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 5, 2003
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
WASHINGTON
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
000-9409 91-6087550
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
14900 INTERURBAN AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 282, SEATTLE, WA 98168
(Address of Office)
(206) 674-4639
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release dated May 5, 2003
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
The information contained in this Current Report, which is intended to be
furnished under Item 12. "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," is
instead being furnished under Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure" pursuant to
interim guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release
Nos. 33-8216 and 34-47583. As such, the information hereunder shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On May 5, 2003, Mercer International Inc. (the "Company") announced by press
release the Company's results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2003. A copy
of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
/s/ Jimmy S.H. Lee
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Jimmy S.H. Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 5, 2003
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
FORM 8-K
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release dated May 5, 2003.