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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2025
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ALICO, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Florida | | 0-261 | | 59-0906081 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
10070 Daniels Interstate Court, Suite 200, Fort Myers, FL 33913
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(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
239-226-2000
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | | ALCO | | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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).
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. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 29, 2025, Alico, Inc. (the “Company”) closed a refinancing transaction pursuant to which 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, 734 LMC Groves, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, 734 Co-Op Groves, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, 734 BLP Groves, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and 734 Harvest, LLC, a Florida limited liability company repaid in full all outstanding borrowings under that certain Loan Agreement with Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC, dated December 31, 2012 (as amended to date, the “Prudential Credit Agreement”), in an amount up to $10 million, plus any applicable prepayment premiums, in accordance with its terms. As a result of such repayment, the Prudential Credit Agreement was terminated in accordance with its terms.
In connection with the refinancing, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment (the “MetLife Amendment”) to its amended and restated credit agreement dated as of December 1, 2014, as amended to date, by and among the Company, Alico Land Development Inc., Alico Fruit Company, LLC and MetLife Investment Management, LLC for each of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “MetLife Credit Agreement”), to, among other things, incur $10 million of additional indebtedness under the MetLife Credit Agreement, with a maturity date of May 1, 2034, amend certain mortgages to add additional real property as collateral, add parties as mortgagors, and modify the loan-to-value ratio covenant to require that the LTV Ratio (as defined in the MetLife Credit Agreement) be at all times less than 50%.
The foregoing description of the MetLife Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the MetLife Amendment, which will be filed with the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended September 30, 2025.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 above regarding the MetLife Amendment is incorporated by reference under this Item 2.03.
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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| Date: October 1, 2025 | ALICO, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley Heine |
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| | Bradley Heine |
| | Chief Financial Officer |