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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

R Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012
 
or
   
£ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   
For the transition period from _____________ to _____________
   

 

Commission File Number: 0-261

 

Alico, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida 59-0906081
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
   
10070 Daniels Interstate Court Fort Myers, FL 33913
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 239-226-2000

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. R Yes £ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). R Yes £ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated file £ Accelerated filer R Non-accelerated filer £ Smaller reporting company £
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). £ Yes R No

 

There were 7,354,177 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, outstanding as of August 1, 2012.

 
 
 
 
 
         
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION        
   
Item 1. Financial Statements        
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011     3  
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited) and September 30, 2011     4  
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011     5  
   
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)     6  
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     16  
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     24  
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures   25  
   
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION        
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings     25  
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors     25  
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds     26  
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities     26  
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures     26  
   
Item 5. Other Information     26  
   
Item 6. Exhibits     27  
   
Signatures     28  
         
Exhibit Index     29  
               

 

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

ALICO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except for per share data)

 

   Three months ended June 30,  Nine months ended June 30,
   2012  2011  2012  2011
Operating revenues:                    
Agricultural operations  $39,681   $38,681   $118,501   $90,274 
Non-agricultural operations   739    660    2,127    2,112 
Real estate operations                
                     
Total operating revenue   40,420    39,341    120,628    92,386 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Agricultural operations   29,326    27,110    88,930    68,674 
Non-agricultural operations   481    302    1,027    948 
Real estate operations   85    90    327    364 
                     
Total operating expenses   29,892    27,502    90,284    69,986 
                     
Gross profit   10,528    11,839    30,344    22,400 
Corporate general and administrative   1,890    1,766    5,751    5,374 
                     
Income from operations   8,638    10,073    24,593    17,026 
Other (expense) income:                    
Interest and investment income, net   (16)   57    26    (1,657)
Interest expense   (354)   (502)   (1,290)   (1,572)
Gain on sale of real estate   9,124        9,124     
Impairment on assets held for sale   (1,868)       (1,868)    
Other   2    114    34    171 
                     
Total other income (expense), net   6,888    (331)   6,026    (3,058)
                     
Income before income taxes   15,526    9,742    30,619    13,968 
Income tax expense   5,919    3,771    11,665    5,378 
                     
Net income  $9,607   $5,971   $18,954   $8,590 
                     
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding                    
Basic   7,354    7,352    7,354    7,366 
Diluted   7,354    7,352    7,354    7,366 
Earnings  per common share amounts:                    
Basic  $1.31   $0.81   $2.58   $1.17 
Diluted  $1.31   $0.81   $2.58   $1.17 
Cash dividends declared per common share  $0.04   $0.00   $0.12   $0.00 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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ALICO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except for share data)

 

   

June 30,
2012

    September 30, 2011  
ASSETS   (unaudited)        
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,967     $ 1,336  
Restricted cash     10,747        
Investments     255       989  
Accounts receivable, net     4,639       2,928  
Federal income tax receivable           699  
Inventories     21,648       22,373  
Assets held for sale     9,884        
Deferred income taxes     277        
Other current assets     973       856  
Total current assets     52,390       29,181  
                 
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of current portion     47       75  
Investment in Magnolia Fund     5,550       10,283  
Investments, deposits and other non-current assets     2,095       2,220  
Deferred income taxes     7,306       8,672  
Cash surrender value of life insurance     835       824  
Property, buildings and equipment, net     121,395       128,780  
Total assets   $ 189,618     $ 180,035  
     
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 3,584     $ 2,946  
Long-term debt, current portion     3,267       3,279  
Income taxes payable     6,451        
Accrued expenses     2,223       1,719  
Dividend payable     295       882  
Accrued ad valorem taxes     1,184       1,938  
Other current liabilities     2,590       1,063  
Total current liabilities     19,594       11,827  
     
Long-term debt, net of current portion     37,450       53,879  
Deferred retirement benefits, net of current portion     3,761       3,667  
Total liabilities     60,805       69,373  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ equity:                
Common stock, $1 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 7,377,106 shares issued and 7,349,410 and 7,342,513 shares outstanding at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively     7,377       7,377  
Additional paid in capital     9,089       9,212  
Treasury stock at cost, 27,696 and 34,593 shares held at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively     (660 )     (862 )
Retained earnings     113,007       94,935  
Total stockholders’ equity     128,813       110,662  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 189,618     $ 180,035  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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ALICO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

   

Nine months ended

June 30

 
    2012     2011  
Net cash flows provided by operating activities   $ 25,626     $ 7,185  
     
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (12,195 )     (8,719 )
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment     10,643       627  
Increase in restricted cash     (10,747      
Real estate deposits     2,000        
Return on investment in Magnolia     4,735       1,966  
Purchases of investments           (15 )
Proceeds from sales of investments     734       454  
Collections of mortgages and notes receivable     33       45  
Net cash used in investing activities     (4,797 )     (5,642 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Principal payments on notes payable     (2,462 )     (961 )
Borrowings on revolving line of credit     61,761       7,000  
Repayments on revolving line of credit     (75,740 )     (13,650 )
Treasury stock purchases     (288 )     (1,047 )
Dividends paid     (1,469 )     (737 )
Net cash used in financing activities     (18,198 )     (9,395 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     2,631       (7,852 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     1,336       10,926  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 3,967     $ 3,074  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized   $ 1,296     $ 1,595  
Cash paid for income taxes   $ 3,614     $  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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ALICO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1. Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

 

Alico, Inc. (“Alico”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, (collectively, the “Company”) is a land management company operating in Central and Southwest Florida. Alico owns approximately 135,590 acres of land located in Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Polk Counties, Florida. The Company is involved in citrus, sugarcane, cattle and other agricultural operations and real estate activities.

 

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2011, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements (the “Financial Statements”) of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Financial Statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, which in the opinion of management were necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other interim periods or the entire fiscal year.

The Financial Statements have been presented according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Certain information, footnotes and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with those rules and regulations. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The Financial Statements include the accounts of Alico, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Alico Land Development, Inc. (“ALDI”), Alico-Agri, Ltd.(“Alico-Agri”), Alico Plant World, LLC and Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC (“Bowen”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates based upon future events. The Company periodically evaluates the estimates. The estimates are based on current and expected economic conditions, historical experience and various other specific assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable.

 

Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash totaling $10,747,000 relates to deposits in two escrow accounts for contracts entered into for the sale of properties. Restricted cash is included in current assets based on the contractual term for the release of the restriction. See Note 4. Property, Building and Equipment, Net.

 

Seasonality

 

The Company is primarily engaged in agriculture, which is of a seasonal nature and subject to the influence of natural phenomena and price fluctuations. The results of the reported period herein are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other interim periods or the entire fiscal year.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-12 Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassification of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, to defer the effective date for those aspects of ASU 2011-05 relating to the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-12 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2011.

The adoption of ASU 2011-12 will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as it only affects financial statement presentation and is a deferral of ASU 2011-05.

