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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>October 21, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>CASCADE
CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) </FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">1-12557</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">93-0136592</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction<BR> of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2201 N.E.
201<SUP>st</SUP> Avenue</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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):</P>

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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On October 22, 2012, Cascade Corporation, an Oregon corporation
(&quot;Cascade&quot;), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;) with Toyota Industries Corporation,
a corporation formed under the laws of Japan (&quot;TICO&quot;), and Industrial Components and Attachments&nbsp;II, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TICO (&quot;Purchaser&quot;), pursuant to which Cascade will be acquired
by TICO. The Merger Agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both Cascade and TICO.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>The Merger Agreement</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser will, within
10&nbsp;business days, commence a tender offer (the &quot;Offer&quot;) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock,
par value $0.50 per share, of Cascade (the &quot;Shares&quot;) for $65.00 per Share (the &quot;Offer Price&quot;), net to the seller
in cash, without interest. Thereafter, upon successful completion of the Offer and satisfaction of certain conditions in the Merger
Agreement, Purchaser will be merged with and into Cascade (the &quot;Merger&quot;), with Cascade surviving as an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of TICO.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Purchaser's obligation to accept and pay for Shares tendered
in the Offer is subject to at least a majority of the total Shares outstanding (determined on a fully diluted basis) being validly
tendered (and not properly withdrawn) in the Offer, and the satisfaction of other conditions, including: (a) the absence of legal
restraints prohibiting the Offer, the Merger, or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b)&nbsp;the absence
of governmental actions seeking to restrain the transactions or limit TICO's or Purchaser's rights to ownership of Cascade's capital
stock, (c)&nbsp;the absence of certain inaccuracies in Cascade's representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement, (d)&nbsp;performance
or compliance by Cascade in all material respects with all covenants in the Merger Agreement, and (e)&nbsp;expiration or termination
of the applicable waiting periods under the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and
the German Act Against Restraints on Competition.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">After acceptance for payment by Purchaser of at least 65% of
the outstanding Shares in the Offer, Purchaser may exercise an option granted to Purchaser by Cascade under the Merger Agreement
(the &quot;Top-Up Option&quot;) to purchase, at a price per Share equal to the Offer Price, such number of newly issued Shares
as, when added to the number of Shares then owned by Purchaser and its affiliates (excluding Shares tendered in the Offer pursuant
to guaranteed delivery procedures and not yet delivered) would constitute one Share more than the number required to obtain ownership
of 90% of the outstanding Shares, subject to there being no legal prohibition or restraint, sufficient authorized Shares being
available for issuance, and receipt by Cascade of an irrevocable commitment by Purchaser to effect a &quot;short-form&quot; merger
under the Oregon Business Corporation Act following exercise of the Top-Up Option.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If, after completion of the Offer and the exercise, if any,
of the Top-Up Option, TICO and its subsidiaries, including Purchaser, hold 90% or more of the outstanding Shares in the aggregate,
then Cascade, TICO, and Purchaser will take all appropriate action to effect the Merger through a short-form merger under the Oregon
Business Corporation Act, without obtaining approval of Cascade's remaining shareholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If, after completion of the Offer (as it may be extended from
time to time pursuant to the Merger Agreement), Purchaser and its affiliates own more than 50% but less than 65% of the outstanding
Shares, the Company will hold a shareholders meeting to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Upon completion of the Merger, each Share then outstanding (other
than Shares held by TICO, Purchaser, Cascade or any of their respective subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to receive
the Offer Price in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes). Additionally, each outstanding Cascade
stock appreciation right (&quot;SAR&quot;) that has not yet vested will become fully vested, and all SARs, together with all options
to purchase Shares (&quot;Options&quot;), that remain outstanding at the effective time of the Merger will be cancelled in exchange
for the right to receive, for each SAR or Share subject to an Option, the excess of the Offer Price over the base or exercise price
per Share applicable to such SAR or Option, as the case may be, subject to applicable withholding taxes. Each Share of Cascade
restricted stock will vest in full as of the effective time of the Merger, and by virtue of the Merger will be cancelled and converted
into the right to receive a per Share cash payment equal to the Offer Price, also subject to applicable withholding taxes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cascade has made customary representations, warranties and covenants
