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0000003545-10-000015.txt : 20100222 0000003545-10-000015.hdr.sgml : 20100222 20100222164715 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000003545-10-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100222 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALICO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000003545 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100] IRS NUMBER: 590906081 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-00261 FILM NUMBER: 10623213 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 338 STREET 2: 640 SOUTH MAIN STREET CITY: LA BELLE STATE: FL ZIP: 33935 BUSINESS PHONE: 8136752966 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 640 SOUTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: P O BOX 338 CITY: LA BELLE STATE: FL ZIP: 33935 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALICO LAND DEVELOPMENT CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19740219 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8K- FEBRUARY 22, 2010 form8k.htm

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): February 22, 2010

ALICO, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


FLORIDA	0-261	59-0906081
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


POST OFFICE BOX 338, LA BELLE, FLORIDA		33975
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (863) 675-2966

N/A

(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:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 C.F.R. 230.425)

¨	Soliciting Material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. 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 C.F.R. 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On Friday, February 19, 2010, before the Company’s annual shareholder’s meeting, Evelyn D’An notified the Company that she was resigning as the Chair of the Audit Committee and as a director of Alico, Inc.'s Board of Directors effective Thursday, February 18, 2010. Ms. D’An indicated that she has no disputes regarding the Company’s operations, policies or practices. At the annual meeting, the other eight nominees to the Board listed in the Company’s proxy statement, John R. Alexander, J.D. Alexander, Robert E. Lee Caswell, Ramon A Rodriguez, John D. Rood, Charles L. Palmer, Robert J. Viguet and Gordon Walker, PhD, were nominated to continue to serve as directors and were elected as directors by a majority of the votes present and voting at the meeting. Mr. Ramon A. Rodriquez replaced Ms. D’An as Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and as the Committee’s Financial Expert as required by applicable SEC and Nasdaq Rules. Mr. Rodriquez currently also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee of Republic Services, Inc., a solid waste company listed on the NYSE. Other committee assignments will be announced in a subsequent filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are included with this Report:

Exhibit 99.1 Copy of letter dated February 18, 2010 from Evelyn D’An to the Registrant.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	ALICO, INC. (Registrant)

Date: February 22, 2010	By:	/s/ Steve Smith
		Steve Smith
		President and Principal Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99.1		Copy of. letter dated February 18, 2010 from Evelyn D’An to the Registrant

EXHIBIT 99.1

February 18, 2010

Alico, Inc.

640 South Main Street

LaBelle, Florida 33975-0338

Att: Gordon Walker, Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and John R. Alexander, Chairman of the Board

Gentlemen:

Please accept this letter as my resignation, effective immediately, as the Chair of the Audit Committee and as a Director of the Board of Alico.

Sincerely,

/s/ Evelyn D’An

Evelyn D’An

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm DIRECTOR RESIGNATION-02-22-10 ex99-1.htm

Alico Announces Resignation of Director and Election of Directors

La Belle, FL., February 22, 2010 -- Alico, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCO), a land management company, announced on Friday, February 19, 2010, before the Company’s annual shareholder’s meeting, that Evelyn D’An notified the Company that she was resigning as the Chair of the Audit Committee and as a director of Alico, Inc.'s Board of Directors effective Thursday, February 18, 2010. Ms. D’An indicated that she has no disputes regarding the Company’s operations, policies or practices. At the annual meeting, the other eight nominees to the Board listed in the Company’s proxy statement, John R. Alexander, J.D. Alexander, Robert E. Lee Caswell, Ramon A Rodriguez, John D. Rood, Charles L. Palmer, Robert J. Viguet and Gordon Walker, PhD, were nominated to continue to serve as directors and were elected as directors by a majority of the votes present and voting at the meeting. Mr. Ramon A. Rodriquez replaced Ms. D’An as Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and as the Committee’s Financial Expert as required by applicable SEC and Nasdaq Rules. Mr. Rodriquez currently also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee of Republic Services, Inc., a solid waste company listed on the NYSE. Other committee assignments will be announced in a subsequent filing.

About Alico, Inc.

Alico, Inc., a land management company operating in Central and Southwest Florida, owns approximately 135,500 acres of land located in Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Polk counties. Alico is involved in various agricultural operations and real estate activities. Alico's mission is to grow its asset values through its agricultural and real estate activities to produce superior long-term returns for its shareholders.

For Further Information Contact:

Steven M. Smith

LaBelle, Florida

(863) 675-2966

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements"' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.