The Company does not believe that any other recently issued but not effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 2. Inventories

A summary of the Company’s inventories is presented below:

 

(dollars in thousands)  

June 30,
2012

   

September 30,

2011

 
Unharvested fruit crop on the trees   $ 11,954     $ 14,050  
Unharvested sugarcane     6,740       7,320  
Beef cattle     2,762       791  
Other     192       212  
Total Inventories   $ 21,648     $ 22,373  

Note 3. Investment in Magnolia

In May 2010, Alico invested $12,150,000 to obtain a 39% limited partner equity interest in Magnolia TC 2, LLC (“Magnolia”), a Florida limited liability company whose primary business activity is acquiring tax certificates issued by various counties in the State of Florida on properties which have property tax delinquencies. In Florida, such certificates are sold at general auction based on a bid interest rate. If the property owner does not redeem such certificate within two years, which requires the payment of delinquent taxes plus the bid interest, a tax deed can be obtained by the winning bidder who can then force an auctioned sale of the property. Tax certificates hold a first priority lien position. Magnolia will commence the tax deed application process in July 2012 as the two year redemption period on certain tax certificates has been reached. The tax deed application requires all other outstanding liens to be redeemed as well.

Revenue is recognized by Magnolia when the interest obligation under the tax certificates it holds becomes a fixed amount. In order to redeem a tax certificate in Florida, a minimum of 5% of the face amount of the certificate (delinquent taxes) must be paid to the certificate holder regardless of the amount of time the certificate has been outstanding. Magnolia has recognized the minimum 5% earnings on its tax certificate portfolio. Expenses of the fund include an acquisition fee of 1%, interest expense, a monthly management fee and other administrative costs. At the time a tax deed is obtained, the investment will earn an 18% annual rate of interest.

The investment in Magnolia is accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting, whereby the Company records its 39% interest in the reported income or loss of the fund each quarter. Based on the May 31, 2012, unaudited internal financial statements of Magnolia, Alico recorded a net investment loss of $8,000 and net investment income of $2,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared with net investment income of $23,000 and net investment loss of $31,000 for the three and nine months and ended June 30, 2011. Magnolia made certain distributions to the Company during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 of approximately $4,735,000 and $1,966,000, respectively.

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Note 4. Property, Buildings and Equipment, Net

Property, buildings and equipment consist of the following at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.

 

(dollars in thousands) June 30,  September 30,
  2012  2011
Breeding herd $10,143   $10,799 
Buildings  10,973    10,925 
Citrus trees  36,637    35,939 
Sugarcane  11,962    10,462 
Equipment and other facilities  41,838    40,708 
Total depreciable properties  111,553    108,833 
Less accumulated depreciation and depletion  67,674    65,104 
          
Net depreciable properties  43,879    43,729 
          
Land and land improvements  77,516    85,051 
          
Net property, buildings and equipment $121,395   $128,780 

 

Lee County, FL Properties

 

Assets held for sale at June 30, 2012, include three parcels of land in Lee County, FL (the “Lee County Properties”) totaling approximately 5,200 acres with a fair value of approximately $9,851,000. The Company received a $2,000,000 deposit from a potential purchaser of the Lee County Properties which is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in restricted cash and other current liabilities. The closings on the sale of the Lee County Properties are scheduled on July 25, 2012 and October 3, 2012. The Company recorded an impairment of approximately $1,868,000 as the carrying value exceeded the market value of the Lee County Properties at June 30, 2012. The impairment was recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

 

During the third quarter ended June 30, 2012, management committed to a plan to sell the Lee County Properties and actively locate a buyer, thereby meeting the criteria for assets held for sale. The Company entered into a sales contract for the Lee County Properties which triggered the impairment of the Properties. The fair value was determined based upon a Level 2 input in accordance with the fair value three-tier hierarchy, specifically on a negotiated sales price with a third party. See Note 12. Subsequent Events.

 

Polk County, FL Properties

 

The sales contracts for two parcels of land in Polk County, FL closed during June 2012. The sale of the Polk County parcels totaled $10,122,000. We received cash of $9,768,000, of which $8,747,000 is being held in an escrow account by a third party in accordance with an assignment agreement while we consider a potential like kind exchange which would qualify for tax-deferral treatment in accordance with Internal Revenue Code §1031. No properties were identified for a like kind exchange and the funds were remitted to the Company on July 31, 2012. The cash held in escrow is classified as restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2012. The sale of the two parcels resulted in pre-tax gains totaling $9,124,000 which is included in the gain on sale of real estate in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The first parcel of land totaled 3,630 acres. The sales price was $9,077,000 or $2,500 per acre. The sales contract closed on June 14, 2012, with the deed and possession delivered to Ben Hill Griffin III. We received $8,747,000 which is being held in an escrow account.

 

The second parcel of land totaled 380 acres for which we received $1,021,000 in cash. The sales price was $1,045,000 or $2,750 per acre. The sales contract closed on June 20, 2012, with deed and possession delivered to Ben Hill Griffin Inc. (“Griffin Inc.”). See Note 10. Related Party Transactions.

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Note 5. Income taxes

 

Alico’s effective tax rate was 38.1% and 38.5% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

The Company applies a “more likely than not” threshold to the recognition and non-recognition of tax positions. A change in judgment related to prior years’ tax positions is recognized in the quarter of such change. The Company had no reserve for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense and in the income tax payable accounts.

 

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) examined the returns of Alico, Agri-Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Agri-Insurance,” a former subsidiary of Alico liquidated in September 2010) and Alico-Agri for the tax years 2005 through 2007. The Company contested issues raised by the IRS during the examinations and pursued resolution through the IRS Appeals process. On May 16, 2012, the Company finalized an agreement to settle all outstanding issues. Federal taxes due as a result of the settlement totaled $613,000 and have been paid in full. Federal interest due as a result of the settlement is approximately $225,000. All Federal penalties were waived. State tax, penalties and interest due as a result of the settlement are estimated at approximately $435,000. See Note 12. Subsequent Events.

 

Note 6. Long-Term Debt

 

Outstanding debt under the Company’s various loan agreements is presented in the table below:

 

(dollars in thousands)  

Revolving

line of

credit

    Term note    

Mortgage

note

payable

    All other     Total
June 30, 2012                                      
Principal balance outstanding   $     $ 38,500     $ 2,217     $     $ 40,717
Remaining available credit   $ 60,000     $ —      $     $     $ 60,000
Effective interest rate     2.49 %     2.74 %     6.68 %              
Scheduled maturity date     Oct 2020       Oct 2020       Mar 2014                
Collateral     Real estate       Real estate       Real estate                
September 30, 2011                                      
Principal balance outstanding   $ 13,979     $ 40,000     $ 3,167     $ 12     $ 57,158
Remaining available credit   $ 46,021     $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 46,021
Effective interest rate     2.72 %     2.72 %     6.68 %     Various        
Scheduled maturity date     Oct 2020       Oct 2020       Mar 2014       Various        
Collateral     Real estate       Real estate       Real estate       Various        

 

Alico has a revolving line of credit (“RLOC”) and a term note with Rabo AgriFinance, Inc. (“Rabo”) totaling $100,000,000 and a mortgage note of approximately $2,217,000 with Farm Credit of Florida (formerly known as Farm Credit of Southwest Florida). The RLOC is collateralized by 43,991 acres of farmland, and the term note is collateralized by 12,280 acres of property containing approximately 8,600 acres of producing citrus groves. The mortgage is collateralized by 7,680 acres of real estate used for farm leases, sugarcane and citrus production.

