8-K 1 0001.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 18, 2000 ________________________________ ALICO, INC. ______________________________________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 0-261 59-0906081 ________________________________________________________________________________ (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Post Office Box 338, La Belle, Florida 33975 ______________________________________ _______________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (863) 675-2966 _____________________________ Item 5. Other Events. Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Registrant on December 18, 2000, attached as Exhibit 01, providing information concerning the Registrant's announcement of its contract to sell land in Lee County, Florida. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. ( c ) Exhibit Exhibit 01 - Press release issued December 18, 2000. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ALICO, INC. (Registrant) /s/ W. BERNARD LESTER December 18, 2000 By_______________________________ __________________ W. Bernard Lester, President Date (Signature) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 01 Press release issued December 18, 2000 December 18, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dick Klaas, President Florida Real Estate Consultants, Inc. (941) 643-2525 AGRI-INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. ENTERS INTO CONTRACT TO SELL 507 ACRES IN LEE COUNTY La Belle, Florida (Dec. 18, 2000) -- Ben Hill Griffin III, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Alico, Inc. (ALCO), announced today that Agri-Insurance Company, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alico, Inc., has entered into two separate contracts to sell 337 acres and 170 acres in Lee County, FL. The contracts stipulate sale prices of $7.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively. The parcels are both located north of Alico Road. The 337 acres are located west of the planned Ben Hill Griffin Parkway extension, which will connect Alico and Daniels Roads. The 170 acres are located east of the extension. Mr. Griffin stated, "we are pleased that interest in providing services to the University and airport is continuing."