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UNITED STATES
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) March 19, 2001
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PICO HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
California 0-18786 94-2723335
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
875 Prospect Street, Suite 301, La Jolla, California 92037
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (858) 456-6022
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On March 19, 2001 the Registrant publicly announced that its water
rights and water storage subsidiary, Vidler Water Company, Inc., had
sold a portion of its land and water rights in Arizona's Harquahala
Valley ground water basin. The purchaser is a unit of Allegheny Energy,
Inc.
A copy of the press release relating to this public announcement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
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SIGNATURES
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.
PICO HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: March 20, 2001 By: /s/ Gary W. Burchfield
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Gary W. Burchfield
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
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EXHIBITS INDEX
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Exhibit Number Description
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99. March 19, 2001 Press Release by PICO Holdings, Inc.
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