validly tendered at the clearing price on a prorated basis according to the principal amount of such Securities. The Company will make appropriate adjustments downward to the nearest $1,000 principal amount to avoid purchases of Securities in principal amounts other than integral multiples of $1,000.

In addition to any consideration received, Holders who tender Securities will be paid any accrued and unpaid interest calculated up to, but not including, the settlement date (the "Settlement Date"). The Settlement Date for the Offer is expected to be Dec. 10, 2009.

BofA Merrill Lynch and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are the lead dealer managers for the Offer. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are the co-dealer managers for the Offer. Global Bondholder Services Corporation is the Depositary and Information Agent. This news release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offer is made only by the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal dated as of today's date, and the information in this news release is qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal. Persons with questions regarding the Offer should contact BofA Merrill Lynch toll free at (888) 292-0070 or collect at (646) 855-3401, Attn. Debt Advisory Services, or Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll free at (800) 558-3745 or collect at (212) 723-6106, Attn. Liability Management Desk. Requests for documents should be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation toll free at (866) 804-2200 or collect at (212) 430-3774.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2008, sales were $8 billion. It has offices or operations in 10 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction and development. Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com.

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