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      <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">CURRENT REPORT</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
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        communications pursuant to Rule&#160;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 16.75pt; margin-bottom: 10.35pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
        Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 5.25pt;">Emerging growth company <font style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif;">&#9744;</font></div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 26.5pt; margin-bottom: 5.25pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
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      <div><font style="font-weight: bold;">Item 5.02</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-weight: bold;">Departure
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      <div>(b) and (c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On May 21, 2020 (the &#8220;Effective Date&#8221;), Mr.
          Stanley E. Speer was appointed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Cadiz Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;).&#160; Mr. Speer is replacing Mr. Timothy J. Shaheen, who was concurrently appointed to the Company&#8217;s newly created position of Director
          of Development.&#160;&#160; As previously disclosed, the Company is engaged in ongoing efforts to expand the agricultural development of its properties.&#160; Mr. Shaheen&#8217;s new position was created by the Company in order to utilize Mr. Shaheen&#8217;s extensive
          experience in the agriculture industry to support the active development of the Company&#8217;s Cadiz Valley properties for agriculture and complementary water projects.&#160; Mr. Shaheen&#8217;s existing employment agreement with the Company was amended as of the
          Effective Date to reflect the modification of his duties.</div>
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      <div><font style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;" class="HorizontalTab">&#160;</font>Mr. Speer, age 59, had previously served as the Company&#8217;s Chief
        Financial Officer from 1997 through 2003 and has served as a financial consultant to the Company since 2015.&#160; Since 2012 Mr. Speer has been the principal of Speer and
          Associates, LLC, a consulting firm he founded to provide practical operational, financial and strategic financial solutions to public and private businesses.&#160; He also serves as a director of Sunworks, Inc., a provider of high performance solar
          power systems.&#160; From 2006 to 2012 Mr. Speer was a Managing Director with Alvarez &amp; Marsal specializing in advising and assisting boards of directors, investment groups, management groups and lenders in a wide range of turnaround, restructuring
          and reorganization situations.&#160; Prior to joining the Company in 1997, Mr. Speer was a partner with Coopers &amp; Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he spent 14 years in the Los Angeles office specializing in business reorganizations and
          mergers and acquisitions.&#160; Mr. Speer earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.</div>
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      <div><font style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;" class="HorizontalTab">&#160;</font>For his services as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Mr.
        Speer will receive base compensation of $350,000 and will be entitled to participate in the Company&#8217;s bonus and equity incentive programs.</div>
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      <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 8.01&#160; &#160;&#160; Other Events</div>
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      <div><font style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;" class="HorizontalTab">&#160;</font>On May 21, 2020, the Company issued a press release regarding
        the appointments of Mr. Speer and Mr. Shaheen.&#160; A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</div>
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      <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 9.01&#160; &#160;&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits</div>
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      <div>(d) Exhibits</div>
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      <div>10.1<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font><a href="exh10-1.htm">Employment Agreement between Cadiz Inc. and
            Stanley E. Speer dated as of May 21, 2020.</a></div>
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      <div>10.2<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font><a href="exh10-2.htm">Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated
            Employment Agreement between Cadiz Inc. and Timothy J. Shaheen dated as of May 21, 2020.</a></div>
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      <div>99.1<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font><a href="exh_99-1.htm">Press Release dated May 21, 2020</a></div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SIGNATURES</div>
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      <div style="text-indent: 18pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
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            <td style="width: 47%; vertical-align: top;"><u>/s/ Scott Slater</u> <br>
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      <div>Date:&#160; May 22, 2020</div>
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text: 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 21, 2020
  C
  adiz Inc.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  DELAWARE
  0-12114
  77-0313235
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  550 S. Hope Street, Suite 2850
  Los Angeles, CA
  90071
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's
          telephone number, including area code:
  (231) 271-1600
  Title of each class
  Trading Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
  CDZI
  The NASDAQ Global Market
  Not Applicable
  (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
  ☐
  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))
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
        Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
        transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
  ☐
  Item 5.02
  Departure
          of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  (b) and (c)     On May 21, 2020 (the "Effective Date"), Mr.
          Stanley E. Speer was appointed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Cadiz Inc. (the "Company").  Mr. Speer is replacing Mr. Timothy J. Shaheen, who was concurrently appointed to the Company's newly created position of Director
          of Development.   As previously disclosed, the Company is engaged in ongoing efforts to expand the agricultural development of its properties.  Mr. Shaheen's new position was created by the Company in order to utilize Mr. Shaheen's extensive
          experience in the agriculture industry to support the active development of the Company's Cadiz Valley properties for agriculture and complementary water projects.  Mr. Shaheen's existing employment agreement with the Company was amended as of the
          Effective Date to reflect the modification of his duties.
  Mr. Speer, age 59, had previously served as the Company's Chief
        Financial Officer from 1997 through 2003 and has served as a financial consultant to the Company since 2015.  Since 2012 Mr. Speer has been the principal of Speer and
          Associates, LLC, a consulting firm he founded to provide practical operational, financial and strategic financial solutions to public and private businesses.  He also serves as a director of Sunworks, Inc., a provider of high performance solar
          power systems.  From 2006 to 2012 Mr. Speer was a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal specializing in advising and assisting boards of directors, investment groups, management groups and lenders in a wide range of turnaround, restructuring
          and reorganization situations.  Prior to joining the Company in 1997, Mr. Speer was a partner with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he spent 14 years in the Los Angeles office specializing in business reorganizations and
          mergers and acquisitions.  Mr. Speer earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.
  For his services as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Mr.
        Speer will receive base compensation of $350,000 and will be entitled to participate in the Company's bonus and equity incentive programs.
  Item 8.01     Other Events
  On May 21, 2020, the Company issued a press release regarding
        the appointments of Mr. Speer and Mr. Shaheen.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
  Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d) Exhibits
  10.1
  Employment Agreement between Cadiz Inc. and
            Stanley E. Speer dated as of May 21, 2020.
  10.2
  Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated
            Employment Agreement between Cadiz Inc. and Timothy J. Shaheen dated as of May 21, 2020.
  99.1
  Press Release dated May 21, 2020
  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.
  CADIZ INC.
  By:
  /s/ Scott Slater
  Scott Slater
  Chief Executive Officer
  Date:  May 22, 2020