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STATES</B></FONT></P>

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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): May 1, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 24pt"><B>Limoneira
Company</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold">Delaware</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold">001-34755</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold">77-0260692</TD></TR>
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    <TD>(State or other jurisdiction</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(I.R.S. Employer Identification</TD></TR>
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    <TD>of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>1141 Cummings Road</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Santa Paula, CA 93060</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices
and zip code)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code: <B>(805) 525-5541</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; font-weight: bold">Section 1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: bold">Registrant&rsquo;s Business and Operations</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold">Item 1.01</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 1, 2012, Limoneira
Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into a Promissory Note and Supplement to Master Loan Agreement (the &ldquo;New Promissory
Note&rdquo;) and a Master Loan Agreement (the &ldquo;New Master Loan Agreement&rdquo; and, collectively with the New Promissory
Note, the &ldquo;New Loan Agreements&rdquo;) with Farm Credit West, PCA (&ldquo;Farm Credit&rdquo;). The New Loan Agreements replace
the Master Loan Agreement dated as of May 27, 2010 and established as of May 7, 2010, among Farm Credit and Windfall Investors,
LLC (the &ldquo;Existing Master Loan Agreement&rdquo;) and the Promissory Note and Supplement to Master Loan Agreement dated as
of May 27, 2010 and established as of May 7, 2010, between Farm Credit and Windfall Investors, LLC (the &ldquo;Existing Promissory
Note&rdquo; and, collectively with the Existing Master Loan Agreement, the &ldquo;Existing Loan Agreements&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Existing Promissory
Note was scheduled to mature in May 2013. The New Promissory Note is scheduled to mature in May 2018. Except for removing the Company&rsquo;s
wholly owned subsidiary, Windfall Investors, LLC, as a party to the New Loan Agreements, the New Loan Agreements otherwise contain
terms that are substantially identical to the Existing Loan Agreements, including a commitment of $13 million and monthly interest
only payments at a variable interest rate, which is based on Farm Credit&rsquo;s internal monthly operations and cost of funds
and generally follows the changes in the 90-day treasury rates in increments divisible by 0.25%, and was 3.50% as of May 1, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The New Loan Agreements
are secured by all of the Company&rsquo;s owned stock or participation certificates required by Farm Credit&rsquo;s bylaws, any
of its funds or accounts held or maintained with Farm Credit and Farm Credit&rsquo;s allocated surplus. In addition, the Company
pledged as security (i) a First Deed of Trust on its La Cuesta Ranch and La Campana Ranch (the &ldquo;Real Property Collateral&rdquo;),
and (ii) 319 shares of San Cayetano Mutual water stock and 246 shares of Canyon Irrigation Company water stock associated with
the Real Property Collateral.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The New Loan Agreements,
like the Existing Loan Agreements, contain various conditions, covenants and requirements with which the Company must comply, including
limitations on, among other things, selling, abandoning or ceasing business operations; merging or consolidating with a third party;
disposing of a substantial portion of assets by sale, transfer, gifts or lease except for inventory sales in the ordinary course
of business; obtaining credit or loans from other lenders other than trade credit customary in the business; becoming a guarantor
or surety on or otherwise liable for the debts or obligations of a third party; and mortgaging, pledging, leasing for over a year,
or otherwise making or allowing the filing of a lien on any loan collateral. In addition, the Company is required to remit to Farm
Credit as a special principal payment a minimum of $175,000 per lot sold on its Windfall Farms property.</P>

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of an event of default under the New Loan Agreements, Farm Credit may, at its option, declare all amounts outstanding under New
Loan Agreements immediately due and payable without prior recourse to the collateral, immediately terminate the Company&rsquo;s
right to draw additional funds, and/or exercise any rights or remedies available to it under the New Loan Agreements, any other
document delivered in connection therewith or applicable law.&#9;The foregoing summary of the New Loan Agreements is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the text of the New Loan Agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; font-weight: bold">Section 1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: bold">Registrant&rsquo;s Business and Operations</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold">Item 1.02</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement</TD></TR>
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forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant</TD></TR>
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forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; font-weight: bold">Section 9</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: bold">Financial Statements and Exhibits</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold">Item 9.01</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Financial Statements and Exhibits</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Exhibits</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">10.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Promissory Note and Supplement to Master Loan Agreement dated as of May 1, 2012 between the Company and Farm Credit.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">10.2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Master Loan Agreement dated as of May 1, 2012 between the
Company and Farm Credit.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 12pt">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.</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Date: May 2, 2012</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">LIMONEIRA COMPANY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">/s/ Harold S. Edwards</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Harold S. Edwards</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-style: italic">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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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): May 1, 2012
Limoneira
Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
001-34755
77-0260692
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
of incorporation)
No.)
