# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000727273
**File Stem:** 0001437749-25-020303
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 6718
**Document Hash:** f31e63d71d3f8b42d1e86cc6a5a47432
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-25-020303.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-25-020303

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250612

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250613

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CADIZ INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000727273
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** WATER SUPPLY [4941]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 770313235
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40579
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251046072

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2850
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 213-271-1600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2850
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CADIZ LAND CO INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PACIFIC AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920602

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ARIDTECH INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19880523

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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):** 

**June 12, 2025**

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| **Cadiz Inc.** |
| **(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)** |

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| **Delaware** | **0-12114** | **77-0313235** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br> **of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **550 S. Hope Street, Suite 2850**<br> **Los Angeles, California** | **90071** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant**'**s telephone number, including area code: (213) 271-1600**

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|:---|
| **Not Applicable** |
| **(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)** |

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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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| <br> **<u>Title of each class</u>** | <br> **<u>Trading Symbol(s)</u>** | **<u>Name of each exchange</u>** <br> **<u>on which registered</u>** |
| <br> Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | <br> CDZI | <br> The NASDAQ Global Market |
| <br> Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000<sup>th</sup> fractional interest in share of 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share)<br>| <br> CDZIP | <br> The NASDAQ Global Market<br>|

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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. ☐

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**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**

On June 12, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The number of shares present virtually or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at said meeting was 57,788,025.

i. The following directors were elected at the meeting:

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| <u>**NOMINEE**</u> | <u>**VOTES FOR**</u> | <u>**VOTES WITHHELD**</u> | **BROKER**<br> <u>**NON-VOTES**</u> |
| Stephen E. Courter | 49387304 | 323873 | 8076848 |
| Maria Dreyfus | 49535108 | 176069 | 8076848 |
| Maria Echaveste | 49481267 | 229910 | 8076848 |
| Winston Hickox | 49184431 | 526746 | 8076848 |
| Susan Kennedy | 49614548 | 96629 | 8076848 |
| Barbara A. Lloyd | 49399548 | 311629 | 8076848 |
| Kenneth T. Lombard | 49540598 | 170579 | 8076848 |
| Richard Polanco | 49365328 | 345849 | 8076848 |

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ii. The amendment to the Cadiz Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended ("Plan"), to increase the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was approved by the following vote:

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|  | <u>**VOTES**</u> |
| **FOR**: | 47,480,407 |
| **AGAINST**: | 2,201,294 |
| **ABSTAIN**: | 29,476 |
| **BROKER NON-VOTES:** | 8,076,848 |

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iii. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was approved as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year 2025 by the following vote:

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|:---|:---|
|  | <u>**VOTES**</u> |
| **FOR**: | 57,688,243 |
| **AGAINST**: | 88,787 |
| **ABSTAIN**: | 10,995 |

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iv. The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, by the following vote:

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|:---|:---|
|  | <u>**VOTES**</u> |
| **FOR**: | 44,879,252 |
| **AGAINST**: | 4,813,993 |
| **ABSTAIN**: | 17,932 |
| **BROKER NON-VOTES:** | 8,076,848 |

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**Item 9.01** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Financial Statements and Exhibits**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits

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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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.

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| **CADIZ INC.** | **CADIZ INC.** |
| By: | <u>/s/ Stanley E. Speer</u> |
|  | Stanley E. Speer |
|  | Chief Financial Officer |

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Date: June 13, 2025