 

At June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, Alico was in compliance with all of its covenants under the various loan agreements. On June 11, 2012, the third amendment to the Credit Agreement dated September 8, 2010 was entered into and became effective between the Company and Rabo to amend the consolidated current ratio from not less than 2.00:1.00 to 1.50:1.00.

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Maturities of the Company’s debt were as follows at June 30, 2012:

 

(dollars in thousands)        
Due within 1 year   $ 3,267  
Due between 1 and 2 years     2,950  
Due between 2 and 3 years     2,000  
Due between 3 and 4 years     2,000  
Due between 4 and 5 years     2,000  
Due beyond five years     28,500  
Total   $ 40,717  

 

Interest costs expensed and capitalized to property, buildings and equipment were as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three months ended

June 30,

 

Nine months ended

June 30,

   2012  2011  2012  2011
Interest expense  $354   $502   $1,290   $1,572 
Interest capitalized   24    25    62    90 
Total interest cost  $378   $527   $1,352   $1,662 

 

Note 7. Disclosures about reportable segments

 

Alico has six reportable segments: Bowen, Citrus Groves, Sugarcane, Cattle, Real Estate and Land Leasing and Rentals. All of the Company’s operations are located in Florida. Intersegment sales and transfers are accounted for as if the sales or transfers were to third parties at current market prices.

 

Agricultural Segments:

 

Bowen operations include supply chain management services (harvest and haul) for Alico’s citrus crop and other growers. Bowen’s operations also include the purchase and resale of citrus fruit.
Citrus Groves operations consist of cultivating citrus trees in order to produce citrus fruit for delivery to the fresh and processed citrus markets.
Sugarcane operations consist of cultivating sugarcane for sale to a sugar processor.
Cattle operations primarily include production of beef cattle for sale and raising replacement heifers.

 

Goods and services produced by these segments are sold to wholesalers and processors in the United States which prepare the products for consumption.

 

Non-agricultural Segments

 

The Real Estate segment, operated on behalf of Alico by ALDI, is engaged in the planning and strategic positioning of all of the Company’s land, which includes seeking entitlement of the land assets in order to obtain, enhance or preserve rights to develop the property in the future and negotiating and/or renegotiating sales contracts.
The Land Leasing and Rental segment leases land to others on a tenant-at-will basis for grazing, farming, oil and mineral exploration, recreational and other uses.

 

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies herein and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Total revenues represent sales to unaffiliated customers, as reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited). All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

 

The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately and decisions about allocations of resources are determined by management based on these strategic business units. The Company evaluates each segment’s performance based on direct margins from

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operations before general and administrative costs, interest expense and income taxes, not including nonrecurring gains and losses.

 

The following table summarizes the performance of the Company’s segments and the related depreciation expense for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and the related assets as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three months ended

June 30,

 

Nine months ended

June 30,

   2012  2011  2012  2011
Revenues (from external customers except as noted):            
Bowen  $16,753   $16,131   $47,547   $35,044 
Intersegment sales through Bowen   4,907    4,532    11,820    9,679 
Citrus Groves   21,829    22,049    55,331    46,685 
Sugarcane   652    211    14,311    7,672 
Cattle   378    220    978    669 
Real Estate                
Land Leasing and Rentals   691    621    2,011    1,912 
Revenue from segments   45,210    43,764    131,998    101,661 
Other operations   117    109    450    404 
Less: intersegment revenues eliminated   (4,907)   (4,532)   (11,820)   (9,679)
Total operating revenue  $40,420   $39,341   $120,628   $92,386 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Bowen  $16,496   $15,468   $46,223   $33,798 
Intersegment expenses through Bowen   4,907    4,532    11,820    9,679 
Citrus Groves   12,050    11,407    31,058    27,378 
Sugarcane   539    36    11,090    6,874 
Cattle   241    120    559    382 
Real Estate   85    90    327    364 
Land Leasing and Rentals   252    292    768    908 
Segment operating expenses   34,570    31,945    101,845    79,383 
Other operations   229    89    259    282 
Less: intersegment expenses eliminated   (4,907)   (4,532)   (11,820)   (9,679)
Total operating expenses  $29,892   $27,502   $90,284   $69,986 
                     
Gross profit (loss):                    
Bowen  $257   $663   $1,324   $1,246 
Citrus Groves   9,779    10,642    24,273    19,307 
Sugarcane   113    175    3,221    798 
Cattle   137    100    419    287 
Real Estate   (85)   (90)   (327)   (364)
Land Leasing and Rentals   439    329    1,243    1,004 
Gross profit from segments   10,640    11,819    30,153    22,278 
Other   (112)   20    191    122 
Gross Profit  $10,528   $11,839   $30,344   $22,400 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three months ended

June 30,

 

Nine months ended

June 30,

   2012  2011  2012  2011
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:                    
Bowen  $60   $41   $161   $170 
Citrus Groves   519    488    1,562    1,463 
Sugarcane   1,049    787    2,969    2,061 
Cattle   265    258    801    781 
Land Leasing and Rentals   104    45    321    135 
Total segment depreciation and amortization   1,997    1,619    5,814    4,610 
Other depreciation, depletion and amortization   150    282    440    764 
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization  $2,147   $1,901   $6,254   $5,374 

 

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 (dollars in thousands)  

June 30,

2012

   

September 30,

2011

 
Total assets:                
Bowen   $ 2,120     $ 2,888  
Citrus Groves     43,001       45,554  
Sugarcane     59,296       53,213  
Cattle     13,681       10,196  
Real Estate     12,009       12,932  
Land Leasing and Rentals     5,203       5,524  
Segment assets     135,310       130,307  
Other  assets     54,308       49,728  
                 
Total assets   $ 189,618     $ 180,035  

Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity

Effective November 1, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock through November 1, 2013 for the purpose of funding restricted stock grants under its 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), which was approved by shareholders on February 20, 2009. In accordance with the 2008 Plan, the Company may purchase an additional 260,728 shares.

The following table provides information relating to purchases of the Company’s common stock on the open market in accordance with the 2008 Plan for the nine months ended June 30, 2012:

 (dollars in thousands)          

Shares

   

Cost

 
Balance September 30, 2011 34,593     $                862  
Purchases 12,026     288  
Issuances (18,923 )   (490 )
Balance June 30, 2012 27,696     $                660  

 

For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company issued 18,923 shares to Directors under the 2008 Plan at a weighted average fair value of $25.91 per share that vested immediately. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in general and administrative expense was $124,000 and $370,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and $115,000 and $339,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011. There are 284,333 shares eligible for grant under the 2008 Plan. There are 174,563 nonvested restricted shares awarded at June 30, 2012.

