Sec Form 4 Filing - BOYNTON PAUL G @ RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. - 2018-11-12

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BOYNTON PAUL G 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. [ RYAM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1301 RIVERPLACE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/12/2018 (Street) JACKSONVILLE, FL32207 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/12/2018 P 10,000 A $ 13.72 273,020 D Common Stock 3,537.4478 ( 1 ) I By 401k Common Stock 30,266 I By Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Common Stock 33,701 I By Michelle M. Boynton Irrevocable Trust Common Stock 32,329 I By Paul G. Boynton Trust Common Stock 796 I By Wife

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares 8.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ( 2 ) 11/12/2018 P 1,000 ( 2 ) 08/15/2019( 2 ) Common Stock 7,745.9 ( 3 ) $ 100.99 ( 4 ) 1,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BOYNTON PAUL G 1301 RIVERPLACE BOULEVARD SUITE 2300 JACKSONVILLE, FL32207 X Chairman, President and CEO Signatures Brenda K. Davis, Attorney-in-Fact 11/13/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares are held in the Rayonier Advanced Materials Investment and Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan, for this person's account. ( 2 )The conversion rate of the 8.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") on the mandatory conversion date (expected to be 8/15/2019) depends on the average market value of the Common Stock for a period of time prior to the mandatory conversion date as set forth in the Certificate of Designations of 8.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on 8/10/2016 (the "Certificate"). The Preferred Stock automatically converts into Common Stock on the mandatory conversion date at a conversion rate between 6.5923 and 7.7459 shares of Common Stock per share of Preferred Stock, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Certificate, but holders may elect to convert shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock at any time prior to such date at a conversion rate of 6.5923 shares of Common Stock per share of Preferred Stock, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Certificate. ( 3 )See note (1). The conversion rate for each share of Preferred Stock will not be more than 7.7459 shares of Common Stock and not less than 6.5923 shares of Common Stock on the mandatory conversion date, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Certificate. The reporting person has reported the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that could be received in connection with this transaction. ( 4 )Represents the purchase price of each share of Preferred Stock.

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