UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þQuarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30,December 31, 2015
or
  or
¨Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from _____________ to _____________
fromto

Commission File Number: 0-261

Alico, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida59-0906081
Alico, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida59-0906081
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10070 Daniels Interstate Court Suite 100 Fort Myers, FL
33913
(Address of principal executive offices)
33913
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: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. þYes ¨ 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). ☑ Yes☐þYes ¨ 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):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Act.)  Yes ¨ No

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There were 8,281,3528,289,563 shares of common stock par value $1.00 per share, outstanding as of August 3, 2015.

at January 31, 2016.
 





ALICO, INC.
FORM 10-Q
For the quarter ended December 31, 2015

ALICO, INC.

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
      1
Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 (unaudited) and September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

2

Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)3
Notes to the Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements      4
Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    20
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    36
Controls and Procedures    36
 
Part II.
Item 1.    37
Item 1A.Risk Factors   37
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    37
Defaults Upon Senior Securities   37
Mine Safety Disclosures    37
Other Information    37
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Part 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
Index to Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements



ALICO, INC.

CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

  Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
  (unaudited) (unaudited)
Operating revenues:                
Citrus Groves $65,795  $27,167  $129,084  $55,390 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  2,105   4,083   6,584   12,324 
Improved Farmland  418   2,159   2,492   19,441 
Ranch and Conservation  296   408   1,441   1,849 
Other Operations  195   58   508   502 
Total operating revenue  68,809   33,875   140,109   89,506 
                 
Operating expenses:                
Citrus Groves  45,551   18,317   96,027   36,560 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  1,467   3,916   5,578   12,085 
Improved Farmland  659   6,591   2,736   20,986 
Ranch and Conservation  624   684   1,992   2,231 
Other Operations  693   (226)  786   281 
Total operating expenses  48,994   29,282   107,119   72,143 
                 
Gross profit  19,815   4,593   32,990   17,363 
Corporate, general and administrative  3,638   2,339   12,932   7,961 
                 
Income from operations  16,177   2,254   20,058   9,402 
                 
Other income (expense), net:                
Interest and investment income, net  42   88   44   115 
Interest expense  (2,127)  (657)  (5,715)  (1,322)
Loss on extinguishment of debt  -     -     (964)  -   
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate  (27)  4   16,397   3 
Asset impairment  -     -     (541)  -   
Other income (loss), net  (71)  133   (47)  61 
Total other income (expense), net  (2,183)  (432)  9,174   (1,143)
                 
Income before income taxes  13,994   1,822   29,232   8,259 
Income taxes  6,227   791   10,940   3,236 
                 
Net income  7,767   1,031   18,292   5,023 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  -     -     -     -   
                 
Net income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders  7,767   1,031   18,292   5,023 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  -     -     -     -   
Comprehensive income  7,767   1,031   18,292   5,023 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  -     -     -     -   
Comprehensive income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders $7,767  $1,031  $18,292  $5,023 
                 
Earnings per common share:                
Basic $0.94  $0.14  $2.30  $0.69 
Diluted $0.94  $0.14  $2.29  $0.68 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:                
Basic  8,278   7,356   7,969   7,327 
Diluted  8,284   7,356   7,971   7,351 
                 
Cash dividends declared per common share $0.06  $0.06  $0.18  $0.18 
                 

 Three Months Ended December 31,
 2015 2014
Operating revenues:
 
Orange Co.$19,295
 $16,993
Conservation and Environmental Resources1,007
 836
Other Operations302
 1,241
Total operating revenues20,604
 19,070
    
Operating expenses: 
  
Orange Co.17,608
 14,214
Conservation and Environmental Resources1,560
 745
Other Operations70
 839
Total operating expenses19,238
 15,798
    
Gross profit1,366
 3,272
General and administrative expenses3,925
 5,484
    
Loss from operations(2,559) (2,212)
    
Other (expense) income: 
  
Interest expense(2,503) (1,378)
Gain on sale of real estate142
 13,497
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 (947)
Other (expense) income, net(174) 9
Total other (expense) income, net(2,535) 11,181
    
(Loss) income before income taxes(5,094) 8,969
(Benefit) provision for income taxes(2,075) 3,763
    
Net (loss) income(3,019) 5,206
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests8
 
Net (loss) income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders$(3,011) $5,206
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders$(3,011) $5,206
    
Per share information attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders:   
Earnings per common share: 
  
Basic$(0.36) $0.71
Diluted$(0.36) $0.71
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: 
  
Basic8,303
 7,367
Diluted8,303
 7,367
    
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.06
 $0.06
See accompanying notes

to the condensed combined consolidated financial statements.


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ALICO, INC.

CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

  June 30,
2015
 September 30, 2014
  (unaudited) (unaudited)
     
ASSETS    
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $9,739  $31,020 
Short-term investments  -     263 
Accounts receivable, net  15,103   8,724 
Inventories, net  46,255   25,469 
Income tax receivable  2,074   -   
Assets held for sale  -     59,513 
Other current assets  5,504   721 
Total current assets  78,675   125,710 
         
Property, buildings and equipment, net  383,100   126,833 
Goodwill  2,246   -   
Investment in Magnolia Fund  825   1,435 
Cash surrender value of life insurance  705   695 
Investments, deposits and other assets  4,671   2,905 
Total assets $470,222  $257,578 
         
         
LIABILITIES & EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $3,352  $2,052 
Long-term debt, current portion  4,511   3,196 
Accrued expenses  7,941   1,934 
Income taxes payable  -     4,572 
Deferred tax liability, current portion  725   3,135 
Dividends payable  497   442 
Accrued ad valorem taxes  1,757   1,850 
Capital lease obligation, current portion  258   259 
Other current liabilities  1,002   3,229 
Total current liabilities  20,043   20,669 
         
Long-term debt, net of current portion  202,069   58,444 
Lines of credit  3,348   3,160 
Deferred gain on sale of assets, net of current portion  29,139   -   
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion  839   839 
Deferred tax liability, net of current portion  23,595   8,760 
Deferred retirement benefits  3,895   3,855 
Other liabilities  3,867   -   
Total liabilities  286,795   95,727 
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)        
         
Equity:        
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued  -     -   
Common stock, $1 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, 8,300,363 and 7,377,106 shares issued and 8,277,513 and 7,361,340 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively  8,300   7,377 
Additional paid-in-capital  21,360   3,742 
Treasury stock at cost, 22,850 and 15,766 shares held as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively  (1,147)  (650)
Members' equity  -     16,414 
Retained earnings  150,076   134,968 
Total Alico, Inc. equity  178,589   161,851 
         
Noncontrolling interest  4,838   -   
         
Total liabilities and equity $470,222  $257,578 
         

 December 31, September 30,
 2015 2015
ASSETS
 
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$3,276
 $5,474
Accounts receivable, net12,074
 3,137
Inventories61,017
 58,273
Income tax receivable4,163
 2,088
Prepaid expenses and other current assets1,530
 1,791
Total current assets82,060
 70,763
    
Property and equipment, net380,107
 381,099
Goodwill2,246
 2,246
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization2,788
 2,978
Other non current assets1,781
 3,002
Total assets$468,982
 $460,088
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$3,520
 $4,407
Accrued liabilities8,334
 13,815
Long-term debt, current portion4,511
 4,511
Line of credit, current portion132
 