 

Note 9. – Commitments and Contingencies

 

Shareholder Derivative Actions

 

On October 29, 2008, Alico was served with a shareholder derivative action complaint filed by Baxter Troutman against John R. Alexander, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and JD Alexander, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, (the “Alexanders”) which names Alico as a nominal defendant. Mr. Troutman is the nephew and cousin of the two defendants, respectively, and is a shareholder in Atlantic Blue Group, Inc. (formerly Atlantic Blue Trust, Inc.) (“Atlanticblue”), a 51% shareholder of Alico. From February 26, 2004 until January 18, 2008, Mr. Troutman was a director of Alico. The complaint alleged that the Alexanders committed breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with a proposed merger of Atlanticblue into Alico which was proposed in 2004 and withdrawn by Atlanticblue in 2005. The suit also alleged, among other things, that the merger proposal was wrongly requested by the Alexanders, and improperly included a proposed special dividend and that the Alexanders sought to circumvent the Board’s nominating process and these actions were contrary to the position of Alico’s independent directors at the time causing a waste of Alico’s funds and the resignations of the independent directors in 2005.

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On April 1, 2012, a settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) was reached between Baxter Troutman and the Alexanders. The Agreement contained the following provisions:

 

·Troutman will file a notice of voluntary dismissal of the civil action against the Alexanders with prejudice. There were no inducements, promises or representations.
·Troutman and the Alexanders mutually release and discharge each other from all claims, rights, actions, obligations, liability or responsibility arising out of the commencement and prosecution of the civil action, except for any claims Alico may have against Troutman to be subrogated to the rights of the Alexanders to seek recovery of attorney fees and costs incurred in their defense.

On May 4, 2012, the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in Polk County, FL (the “Court”) approved the Agreement and therefore the shareholder derivative action has been settled. The Company, by determination of the Special Litigation Committee of its Board of Directors, filed a motion seeking recovery of attorney fees and costs incurred in its defense. The Court will retain jurisdiction and will hear the motion filed by the Company.

 

The Company is also involved from time to time in routine legal matters incidental to its business. When appropriate, the Company establishes estimated accruals for litigation matters which meet the requirements of ASC 450— Contingencies. Based upon available information, the Company believes that the resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

Note 10. Related Party Transactions

 

Atlantic Blue Group, Inc.

Atlanticblue owns approximately 51% of Alico’s common stock. By virtue of its ownership percentage, Atlanticblue is able to elect all of the directors and, consequently, control Alico. Directors which also serve on Atlanticblue’s board are referred to as “affiliated directors”. Atlanticblue issued a letter dated December 3, 2009, reaffirming its commitment to maintain a majority of independent directors (which may include affiliated directors) on Alico’s board. A director is considered independent if the Board makes an affirmative determination that (i) the director has no relationship which would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities as a director and (ii) the director has no prohibited relationships with the registered company or its Executive Officers during the preceding thirty-six months from the determination.

 

John R. Alexander, a major shareholder in Atlanticblue, serves as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Alexander’s son, JD Alexander, resigned March 31, 2012, as The President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanticblue and did not stand for re-election as a Director during the June 2012 Atlanticblue shareholders meeting. John R. Alexander was elected to the Atlanticblue Board of Directors in June 2012. In February 2010, JD Alexander was appointed Alico’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and he serves on Alico’s Board of Directors. Robert E. Lee Caswell, John R. Alexander’s son-in-law, serves as a Director on the Board of Alico. Robert J. Viguet, Jr., an Alico Inc. Director, did not stand for re-election as a Director of Atlanticblue at the June 2012 shareholders meeting.

 

Effective July 1, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an unaccountable expense allowance of $5,000 per month to Scenic Highlands Enterprises LLC. The Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and current Chairman of the Board, John R. Alexander, is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Scenic Highlands Enterprises, LLC. Per the Board’s Action by Written Consent, payments are to be used for office space, an administrative assistant’s salary and utilities. The agreement ended June 30, 2011. Alico paid Scenic Highlands Enterprises, LLC $15,000 and $45,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, in accordance with this agreement.

 

Effective July 1, 2008, the Board approved a transition, consulting, severance and non-compete agreement with John R. Alexander providing for total payments of $600,000 over a three year period. The payments ended June 30, 2011. Mr. Alexander was paid approximately $38,000 and $113,000 in accordance with this agreement during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.

 

In connection with the derivative shareholder suit filed against John R. Alexander and JD Alexander, the

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Company is reimbursing Messrs. Alexander for legal fees to defend themselves against the suit in accordance with the Board’s indemnification agreement. All reimbursements are approved by the Special Litigation Committee of the Board comprised of four independent directors. Reimbursements for litigation were $39,000 and $118,000 on behalf of John R. Alexander and $39,000 and $221,000 on behalf of JD Alexander for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. Reimbursements for litigation were $0 and $68,000 on behalf of John R. Alexander and $0 and $48,000 on behalf of JD Alexander for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. See Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies.

 

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, Bowen marketed 602 boxes and 1,946 boxes of fruit for Alexander Properties, Inc. at $12,000 and $31,000, respectively. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, Bowen marketed 742 boxes and 2,196 boxes of fruit from Alexander Properties for approximately $13,000 and $30,000, respectively. Alexander Properties, Inc. is a company owned by John R. Alexander and JD Alexander.

 

Bowen is currently marketing citrus fruit from Tri County Groves, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanticblue. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, Bowen marketed 47,209 and 237,626 boxes of fruit, for approximately $639,000 and $2,900,000 respectively. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, Bowen marketed 75,116 and 222,856 boxes of fruit, for approximately $713,000 and $2,053,000, respectively.

 

Ben Hill Griffin, Inc.

 

Sales and Purchases

 

Citrus revenues of $148,000 and $521,000 were recognized for a portion of citrus crops sold under a marketing agreement with Griffin Inc. for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, citrus revenues from sales to Griffin Inc. under the marketing agreement were $271,000 and $1,100,000, respectively. Griffin Inc. and its subsidiaries are controlled by Ben Hill Griffin, III, the brother-in-law of John R. Alexander, Alico’s Chairman. Accounts receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include amounts due from Griffin Inc. of $80,000 and $152,000 at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. These amounts represent estimated revenues to be received periodically under pooling agreements as the sale of pooled products is completed. Harvesting, marketing and processing costs for fruit sold through Griffin Inc. totaled $83,000 and $135,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $60,000 and $228,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

 

Alico purchases fertilizer and other miscellaneous supplies, and services, and operating equipment from Griffin Inc., on a competitive bid basis, for use in its cattle, sugarcane, sod and citrus operations. Such purchases totaled $63,000 and $880,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and $1,478,000 and $2,255,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include accounts payable to Griffin Inc. for fertilizer and other crop supplies totaling approximately $46,000 and $41,000 at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

 

Land Transactions

 

During June 2012, we closed on the sales contracts for two parcels of land in Polk County, FL to Ben Hill Griffin III and Griffin Inc. The sale of the Polk County parcels totaled approximately $10,122,000. We received cash of approximately $9,768,000, of which approximately $8,747,000 was being held in an escrow account while the Company considered a potential like kind exchange transaction.

