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                 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):
  
                          October 22, 2001
  
  
  
                             Cadiz Inc.
         (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
                              Delaware
           (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
  
  
                  0-12114                        77-0313235
          (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
  
         100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600, Santa Monica, CA 90401
        (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)
  
  
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 899-4700
  
  
  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
       On October 22, 2001, Cadiz Inc. ("Cadiz") agreed to issue
  $7,500,000 of its newly authorized Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
  (the "Preferred Stock") in two series.  Cadiz immediately issued
  $3,750,000 of the Preferred Stock in the first series with the remaining
  balance to be funded and issued in the second series by the end of
  November 2001, subject to standard closing conditions.  The proceeds of
  this financing will be used for general corporate and working capital
  purposes.
  
       The Preferred Stock is being issued to an institutional investor
  through two of its investment funds.  As additional consideration in
  connection with each of the two Preferred Stock issuances, Cadiz is
  issuing 20,000 shares of its common stock, 70,000 immediately vesting
  warrants for shares of its common stock and 37,500 conditional warrants
  for shares of its common stock.
  
  
  
  
                                 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/ Stanley E Speer
                                ------------------------
                                   Stanley E. Speer
                                   Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  Dated:  October 25, 2001
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text: .
  
                 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):
  
                          October 22, 2001
  
                             Cadiz Inc.
         (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
  
                              Delaware
           (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                  0-12114                        77-0313235
          (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
         100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600, Santa Monica, CA 90401
        (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)
  
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 899-4700
  
  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
       On October 22, 2001, Cadiz Inc. ("Cadiz") agreed to issue
  $7,500,000 of its newly authorized Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
  (the "Preferred Stock") in two series.  Cadiz immediately issued
  $3,750,000 of the Preferred Stock in the first series with the remaining
  balance to be funded and issued in the second series by the end of
  November 2001, subject to standard closing conditions.  The proceeds of
  this financing will be used for general corporate and working capital
  purposes.
  
       The Preferred Stock is being issued to an institutional investor
  through two of its investment funds.  As additional consideration in
  connection with each of the two Preferred Stock issuances, Cadiz is
  issuing 20,000 shares of its common stock, 70,000 immediately vesting
  warrants for shares of its common stock and 37,500 conditional warrants
  for shares of its common stock.
  
                                 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/ Stanley E Speer
                                ------------------------
                                   Stanley E. Speer
                                   Chief Financial Officer
  
  Dated:  October 25, 2001