1141 Cummings Road
Santa Paula, CA 93060
(Address of principal executive offices
and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code:
(805) 525-5541
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K 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 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 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 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 1
Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 1, 2012, Limoneira
Company (the "Company") entered into a Promissory Note and Supplement to Master Loan Agreement (the "New Promissory
Note") and a Master Loan Agreement (the "New Master Loan Agreement" and, collectively with the New Promissory
Note, the "New Loan Agreements") with Farm Credit West, PCA ("Farm Credit"). The New Loan Agreements replace
the Master Loan Agreement dated as of May 27, 2010 and established as of May 7, 2010, among Farm Credit and Windfall Investors,
LLC (the "Existing Master Loan Agreement") and the Promissory Note and Supplement to Master Loan Agreement dated as
of May 27, 2010 and established as of May 7, 2010, between Farm Credit and Windfall Investors, LLC (the "Existing Promissory
Note" and, collectively with the Existing Master Loan Agreement, the "Existing Loan Agreements").
The Existing Promissory
Note was scheduled to mature in May 2013. The New Promissory Note is scheduled to mature in May 2018. Except for removing the Company's
wholly owned subsidiary, Windfall Investors, LLC, as a party to the New Loan Agreements, the New Loan Agreements otherwise contain
terms that are substantially identical to the Existing Loan Agreements, including a commitment of $13 million and monthly interest
only payments at a variable interest rate, which is based on Farm Credit's internal monthly operations and cost of funds
and generally follows the changes in the 90-day treasury rates in increments divisible by 0.25%, and was 3.50% as of May 1, 2012.
The New Loan Agreements
are secured by all of the Company's owned stock or participation certificates required by Farm Credit's bylaws, any
of its funds or accounts held or maintained with Farm Credit and Farm Credit's allocated surplus. In addition, the Company
pledged as security (i) a First Deed of Trust on its La Cuesta Ranch and La Campana Ranch (the "Real Property Collateral"),
and (ii) 319 shares of San Cayetano Mutual water stock and 246 shares of Canyon Irrigation Company water stock associated with
the Real Property Collateral.
The New Loan Agreements,
like the Existing Loan Agreements, contain various conditions, covenants and requirements with which the Company must comply, including
limitations on, among other things, selling, abandoning or ceasing business operations; merging or consolidating with a third party;
disposing of a substantial portion of assets by sale, transfer, gifts or lease except for inventory sales in the ordinary course
of business; obtaining credit or loans from other lenders other than trade credit customary in the business; becoming a guarantor
or surety on or otherwise liable for the debts or obligations of a third party; and mortgaging, pledging, leasing for over a year,
or otherwise making or allowing the filing of a lien on any loan collateral. In addition, the Company is required to remit to Farm
Credit as a special principal payment a minimum of $175,000 per lot sold on its Windfall Farms property.
Upon the occurrence
of an event of default under the New Loan Agreements, Farm Credit may, at its option, declare all amounts outstanding under New
Loan Agreements immediately due and payable without prior recourse to the collateral, immediately terminate the Company's
right to draw additional funds, and/or exercise any rights or remedies available to it under the New Loan Agreements, any other
document delivered in connection therewith or applicable law.	The foregoing summary of the New Loan Agreements is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the text of the New Loan Agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 1
Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.02
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
The information set
forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2
Financial Information
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set
forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
10.1
Promissory Note and Supplement to Master Loan Agreement dated as of May 1, 2012 between the Company and Farm Credit.
10.2
Master Loan Agreement dated as of May 1, 2012 between the
Company and Farm Credit.
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.
Date: May 2, 2012
LIMONEIRA COMPANY
By:
/s/ Harold S. Edwards
Harold S. Edwards
President and Chief Executive Officer