SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20509
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) January 17, 2007
Tejon Ranch Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-7183 | 77-0196136 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| P. O. Box 1000, Lebec, California | 93243 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 661 248-3000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Not applicable
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| Item 5.02 | Appointment of Principal Officer | 3 | ||
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | 3 | ||
| SIGNATURES | 4 | |||
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Item 5.02(c) Appointment of Principal Officer
On January 16, 2007 Tejon Ranch Co. announced the hiring of Teri Bjorn as its new Vice President and General Counsel. As General Counsel, Ms. Bjorn will serve as the Company’s chief legal representative handling all legal matters from real estate transactions to corporate governance issues related to the Company’s status as a publicly traded company.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release date January 16, 2007, announcing the hiring of a new General Counsel. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 17, 2007 | TEJON RANCH CO. | |||
| By: | /S/ ALLEN E. LYDA | |||
| Name: | Allen E. Lyda | |||
| Title: | Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer | |||
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