Deferred tax liability, current portion151
 151
Obligations under capital leases, current portion277
 277
Other current liabilities659
 974
Total current liabilities17,584
 24,135
    
Long-term debt198,270
 200,970
Lines of credit25,000
 
Deferred tax liability24,087
 24,134
Deferred gain on sale29,112
 29,122
Deferred retirement obligations4,152
 4,134
Obligations under capital leases588
 588
Total liabilities298,793
 283,083
    
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)

 

    
Stockholders' equity:   
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
 
Common stock, $1.00 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized; 8,416,145 and 8,416,145 shares issued and 8,277,147 and 8,325,580 shares outstanding at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively8,416
 8,416
Additional paid in capital19,736
 21,289
Treasury stock, at cost, 138,998 and 90,565 shares held at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively(5,755) (3,962)
Retained earnings142,993
 146,455
Total Alico stockholders' equity165,390
 172,198
Noncontrolling interest4,799
 4,807
Total stockholders' equity170,189
 177,005
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$468,982
 $460,088
See accompanying notes

to the condensed combined consolidated financial statements.


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ALICO, INC.

CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

  Nine Months Ended
  June 30,
  2015 2014
  (unaudited)
     
Net cash provided by operating activities $25,895  $14,770 
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Capital expenditures  (9,674)  (11,255)
Acquisition of citrus businesses, net of cash acquired  (283,211)  -   
Proceeds from sale of sugarcane operations  97,151   -   
Proceeds for the sale of assets  9,045   928 
Return on investment in Magnolia Fund  652   3,185 
Other  (1)  27 
Net cash used in investing activities  (186,038)  (7,115)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Principal payments on term loans  (15,061)  (3,041)
Repayment of term loan  (34,000)  -   
Borrowings on revolving lines of credit  81,135   -   
Repayments on revolving lines of credit  (80,947)  -   
Proceeds from term loans  193,500   -   
Financing costs  (3,353)  -   
Treasury stock purchases  (1,029)  (4,844)
Dividends paid  (1,381)  (2,744)
Principal payments on capital lease obligation  (2)  -   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  138,862   (10,629)
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (21,281)  (2,974)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  31,020   27,252 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $9,739  $24,278 
         
Supplemental cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized $4,892  $1,193 
Cash paid for income taxes $5,200  $925 
         

 Three Months Ended December 31,
 2015 2014
    
Net cash used in operating activities:$(14,781) $(16,446)
    
Cash flows from investing activities: 
  
Acquisition of citrus businesses, net of cash acquired
 (265,063)
Proceeds on sale of sugarcane land
 97,151
Purchases of property and equipment(2,988) (1,808)
Other140
 361
Net cash used in investing activities(2,848) (169,359)
    
Cash flows from financing activities: 
  
Proceeds from term loans
 182,555
Repayments on revolving line of credit
 (22,309)
Borrowings on revolving line of credit24,986
 36,319
Repayment of term loan
 (34,000)
Principal payments on term loans(2,699) (290)
Contingent consideration paid(3,750) 
Treasury stock purchases(2,602) 
Financing costs
 (2,834)
Dividends paid(504) (442)
Distributions to members
 (458)
Net cash provided by financing activities15,431
 158,541
    
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(2,198) (27,264)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year5,474
 31,130
    
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$3,276
 $3,866
    
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: 
  
Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized$2,003
 $351
Cash paid for income taxes$
 $4,600

See accompanying notes

to the condensed combined consolidated financial statements.

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ALICO, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Basis of Presentation
Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business  

Alico, Inc. (“Alico”), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company, we,“Company", "we", "us" or our”), is ana Florida agribusiness and land management company. The Company ownsWe own approximately 121,000 acres of land in twelvethroughout Florida counties (Alachua, Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Martin, Osceola and Polk) and includesinclusive of approximately 90,000 acres of mineral rights. In additionWe manage our land based upon its primary usage and review its performance based upon two primary classifications - Orange Co. and Conservation and Environmental Resources. We present our financial results based upon our three business segments (Orange Co., Conservation and Environmental Resources, and Other Operations).  As a result of the disposition of our sugarcane land, we are no longer involved in sugarcane and the Improved Farmland segment is no longer material to principal linesour business and has been included in Other Operations.

Basis of businessPresentation
The Company has prepared the accompanying financial statements on a condensed combined consolidated basis. These accompanying unaudited condensed combined consolidated interim financial statements, which are referred to herein as the “Financial Statements, have been prepared in citrus groves, improved farmland, leasing, cattle ranchingaccordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and conservation,pursuant to Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and related supportExchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial information. These Financial Statements do not include all of the disclosures required for complete annual financial statements and, accordingly, certain information, footnotes and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, have been condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. Accordingly, the Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, filed with the SEC on December 10, 2015.
The Financial Statements presented in this Form 10-Q are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, such Financial Statements include all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations we also receive royalties from rock mining and oil production.

Common Control Acquisitioncash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP applicable to interim periods.

Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the current fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. All intercompany transactions and account balances between the Companyconsolidated and 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC

combined businesses have been eliminated.


Effective February 28, 2015, the Company completed the merger (“Merger”) with 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC (“Silver Nip Citrus”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with 734 Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Silver Nip Citrus and, solely with respect to certain sections thereof, the equity holders of Silver Nip Citrus. The ownership of Silver Nip Citrus was held by 734 Agriculture, 74.89%, Mr. Clay Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, 5% and an entity controlled by Mr. Clay Wilson owned, 20.11%. Silver Nip Citrus entities include 734 Harvest, LLC, 734 Co-op Groves, LLC, 734 LMC Groves, LLC and 734 BLP Groves, LLC.

On November 19, 2013, 734 Agriculture and its affiliates, including 734 Investors, acquired approximately 51% of the Company’s common stock. 734 Agriculture is the sole managing member of 734 Investors. By virtue of their ownership percentage, 734 Agriculture is able to elect all of the Directors and, consequently, control Alico. 

734 Agriculture had control over both Silver Nip Citrus and the Company, and therefore the Merger was treated as a common control acquisition.

At closing of the Merger, Merger Sub merged with and into Silver Nip Citrus, with Silver Nip Citrus and its affiliates surviving the Merger as wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at closing, the Company issued 923,257 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, to the holders of membership interests in Silver Nip Citrus. Silver Nip Citrus’ outstanding net indebtedness at the closing of the Merger was approximately $40,278,000 and other liabilities totaled $6,952,000. The Company acquired assets with a book value of $65,739,000 and total net assets of $18,470,000. The shares of common stock issued were recorded at the carrying amount of the net assets transferred. The holders of membership interests in Silver Nip Citrus will also receive additional Company shares based on the value of the proceeds received by the Company from the sale of citrus fruit harvested on Silver Nip Citrus’ real property following the conclusion of the 2014-2015 citrus harvest season.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred approximately $894,000 in professional and legal costs in connection with the Merger. These costs are included in corporate, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended June 30, 2015.