 

The first parcel of land totaled 3,630 acres. The sales price was approximately $9,077,000 or $2,500 per acre. The sales contract closed on June 14, 2012, with the deed and possession delivered to Ben Hill Griffin III. We received approximately $8,747,000 which was being held in escrow while the Company considered a potential like kind exchange transaction and was classified as restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The cash was remitted to the Company on July 31, 2012 as no like kind exchanges were identified.

 

The second parcel of land totaled 380 acres for which we received approximately $1,021,000 in cash. The sales price was $1,045,000 or $2,750 per acre. The sales contract closed on June 20, 2012, with deed and possession delivered to Griffin Inc.

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The transactions were approved by the Audit Committee, which consists solely of independent directors, in accordance with the Company’s policies. See Note 4. Property, Buildings and Equipment, Net.

 

Note 11. Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Topic for its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820, among other things, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. The majority of the carrying amounts of the Company’s assets and liabilities including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, approximate fair value because of the immediate or short term maturity of these items. The Company’s certificates of deposit are carried at face value and accrue interest at market rates. Certificates of deposit are valued using Level 1 inputs. In the event that stated interest rates are below market, Alico discounts mortgage notes receivable to reflect their estimated fair value. The carrying amounts reported for long-term debt approximates fair value as the Company’s borrowings with commercial lenders are at interest rates that vary with market conditions and fixed rates that approximate market rates for comparable loans.

 

ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price representing the amount that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1- Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2- Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3- Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, such as internally-developed valuation models which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

 

Note 12. Subsequent Events

 

On July 11, 2012, the Company made an interest payment of approximately $225,000 to the IRS finalizing obligations related to the May 16, 2012 settlement with IRS Appeals for the tax years 2005 through 2007. See Note 5. Income Taxes.

 

On July 25, 2012, Alico-Agri reached an agreement with Private Equity Group, LLC to sell three parcels of land in Lee County, Florida totaling approximately 5,200 acres. The sales price of the property is $10,000,000 and the closings are scheduled on July 25, 2012 and October 3, 2012.

 

The Company recorded an impairment loss of approximately $1,868,000 on the Lee County Properties during the quarter ended June 30, 2012. During the third quarter ended June 30, 2012, management committed to a plan to sell the Properties and actively locate a buyer, thereby meeting the criteria for assets held for sale. The Company entered into a sales contract for the Properties on July 25, 2012, which triggered the impairment of the Properties based on the negotiated sales price. See Note 4. Property, Building and Equipment, Net.

In July 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized management to proceed with a plan to acquire and permit land to construct the initial phase of a citrus tree nursery in North Central Florida.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

We make forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report, particularly in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Any statements in this Quarterly Report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by our management. These assumptions are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

We are a land management company operating in Central and Southwest Florida. Our primary asset is approximately 135,590 acres of land located in Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Polk Counties. We are engaged in a variety of agribusiness pursuits in addition to land leasing, rock and sand mining and real estate operations.

 

We have six reportable segments: Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC (“Bowen”), Citrus Groves, Sugarcane, Cattle, Real Estate and Land Leasing and Rentals.

Bowen operations include supply chain management (harvest and haul) for Alico’s citrus crop and other growers. Bowen’s operations also include the purchase and resale of citrus fruit.
Citrus Groves operations consist of cultivating citrus trees in order to produce citrus fruit for delivery to the fresh and processed citrus markets.
Sugarcane operations consist of cultivating sugarcane for sale to a sugar processor.
Cattle operations primarily include production of beef cattle for sale and raising replacement heifers.
The Real Estate segment, operated on behalf of Alico by ALDI, is engaged in the planning and strategic positioning of all our land, which includes seeking entitlement of our land assets in order to obtain, enhance and preserve rights to develop the property in the future and negotiating and/or renegotiating sales contracts.
The Land Leasing and Rentals segment leases land to others on a tenant-at-will basis for grazing, farming, oil and mineral exploration, recreational and other uses.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates on historical experience, available current market information and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Additionally, we evaluate the results of these estimates on an on-going basis. Management’s estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

There have been no significant changes during this reporting period to the policies and disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) included in this report for recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Results of Operations

 

Consolidated Results

 

The following table sets forth a comparison of results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

(dollars in thousands)  Three months ended June 30,  Nine months ended June 30,
   2012  2011  Difference  % Change  2012  2011  Difference  % Change
Operating revenue  $40,420   $39,341   $1,079    2.8%  $120,628   $92,386   $28,242    30.6%
Operating expense   29,892    27,502    2,390    8.7%   90,284    69,986    20,298    29.0%
Gross profit   10,528    11,839    (1,311)   (11.1)%   30,344    22,400    7,944    35.5%
General and administrative expenses   1,890    1,766    124    7.1%   5,751    5,374    377    7.1%
Income from operations   8,638    10,073    (1,435)   (14.3)%   24,593    17,026    7,567    44.5%
Interest and investment (loss) income, net   (16)   57    (73)   (128.1)%   26    (1,657)   1,683    101.6%
Interest expense   (354)   (502)   148    29.5%   (1,290)   (1,572)   282    18.0%
Gain on sale of real estate   9,124        9,124        9,124        9,124     
Impairment on assets held for sale   (1,868)       (1,868)       (1,868)       (1,868)    
Other income, net   2    114    (112)   (98.3)%   34    171    (137)   (80.2)%
Income tax expense   5,919    3,771    2,148    57.0%   11,665    5,378    6,287    116.9%
Net income  $9,607   $5,971   $3,636    60.9%  $18,954   $8,590   $10,364    120.7%
Effective income tax rate   38.1%   38.7%   (0.6)%   (1.6)%   38.1%   38.5%   (0.4)%   (1.1)%

 

Operating Revenue

 

The increase in operating revenue of $1,079,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011, is primarily due to an increase in fruit sales by Bowen and, to a lesser extent, increases in harvest and haul revenues at Bowen and favorable market pricing received for sugarcane.

 

The increase in operating revenues of $28,242,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011, is primarily due to an increase in fruit sales by Bowen, increases in citrus and sugarcane production and, to a lesser extent, increases in harvest and haul revenues at Bowen and favorable market pricing of sugarcane. See Segment Results below for further discussion of our revenues from agricultural and non-agricultural operations.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit decreased by 11.1% and increased by 35.5% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to gross profits for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011. The decrease in gross profit quarter-over-quarter was primarily attributable to the decrease in the market price for Valencias and increases in the harvest and haul costs of our citrus together with certain costs that were incurred in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 that were incurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011. The increase for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared with the same period last fiscal year was primarily attributable to an increase in the production of our agricultural products and to a lesser extent, favorable market pricing of sugarcane. See Segment Results below for further discussion of our revenues and expenses from agricultural and non-agricultural operations.

