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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


October 14, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

PICO HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
33-36383
(Commission File Number)
94-2723335
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 300
La Jolla, California  92037
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


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

Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 14, 2016,  UCP, Inc. (“UCP”), a 56.9% owned subsidiary of PICO Holdings, Inc. (“PICO”), and the entity through which PICO conducts its Real Estate Operations business, in connection with the Notes Offering described in Item 8.01 below, disclosed certain information to prospective investors in a confidential preliminary offering memorandum dated October 14, 2016 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”). Although complete financial information is not yet available, the Preliminary Offering Memorandum includes preliminary estimates of certain financial results of UCP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. This information, together with certain related updates regarding lot inventory as of September 30, 2016 and a potential new secured revolving credit facility, is included under the section of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum captioned “Summary—Recent Developments,” a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01
Other Events

On October 14, 2016, UCP issued a press release made pursuant to Rule 135c promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiaries UCP, LLC and UCP Finance Corp. intend to commence a private offering (the “Notes Offering”), subject to market and other conditions, of $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of their Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”). A copy of the press release announcing UCP's Notes Offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The Notes and the related subsidiary guarantees will be offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside the United States only to certain non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the related subsidiary guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

This report shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Any offer of the Notes will be made only by means of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Information contained under the section captioned “Summary—Recent Developments” from the Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated October 14, 2016 in connection with the Notes Offering.
99.2
 
Press Release of UCP, Inc. dated October 14, 2016.

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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: October 14, 2016


PICO HOLDINGS, INC.


By: /s/ John T. Perri    
John T. Perri
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Information contained under the section captioned “Summary—Recent Developments” from the Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated October 14, 2016 in connection with the Notes Offering.
99.2
 
Press Release of UCP, Inc. dated October 14, 2016.


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