SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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) February 11,
2010
Pope
Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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91-1313292
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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19245
Tenth Avenue NE, Poulsbo, Washington 98370
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(ZIP
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (360)
697-6626
NOT
APPLICABLE
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED
IN THE REPORT
Item
8.01 OTHER
EVENTS
On
February 11, 2010 the Partnership announced a quarterly distribution of 10 cents
per unit, effective for unitholders of record on March 15, 2010 and payable on
March 29, 2010. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release of the registrant dated February 11,
2010.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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POPE
RESOURCES, A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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DATE:
February 11, 2010
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BY:
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/s/ Thomas
M. Ringo
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Thomas
M. Ringo
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Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, Pope
Resources,
A Delaware Limited Partnership, and
Pope
MGP, Inc., General
Partner
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Exhibit
99.1
Press
Release of the Registrant dated February 11, 2010
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Contact:
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Tom
Ringo
VP
& CFO
360.697.6626
Fax
360.697.1156
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NEWS
RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Nasdaq:POPE
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February
11, 2010
POPE
RESOURCES ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION
Pope
Resources (NASDAQ:POPE) announced today a quarterly distribution of 10 cents per
unit, effective for unitholders of record on March 15, 2010 and payable on March
29, 2010.
About
Pope Resources
Pope
Resources, a publicly traded limited partnership, and its subsidiaries Olympic
Resource Management and Olympic Property Group, own or manage 152,000 acres of
timberland and development property in Washington and Oregon. We also
manage, co-invest in, and consolidate two timberland investment funds that we
manage for a fee. In addition, we offer our forestry consulting and timberland
investment management services to third-party owners and managers of timberland
in Washington, Oregon, and California. The company and its predecessor companies
have owned and managed timberlands and development properties for more than 150
years. Additional information on the company can be found at www.poperesources.com. The
contents of our website are not incorporated into this release or into our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.