in the Merger Agreement, including covenants not to solicit alternative acquisition proposals. Cascade has also agreed to certain
restrictions on its ability to respond to such proposals or change its recommendation in relation to the Offer, subject to exceptions
to allow fulfillment of certain fiduciary requirements imposed on Cascade's directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Merger Agreement contains specified termination rights for
the parties and provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, Cascade will be required
to pay TICO a termination fee of $30,360,969.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement may not contain
all information that an investor might consider important and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this current report on Form&nbsp;8-K and incorporated by reference. The Merger
Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms. The attached Merger Agreement is not intended
to provide any other factual information about TICO, Purchaser, or Cascade. The representations and warranties of each party set
forth in the Merger Agreement have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Merger Agreement for the purpose
of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement and not for the purpose of establishing matters as to
fact. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement (i) may have
been qualified, modified, or excepted by confidential disclosures made to the other party in connection with the Merger for the
purpose of allocation of contractual risk, (ii) are subject to materiality qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement which
may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors, and (iii) were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement or
such other date as is specified in the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement
should not be viewed or relied upon as characterizations of the actual state of facts about TICO, Purchaser or Cascade.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Tender and Voting Agreement</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Robert&nbsp;C.
Warren, Jr., Cascade's President and Chief Executive Officer (in his capacity as a Cascade shareholder), and Warren Holdings, LLC,
an entity in which Mr.&nbsp;Warren and his sister Wendy Warren act as managers, entered into a Tender and Voting Agreement (the
&quot;Voting Agreement&quot;) with TICO and Purchaser. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Voting Agreement, Mr.&nbsp;Warren
and Warren Holdings agreed, among other things, (i)&nbsp;to tender in the Offer all Shares beneficially owned by them that can
be tendered and (ii)&nbsp;if necessary, to vote such Shares in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement at any special shareholders'
meeting called for that purpose. Mr. Warren and Warren Holdings collectively beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 14.2%
of the Company's outstanding Shares (excluding Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options or SARs beneficially owned by Mr. Warren
or other shareholders). The Voting Agreement terminates, among other events, upon termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance
with its terms.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Voting Agreement is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to this
current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The information set forth under Item 5.03 below is incorporated
into this Item 3.03 by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -58.5pt"><B>Item 5.02.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -58.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Amendment to Equity Incentive Plan</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(e) On October 21, 2012, Cascade's board of directors
approved an amendment to the Cascade Corporation Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;)
to provide for the vesting in full of restricted Shares issued under the Plan in connection with the Merger.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On October 21, 2012, Cascade's board of directors amended
the bylaws of Cascade to provide that the provisions of Sections 60.801 to 60.816 of the Oregon Business Corporation Act,
known as the Oregon Control Share Act, will not apply to acquisitions of Cascade's voting shares. The Oregon Control Share Act regulates the process by which a person may acquire control of certain Oregon-based
corporations without the consent and cooperation of the board of directors by restricting a shareholder&rsquo;s ability to vote
shares of stock acquired in certain transactions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The full text of the amendment to Cascade's bylaws is attached
as Exhibit 3.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01. Other Events.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On October 22, 2012, Cascade and TICO issued a joint press release
regarding the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Important Information</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Notice to investors: this filing is neither an offer to
purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. </B>The tender offer for the outstanding shares of Cascade common
stock described in this report has not commenced. At the time the tender offer is initiated, TICO will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &quot;SEC&quot;)and mail to Cascade shareholders a tender offer statement on Schedule
TO and related exhibits, including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and other related documents, and Cascade will
file with the SEC and mail to its shareholders a Tender Offer Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9.
