Weyerhaeuser Company today announced that it has extended its $50 per share cash tender offer for all of the outstanding common stock of Willamette Industries, Inc. until midnight, New York City time, on December 5, 2001. 
As of midnight, New York City time, on October 17, 2001, Willamette shareholders had tendered and not withdrawn approximately 51.7 million shares pursuant to Weyerhaeuser's tender offer.