Results of Operations

UNITED STATES 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) November 7, 2016 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 Not applicable (Former Name or Former Address, 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ 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) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial 2 Signatures 3 I tem 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial On November 7, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the three months and nine months ending September 30, 2016. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specified otherwise. Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. c) Exhibits (Furnished Pursuant to Item 12). 99.1 - Press Release of the Company dated November 7, 2016, announcing the Company’s results of operations for the three months and nine months ending September 30, 2016. 2 Table of Contents 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. Date: November 8 , 2016 TEJON RANCH CO. By: /S/ A LLEN E. L YDA Name: Allen E. Lyda Title: Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer 3