These materials will contain important information about TICO, Cascade, the tender offer, other transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement, and other related matters. Cascade shareholders are urged to carefully read each of these documents
when they are available. Free copies of the Tender Offer Statement, the Tender Offer Solicitation/Recommendation Statement,
and other documents filed with the SEC by TICO and Cascade will be available<B> </B>through the website maintained by the SEC
at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of all of these materials by
contacting the investor relations department of Cascade at 2201 N.E. 201st Ave., Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718, Tel. No. (503)
669-6210.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Statements in this press release concerning the proposed acquisition
of Cascade by TICO, the expected timetable for completing the transactions, benefits of the transaction, and any other statements
about future expectations, beliefs, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements. For additional information concerning
forward-looking statements, please read the disclosure under the heading &quot;Forward-Looking Statements&quot; in Cascade's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2012, which has been filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those stated in or implied by forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, any failure to meet certain conditions to the Offer or the Merger, the occurrence of certain extraordinary events adversely
affecting Cascade, any inability on the part of TICO to successfully complete the tender offer and acquire Cascade, the effects
of changes in the global or local market for Cascade's products, and other factors found under the heading &quot;Risk Factors&quot;
in Cascade's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K. Forward-looking statements included in this report speak only as of the date of this
report and, except as may be required by law, Cascade does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 90%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">Exhibit Description</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>2.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 22, 2012, by and among Cascade, TICO, and Purchaser.*</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>3.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amendment to Bylaws of Cascade Corporation, adopted October&nbsp;21, 2012.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>10.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Tender and Voting Agreement by and among TICO, Purchaser, and certain shareholders of Cascade identified therein.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Cascade Corporation Joint Press Release with TICO, dated as of October&nbsp;22, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation
S-K. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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 thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">Cascade Corporation</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;Dated: October 22, 2012</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">/s/ Joseph G. Pointer</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Joseph G. Pointer</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>2.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 22, 2012, by and among Cascade, TICO, and Purchaser.*</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>3.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amendment to Bylaws of Cascade Corporation, adopted October&nbsp;21, 2012.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>10.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Tender and Voting Agreement by and among TICO, Purchaser, and certain shareholders of Cascade identified therein.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Cascade Corporation Joint Press Release with TICO, dated as of October&nbsp;22, 2012.</TD></TR>
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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):
October 21, 2012
CASCADE
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Oregon
1-12557
93-0136592
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2201 N.E.
201
st
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):
¨
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 22, 2012, Cascade Corporation, an Oregon corporation
("Cascade"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Toyota Industries Corporation,
a corporation formed under the laws of Japan ("TICO"), and Industrial Components and Attachments II, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TICO ("Purchaser"), pursuant to which Cascade will be acquired
by TICO. The Merger Agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both Cascade and TICO.
The Merger Agreement
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser will, within
10 business days, commence a tender offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock,
par value $0.50 per share, of Cascade (the "Shares") for $65.00 per Share (the "Offer Price"), net to the seller
in cash, without interest. Thereafter, upon successful completion of the Offer and satisfaction of certain conditions in the Merger
Agreement, Purchaser will be merged with and into Cascade (the "Merger"), with Cascade surviving as an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of TICO.
Purchaser's obligation to accept and pay for Shares tendered
in the Offer is subject to at least a majority of the total Shares outstanding (determined on a fully diluted basis) being validly
tendered (and not properly withdrawn) in the Offer, and the satisfaction of other conditions, including: (a) the absence of legal
restraints prohibiting the Offer, the Merger, or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) the absence
of governmental actions seeking to restrain the transactions or limit TICO's or Purchaser's rights to ownership of Cascade's capital
stock, (c) the absence of certain inaccuracies in Cascade's representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement, (d) performance
or compliance by Cascade in all material respects with all covenants in the Merger Agreement, and (e) expiration or termination
of the applicable waiting periods under the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and
the German Act Against Restraints on Competition.