 

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General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses increased by 7.1% for each of the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to legal fees. General and administrative expenses include $66,000 and $346,000 in legal fees incurred as a result of the IRS audit and appeals process and $170,000 and $556,000 in legal fees incurred in defense of the shareholder derivative action complaint for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, $195,000 and $341,000 in legal fees were incurred as a result of the IRS audit and appeals process, respectively and $23,000 and $456,000 in legal fees were incurred in the defense of the shareholder derivative action complaint, respectively.

 

Interest and investment income, net

 

Interest and investment income results primarily from interest bearing bank accounts and our investment in Magnolia. Interest and investment income, net decreased by $73,000 or 128.1% for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, as compared with the same period in fiscal year 2011. Interest and investment income, net increased by $1,683,000 or 101.6% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011. During fiscal year 2011, we fully reserved our patronage interest in Farm Credit of Florida totaling $1,685,000; the expense was recorded in interest and investment income.

 

In May 2010, we invested $12,150,000 to obtain a 39% limited partner equity interest in Magnolia. Alico is accounting for the investment in Magnolia in accordance with the equity method of accounting in which we record our 39% interest in the reported income or loss of Magnolia each quarter. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, we recorded an investment loss of $8,000 as compared to investment income of $23,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2011. We recorded investment income of $2,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to an investment loss of $31,000 for the comparable period in 2011. See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 3. Investment in Magnolia in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense decreased by approximately $148,000 or 29.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared with the three months ended June 30, 2011. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, interest expense decreased by $282,000 or 18.0% as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the reduction of our outstanding debt and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in the weighted average interest rates for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2011. The weighted average interest rate for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, were 2.94% and 2.93%, respectively, as compared to 2.94% and 2.97% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 6. Long-Term Debt in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

The sales of the two parcels of land in Polk County, FL were included in gain on sale of real estate at June 30, 2012. The sale of the two parcels resulted in pre-tax gains totaling approximately $9,124,000. We received cash of approximately $9,768,000 of which approximately $8,747,000 was classified as restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as the funds were being held in an escrow account while we considered a potential like kind exchange transaction. See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 4. Property, Building and Equipment, Net in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

Impairment on assets held for sale

 

We recorded an impairment of $1,868,000 on three parcels of land held for sale in Lee County, FL at June 30, 2012. See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 4. Property, Building and Equipment, Net in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Provision for income taxes

 

Income tax expense was approximately $5,919,000 and $3,771,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Alico’s effective tax rate was 38.1% and 38.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Income tax expense was $11,665,000 and $5,378,000 with an effective tax rate of 38.1% and 38.5% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

The IRS examined the returns of Alico, Agri-Insurance and Alico-Agri for the tax years 2005 through 2007. We contested issues raised by the IRS during the examinations and pursued resolution through the IRS Appeals process. On May 16, 2012, we finalized an agreement to settle all outstanding issues. Federal taxes due as a result of the settlement totaled $613,000 and have been paid in full. Federal interest due as a result of the settlement is approximately $225,000. All Federal penalties were waived. State tax, penalties and interest due as a result of the settlement are estimated at approximately $435,000. See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 5. Income Taxes and Note 12. Subsequent Events in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

Segment Results

 

Operating Revenue

 

(dollars in thousands)  Three months ended June 30,  Nine months ended June 30,
   2012  2011  Difference  % Change  2012  2011  Difference  %
Change
Revenues                                        
Agriculture:                                        
Bowen Brothers Fruit  $16,753   $16,131   $622    3.9%  $47,547   $35,044   $12,503    35.7%
Citrus Groves   21,829    22,049    (220)   (1.0)%   55,331    46,685    8,646    18.6%
Sugarcane   652    211    441    209%   14,311    7,672    6,639    86.6%
Cattle   378    220    158    71.9%   978    669    309    46.2%
Sod, native plants and other   69    70    (1)   (1.5)%   334    204    130    63.8%
Agriculture operations revenue   39,681    38,681    1,000    2.6%   118,501    90,274    28,227    31.3%
Real estate operations                                
Land leasing and rentals   691    621    70    11.3%   2,011    1,912    99    5.2%
Mining royalties   48    39    9    23.1%   116    200    (84)   (42.0)%
Total operating revenue  $40,420   $39,341   $1,079    2.8%  $120,628   $92,386   $28,242    30.6%

 

Gross Profit

 

(dollars in thousands)  Three months ended June 30,  Nine months ended June 30,
   2012  2011  Difference  % Change  2012  2011  Difference  % Change
Gross Profit:                                        
Agriculture:                                        
Bowen Brothers Fruit  $257   $663   $(406)   (61.3)%  $1,324   $1,246   $78    6.3%
Citrus groves   9,779    10,642    (863)   (8.1)%   24,273    19,307    4,966    25.8%
Sugarcane   113    175    (62)   (35.5)%   3,221    798    2,423    303.7%
Cattle   137    100    37    37.0%   419    287    132    46.0%
Sod, native plants and other   (163)   (9)   (154)       102    (38)   140    368.5%
Gross profit from agricultural operations   10,123    11,571    (1,448)   (12.5)%   29,339    21,600    7,739    35.9%
Real estate activities   (85)   (90)   5    5.6%   (327)   (364)   37    10.2%
Land leasing and rentals   439    329    110    33.5%   1,243    1,004    239    23.8%
Mining royalties   51    29    22    75.9%   89    160    (71)   (44.4)%
Gross Profit  $10,528   $11,839   $(1,311)   (11.1)%  $30,344   $22,400   $7,944    35.5%

 

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Agricultural Operations

 

Agricultural operations provided approximately 98.2% and 98.4% of total operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 98.3% and 97.8% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Agriculture revenues increased by 2.6% or $1,000,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011, due to an increase in harvest and haul revenues and fruit sales by Bowen and favorable market prices for sugarcane and cattle.

 

Agricultural revenues increased by $28,227,000 or 31.3% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to same period of 2011, which was attributable to increases in fruit sales by Bowen, increases in production of citrus and sugarcane, and favorable market prices for certain varieties of our citrus, sugarcane and cattle.

 

Bowen

 

Bowen’s revenues increased to $16,753,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $16,131,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, due to increased value-added services which include harvest and haul of citrus fruit and increased fruit sales. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 fruit sales revenue was $14,791,000 as compared to $14,626,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $165,000 or 1.2%. The number of boxes from fruit sales during the three months ended June 30, 2012, was 964,000 as compared to 1,174,000 boxes for the three months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of 17.9%. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, value-added services revenue was $1,685,000 as compared to $1,061,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $624,000 or 58.9%. The number of boxes to which value added services applied were 1,172,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to 740,000 boxes for the three months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 432,000 boxes or 58.4%.

