content: 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 29, 2000
  
  
  
                             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 December 29, 2000, Cadiz Inc. ("Cadiz") issued $5,000,000 in newly
  authorized Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.  Concurrently, Cadiz'
  wholly owned subsidiary, Sun World International, Inc. ("Sun World"),
  borrowed $5,000,000 pursuant to a two-year unsecured term loan.  The
  proceeds of these financing transactions will be used for general corporate
  and working capital purposes.
  
       The Preferred Stock was issued to two institutional investment funds.
  The loan to Sun World was made by the same two funds.  As additional
  consideration in connection with these transactions, Cadiz issued 50,000
  shares of common stock, 200,000 immediately vesting warrants and 125,000
  conditional warrants.
  
  
  ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS.
  
  4.1       Certificate of Designations of Series D Preferred Stock
            of Cadiz Inc., dated December 28, 2000.
  
  4.2  Certificate of Correction Filed to Correct a Certain
            Error in the Certificate of Designations of Series D
            Preferred Stock of Cadiz Inc. Filed in the
            Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware
            on December 28, 2000.
  
  
                                  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:  January 2, 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):
                         December 29, 2000
  
                             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 December 29, 2000, Cadiz Inc. ("Cadiz") issued $5,000,000 in newly
  authorized Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.  Concurrently, Cadiz'
  wholly owned subsidiary, Sun World International, Inc. ("Sun World"),
  borrowed $5,000,000 pursuant to a two-year unsecured term loan.  The
  proceeds of these financing transactions will be used for general corporate
  and working capital purposes.
  
       The Preferred Stock was issued to two institutional investment funds.
  The loan to Sun World was made by the same two funds.  As additional
  consideration in connection with these transactions, Cadiz issued 50,000
  shares of common stock, 200,000 immediately vesting warrants and 125,000
  conditional warrants.
  
  ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS.
  
  4.1       Certificate of Designations of Series D Preferred Stock
            of Cadiz Inc., dated December 28, 2000.
  
  4.2  Certificate of Correction Filed to Correct a Certain
            Error in the Certificate of Designations of Series D
            Preferred Stock of Cadiz Inc. Filed in the
            Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware
            on December 28, 2000.
  
                                  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:  January 2, 2001