Basis of Presentation

The Company has prepared the accompanying financial statements on a consolidated and combined basis. These accompanying unaudited condensed combined consolidated interim financial statements, which are referred to herein as the “Financial Statements”, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial information. These Financial Statements do not include all of the disclosures required for complete annual financial statements and, accordingly, certain information, footnotes and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, have been condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. Accordingly, the Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, filed with the SEC on December 12, 2014.

The Financial Statements presented in this Form 10-Q are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, such Financial Statements include all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP applicable to interim periods.

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Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the current fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. All intercompany transactions and account balances between the consolidated and combined businesses have been eliminated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the Financial Statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses and cash flows during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates based upon future events. The Company evaluates the estimates on an ongoing basis. The estimates are based on current and expected economic conditions, historical experience, the experience and judgment of the Company’s management and various other specific assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable.

As the Company and Silver Nip Citrus were under common control at the time of the Merger, we are required under U.S. GAAP to account for this common control acquisition in a manner similar to the pooling of interest method of accounting. Under this method of accounting, our Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30,December 31, 2015 and September 30, 20142015 reflect Silver Nip Citrus’ historical carryover basis in the assets and liabilities instead of reflecting the fair market value of the assets and liabilities. We have also retrospectively recast our financial statements to combine the operating results of the Company and Silver Nip Citrus from the date common control began, November 19, 2013.

Since


Change in Fiscal Year of Subsidiary

Silver Nip Citrus’ fiscal year end iswas June 30, and their financial condition and results of operations as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were included in the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Effective October 1, 2015, the fiscal year end for Silver Nip Citrus was changed to September 30 to reflect that of the Company. Accordingly, the Company’s financial condition as of JuneDecember 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015 now includes the financial condition of Silver Nip Citrus as of MarchDecember 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively, and the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014 now includes the Silver Nip Citrus results of operations for the three and nine months ended MarchDecember 31, 2015.2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company’s resultsimpact of operationsthis change was not material to the Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements with an approximate $480,000 decrease in total assets and an approximate net loss of $594,000 for the transition period related to this change included in Stockholders' Equity at September 30, 2015.

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Segments

Operating segments are defined in the criteria established under the Financial Accounting Standards Board - Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) Topic 280 as components of public entities that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses for which separate financial information is available and which is evaluated regularly by the Company’s chief operating decision makers (“CODMs”) in deciding how to assess performance and allocate resources. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the Company’s CODMs assessed performance and allocated resources based on five operating segments: Citrus Groves, Improved Farmland, Ranch and Conservation, Agricultural Supply Chain Management and Other Operations. The former Citrus Groves and Agricultural Supply Chain Management segments have been combined in Orange Co. and, as a result of the disposition of our sugarcane land in fiscal year 2015, we are no longer involved in sugarcane and the Improved Farmland segment is no longer material to our business and has been combined in Other Operations.  Effective October 1, 2015, the Company’s CODMs will assess performance and allocate resources based on three operating segments: Orange Co., Conservation and nineEnvironmental Resources and Other Operations. Disclosures related to the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2014 includes Silver Nip Citrus’ results of operations from November 19, 2013 (the initial date of common control) through March 31, 2014.

have been revised to be consistent with the current operating segment structure.


Principles of Consolidation


The Financial Statements include the accounts of Alico, Inc. and the accounts of all the subsidiaries in which a controlling interest is held by the Company. The Financial Statements represent the Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and Statements of Cash Flows of Alico, Inc. and its subsidiaries, over whichsubsidiaries. Under U.S. GAAP, consolidation is generally required for investments of more than 50% of the Company exercises control.outstanding voting stock of an investee, except when control is not held by the majority owner. The Company’s subsidiaries include: Alico Land Development, Inc., Alico-Agri, Ltd., Alico Plant World, LLC, Alico Fruit Company, LLC, (formerly “Bowen Brothers Fruit Company, LLC”), Alico Citrus Nursery, LLC, Alico Chemical Sales, LLC, 734 Citrus Holdings LLC, Alico Fresh Fruit LLC and Citree Holdings 1, LLC. The Company considers the criteria established under FASB ASC 810, “Consolidations”in its consolidation process. All significant intercompany accountsbalances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the accompanying Financial Statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses and cash flows during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates based upon future events. The Company evaluates estimates on an ongoing basis. The estimates are based on current and expected economic conditions, historical experience, the experience and judgment of the Company’s management and various other specific assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable. The Company evaluates its assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis and may employ outside experts to assist in the Company’s evaluations.

Noncontrolling InterestsInterest in Consolidated Affiliate

The Financial Statements include all assets and liabilities of the less-than-100%-owned affiliate the Company controls, Citree Holdings I, LLC (“Citree”). Accordingly, the Company has recorded a noncontrolling interest in the equity of such entity. Citree did not have any income orhad a net loss of $16,018 and $0 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015.

December 31, 2015 and 2014, of which 51% is attributable to the Company.


Business Combinations

The Company accounts for its business acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting as indicated in FASB ASC No. 805, “Business Combinations”, which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value measurement point. Accordingly, the Company recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition. In accordance with FASB ASC No. 805, the Company recognizes and measures goodwill, if any, as of the acquisition date, as the excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identified net assets acquired.

When we acquire a business from an entity under common control, whereby the companies are ultimately controlled by the same party or parties both before and after the transaction, it is treated similar to the pooling of interest method of accounting, whereby theaccounting. The assets and liabilities are recorded at the transferring entity’s historical cost instead of reflecting the fair market value of assets and liabilities.


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Reclassifications

New Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs for Term Debt

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2015-03,“Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” ("ASU 2015-03"). Upon adoption, ASU 2015-03 will require debt issuance costs associated with outstanding term debt to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct reduction in the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the current presentation of a debt discount. For fees paid to lenders to secure revolving lines of credit, such fees will continue to be presented as a deferred charge (asset) on the balance sheet. Under current guidance prior to ASU 2015-03, all debt issuance costs, for both term debt and revolving lines of credit, are presented in the balance sheet as a deferred charge (asset). ASU 2015-03 is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs and will not affect the recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. Upon adoption, ASU 2015-03 must be applied on a retrospective basis and is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Since ASU 2015-03 involves balance sheet presentation only, its adoption will not have any impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. The Company is evaluating a decision to early adopt ASU 2015-03 prior to its mandatory effective date.

Simplified Measurement Date for Defined Benefit Plan Assets and Obligations

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2015-04, “Practical Expedient for the Measurement Date of an Employer's Defined Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets” ("ASU 2015-04"). Upon adoption, ASU 2015-04 will allow employers with fiscal year ends that do not coincide with a calendar month end to make an accounting policy election to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the end of the month closest to their fiscal year ends (i.e., on an alternative measurement date). An employer that makes this election must consistently apply the practical expedient from year to year and to all of its defined benefit plans. ASU 2015-04 will be effective for interim and fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015; prospective application is required and early adoption is permitted. The Company's fiscal year end is September 30 and the Company has a defined retirement plan. The Company is currently evaluating the policy election that will be allowed upon the adoption of ASU 2015-04.

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09,“Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606), which clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue. The guidance is applicable to all contracts with customers regardless of industry-specific or transaction-specific fact patterns. Further, the guidance requires improved disclosures as well as additional disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. The standard is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, including interim periods within that first fiscal year, and early adoption is now permitted for 2017. Upon becoming effective, the Company will apply the amendments in the updated standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in the accompanying Financial Statements for consistent presentation to the current period. These reclassifications had no impact on working capital, net income, stockholders’ equity or cash flows as previously reported.


