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 31, 2007
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Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 91-1313292
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
19245 Tenth Avenue NE, Poulsbo, Washington 98370
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(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (360) 697-6626
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
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Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On October 31, 2007 the Partnership announced a quarterly distribution of 40
cents per unit, effective for unitholders of record on November 28, 2007 and
payable on December 12, 2007. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release of the registrant dated October 31, 2007
SIGNATURES
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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 31, 2007 BY: /s/ Thomas M. Ringo
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Thomas M. Ringo
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited
Partnership, and Pope MGP, Inc., General
Partner
Exhibit 99.1
Pope Resources Quarterly Distribution
POULSBO, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2007--Pope Resources
(NasdaqGSM:POPEZ) announced today a quarterly distribution of 40 cents per unit,
effective for unitholders of record on November 28, 2007, and payable on
December 12, 2007.
About Pope Resources
Pope Resources, a publicly traded limited partnership, and its subsidiaries
Olympic Resource Management and Olympic Property Group, own or manage over
430,000 acres of timberland and development property in Washington and Oregon.
In addition, we provide forestry consulting and timberland 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.orm.com. The contents of our
website are not incorporated into this release or into our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Pope Resources
VP & CFO
Tom Ringo, 360-697-6626
Fax: 360-697-1156