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) April 14,
2010
Pope
Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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91-1313292
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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19245 Tenth Avenue NE,
Poulsbo, Washington 98370
(Address
of principal executive
offices) (ZIP
Code)
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 April
14, 2010 the Partnership announced a quarterly distribution of 10 cents per
unit, effective for unitholders of record on May 5, 2010 and payable on May 19,
2010. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item
9.01. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press
release of the registrant dated April 14, 2010.
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.
| POPE RESOURCES, A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | |||
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DATE:
April 14, 2010
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BY:
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/s/ Thomas M. Ringo | |
| 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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Pope
Resources Announces Quarterly Distribution
POULSBO,
Wash., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pope Resources (Nasdaq: POPE)
announced today a quarterly distribution of 10 cents per unit, effective for
unitholders of record on May 5, 2010 and payable on May 19, 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.
CONTACT: Tom
Ringo, VP & CFO of Pope Resources, +1-360-697-6626, fax,
+1-360-697-1156