The Company manages its land based upon its primary usage and reviews its performance based upon two primary classifications – Orange Co. and Conservation and Environmental Resources.  Other Operations include leasing mines, oil extraction rights to third parties and leasing activity on our improved farmlands.  The Company presents its financial results and the related discussions based upon these three segments (Orange Co., Conservation and Environmental Resources and Other Operations).  In the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company has realigned its financial reporting segments to match its internal operations.

References to U.S. GAAP in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Accounting Standards Codification.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes" ("ASU 2015-17"), which will require entities to present all deferred tax liabilities and assets as noncurrent on the balance sheet instead of separating deferred taxes into current and noncurrent amounts. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early application is permitted. The standard can be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. As this standard impacts presentation only, the adoption of ASU 2015-17 is not expected to have an impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01. “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). This guidance retains the current accounting for classifying and measuring investments in debt securities and loans, but requires equity investments to be measured at fair value with subsequent changes recognized in net income, except for those accounted for under the equity method or requiring consolidation. The guidance also changes the accounting for investments without a readily determinable fair value and that do not qualify for the practical expedient to estimate fair value. A policy election can be made for these investments whereby estimated fair value may be measured at cost and adjusted in subsequent periods for any impairment or changes in observable prices of identical or similar investments. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and it will become effective for us at the beginning of our first quarter of fiscal 2019.

Seasonality

The Company is primarily engaged in the production of fruit for sale to citrus markets, which is of a seasonal nature and subject to the influence of natural phenomena and wide price fluctuations. Historically, the second and third quarters of our fiscal year generally produce the majority of our annual revenue, and our working capital requirements are typically greater in the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. The results of the reported periods herein are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other interim periods or the entire fiscal year.

Note 2. Inventories


Inventories consist of (in thousands):

 June 30, September 30,
 2015 2014
    
Unharvested fruit crop on the trees$38,832  $23,502 
Beef cattle 3,469   1,022 
Nursery 1,822   516 
Other 2,132   429 
        
Total inventories$46,255  $25,469 

the following at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015:

(in thousands)December 31, September 30,
 2015 2015
Unharvested fruit crop on the trees$54,433
 $52,497
Beef cattle1,780
 1,612
Citrus tree nursery2,511
 2,854
Other2,293
 1,310
Total inventories$61,017
 $58,273
The Company records its inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. For the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 the Company did not record any adjustments to reduce inventory to net realizable value. 

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Note 3. Property Buildings and Equipment, Net


Property buildings and equipment, net consistconsists of (in thousands):

  June 30, September 30,
  2015 2014
     
Breeding herd $11,158  $11,558 
Buildings  21,377   16,282 
Citrus trees  243,878   69,952 
Equipment and other facilities  59,464   55,799 
         
Total depreciable assets  335,877   153,591 
Less: accumulated depreciation and depletion  (75,324)  (66,321)
         
Net depreciable assets  260,553   87,270 
Land and land improvements  122,547   39,563 
         
Total property, buildings and equipment, net $383,100  $126,833 

Land Sale

Certain Silver Nip Citrus land with a cost of $2,832,159 was classified as held for sale as ofthe following at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014. It was sold during the nine months ended June 30, 2015 resulting in a gain on sale of assets of $2,926,553.

Asset Impairment

The Company recorded an impairment loss of approximately $541,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2015 on property classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2014. The Company entered into a sales contract on February 17, 2015, which triggered the impairment of the property based on the negotiated sales price. The property was sold on April 3, 2015 and the Company received approximately $1,509,000 in net sales proceeds.

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2015:
(in thousands)December 31, September 30,
 2015 2015
Citrus trees$248,408
 $247,488
Equipment and other facilities57,439
 56,200
Buildings and improvements21,262
 21,259
Breeding herd12,464
 11,924
Total depreciable properties339,573
 336,871
Less accumulated depreciation and depletion(73,959) (70,200)
Net depreciable properties265,614
 266,671
Land and land improvements114,493
 114,428
Net property and equipment$380,107
 $381,099


Note 4. Acquisitions and Dispositions


Acquisition of Orange-Co
On December 2, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of certain citrus and related assets of Orange-Co, LP (“Orange-Co”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, which we refer to as the Orange-Co Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014 and 51% of the ownership interests of Citree.Citree Holdings 1, LLC ("Citree"). The assets the Company purchased include approximately 20,263 acres of citrus groves in DeSoto and Charlotte Counties, Florida, which comprise one of the largest contiguous citrus grove properties in the state of Florida. Total assets acquired were approximately $277,792,000, net of $2,060,000 in cash acquired and approximately $4,838,000 in fair value attributable to noncontrolling interest in Citree, including: (1)(i) $147,500,000 in initial cash consideration funded from the proceeds of the sugarcane disposition and new term loan debt; (2)(ii) up to $7,500,000 in additional cash consideration to be released from escrow in equal parts, subject to certain limitations, on December 1, 2015 and June 1, 2016; (3)(iii) the refinancing of Orange-Co’s outstanding debt including approximately $92,290,000 in term loan debt and a working capital facility of approximately $27,857,000 and (4)(iv) the assumption of certain other liabilities totaling approximately $4,705,000. On December 1, 2014, Alico deposited an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Rabo Agrifinance, Inc., or Rabo, in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000 into an escrow account to fund the additional cash consideration.

The Company acquired On December 1, 2015, we paid $3,750,000 of additional consideration on the Orange-Co to transform our citrus businessacquisition as contemplated by the Orange-Co Purchase Agreement. Our $7,500,000 irrevocable letter of credit securing the payment of the additional consideration expired and meaningfully enhance the Company’s positionwas replaced with a new letter of credit in the citrus industry. The Company has includedamount of $3,750,000 securing the financial results of Orange-Co in the Financial Statements from the date of acquisition. These results include approximately $72,233,000 in revenue and $18,060,000 in gross profit.

final payment due on June 1, 2016 subject to certain limitations.

This acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company recognized amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition date fair values, while transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition were expensed as incurred. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests is recognized as goodwill. All goodwill recognized will be deductible for income tax purposes. The

On the acquisition date, the initial accounting for the business combination iswas not complete and adjustments to provisional amounts, or recognition of additional assets acquired or liabilities assumed, may occur as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. In the Company’s Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2015, the total assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on preliminary information and were subject to adjustment as new information was obtained. DuringAs a result of refinements to the three months ended June 30, 2015,preliminary purchase price allocation, an adjustment to the fair value of total assets acquired resulted in an increase of approximately $1,000,000.

$1,000,000 during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.


For the ninethree months ended June 30, 2015,December 31, 2014 the Company incurred approximately $3,239,000$2,579,000 in professional and legal costs in connection with the Orange-Co acquisition. These costs are included in corporate, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended June 30, 2015.

Income.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the acquired net assets andfinal allocation of the acquisition accounting for the fair values ofcost to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as adjusted, inat the Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets asdate of the acquisition, date. These balances are subject to change when final asset valuations are obtained and the potential for liabilities has been further evaluated.

