UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20509
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) January 20, 2012
Tejon Ranch Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-7183 | 77-0196136 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| P. O. Box 1000, Lebec, California | 93243 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 661 248-3000
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events | 3 | ||||
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits | 3 | ||||
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The Company announced on January 20, 2012 that effective January 30, 2012, it will voluntarily suspend all normal hunting operations on the Ranch. The suspension, though temporary and voluntary, will last as long as is needed to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Ranch’s hunting and access programs and make whatever operational changes are deemed necessary.
The Company is taking the action in light of the results of a year-long investigation into allegations that mountain lions were taken on Ranch property without depredation permits as required by California law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated January 20, 2012, announcing its intent to temporarily suspend normal hunting operations. |
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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.
| Date: January 23, 2012 | TEJON RANCH CO. | |||||
| By: | /s/ ALLEN E. LYDA | |||||
| Name: | Allen E. Lyda | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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