8-K

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): July 27, 2012

Alico, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	0-261	59-0906081
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10070 Daniels Interstate Court

Fort Myers, Florida, 33913

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (239) 226-2000

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:

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The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished under Items 8.01 and 9.01, and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Section 8 ITEM 8.01 Other Events Other Events.

On July 27, 2012, the Board of Directors of Alico, Inc. declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share on its outstanding common stock to be paid to shareholders of record as of September 29, 2012, with the payment expected on October 15, 2012.

Section 9 ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release, dated August 1, 2012, announcing declaration of dividend.

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.
Date: August 1, 2012	By:	/s/ W. Mark Humphrey
	Name:	W. Mark Humphrey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Investor Contact:

Mark Humphrey

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

239-226-2000

Alico, Inc. Announces Fiscal Year 2012 Fourth Quarter Dividend

Per share dividend of four cents to be paid on October 15, 2012

Fort Myers, FL, August 1, 2012 — Alico, Inc. (“Alico”) (NASDAQ:ALCO), a land management company primarily engaged in a variety of agribusiness pursuits, announced that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held on July 27, 2012, declared a fourth quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.04 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is to be paid to shareholders of record as of September 29, 2012, with the payment expected on October 15, 2012.

About Alico

Alico, headquartered in Fort Myers, FL, is a land management company operating in Central and Southwest Florida. Alico owns approximately 130,300 acres of land located in Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Polk counties, FL. Alico is involved in citrus, sugarcane, cattle and other 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 more about Alico, Inc. visit www.alicoinc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Alico’s current expectations about future events and can be identified by terms such as “expect,” “may,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should be,” “will be,” “is likely to,” “strive to,” and similar expressions referring to future periods.

Alico believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable but cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, Alico cautions you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause future outcomes to differ materially from those foreseen in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in laws, regulation and rules; weather conditions that affect production, transportation, storage, import and export of fresh product; increased pressure from disease, insects and other pests; disruption of water supplies or changes in water allocations; pricing and supply of raw materials and products; market responses to industry volume pressures; pricing and supply of energy; changes in interest rates; availability of financing for land development activities; political changes and economic crises; international conflict; acts of terrorism; labor disruptions; inability to pay debt obligations; inability to engage in certain transactions due to restrictive covenants in debt instruments; government restrictions on land use; market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of stock. Other risks and uncertainties include those that are described in Alico’s SEC filings, which are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Alico under takes no obligation to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this press release, except as required by law.