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The fair value of the consideration paid for the acquisition of the net assets, as adjusted, was as follows:

Asset acquisition  
(in thousands)  
  Amount
Assets:    
Accounts receivable, net $888 
Other current assets  845 
Inventories, net  35,562 
Property, Buildings and Equipment  240,949 
Goodwill  2,246 
Other assets  2,140 
Total assets, net of cash acquired $282,630 
     
Liabilities:    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $4,205 
Debt  500 
Payable to seller  7,500 
Total liabilities assumed $12,205 
     
Assets acquired less liabilities assumed $270,425 
     
Less: fair value attributable to noncontrolling interest  (4,838)
     
Total purchase consideration $265,587 
     
     
Cash proceeds from sugarcane disposition $97,126 
Working capital line of credit  27,857 
Term loans  140,604 
     
Total purchase consideration $265,587 

The unaudited pro-forma information below for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 gives effect to this acquisition as if the acquisitions had occurred on October 1, 2013. The pro-forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations if the acquisition had been effective as of this date.

(in thousands except per share amounts) Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Revenues $68,809  $73,519  $131,857  $163,375 
Income from operations $16,177  $20,479  $18,438  $38,119 
Net income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders $7,767  $11,843  $15,104  $20,932 
Basic earnings per common share $0.94  $1.61  $1.90  $2.86 
Diluted earnings per common share $0.94  $1.61  $1.89  $2.85 

Acquisition of Citrus Grove

On September 4, 2014, Silver Nip Citrus and TRB Groves, LLC entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement pursuant to which Silver Nip Citrus purchased all of the assets on a 1,500 acre citrus grove in Charlotte County, FL for a purchase price of approximately $17,624,000. The purchase price was funded from Silver Nip Citrus’ cash and cash equivalents and $11,000,000 in term loans (see “Note 7” to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements). We acquired the citrus acres to increase the size of our citrus groves which we believe strengthens our market position.

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The total cost of the acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired based on their estimated respective fair values in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations and was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting.

The results of operations have been included in our combined consolidated statements of operations since September 4, 2014, the date of closing. Pro-forma operating results, as if the Company had completed the acquisition at the beginning of the periods presented, are not significant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and are not presented.

Assets acquired in the acquisition are as follows:

(in thousands)  
 Amount
Assets:  
Inventories, net$1,329
Property, Buildings and Equipment  
Equipment and other facilities 2,742
Land 5,921
Citrus Trees 7,632
Total assets, net of cash acquired$17,624

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Asset acquisition 
(in thousands) 
 Amount
Assets: 
Accounts receivable$888
Other current assets845
Inventories35,562
Property and equipment 
Citrus Trees164,123
Land63,395
Equipment and other facilities13,431
Goodwill2,246
Other assets2,140
Total assets, net of cash acquired$282,630
  
Liabilities: 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$4,205
Debt500
Contingent consideration7,500
Total liabilities assumed$12,205
  
Assets acquired less liabilities assumed$270,425
  
Less: fair value attributable to noncontrolling interest(4,838)
  
Total purchase consideration$265,587
  
Cash proceeds from sugarcane disposition$97,126
Working capital line of credit27,857
Term loans140,604
  
Total purchase consideration$265,587

Sugarcane Land

On November 21, 2014, the Company completed the sale of approximately 36,000 acres of land used for sugarcane production and land leasing in Hendry County, Florida to Global Ag Properties, LLC (“Global Ag Properties”Global”) for approximately $97,900,000 in cash. We had previously leased approximately 30,600 of these acres to United States Sugar Corporation (“USSC”) (the “USSC Lease”). The USSC Lease was assigned to Global Ag Properties in conjunction with the land sale.


Net cash proceeds from the sugarcane land sale of approximately $97,126,000 were deposited with a Qualified Intermediary in anticipation of the Orange-Co asset acquisition in a tax deferred like-kind exchange pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section §1031.

1031.


The sales price is subject to post-closing adjustments over a ten (10)-year period. The Company realized a gain of approximately $42,753,000 on the sale. Initially, $29,140,000 of the gain was deferred due to the Company’s continuing involvement in the property pursuant to a post-closing agreement and the potential price adjustments. The deferral represents the Company’s estimate of the maximum exposure to loss as a result of the continuing involvement. A net gain of approximately$13,613,000 $13,613,000 was recognized on the sale and is recognized in Other income (expense) in the Condensed Combined Consolidated StatementStatements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the ninethree months ended June 30, 2015.

December 31, 2014.


On May 1, 2015, the Company made a payment of $1,347,000 to Global Ag Properties pursuant to the sales contract. USSC’s rentlease is tied to the market price of sugar, and this payment is required annually in advance, to supplement the rentlease paid by USSC in the event that the sugar prices are below certain thresholds. This advanceApproximately $610,000 of this payment is included in prepaid expenses and

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other current assets at June 30,in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 and the Company has recognized $364,029 in interest expense and $10,614 of the deferred gain for the three months ended December 31, 2015.


As a result of the disposition of our sugarcane land, we are no longer involved in sugarcane operations and, as of November 21, 2014, the Improved Farmland segment was no longer material to our business, however, the sugarcane operation has not been classified as a discontinued operation due to the post-closing adjustments, amongst other involvement, as described above.

Effective October 1, 2015, Improved Farmland is now included in the Other Operations reporting segment.

Note 5. Common Control Acquisition


The Company completed the Merger with Silver Nip Citrus on February 28, 2015 (see “Note 1” to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements)Note 1, “Basis of Presentation - Description of Business”). Silver Nip Citrus owns approximately 7,4347,400 acres of land, consisting primarily of citrus groves, in sixseven Florida counties (Polk, Hardee, Osceola, Martin, Highlands, Charlotte and Collier). Substantially all of its revenues derive from citrus operations. As the Company and Silver Nip Citrus were under common control at the time of the Merger, we have combined the operating results of operations of the Company and Silver Nip Citrus from the date common control began.

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The Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 include the Silver Nip Citrus results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015. The Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014 include the Silver Nip Citrus results of operations frombegan, November 19, 2013 (the initial date of common control) through March 31, 2014.

2013.

Separate results for the Company and Silver Nip Citrus for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 andDecember 31, 2014 wereare as follows :

(in thousands except for per share amounts) Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
       Silver Nip           Silver Nip     
   Alico   Citrus   Total   Alico   Citrus   Total 
                         
Operating revenues $61,007  $7,802  $68,809  $28,675  $5,200  $33,875 
                         
Gross profit $18,090  $1,725  $19,815  $3,739  $854  $4,593 
                         
Net income $6,727  $1,040  $7,767  $1,119  $(88) $1,031 
                         
Comprehensive income $6,727  $1,040  $7,767  $1,119  $(88) $1,031 
                         
Earnings per common share:                        
Basic $0.81  $0.13  $0.94  $0.15  $(0.01) $0.14 
Diluted $0.81  $0.13  $0.94  $0.15  $(0.01) $0.14 

(in thousands except for per share amounts) Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014
       Silver Nip           Silver Nip     
   Alico   Citrus   Total   Alico   Citrus   Total 
                         
