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 13, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors
On March 13, 2012, Barbara Grimm-Marshall resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tejon Ranch Co. (the “Company”). Immediately following Ms. Grimm-Marshall’s resignation on March 13, 2012, Daniel Tisch was elected to the Board of the Company. It is anticipated that Mr. Tisch, at the next Board meeting, will be appointed to the nominating and corporate governance committee or the audit committee of the Board. No related-party transactions currently exist between the Company and Mr. Tisch and he will serve pursuant to the standard compensation agreement that the Company has with its other Board members as described in the 2011 Proxy Statement.
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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: March 15, 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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