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) March 15, 2016
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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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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
Tejon Ranch Co. has appointed Michael R.W. Houston as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Houston will join the Company on May 9, 2016, and will oversee all of the Company’s legal work.
Mr. Houston is currently the City Attorney for the City of Anaheim, California, a position he’s held since 2013. He has extensive experience in corporate governance, municipal law, real estate, land use and environmental issues.
Prior to being appointed as City Attorney in Anaheim, Mr. Houston was a partner at the law firm of Cummins & White, Newport Beach, CA (2011 – 2013), and also served as a partner at Rutan & Tucker, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA (2003 – 2011).
Mr. Houston’s areas of legal practice have included: Municipal/Public Agency Law; Corporate/Nonprofit Governance; Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental; and Political Law & Government Ethics. He has also served as outside General Counsel for the Anaheim Transportation Network and the 38,000-member California Rifle & Pistol Associate, a nonprofit advocacy agency.
Mr. Houston earned a bachelors degree from Chapman University and his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University School of Law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated March 15, 2016, announcing the Company’s appointment of a new Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 15, 2016 |
TEJON RANCH CO. | |||||
| By: | /S/ ALLEN E. LYDA | |||||
| Name: | Allen E. Lyda | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2016
TEJON RANCH CO. NAMES GENERAL COUNSEL
VIA BUSINESS WIRE: (Tejon Ranch, CA) — Tejon Ranch Co. (NYSE: TRC) announced today the appointment of Michael R.W. Houston as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Houston is currently the City Attorney for the City of Anaheim, a position he’s held since 2013, and has extensive experience in corporate governance, municipal law, real estate, land use and environmental issues. He will join the Company on May 9, 2016.
“We are extremely pleased to have a person of the caliber and experience of Michael Houston oversee the Company’s legal work,” said Gregory S. Bielli, President and CEO of Tejon Ranch Co. “He has a depth of experience and knowledge that will serve us well as we continue to move forward with our real estate development efforts.”
In Anaheim, Houston was heavily involved in land use issues, including the recent $1.5 billion public private partnership with Disney, the issuance of $300 million in bond financing to expand the Anaheim Convention Center, and negotiations regarding extending the lease for a professional sports team at Angels Stadium of Anaheim.
Houston’s areas of legal practice have included: Municipal/Public Agency Law; Corporate/Nonprofit Governance; Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental; and Political Law & Government Ethics. Prior to joining Anaheim, he also served as outside General Counsel for the Anaheim Transportation Network and the 38,000-member California Rifle & Pistol Associate, a nonprofit advocacy agency. Houston was a partner at the Newport Beach, CA-based law firm of Cummins & White from 2011 to 2013, and prior to that, was a partner at Rutan & Tucker, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA.
Houston earned a bachelors degree from Chapman University and his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University School of Law.
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About Tejon Ranch Company (NYSE: TRC)
Tejon Ranch Company (NYSE: TRC) is a growth-oriented, diversified real estate development and agribusiness company whose principal asset is its 270,000-acre land holding located approximately 60 miles north of Los Angeles and 25 miles south of Bakersfield. Tejon Ranch is positioned for growth with its fully operational commercial/industrial real estate development and three master planned communities on the horizon.
More information about Tejon Ranch Co. can be found online at http://www.tejonranch.com.
| CONTACT: | Barry Zoeller, Vice President |
| Corporate Communications & Investor Relations |
| (661) 663-4212 |
| bzoeller@tejonranch.com |