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):  December 2, 2007

 

CASCADE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Oregon

 

1-12557

 

93-0136592

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

2201 N.E. 201st Avenue
Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(503) 669-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.02.              Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On December 2, 2007, Peter D. Nickerson was elected to our Board of Directors, filling a vacancy created as the result of an increase in the size of our board from six to seven directors. Mr. Nickerson will serve on the Nominating and Governance, Compensation and Audit Committees and will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described in our 2007 Proxy Statement. He is currently a Director of Growth-Link Overseas Company, an investment company based in Hong Kong with interests in China, Vietnam and India. Mr. Nickerson will serve as a director until our 2008 annual meeting of shareholders, where he will be nominated by the Board to stand for election by our shareholders.

 

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.

 

 

Cascade Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  JOSEPH G. POINTER

 

 

Joseph G. Pointer

 

 

Secretary

 

Dated: December 6, 2007

 

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