Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549



FORM 11-K
(Mark One):
[ X ]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the year ended December 31, 2017
OR
[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780


A.    Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees


B.
Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Suite 2300
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
Telephone Number: (904) 357-4600





Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016
and for the Year Ended December 31, 2017

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Supplemental Schedule:
 



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Plan Administrator and Participants of the
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Jacksonville, Florida


Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively, the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Plan’s management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Supplemental Information

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2017, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.



We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 2007.


/s/ Ennis, Pellum & Associates, P.A.

Ennis, Pellum & Associates, P.A.
Certified Public Accountants
Jacksonville, Florida
June 27, 2018


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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Investments
 
 
 
Investments, at fair value (Note 3)
$
12,137,240

 
$
9,659,731

Investments, at contract value (Note 4)
5,374,082

 
5,565,238

Total investments
17,511,322

 
15,224,969

 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
 
 
Notes receivable from participants
642,668

 
667,357

Participant contributions
48,186

 
46,679

Employer contributions
17,465

 
14,717

Due from broker for securities sold

 
9,409

Accrued interest and dividends
1,205

 
1,019

Total receivables
709,524

 
739,181

 
 
 
 
Net Assets Available for Benefits
$
18,220,846

 
$
15,964,150



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 
Year Ended
 
December 31, 2017
Additions to Net Assets
 
Investment income:
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
$
1,747,534

Interest and dividends
202,814

Total investment income
1,950,348

 
 
Interest on notes receivable from participants
28,767

 
 
Contributions:
 
Participant contributions
956,759

Employer contributions
880,186

Total contributions
1,836,945

 
 
Total additions to net assets
3,816,060

 
 
Deductions from Net Assets
 
Distributions to participants
(1,376,218
)
Administrative expenses
(24,821
)
Total deductions from net assets
(1,401,039
)
 
 
Net increase before transfers of assets from this plan
2,415,021

 
 
Net transfers of assets from this plan (Note 1)
(158,325
)
 
 
Net assets available for benefits:
 
Beginning of year
15,964,150

End of year
$
18,220,846



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

Notes to Financial Statements


1.
Description of the Plan
The following brief description of the Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all eligible hourly-paid bargaining unit employees of the Fernandina plant of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (the “Company” or “Sponsor”). Eligible employees may contribute to the Plan on the first day of the month following 120 days of service without interruption or the date on which one year of eligibility service is completed, whichever is earlier. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) serves as the record keeper of the Plan, and administers the Plan’s investment assets for the benefit of participants. The Plan’s investments in Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. common stock, mutual funds, and common investment trusts are held in trust (the “Trust”) and administered by Reliance Trust Company.
Contributions
Participants may contribute up to 16 percent of eligible compensation. Contributions may be made on a before-tax basis, after-tax basis or a combination thereof.
The Company makes a matching contribution equal to 50 percent of the first six percent of each participant’s eligible compensation contributed to the Plan. The Company’s total annual matching contribution was limited to $1,150 per participant for the year ended December 31, 2017.
The Company closed enrollment in its defined benefit pension plans to new employees hired or rehired after April 2006. Effective May 2006, eligible employees hired or rehired after April 2006 receive an enhanced retirement contribution in addition to the standard matching contribution, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the enhanced retirement contribution was $1,500 annually for each eligible employee.
As a result of a new collective bargaining agreement covering Plan participants, beginning in 2015, the Company will make a non-elective annual contribution based on a combination of age and service for participants employed for at least one year as of the contribution date. The annual contribution will initially be invested based on participants’ investment selections. Participants can elect to transfer all or part of their total account balance into any available investment under the Plan at any time, but may be subject to trading restrictions.
Each year, participants may contribute up to the maximum allowed by the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). In addition, the Plan allows for “catch-up” contributions by participants age 50 years and older as of the end of the Plan year. The Plan permits rollovers from other qualified plans into the Plan.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and the related Company contributions. Plan earnings and losses are allocated to participant accounts based upon account balances.
Vesting
Participants are fully vested in their contributions as well as actual earnings/losses thereon. Participants vest in the Company contributions, enhanced retirement contributions and annual contributions at a rate of 20 percent per year of service. Full vesting occurs after five years of service.
Forfeitures
The balance of forfeited non-vested accounts may be used to reduce future employer contributions or to pay for administrative expenses related to the Plan. There were $16,656 in forfeitures for the year ended December 31, 2017. During 2017, forfeitures of $15,006 were utilized to reduce employer contributions and pay for administrative expenses. An insignificant amount of interest income is earned on the funds held in this account. At December 31, 2017 and 2016 the balance in forfeited, non-vested accounts totaled $2,467and $650, respectively, in the MassMutual Separate Account Guaranteed Interest Contract (“SAGIC”).