Operating revenues $129,375  $10,734  $140,109  $81,139  $8,367  $89,506 
                         
Gross profit $31,185  $1,805  $32,990  $15,593  $1,770  $17,363 
                         
Net income $15,866  $2,426  $18,292  $4,485  $538  $5,023 
                         
Comprehensive income $15,866  $2,426  $18,292  $4,485  $538  $5,023 
                         
Earnings per common share:                        
Basic $1.99  $0.30  $2.30  $0.61  $0.07  $0.69 
Diluted $1.99  $0.30  $2.29  $0.61  $0.07  $0.68 

follows:

(in thousands except per share amounts)     
 Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
   Silver Nip  
 Alico Citrus Total
      
Operating revenue$16,158
 $2,912
 $19,070
Gross profit$3,144
 $128
 $3,272
Loss from operations$(2,286) $74
 $(2,212)
Net income$5,775
 $(569) $5,206
      
Earnings per common share:     
Basic$0.78
 $(0.08) $0.71
Diluted$0.78
 $(0.08) $0.71


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Note 6. Income Taxes

Income tax expense was approximately $6,227,000 and $791,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rates were 44.5% and 43.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Income tax expense was approximately $10,940,000 and $3,236,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rates for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were 37.4% and 39.2%, respectively.

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During the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company revised its effective tax rates to reflect the impact of claiming certain deductions on amended federal and state income tax returns filed in prior fiscal years. Other changes to the effective tax rates relate primarily to the nondeductible nature of projected political contributions and lobbying expenses. In addition, there were limitations on certain deductions related to the vesting of the long-term incentive grants for fiscal year 2014, and non-deductible transaction costs related to the Silver Nip Citrus merger for fiscal year 2015.

The Company applies a “more likely than not” threshold to the recognition and nonrecognition 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, 2015 and September 30, 2014. The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense and in income taxes payable.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently auditing Alico’s tax returns for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Note 7. Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

 December 31, September 30,
 2015 2015
 (in thousands)
Long-term debt, net of current portion:   
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company fixed rate term loans in the original principal amount of $125,000,000: the loans bear interest at the rate of 4.15% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The loans are collateralized by real estate and mature in November 2029.$110,000
 $111,563
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company variable rate term loans in the original principal amounts of $57,500,000: the variable interest rate was approximately 1.82% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The loans are collateralized by real estate and mature in November 2029.54,625
 55,344
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company term loan: the loan bears interest at the rate of 5.30% per annum as of December 31, 2015. A final advance of $2,500,000 is scheduled for March 1, 2016 subject to certain performance conditions. The interest rate is subject to adjustment on the date of the final advance. The loan is collateralized by real estate and matures in February 2029.2,500
 2,500
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loans: the loans bear interest at the rate of 5.35% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The loans are collateralized by real estate and mature in June 2033.25,060
 25,350
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loan: the loan bears interest at the rate of 3.85% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The loan is collateralized by real estate and matures in September 2021.5,280
 5,335
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loan: the loan bears interest at the rate of 3.45% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The loan is collateralized by real estate and matures in September 2039.5,280
 5,335
Note payable to a financing company collateralized by equipment and maturing in December 2016.36
 54
 202,781
 205,481
Less current portion4,511
 4,511
Long-term debt$198,270
 $200,970
    
 December 31, September 30,
 2015 2015
 (in thousands)
Lines of Credit:   
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company revolving line of credit: this $25,000,000 line bears interest at a variable rate which was 1.82% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The line is collateralized by real estate and matures in November 2019.$
 $
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. working capital line of credit: this $70,000,000 line bears interest at a variable rate which was 1.99% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The line is collateralized by current assets and certain personal property and matures in November 2016. Availability under the line was approximately $30,884,000 as of December 31, 2015.25,132
 
Lines of Credit$25,132
 $


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Future maturities of debt and lines of credit as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:
(in thousands) 
  
Due within one year$4,643
Due between one and two years8,225
Due between two and three years10,825
Due between three and four years35,925
Due between four and five years10,975
Due beyond five years157,320
  
Total future maturities$227,913

Debt Refinancing on December 3, 2014


The Company refinanced its outstanding debt obligations on December 3, 2014 in connection with the Orange-Co acquisition (see “Note 4” to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements)Note 4 “Acquisitions and Dispositions”). The debtnew credit facilities include $113,125,000initially included $125,000,000 in fixed interest rate term loans, $56,063,000$57,500,000 in variable interest rate term loans and a $25,000,000 revolving line of credit (“RLOC”) with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company (collectively “Met”) and a $70,000,000 working capital line of credit (“WCLC”) with Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. (“Rabo”).


The new term loans and RLOC are secured by approximately 38,70039,300 gross acres of citrus groves and 14,000 gross acres of farmland. The WCLC is secured by the Company’s current assets and certain other personal property owned by the Company.

The new term loans are subject to quarterly principal payments of $2,281,250 and mature November 1, 2029. The fixed rate term loans bear interest at 4.15% per annum, and the variable rate term loans bear interest at a rate equal to 90 day LIBOR plus 150 basis points (the “LIBOR spread”). The LIBOR spread is subject to adjustment by the lender on May 1, 2017 and every two years thereafter.thereafter until maturity. Interest on the term loans is payable quarterly.

The interest rate on the variable rate term loans was 1.82% per annum as of December 31, 2015.  The loans are collateralized by certain real estate of the Company.
The Company may prepay up to $8,750,000 of the fixed rate term loan principal annually without penalty, and any such prepayments shallmay be applied to reduce subsequent mandatory principal payments. The maximum annual prepayment has beenwas made for calendar year 2015 and remains available to reduce future mandatory principal payments when the current fiscal year.Company elects to do so. The variable rate term loans may be prepaid without penalty.

The RLOC bears interest at a floating rate equal to 90 day LIBOR plus 150 basis points payable quarterly. The LIBOR spread is subject to adjustment by the lender on May 1, 2017 and every two years thereafter. Outstanding principal, if any, is due at maturity on November 1, 2019. The RLOC is subject to an annual commitment fee of 25 basis points on the unused portion of the line.line of credit. The RLOC is available for funding general corporate needs.

The variable interest rate was 1.82% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The RLOC was available as of December 3, 2014 but has remained undrawn as of December 31, 2015.

The WCLC is a revolving credit facility and is available for funding working capital and general corporate needs.requirements. The interest rate on the WCLC is based on the one month LIBOR plus a spread. The spread is adjusted quarterly based on our debt service coverage ratio for the preceding quarter and can vary from 175 to 250 basis points. The rate is currently at LIBOR plus 175 basis points. The variable interest rate was 1.99% per annum as of December 31, 2015. The WCLC facility matures November 1, 2016.

Availability under the line of credit was approximately $30,884,000 as of December 31, 2015.

The WCLC is subject to a quarterly commitment fee on the daily unused availability under the line computed as the commitment amount less the aggregate of the outstanding loans and outstanding letters of credit. The commitment fee is adjusted quarterly based on our debt service coverage ratio for the preceding quarter and can vary from a minimum of 20 basis points to a maximum of 30 basis points.

The WCLC agreement provides for Rabo to issue up to $20,000,000 in letters of credit on the Company’s behalf. As of June 30,December 31, 2015, there was $17,498,500approximately $13,984,000 in outstanding letters of credit which correspondingly reduced our availability under the line of credit.