 

Gross profit was $257,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to $663,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of $406,000 or 61.3% which was primarily due to increases in harvest and haul costs, repair and maintenance and the incurrence of certain costs in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 versus the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

 

For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, Bowen’s operations produced revenues of $47,547,000 as compared to $35,044,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, fruit sales revenue was $41,354,000 as compared to $30,792,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $10,562,000 or 34.3%. The number of boxes of citrus fruit sold during the nine months ended June 30, 2012, was 3,235,000 as compared to 3,029,000 boxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 206,000 boxes or 6.8%. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, value-added services revenue was $5,426,000 as compared to $3,179,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $2,247,000 million or 70.7%. The number of boxes to which value added services applied was 3,503,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 1,990,000 boxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 1,513,000 boxes or 76.1%.

 

Gross profit was $1,324,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to $1,246,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 6.3% as a result of an increase in the number of boxes sold and the increase in value added rates.

 

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Citrus Groves

 

Three months ended June 30, 2012

 

Valencias

 

Revenues decreased in the Citrus Groves segment by 1.0% or $220,000 quarter-over-quarter. Gross profits decreased by 8.1% or $863,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011. The total number of boxes harvested for each of the three month periods ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 was 1,606,000 and 1,602,000, respectively. Although the number of boxes harvested was consistent, production (total pounds solid) increased by 7.4%. The decrease in revenues was primarily due to market prices for Valencias declining by 6.5% for the period.

 

Nine months ended June 30, 2012

 

Revenues increased in the Citrus Groves segment by 18.6% or $8,646,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011. Gross profits increased by 25.8% or $4,966,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period ended June 30, 2011. The total number of boxes harvested during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 was 4,635,000 as compared to 4,062,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 14.1%.

 

Early and Mid-Season Varieties

 

The increase in revenues of $4,399,000 for the nine months ended June 30 2012, as compared to the same period ended June 30, 2011, was the result of an increase of approximately 15.3% in production (total pounds solid) of our early and mid-season varieties and, to a lesser extent, a 5.4% increase in citrus prices as a result of market supply conditions. Total boxes produced increased 204,000 or 10.3% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Valencias

 

Valencia revenues were $28,314,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $23,750,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $4,564,000 or 19.3%. During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, 2,171,000 boxes were harvested as compared to 1,790,000 boxes for nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 381,000 boxes or 21.3%. In addition, our Valencia production the (total pounds solid) increased by approximately 27.4% for the 2011-2012 harvest season, although market prices decreased by 6.4% for the period.

 

Sugarcane

 

Three months ended June 30, 2012

 

Sugarcane revenues increased by $441,000 or 209.0% quarter-over-quarter. The gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was $113,000 as compared to $175,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of $62,000 or 35.5%. The increase in revenue was due to favorable market prices received for sugarcane for the 2011-2012 harvest season. Although we completed the sugarcane harvest season during the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, we received favorable price adjustments for the sugarcane we sold to our processor. Sugarcane prices increased by 11.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared with the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

 

Sugarcane revenues increased by $6,639,000 or 86.6% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011. The gross profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 was $3,221,000 as compared to $798,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $2,423,000 or 303.7%. The increase in revenue and gross profit was a result of the increase in production from the approximately 4,000 additional acres planted during fiscal year 2011 and favorable market prices received for sugarcane. Standard tons of sugarcane harvested were approximately 339,000 and 205,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011,

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respectively, an increase of 134,000 standard tons or 65.4% for the comparable periods. Sugarcane prices increased by 11.5% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011. For fiscal year 2012, we have 9,634 sugarcane producing acres as compared to 6,432 producing acres for fiscal year 2011, a net increase of 3,202 acres or 49.8%.

 

To maintain optimal production, sugarcane grown on sandy soil such as Alico’s must be replanted every three years. Sugarcane plantings tend to produce less tonnage per acre with each successive crop. During fiscal year 2010 we began a replanting initiative due to improved market conditions, removal of uncertainties concerning the future of the sugar processing facility and a more favorable pricing arrangement with the sugarcane processor. As a result of this replanting initiative, we have realized an increase in crop yields during fiscal years 2011 and 2012. We believe that our sugarcane production in fiscal year 2013 will continue to increase as a result of the approximately 5,200 additional acres planted in fiscal year 2012, increasing our net producing acres to approximately 13,600.

 

Cattle

 

Three months ended June 30, 2012

 

Revenues from Cattle operations were $378,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to $220,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Gross profit from our Cattle operations increased by 37.0%. Market pricing for cattle has increased and we anticipate benefitting from that increase for the remainder of fiscal year 2012. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, the total pounds of beef sold were 411,000 and 277,000, an increase of 134,000 or 48.4%, and the average price received per pound sold was $0.92 and $0.73, an increase of $0.19 per pound or 26.1%.

 

Nine months ended June 30, 2012

 

Revenues from Cattle operations were $978,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to $669,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $309,000 or 46.2%. Gross profit from our cattle operations increased by 46.0% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011. Market prices for cattle increased during the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2011 and we anticipate benefitting from these increases for the remainder of fiscal year 2012. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, the total pounds of beef sold were 1,151,000 and 968,000, an increase of 183,000 pounds or 18.9% and the average price received per pound sold was $0.85 and $0.69, an increase of $0.16 or 23.2%.

 

Most of the 2011-2012 calves produced have been contracted to be shipped and sold during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012.

 

Non-Agricultural Operations

 

Land leasing and rentals

 

We lease land to others on a tenant-at-will basis for grazing, farming, oil exploration and recreational uses. Revenues from land leasing and rentals were $691,000 and $621,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, an increase of 11.3% due to oil royalties received during the third quarter of fiscal year 2012. Gross profits increased by 33.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, revenues from land leasing and rentals were $2,011,000 as compared to $1,912,000 for the same period in fiscal year 2011. Gross profit increased by $239,000 or 23.8 % for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2011.The increases in revenue and gross profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 were due to new farming leases entered into during fiscal year 2012.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

                 
(dollars in thousands)  

June 30,

2012

   

September 30,

2011

 
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,967     $ 1,336  
Restricted cash   $ 10,747        
Investments   $ 255     $ 989  
Total current assets   $ 52,390     $ 29,181  
Total current liabilities   $ 19,594     $ 11,827  
Working capital   $ 32,796     $ 17,354  
Total assets   $ 189,618     $ 180,035  
Notes payable   $ 40,717     $ 57,158  
Current ratio     2.67:1       2.47:1  

 

We believe that our current cash position, revolving credit facility and cash we expect to generate from operating activities will provide us with sufficient liquidity to satisfy our working capital requirements and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future. We have a $60,000,000 revolving line of credit (“RLOC”) which was available for our general use at June 30, 2012. See Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 6. Long-Term Debt in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 

