form8k_nov1908.htm
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):
November
19, 2008
Cadiz
Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-12114
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77-0313235
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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550
South Hope Street, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, California
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90071
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (213) 271-1600
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) and
(c) On November 19, 2008, Mr. Timothy J. Shaheen
was appointed to replace O'Donnell Iselin II as the Company's Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary.
Mr.
Shaheen, age 48, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and also
serves as a consultant to the Company under the terms of a consulting agreement
dated January 1, 2008. Mr. Shaheen's biographical information, the
terms under which he is compensated as a director of the Company and the terms
of the consulting agreement have been previously reported by the Company in the
Company's Proxy Statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on
May 9, 2008.
For his services as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Mr. Shaheen will
initially receive compensation of $10,000 per month, unless and until such
amount is adjusted by the mutual agreement of the Company and Mr.
Shaheen. This payment shall be in addition to the compensation
payable under the existing agreement by which Mr. Shaheen is providing
consulting services to the Company.
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.
Cadiz
Inc.
| By:
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/s/ Timothy J.
Shaheen |
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Timothy J.
Shaheen |
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Chief
Financial Officer |
Dated: November
25, 2008