The outstanding balance on the WCLC was approximately $25,132,000 as of December 31, 2015. On January


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19, 2016, $25,000,000 was transferred from the WCLC to the RLOC and has been classified as non-current at December 31, 2015 in accordance with FASB ASC 470-10, "Debt." The remaining $132,000 balance on the WCLC has been classified as a current liability at December 31, 2015.
The Company capitalized approximately $2,834,000 of debt financing costs andrelated to the refinancing. These costs, together with approximately $339,000 of costs related to the retired debt, will be amortized to interest expense over the applicable terms of the loans. The unamortized balance of deferred financing costs related to the financing was approximately $2,360,000 at December 31, 2015.
The Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $585,000. Deferred financing costs are capitalized and amortized$947,000 related to interest expense over the applicable term ofrefinancing for the loan. The capitalized deferred debt financing costs are included in other assets in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015.three months ended December 31, 2014. The loss on extinguishment of debt is included in otherOther income (expense), net in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the ninethree months ended June 30, 2015.

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December 31, 2014.

The new credit facilities noted above are subject to various covenants including the following financial covenants: (1)(i) minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00, (2)(ii) tangible net worth of at least $160,000,000 increased annually by 10% of consolidated net income for the preceding year, (3)or approximately $161,576,000 for the year ending September 30, 2016, (iii) minimum current ratio of 1.50 to 1.00, (4)(iv) debt to total assets ratio not greater than .625 to 1.00, and, solely in the case of the WCLC, (5)(v) a limit on capital expenditures of $30,000,000 per fiscal year. TheAs of December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all covenants as of June 30, 2015.

Debt Prior to Refinancing

Prior to the December 3, 2014 refinancing, the Company hadfinancial covenants.

The credit facilities also include a $34,000,000Met Life term loan andsecured by real estate owned by Citree. This is a $60,000,000 revolving line of$5,000,000 credit (“Old RLOC”) with Rabo.

The term loan required quarterly payments offacility that initially bore interest at a floating rate5.49% per annum. An initial advance of one month LIBOR plus 225 basis points$500,000 was made at closing on March 4, 2014. The loan agreement was amended to provide for an interim advance of $2,000,000 on September 17, 2015, and quarterly principal payments of $500,000. The term loan was refinanced in connection with the Orange-Co acquisition.

The Old RLOC had an interest rate based on one month LIBOR plus a spread. The spread was determined based upon our debt service coverage ratio for the preceding fiscal year and could vary from 195adjusted to 295 basis points. The rate was LIBOR plus 195 basis points at the date of the refinancing and September 30, 2014. Interest on the Old RLOC was payable quarterly. The Old RLOC was subject to an unused commitment fee of 20 basis points on the annual average unused availability. There was no balance outstanding5.30% per annum at the time of the refinancing or September 30, 2014.

Debt financing costs incurred as a result of entry intointerim advance. The amendment extended the Rabo credit facility loan agreement, including appraisal fees, document stamps, legal costs and lender fees of approximately $1,202,000 were capitalized in fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 and were being amortized to interest expense over the termdate of the loan.final $2,500,000 advance from December 1, 2015 to March 1, 2016. The interest rate is subject to further adjustment at the time of the final advance. The loan matures in February 2029. The unamortized balance of the deferred financing costs related to this loan was approximately $56,131 at the time of December 3, 2014 refinancing were approximately $697,000 of which approximately $375,000 was written off and expensed as a loss on extinguishment of debt and approximately $301,000 will be amortized over the applicable terms of the new loans.

At September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with the financial debt covenants and terms of the Rabo loan agreement.

31, 2015.

Silver Nip Citrus Debt

Silver Nip Citrus has various loans payable to Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC (“Prudential”) as described below.

There are two fixed rate term loans with total outstanding balancesan original combined balance of $25,930,000 and $27,550,000, bearing interest at March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively.5.35% per annum. Principal of $290,000 is payable quarterly. Interest accrues at 5.35% per annum and is also payable quarterly.quarterly together with accrued interest. The Company may prepay up to $5,000,000 of principal without penalty. On February 15, 2015, Silver Nip Citrus made a prepayment of $750,000. The loans are securedcollateralized by real estate in Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Martin, Osceola and Polk Counties, Florida.

In connection

Silver Nip Citrus entered into two fixed rate term loans with Prudential to finance the purchaseacquisition of a 1,500 acres ofacre citrus grove on September 4, 2014 (see “Note 4” to the Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements) Silver Nip Citrus has a fixed rate term2014. Each loan with Prudential with an outstanding balance of $5,445,000 as of March 31, 2015 that bears interest at the rate of 3.85% per annum. Principalwas in the original amount of $5,500,000. Principal of $55,000 per loan is payable quarterly together with accrued interest. The loans are secured by real estate in Charlotte County, Florida.

Silver Nip Citrus also has a fixed rate termOne loan with Prudential with an outstanding balance of $5,445,000 at March 31, 2015 that bears interest at 3.85% per annum while the rate ofother bears interest at 3.45% per annum. The note with an interest rate of 3.85% per annum is subject to adjustment on September 1, 2019 and every five yearsyear thereafter until maturity. Principal of $55,000 is payable quarterly together with accrued interest. The loan is securedBoth loans are collateralized by real estate in Charlotte County, Florida.

Silver Nip Citrus had a $6,000,000 revolving line of credit with Prudential. Outstanding balances were $3,348,000This line of credit was paid in full and $3,160,000terminated on April 28, 2015.

The unamortized balance of deferred financing costs related to the Silver Nip Citrus debt was approximately $372,000 at MarchDecember 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively. The interest rate on the line is based on the three month LIBOR rate plus 275 basis points. Interest is payable semi-annually with outstanding principal due at maturity.

2015.


The Silver Nip Citrus facilities are subject to a financial debt covenant requiring a current ratio of at least 2.001.50 to 1.00 measured at the end of each fiscal year. The CompanySilver Nip Citrus was in compliance with all covenants related to the Silver Nip debt at March 31, 2015 andthis covenant as of June 30, 2014.

2015, the most recent measurement date.

The Silver Nip Citrus facilities are personally guaranteed by George Brokaw, Remy Trafelet and Clayton Wilson.

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Modification of Credit Agreements

The Silver Nip Citrus line of credit with Prudential was paid in full and terminated on April 28, 2015.

Rabo has agreed, subject to certain conditions, that the Company may loan Silver Nip Citrus up to $7,000,000 on a revolving basis. These advances would be funded from either cash on hand or draws on the Company’s WCLC.

WCLC, for cash management purposes.


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Silver Nip Citrus has provided a $7,000,000 limited guaranty and security agreement granting Rabo a security interest in crops, accounts receivable, inventory and certain other assets.

This modification required the amendment of various Prudential and Rabo loan documents and mortgages.