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Notes to Financial Statements


Transfers
The Company maintains three defined contribution plans for its employees depending upon their employment status. If a participant changes employment status and is eligible to transfer into a different plan during the year, the participant can elect to transfer their account balance into the corresponding plan. The transfer is included in the “Net transfers of assets from this plan” line on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.
Investment Options
Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan, as listed in the accompanying schedule of assets held at the end of the year.
Participants are prohibited from transferring into most pooled separate investment accounts, most mutual funds and similar investment options if they have transferred into and out of the same option within the previous 60 days. The MassMutual General Investment Account (“GIA”) is not subject to this rule nor does this rule prohibit participants from transferring out of any option at any time.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 from their individual accounts. Loan amounts may not exceed the lesser of (a) 50 percent of the participant’s vested balance or (b) $50,000 reduced by the participant’s highest outstanding loan balance, if any, during the prior one-year period. Participants may not have more than one loan outstanding at a time. Loan terms range from one to five years or up to twenty years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the prime rate plus one percent. Principal and interest are paid ratably through bi-weekly payroll deductions. Loan transactions are treated as transfers between the investment funds and the loan fund.
Payment of Benefits and Withdrawals
Plan benefits are payable to participants either at the time of termination or retirement, in the case of becoming disabled, or to their beneficiaries in the event of death, and are based on the fully vested balance of their account. Alternatively, a participant may elect to defer distribution until April 1 of the year following the participant’s attainment of age 70-1/2, provided the participant’s vested account balance exceeds $1,000. In the event of termination of employment before retirement, a participant’s account balance will be distributed in a lump sum, or if the balance exceeds $1,000, over future periods or deferred.
Withdrawals may be made from the principal portion of a participant’s after-tax account balance contributed prior to October 2016.  Withdrawals from before-tax account balances, after-tax balances contributed after October 2016 and earnings on after-tax account balances are allowable before attaining the age of 59 ½ in the case of financial hardship. Existence of financial hardship is determined by Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) criteria.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
Investments are reported at fair value (except for fully-benefit responsive investment contracts, which are reported at contract value). Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The plan administrator determines the Plan’s valuation policies utilizing information provided by the investment advisers, custodians, and insurance company. See Note 3 - Fair Value Measurements for additional information.

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Notes to Financial Statements


Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation in fair value of investments includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments purchased and sold as well as held during the year.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Participant loans are recorded as “Notes receivable from participants” and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Operating Expenses
Fees charged by the individual funds and participant specific expenses deducted from the participant’s balance are reflected as a component of the net appreciation in fair value of investments. Participant accounts are charged with an allocation of administrative expenses.
Subsequent Events
The Plan has evaluated events and transactions that occurred through June 28, 2018, the date the financial statements were issued. No subsequent events were identified that warranted disclosure.
3.
Fair Value Measurements
Financial assets and liabilities disclosed in the financial statements on a recurring basis are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). The guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value as follows:
Level 1 -
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 -
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level one, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 -
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Common stock fund Valued using the unit value calculated from the observable market price of the stock plus the cost of the short-term investment fund, which approximates fair value.
Pooled separate investment accounts Valued using the daily closing price of the underlying pool of securities as published. Purchases and sales may occur daily within these accounts. As of December 31, 2017, there were no unfunded commitments. Should the Plan initiate a full redemption on any of the pooled separate investment accounts, the redemption period is immediate.

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Notes to Financial Statements


Mutual funds Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-ended funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are actively traded. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (“NAV”) and to transact at that price.
Collective trusts Valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the fair value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares owned. The NAV is a quoted price in a market that is not active. These funds transact at their NAV. There are no restrictions in place with respect to the daily redemption of the collective trust funds. There are no unfunded commitments at December 31, 2017.
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value, as of December 31, 2017:
Asset Category
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
$

 
$
1,586,686

 
$

 
$
1,586,686

Pooled Separate Investment Accounts
 

 
2,120,949

 

 
2,120,949

Mutual Funds
 
263,768

 

 

 
263,768

Total assets in the fair value hierarchy
 
$
263,768

 
$
3,707,635

 
$

 
3,971,403

Collective Trusts (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,165,837

Investments at Fair Value
 

 

 

 
$
12,137,240

a) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.  The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value, as of December 31, 2016:
Asset Category
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
$

 
$
957,022

 
$

 
$
957,022

Pooled Separate Investment Accounts
 

 
1,650,585

 

 
1,650,585

Mutual Funds
 
218,072

 

 

 
218,072

Total assets in the fair value hierarchy
 
$
218,072

 
$
2,607,607

 
$

 
2,825,679

Collective Trusts (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,834,052

Investments at Fair Value
 





 


 
$
9,659,731

a) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.  The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
4.
Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract
The Plan holds a traditional investment contract that is fully benefit-responsive and, therefore, is reported at contract value. Contract value is the relevant measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because this is the amount received by participants if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. Contract value represents contributions made under each contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals, and administrative expenses.