As of June 30, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $3,967,000 as compared to $1,336,000 as of September 30, 2011, an increase of $2,631,000. We also have restricted cash of $10,747,000, $8,747,000 of which is eligible to be released from escrow on July 31, 2012 due to the terms of the assignment agreement should we not pursue a like kind exchange transaction. The remaining $2,000,000 in restricted cash will be available for use after the closing of the second Lee County, FL property in October 2012. We use a cash management program with Rabobank designed to minimize the outstanding balance on our RLOC. Our various Rabobank accounts are swept daily into a concentration account. A balance of $250,000 must be maintained in the concentration account on a daily basis. Any balances in excess of $250,000 are automatically applied to pay down the line of credit, if there is an outstanding balance. If the balance in the concentration account falls below $250,000, draws are made on the RLOC to maintain this balance. The cash management program minimizes cash balances and outstanding debt on the RLOC. Our credit facility includes a 10 year $40,000,000 term note bearing interest at one month LIBOR plus 250 basis points, payable quarterly. Quarterly principal payments of $500,000 are due through July 2020 with a balloon payment equal to the remaining unpaid principal and interest due in October 2020. The $60,000,000 RLOC has a 10 year term. The interest rate on the RLOC was initially established at monthly LIBOR plus 250 basis points. The interest rate spread over LIBOR is subject to an annual adjustment pursuant to a pricing grid based on our debt service coverage ratio for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The spreads may range from 225 to 275 basis points over monthly LIBOR. Our interest rate was adjusted to LIBOR plus 225 basis points effective January 1, 2012, due to the favorable debt service coverage ratio in fiscal year 2011. On October 1, 2015, Rabobank may adjust the interest rate spread to any percentage. Rabobank must provide a 30 day notice of the new spread and we have the right to prepay the outstanding balance without penalty.

 

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

 

Cash provided by operating activities was $25,626,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, which compared favorably to cash provided by operating activities of $7,185,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011. The favorable change in cash provided by operating activities was primarily a result of net income of $18,954,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to net income of $8,590,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011. Operating cash flow was favorably affected by changes in our working capital accounts, most notably increases in payables and decreases in accounts receivable in comparison to the nine months ended June 30, 2011. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, working capital requirements are typically greater in the first and fourth quarter of our fiscal year coinciding with our planting cycles. Cash flows from operating activities typically improve in our second and third fiscal quarters as we harvest our crops.

 

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Cash Used In Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities was $4,797,000 and $5,642,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The use of cash in investing activities is primarily due to capital expenditures. Capital expenditures during the first nine months of fiscal year 2012 were $12,196,000, which included $7,188,000 for the expansion of our sugarcane operations of which $2,834,000 was attributable to planting an additional 5,200 acres to be harvested in fiscal year 2013, $1,227,000 was for sugarcane equipment purchases and $3,127,000 was used for land improvements. Additionally, capital expenditures included $1,312,000 for citrus, $736,000 for cattle and $2,960,000 for certain other capital expenditures. During the nine months ended June 30, 2011, our capital expenditures were $8,719,000, which included an investment of $2,920,000 for the development of an additional 4,500 acres of sugarcane plantings, the purchase of our corporate headquarters and improvements for $2,631,000, $1,364,000 for citrus and $1,804,000 for certain other capital expenditures. Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment increased by $10,016,000 from June 30, 2012, as compared to June 30, 2011, primarily due to the sale of the Polk County, FL properties; however, $8,747,000 from the sale was being held in restricted cash. No properties were identified for a like kind exchange; the funds were remitted to the Company on July 31, 2012. We also received a deposit of $2,000,000 for the sale of the Lee County, FL property which will be available after the closing for use in October 2012. The use of cash in investing activities was partially offset by the return on investment in Magnolia of $4,735,000 and $1,966,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our certificates of deposits provided cash in investing activities of $734,000 and $454,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Cash Used In Financing Activities

 

Cash used in financing activities was $18,198,000 and $9,395,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Cash was used in financing activities for the payment of dividends of $1,469,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $737,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Net repayments on outstanding debt were approximately $16,441,000, which reduced the balance of our RLOC to zero for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to net repayments of $7,611,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011.

 

We did not purchase shares of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2012. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, 12,026 treasury shares were purchased at an average price of $23.95. We purchased 768 and 40,570 shares on the open market at an average price of $27.82 and $25.80 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. At June 30, 2012, 260,728 shares were available for purchase under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Purchase Commitments

 

Alico, through its wholly owned subsidiary Bowen, enters into contracts for the purchase of citrus fruit during the normal course of its business. The remaining obligations under these purchase agreements totaled approximately $4,186,000 at June 30, 2012 for delivery in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, for which these obligations are covered by sales agreements totaling approximately $4,186,000.

 

Contractual Obligations and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

There have been no material changes during this reporting period to the disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7 in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

 

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes during this reporting period in the disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

 

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ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation, as required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (“Exchange Act”), was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.

See Part I, Item I, Financial Statements, Note 5. Income Taxes (IRS issues) and Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in the risk factors set forth in Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

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ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the period.

 

The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 350,000 shares of our common stock from shareholders from time to time in accordance with our 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. Stock repurchases will be made on a quarterly basis until November 1, 2013, through open market transactions, at times and in such amounts as the Company’s broker determines, subject to the provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18.

 

Period   (a)
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
  (b)
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
  (c)
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
As Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
  (d)
Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
Or Programs
Month ended April 30, 2012     $     260,728
Month ended May 31, 2012     $     260,278
Month ended June 30, 2012     $     260,728

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosure.

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. Other Information.

 

None

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

 Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit  
10.1 * First Amendment to Credit Agreement with Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. dated August 1, 2011. Filed herewith
       
10.2 * Second Amendment to Credit Agreement with Rabo Agrifinance Inc. dated December 21, 2011. Filed herewith
       
10.3 * Third Amendment to Credit Agreement with Rabo Agrifinance Inc. dated June 11, 2012. Filed herewith
       
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. Furnished herewith
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. Furnished herewith
     
101.INS ** XBRL Instance Document. Filed herewith
       
101.SCH ** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. Filed herewith
       
101.CAL ** XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith
       
101.DEF ** XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document. Filed herewith
       
101.LAB ** XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document. Filed herewith
       
101.PRE ** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith

 

* Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
   
** In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) documents are furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

        ALICO, INC.
        (Registrant)
     
         
     
Date: August 9, 2012     By:

/s/JD Alexander

         JD Alexander
        Chief Executive Officer and President
     
         
     
Date: August 9, 2012     By:

/s/W. Mark Humphrey

         W. Mark Humphrey
        Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
     
         
     
Date: August 9, 2012     By:

/s/Jerald R. Koesters

         Jerald R. Koesters
        Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

 Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit  
10.1 * First Amendment to Credit Agreement with Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. dated August 1, 2011. Filed herewith
       
10.2 * Second Amendment to Credit Agreement with Rabo Agrifinance Inc. dated December 21, 2011. Filed herewith
       
10.3 * Third Amendment to Credit Agreement with Rabo AgriFinance Inc. dated June 11, 2012. Filed herewith
       
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. Furnished herewith
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. Furnished herewith
     
101.INS ** XBRL Instance Document. Filed herewith
       
101.SCH ** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. Filed herewith
       
101.CAL ** XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith
       
101.DEF ** XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document. Filed herewith
       
101.LAB ** XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document. Filed herewith
       
101.PRE ** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. Filed herewith

 

* Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
   
** In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) documents are furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

 

 

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