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 3, 2007

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

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.      Other Events

On April 27, 2007, Terry H. Cathey, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cascade, entered into a written sales plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a “10b5-1 Plan”) as part of his long-term strategy to diversify his assets.  Mr. Cathey’s 10b5-1 Plan provides for the sale of up to 30,000 shares of Cascade’s common stock between April 30, 2007 and June 13, 2007.  Shares will be sold under the plan on the open market at prevailing prices, subject to minimum price thresholds.

On April 27, 2007, Gregory S. Anderson, Senior Vice President — Human Resources of Cascade, entered into a 10b5-1 Plan as part of his long-term strategy to diversity his assets.  Mr. Anderson’s 10b5-1 Plan provides for the sale of up to 44,655 shares of Cascade’s common stock between May 1, 2007 and June 12, 2007, in connection with exercises of vested stock options.  Shares will be sold under the plan on the open market at prevailing prices, subject to minimum price thresholds.

Cascade does not undertake to report Rule 10b5-1 plans that may be adopted by any officers or directors of Cascade in the future, or to report any modifications or termination of any publicly announced plan or to report any plan adopted by an employee who is not an officer, except to the extent required by law.

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: May 3, 2007