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) May 7, 2013
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2013, Robert A. Stine, President and CEO, announced that he plans to retire at the end of 2013. A Board committee, headed by independent director John Goolsby, was formed to lead the effort to locate a successor for Mr. Stine and has retained the services of an executive search firm to help identify qualified candidates.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits |
Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated May 7, 2013, announcing that the Company’s CEO, Robert A. Stine, plans to retire at the end of 2013.
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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: May 7, 2013 | TEJON RANCH CO. | |||||
| By: | /s/ ALLEN E. LYDA | |||||
| Name: | Allen E. Lyda | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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