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) September 8, 1999
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ALICO, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 0-261 59-0906081
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Post Office Box 338, La Belle, Florida 33975
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (863)675-2966
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Item 5. Other Events
Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the
Registrant on September 8, 1999, attached as Exhibit 01, providing
information concerning the Registrant's announcement of its sale
of land in Lee County, Florida to Miromar Development. The sale
and proposed development is compatible with the Company's agreement
to help establish a 2,300-acre University Village adjacent to the
land donated to Florida Gulf Coast University, in Lee County,
Florida.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibit
Exhibit 01 - Press release issued September 8, 1999.
SIGNATURE
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 21, 1999 By______________________________________
___________________________ W. Bernard Lester, President
Date
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number Description
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01 Press release issued September 8, 1999
EXHIBIT 01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dick Klaas
Florida Real Estate Consultants, Inc.
(941)434-0002
ALICO SELLS 932 ACRES IN UNIVERSITY VILLAGE
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (Sept. 8, 1999)-Ben Hill Griffin, III, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Board of Alico, Inc. (ALCO), announced today
that the company has completed the sale of 932 buildable acres in
University Village, adjacent to Florida Gulf Coast University, to Miromar
Development. As part of the agreement, Miromar Development will also
receive an additional 298 acres of lakes and natural preserve areas. The
purchase price of the property was $16.5 million. The announcement marks
a major milestone in creating a synergistic mix of upscale residential,
commercial, office, lodging and recreation services in the immediate
vicinity of the state's tenth university.
"In 1993, when Alico donated the land where Florida Gulf Coast
University now stands, our company agreed to establish a 2,300-acre
University Village, a half-mile buffer zone around the campus, for the
development of services and facilities that support the university
environment," said Griffin. He explained that the University Village
concept was consistent with the Board of Regents desires for compatible
development adjacent to the university and complied with the Lee County
Comprehensive Plan guidelines to provide university students with
amenities and services on site in order to avoid undue pressure on the
infrastructure surrounding the university. "Today's announcement brings
the dream of the University Village one step closer to reality."
As part of the announcement, Miromar Development unveiled initial
plans for Miromar Lakes, a master-planned community to be built along
the northern and western boundaries of the university campus. The
community will offer residential housing and commercial services within
one-half mile of the university.
"Alico remains committed to doing all we can to provide for the
needs of the faculty and students of Florida Gulf Coast University," said
Griffin. "We are confident that Miromar Lakes will enhance the university
environment and provide significant economic and quality of life benefits
for the entire region."
Alico, Inc. is an agribusiness company, primarily engaged in the
production of citrus, cattle, sugarcane, sod and forest products.
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