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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) November 19, 1999
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA LAND COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Arizona 0-497 43-0433090
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
3033 North 44th Street, Suite 270, Phoenix, Arizona 85018-7228
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code 602-952-8836
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New Mexico and Arizona Land Company FORM 8-K
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
In Item 3, Part I of the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998, the Company reported a non-routine lawsuit concerning the
Sedona Project. The litigation is the result of various disputes with the
Company's partner in the Sedona Project. In Item 1, Part II of the Company's
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1999, the Company
reported updated information concerning the litigation, including the
information that the parties were involved in settlement negotiations.
As of the close of business on November 19, 1999, a settlement agreement was
signed by all parties and stipulations for dismissal of the litigation were
filed with the court. The significant terms of the settlement provide: for the
Company's partner to surrender all of its partnership rights; for mutual
releases and covenants not to sue; for dismissal of the litigation with
prejudice; for the Company to pay $1,500,000 cash to its former partner; for the
Company to grant its former partner an exclusive option to purchase the Sedona
Project at a fixed price for a period ending on March 9, 2000; for the Company's
former partner to have the right to extend the purchase option period for up to
two 30-day periods upon payment of an extension fee for each extension; that the
Company has the right to market the Sedona Project and accept offers to purchase
subject to the rights of the option holder.
The Company has paid the cash portion of the settlement from currently available
cash resources, and does not believe that the terms of the settlement will have
a material effect on the Company's financial condition or future cash flows. In
connection with the settlement the Company has recorded a write-down against the
property in the amount of $500,000 and will record a charge to earnings in that
amount in the fourth quarter of 1999.
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New Mexico and Arizona Land Company FORM 8-K
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.
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA LAND COMPANY
/s/ Jerome L. Joseph
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Jerome L. Joseph
Treasurer & Secretary
Date: November 23, 1999
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