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) July 16, 2007
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) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code 661 248-3000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Not applicable
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Item 2.01 |
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets | 2 | ||
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Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On July 12, 2007, Tejon Dermody Industrial LLC, a 50-50 joint venture between Tejon Ranch Co, or the Company, and DP Properties, sold its primary asset, a 652,000 square foot industrial building to ProLogis North American Properties Fund III, a fund formed by ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), the worlds largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities. The transaction was part of a larger purchase by ProLogis of a portfolio of industrial assets from DP Properties. The sales price received by Tejon Dermody Industrial LLC for the building was approximately $30,000,000 in cash consideration, of which the Company expects to receive approximately $7,560,000 after transaction costs and repayment of debt.
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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: July 16, 2007 |
TEJON RANCH CO. | |||
By: | /s/ ALLEN E. LYDA | |||
Name: | Allen E. Lyda | |||
Title: | Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer |
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