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) December 9, 2013
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) |
91-1313292 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
19550 Seventh 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 December 9, 2013 the Partnership issued a press release announcing a $4.4 million sale of 14.04 acres in its Harbor Hill development in Gig Harbor, Washington, a suburb of Tacoma, to Peninsula School District. 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 December 9, 2013. |
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: December 9, 2013 | 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 $4.4 Million Sale To Peninsula School District
POULSBO, Wash., Dec. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pope Resources (Nasdaq: POPE) announced a $4.4 million sale to Peninsula School District of 14.04 acres located in Gig Harbor, Washington. The acreage is located on Harbor Hill Drive in close proximity to existing and proposed residential developments in north Gig Harbor. The District purchased the property, ear-marked for a new elementary school, out of its Capital Projects Fund budget and from impact fees collected from housing developments.
About Pope Resources
Pope Resources, a publicly traded limited partnership, and its subsidiaries Olympic Resource Management and Olympic Property Group, own or manage 204,000 acres of timberland and development property in Washington, Oregon, and California. We also manage, co-invest in, and consolidate three private equity timber funds, for which we earn management fees. These timberland investment vehicles provide an efficient means of investing our own capital in Pacific Northwest timberland while earning fees from managing these vehicles for the third-party investors. The company and its predecessor companies have owned and managed timberlands and development properties for 160 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, +1-360-697-1156