The benefit-responsive investment contract with MassMutual is a separate account evergreen group annuity contract, or SAGIC. MassMutual maintains the contributions in a separate account. Specific securities within the general account are not

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Notes to Financial Statements


attributed to the investment contract with the Plan. The Plan owns a series of guarantees that are embedded in the insurance contract. The contractual guarantees are backed up by the full faith and credit of MassMutual, the contract issuer, and in an instance of a shortfall in the separate account, claims would be against MassMutal’s GIA. The account is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. MassMutual is contractually obligated to repay the principal and a specified interest rate that is guaranteed to the Plan. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuer. Such interest rates are reviewed on a semiannual basis for resetting. This contract does not allow the insurance company to terminate the agreement prior to a breach of the contract terms by the investor. The Plan may terminate the contract on the contract anniversary date with 90 days prior notice.

Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: (i) amendments to the plan documents (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan); (ii) changes to the Plan’s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) bankruptcy of the Sponsor or other Sponsor event (e.g., divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) that causes a significant withdrawal from the Plan; or (iv) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA. The plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.
5.
Company Dividends
The Plan received cash dividends of $19,693 on Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. stock owned during the year ended December 31, 2017.
6.
Party-in-Interest Transactions
Certain Plan investments are in Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. common stock. As Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. is the Sponsor, these transactions also qualify as party-in-interest transactions. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan held approximately 72,005 and 58,091 shares of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. common stock, respectively, which represented approximately 0.1 percent and 0.1 percent of the Company’s total shares outstanding, respectively.
Certain Plan investments are in holdings managed by MassMutual, the Plan’s record keeper. Accordingly, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
The Plan issues notes to participants, which are secured by the balances in the participants’ accounts. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
7.
Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in their accounts.
8.
Tax Status
The Plan has adopted a Volume Submitter Profit Sharing Plan with CODA Plan Document.  The Volume Submitter Plan received a favorable opinion letter from the IRS on March 31, 2014, stating that the form of this plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. Although the Plan has been amended since the date of the letter, the Plan Administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe the Plan is designed, and is currently being operated, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and, therefore, believe the Plan is qualified, and the related Trust is tax-exempt.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

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9.
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
The following table is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits according to the financial statements as compared to Form 5500 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
 
December 31, 2017
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
$
18,220,846

Less: Contributions receivable
(65,651
)
 Interest receivable
(1,121
)
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
$
18,154,074

 
December 31, 2016
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
$
15,964,150

Less: Contributions receivable
(61,396
)
 Interest receivable
(997
)
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
$
15,901,757

The following table is a reconciliation of changes in net assets available for benefits according to the financial statements as compared to Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2017.
 
Year Ended
 
December 31, 2017
Increase in net assets available for benefits before transfers per the financial statements
$
2,415,021

Change in receivables
(4,255
)
Change in interest receivable
(124
)
Net income per Form 5500
$
2,410,642


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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Schedule H, Line 4i: Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of December 31, 2017

Plan Number 034
Employer Identification Number 46-4559529


(a)
 
(b) Identity of Issue
 
(c) Description
 
(e) Current Value
*
 
MassMutual
 
Guaranteed Interest Account
 
$
5,374,082

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2020
 
1,842,917

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2030
 
1,787,649

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2025
 
1,355,223

*
 
MassMutual
 
American Funds Growth Fund of America
 
1,224,967

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2035
 
830,031

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2040
 
814,975

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2015
 
544,388

*
 
MassMutual
 
MM S&P 500 Index(Northrn Trst)
 
355,373

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One Income Fund
 
323,529

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2050
 
311,951

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2045
 
223,953

*
 
MassMutual
 
Northern Mid Cap Index Fund
 
174,559

 
 
Federated
 
MTD Small Cap Growth Fund
 
112,718

 
 
Wells Fargo Funds
 
Wells Fargo Spec Sm Cap Val
 
99,965

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2055
 
93,874

*
 
MassMutual
 
MM MSCI EAFE International Index Fund
 
84,952

*
 
MassMutual
 
American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund
 
81,636

*
 
MassMutual
 
Select MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
 
74,134

*
 
MassMutual
 
Discovery (Wells Fargo)
 
42,260

*
 
MassMutual
 
MFS Value Fund
 
41,020

 
 
American Century Funds
 
American Century Mid Cp Val
 
40,792

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Day One 2060
 
37,347

*
 
MassMutual
 
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund
 
25,683

*
 
MassMutual
 
Small Cap Index (Vanguard)
 
16,365

 
 
PIMCO Funds
 
PIMCO Income Fund
 
10,293

*
 
Stock Fund
 
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
1,586,686

*
 
Participant Loans
 
Participant Loans**
 
642,668

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
18,153,990

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
Denotes exempt party-in-interest transaction.
**
 
The loans bear fixed interest rates of 4.25 percent to 5.50 percent with maturities through April 21, 2026.
 
 
Note: Investments are participant directed, thus cost information is not required.




See Independent Auditors’ Report.

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Signature


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Pension and Saving Plan Committee for the Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Fernandina Plant Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
 
(Name of Plan)
 
/s/ JAMES L POSZE
 
James L Posze
 
Plan Administrator

Date: June 28, 2018

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Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Location
23
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Filed herewith


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