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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 25, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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PICO HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
33-36383
(Commission File Number)
94-2723335
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3480 GS Richards Blvd, Suite 101
Carson City, NV 89703
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (888) 389-3222

7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 300
La Jolla, California 92037
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[ ]    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ]    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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[ ]    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨





Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 25, 2018, PICO Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vidler Water Company, Inc. (“Vidler”), has sold 500 acre - feet of water rights in Lyon County, NV for proceeds of $10 million, or $20,000 per acre foot. In addition, PICO also announced that Vidler’s subsidiary, Fish Springs Ranch, LLC, has agreed to sell 70.52 acre - feet of water rights for $35,000 per acre - foot.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 

The attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.






SIGNATURE

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: June 25, 2018

PICO HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ John T. Perri
 
Name:
John T. Perri
Title:
Chief Financial Officer