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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
  23, 2009
  Cadiz
  Inc.
  (Exact
  name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State or
  other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  0-12114
  77-0313235
  (Commission
        File Number)
  (IRS
        Employer Identification No.)
  550
        South Hope Street, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, California
  90071
  (Address
        of principal executive offices)
  (Zip
        Code)
  Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code: (213) 271-1600
  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:
  [  ]  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))
  ITEM
  3.02  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
  On
  October 23, 2009, the Company completed a private placement (the "Placement") of
  200,000 Units at the price of $31.50 per Unit for proceeds of $6,300,000. As the
  Company has no payment obligation on its credit facility before 2013, the
  proceeds of the Placement will allow the Company to continue to fund its
  development activities at optimum levels, while minimizing its dilutive effect
  on existing shareholders.
  Each Unit
  consists of three (3) shares of the Company's common stock and one (1) common
  stock purchase warrant. The Warrant entitles the holder to purchase, commencing
  90 days from the date of issuance, one (1) share of Common Stock at an exercise
  price of $15 per share. This Warrant has a term expiring October 30, 2012, but
  is callable by the Company commencing November 1, 2010 if the closing market
  price of the Company's Common Stock exceeds $22.50 for 10 consecutive trading
  days.
  Upon the
  issuance of the 600,000 shares immediately issuable in the placement, the
  Company will have a total of 13,259,548 shares of common stock
  outstanding.
  The
  issuance of securities in the Placement was not registered under the Securities
  Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), but was exempt from the
  registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(2) of the
  Securities Act as the transactions did not involve public offerings, the number
  of investors was limited, the investors were provided with information about us,
  and the Company placed restrictions on the resale of the
  securities.
  Source:
  CADIZ
  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/ Timothy J.
    Shaheen
  Timothy J.
        Shaheen
  Chief Financial
        Officer
  Dated:  October
  26, 2009