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): December 8, 2009
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
5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On
December 4, 2009 the Company received
a letter from Dean
Saunders that he will not stand for re-election to Alico, Inc.'s Board of
Directors in February 2010. He will serve out his current term on the
Board.
Mr.
Saunders has served as a director since February 2009. Mr. Saunders
cited a need to concentrate on his real estate business as well as avoiding any
potential conflicts of interest should opportunities present themselves for
Alico real estate sales as the basis for his decision.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
99.1- Press release announcing Alico Director will not stand for
re-election to Board of Directors.
Exhibit
99.2- Dean Saunders Letter to Alico.
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: Doecember
8,
2009 By: /s/
STEVEN M. SMITH
Steven
M. Smith
Chief
Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
99.1 Company Press Release issued December 8, 2009.
Exhibit
99.2 Dean Saunders Letter to Alico.