After acceptance for payment by Purchaser of at least 65% of
the outstanding Shares in the Offer, Purchaser may exercise an option granted to Purchaser by Cascade under the Merger Agreement
(the "Top-Up Option") to purchase, at a price per Share equal to the Offer Price, such number of newly issued Shares
as, when added to the number of Shares then owned by Purchaser and its affiliates (excluding Shares tendered in the Offer pursuant
to guaranteed delivery procedures and not yet delivered) would constitute one Share more than the number required to obtain ownership
of 90% of the outstanding Shares, subject to there being no legal prohibition or restraint, sufficient authorized Shares being
available for issuance, and receipt by Cascade of an irrevocable commitment by Purchaser to effect a "short-form" merger
under the Oregon Business Corporation Act following exercise of the Top-Up Option.
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If, after completion of the Offer and the exercise, if any,
of the Top-Up Option, TICO and its subsidiaries, including Purchaser, hold 90% or more of the outstanding Shares in the aggregate,
then Cascade, TICO, and Purchaser will take all appropriate action to effect the Merger through a short-form merger under the Oregon
Business Corporation Act, without obtaining approval of Cascade's remaining shareholders.
If, after completion of the Offer (as it may be extended from
time to time pursuant to the Merger Agreement), Purchaser and its affiliates own more than 50% but less than 65% of the outstanding
Shares, the Company will hold a shareholders meeting to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger.
Upon completion of the Merger, each Share then outstanding (other
than Shares held by TICO, Purchaser, Cascade or any of their respective subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to receive
the Offer Price in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes). Additionally, each outstanding Cascade
stock appreciation right ("SAR") that has not yet vested will become fully vested, and all SARs, together with all options
to purchase Shares ("Options"), that remain outstanding at the effective time of the Merger will be cancelled in exchange
for the right to receive, for each SAR or Share subject to an Option, the excess of the Offer Price over the base or exercise price
per Share applicable to such SAR or Option, as the case may be, subject to applicable withholding taxes. Each Share of Cascade
restricted stock will vest in full as of the effective time of the Merger, and by virtue of the Merger will be cancelled and converted
into the right to receive a per Share cash payment equal to the Offer Price, also subject to applicable withholding taxes.
Cascade has made customary representations, warranties and covenants
in the Merger Agreement, including covenants not to solicit alternative acquisition proposals. Cascade has also agreed to certain
restrictions on its ability to respond to such proposals or change its recommendation in relation to the Offer, subject to exceptions
to allow fulfillment of certain fiduciary requirements imposed on Cascade's directors.
The Merger Agreement contains specified termination rights for
the parties and provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, Cascade will be required
to pay TICO a termination fee of $30,360,969.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement may not contain
all information that an investor might consider important and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference. The Merger
Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms. The attached Merger Agreement is not intended
to provide any other factual information about TICO, Purchaser, or Cascade. The representations and warranties of each party set
forth in the Merger Agreement have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Merger Agreement for the purpose
of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement and not for the purpose of establishing matters as to
fact. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement (i) may have
been qualified, modified, or excepted by confidential disclosures made to the other party in connection with the Merger for the
purpose of allocation of contractual risk, (ii) are subject to materiality qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement which
may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors, and (iii) were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement or
such other date as is specified in the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement
should not be viewed or relied upon as characterizations of the actual state of facts about TICO, Purchaser or Cascade.
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Tender and Voting Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Robert C.
Warren, Jr., Cascade's President and Chief Executive Officer (in his capacity as a Cascade shareholder), and Warren Holdings, LLC,
an entity in which Mr. Warren and his sister Wendy Warren act as managers, entered into a Tender and Voting Agreement (the
"Voting Agreement") with TICO and Purchaser. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Voting Agreement, Mr. Warren
and Warren Holdings agreed, among other things, (i) to tender in the Offer all Shares beneficially owned by them that can
be tendered and (ii) if necessary, to vote such Shares in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement at any special shareholders'
meeting called for that purpose. Mr. Warren and Warren Holdings collectively beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 14.2%
of the Company's outstanding Shares (excluding Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options or SARs beneficially owned by Mr. Warren
or other shareholders). The Voting Agreement terminates, among other events, upon termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance
with its terms.
