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) October 30, 2012

 

Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

91-1313292

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

  

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 October 30, 2012 the Partnership announced a quarterly distribution of 45 cents per unit, effective for unitholders of record on November 16, 2012 and payable on December 4, 2012. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 

 

Item 9.01.             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.Description

 

99.1Press release of the registrant dated October 30, 2012.

 

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    
       
DATE: October 30, 2012 BY: /s/ Thomas M. Ringo  
    Thomas M. Ringo  
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership, and Pope MGP, Inc., General Partner  

 

 

  

Pope Resources Announces Quarterly Distribution

POULSBO, Wash., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pope Resources (NASDAQ:POPE) announced today a quarterly distribution of $0.45 per unit, effective for unitholders of record on November 16, 2012 and payable on December 4, 2012.

This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of Pope Resources' distributions to foreign investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, Pope Resources' distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax result.

About Pope Resources

Pope Resources, a publicly traded limited partnership, and its subsidiaries Olympic Resource Management and Olympic Property Group, own or manage 177,000 acres of timberland and development property in Washington and Oregon. We also manage, co-invest in, and consolidate three 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, +1-360-697-6626, Fax 360.697.1156