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 9,
2010
ALICO,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
FLORIDA
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-261
__________________
(Commission
File Number)
59-0906081
___________________
IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
POST
OFFICE BOX 338,
LA
BELLE, FLORIDA
_____________________________
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
33975
_______________
(Zip
Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (863) 675-2966
N/A
___________________________________________________________
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM
2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On
February 9, 2010 the Company announced
a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2009 of $1.4 million or $0.19
per share compared with a loss of $0.2 million or $0.02 per share,
for the three months ended December 31, 2008. Earnings from interest
on mortgages, real estate sales and agriculture operations were below prior year
results and combined to cause the earnings decline.
Operating
revenues were $14.1 million and $20.3 million during the three months ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Operations produced a gross
loss of $1.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2009, compared
with a loss of $0.7 million during the three months ended December 31,
2008. The decreases in revenue and gross profits were primarily due
to lower revenues and profits from agriculture operations.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
99.1- Press release announcing First Quarter Earnings.
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
9,
2010 By: /s/
STEVEN M. SMITH
Steven
M. Smith
Chief
Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
99.1 Company Press Release issued February 9,
2010.