The Voting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this
current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth under Item 5.03 below is incorporated
into this Item 3.03 by reference.
Item 5.02.
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Amendment to Equity Incentive Plan
(e) On October 21, 2012, Cascade's board of directors
approved an amendment to the Cascade Corporation Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock Plan (the "Plan")
to provide for the vesting in full of restricted Shares issued under the Plan in connection with the Merger.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year.
On October 21, 2012, Cascade's board of directors amended
the bylaws of Cascade to provide that the provisions of Sections 60.801 to 60.816 of the Oregon Business Corporation Act,
known as the Oregon Control Share Act, will not apply to acquisitions of Cascade's voting shares. The Oregon Control Share Act regulates the process by which a person may acquire control of certain Oregon-based
corporations without the consent and cooperation of the board of directors by restricting a shareholder's ability to vote
shares of stock acquired in certain transactions.
The full text of the amendment to Cascade's bylaws is attached
as Exhibit 3.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference.
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 22, 2012, Cascade and TICO issued a joint press release
regarding the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Important Information
Notice to investors: this filing is neither an offer to
purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities.
The tender offer for the outstanding shares of Cascade common
stock described in this report has not commenced. At the time the tender offer is initiated, TICO will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")and mail to Cascade shareholders a tender offer statement on Schedule
TO and related exhibits, including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and other related documents, and Cascade will
file with the SEC and mail to its shareholders a Tender Offer Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9.
These materials will contain important information about TICO, Cascade, the tender offer, other transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement, and other related matters. Cascade shareholders are urged to carefully read each of these documents
when they are available. Free copies of the Tender Offer Statement, the Tender Offer Solicitation/Recommendation Statement,
and other documents filed with the SEC by TICO and Cascade will be available
through the website maintained by the SEC
at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of all of these materials by
contacting the investor relations department of Cascade at 2201 N.E. 201st Ave., Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718, Tel. No. (503)
669-6210.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release concerning the proposed acquisition
of Cascade by TICO, the expected timetable for completing the transactions, benefits of the transaction, and any other statements
about future expectations, beliefs, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements. For additional information concerning
forward-looking statements, please read the disclosure under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements" in Cascade's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2012, which has been filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those stated in or implied by forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, any failure to meet certain conditions to the Offer or the Merger, the occurrence of certain extraordinary events adversely
affecting Cascade, any inability on the part of TICO to successfully complete the tender offer and acquire Cascade, the effects
of changes in the global or local market for Cascade's products, and other factors found under the heading "Risk Factors"
in Cascade's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements included in this report speak only as of the date of this
report and, except as may be required by law, Cascade does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 22, 2012, by and among Cascade, TICO, and Purchaser.*
3.1
Amendment to Bylaws of Cascade Corporation, adopted October 21, 2012.
10.1
Tender and Voting Agreement by and among TICO, Purchaser, and certain shareholders of Cascade identified therein.
99.1
Cascade Corporation Joint Press Release with TICO, dated as of October 22, 2012.
*Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation
S-K. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Cascade Corporation
Dated: October 22, 2012
By:
/s/ Joseph G. Pointer
Joseph G. Pointer
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit
No.
Exhibit Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 22, 2012, by and among Cascade, TICO, and Purchaser.*
3.1
Amendment to Bylaws of Cascade Corporation, adopted October 21, 2012.
10.1
Tender and Voting Agreement by and among TICO, Purchaser, and certain shareholders of Cascade identified therein.
99.1
Cascade Corporation Joint Press Release with TICO, dated as of October 22, 2012.
* Schedules omitted pursuant to Item
601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request.
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