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

(in thousands)    
  June 30, September 30,
  2015 2014
     
Long-term debt, net of current portion:        
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company fixed rate term loans in the original principal amount of $125 million:  the loans bear interest at the rate of 4.15% per annum as of June 30, 2015. The loans are collateralized by real estate and mature in November 2029. $113,125  $-   
         
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company variable rate term loans in the original principal amounts of $57.5 million:  the variable interest rate was 1.78% per annum as of June 30, 2015.  The loans are collateralized by real estate and mature in November 2029.  56,063   -   
         
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company term loan:  the loan bears interest at the initial rate of 5.49% per annum as of June 30, 2015.  A final advance of $4.5 million is scheduled for December 1, 2015 subject to certain performance conditions.  The interest rate is subject to adjustment on the date of the final advance.  The loan is secured by real estate and matures in February 2029.  500   -   
         
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. variable rate term loan:  the variable interest rate on this loan was 2.40% per annum as of September 30, 2014. The loan was secured by real estate and had a maturity date of October 2020.  The loan was refinanced on December 3, 2014.  -     34,000 
         
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loans:  the loans bear interest at the rate of 5.35% per annum as of June 30, 2015.  The loans are collateralized by real estate and mature in June 2033.  25,930   27,550 
         
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loan:  the loan bears interest at the rate of 3.85% per annum as of June 30, 2015.  The loan is collateralized by real estate and matures in September 2021.  5,445   -   
         
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loan:  the loan bears interest at the rate of 3.45% per annum as of June 30, 2015.  The loan is collateralized by real estate and matures in September 2039.  5,445   -   
         
Note payable to a financing company secured by equipment and maturing in December 2016.  72   90 
         
   206,580   61,640 
Less: current portion  4,511   3,196 
         
Long-term debt $202,069  $58,444 

(in thousands)    
  June 30, September 30,
  2015 2014
     
Lines of Credit:        
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company revolving line of credit:  this $25 million line bears interest at a variable rate which was 1.78% per annum as of June 30, 2015.  The line is secured by real estate and matures in November 2019. $-    $-   
         
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. working capital line of credit:  this $70 million line bears interest at a variable rate which was 1.93% per annum as of June 30, 2015.  The line is secured by personal property and matures in November 2016.  Availability under the line was $52.5 million as of June 30, 2015.  -     -   
         
         
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC revolving line of credit:  this $6 million line bears interest at a variable rate which was 3.01%  per annum as of March 31, 2015 and 2.98% per annum as of June 30, 2014, respectively.   The line is secured by real estate and matures in June 2018.  Availability under the line was $2.6 million as of March 31, 2015 and $2.8 million as of June 30, 2014.  3,348   3,160 
         
Lines of Credit $3,348  $3,160 

Debt Maturities

Maturities of the Company’s outstanding debt as of June 30, 2015 were as follows:

(in thousands)  
   
Due within one year $4,511 
Due between one and two years  8,261 
Due between two and three years  14,123 
Due between three and four years  10,875 
Due between four and five years  10,950 
Due beyond five years  161,208 
     
Total $209,928 

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Interest costs expensed and capitalized were as follows:

(in thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Interest expense $2,127  $657  $5,715  $1,322 
Interest capitalized  71   40   283   118 
                 
Total $2,198  $697  $5,998  $1,440 


(in thousands)Three months ended December 31, 2015
 2015 2014
Interest expense$2,503
 $1,378
Interest capitalized43
 53
Total$2,546
 $1,431

Note 8.7. Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per share for our common stock is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding.outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share is similarly calculated, except that the calculation includes the dilutive effect of the assumed issuance of common shares issuable under equity-based compensation plans in accordance with the treasury stock method, except where the inclusion of such common shares would have an anti-dilutive impact.

For the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014, basic and diluted earnings per common share were as followsfollows:

(in thousands except per share amounts)   
 Three months ended December 31,
 2015 2014
    
Net (loss) income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders$(3,011) $5,206
    
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic8,303
 7,367
Dilutive effect of equity awards
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted8,303
 7,367
    
Net (loss) income per common shares attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders:   
Basic$(0.36) $0.71
Diluted$(0.36) $0.71

(in thousands, except per share amounts):

  Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Net income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders $7,767  $1,031  $18,292  $5,023 
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic  8,278   7,356   7,969   7,327 
Dilutive effect of equity awards  6   -     2   24 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted  8,284   7,356   7,971   7,351 
                 
Net income per common shares attributable to Alico, Inc.
common stockholders:
                
Basic $0.94  $0.14  $2.30  $0.69 
Diluted $0.94  $0.14  $2.29  $0.68 

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, there were no anti-dilutive equity awards that were excluded from the calculation

The computation of diluted earnings per share.

common share for the three months ended December 31, 2015 excludes the impact of the equity awards because they are anti-dilutive. Such awards are comprised of 12,500 shares awarded to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.

Note 9. 8. Segment Information
Segments

Operating segments are defined in ASC Topic 280, "Segment Reporting" as components of public entities that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses for which separate financial information is available and which isare evaluated regularly by the Company’s chief operating decision makers (“CODMs”)CODMs in deciding how to assess performance and allocate resources. TheFor the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the Company’s CODMs assessassessed performance and allocateallocated resources based on five operating segments: Citrus Groves, Improved Farmland, Ranch and Conservation, Agricultural Supply Chain Management and Other Operations.

 The former Citrus Groves and Agricultural Supply Chain Management segments have been combined in Orange Co. and, as a result of the disposition of our sugarcane land in fiscal year 2015, we are no longer involved in sugarcane and the Improved


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Farmland segment is no longer material to our business and has been combined in Other Operations. Effective October 1, 2015, the Company’s CODMs will assess performance and allocate resources based on three operating segments: Orange Co., Conservation and Environmental Resources and Other Operations.

The Company manages its land based upon its primary usage and reviews its performance based upon threetwo primary classifications – Citrus Groves, Improved Farmland- Orange Co. and RanchConservation and Conservation.Environmental Resources.  In addition, it operates an Agricultural Supply Chain Management business that is not tied directly to its land holdings and Other Operations that include a citrus nursery and leasing mines and oil extraction rights to third parties, as well as leasing improved farmland to third parties.  


Total revenues represent sales to unaffiliated customers, as reported in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Intersegment sales and transfers are accounted by the Company as if the sales or transfers were to third parties at current market prices. Goods and services produced by these segments are sold to wholesalers and processors in the United States who prepare the products for consumption. The Company evaluates the segments’ performance based on direct margins (gross profit) from operations before corporate, general and administrative expenses, interest expense, other income (expense) and income taxes, not including nonrecurring gains and losses.  All intercompany transactions between the segments have been eliminated.

Information by business segment is as follows(in thousands):

  Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
Operating revenues:                
Citrus Groves $65,795  $27,167  $129,084  $55,390 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  2,105   4,083   6,584   12,324 
Improved Farmland  418   2,159   2,492   19,441 
Ranch and Conservation  296   408   1,441   1,849 
Other Operations  195   58   508   502 
Intersegment Revenues  5,058   4,173   10,444   9,299 
Eliminations  (5,058)  (4,173)  (10,444)  (9,299)
                 
Total revenues $68,809  $33,875  $140,109  $89,506 
                 
Operating expenses:                
Citrus Groves $45,551  $18,317  $96,027  $36,560 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  1,467   3,916   5,578   12,085 
Improved Farmland  659   6,591   2,736   20,986 
Ranch and Conservation  624   684   1,992   2,231 
Other Operations  693   (226)  786   281 
                 
Total operating expenses $48,994  $29,282  $107,119  $72,143 
                 
Gross profit (loss):                
Citrus Groves $20,244  $8,850  $33,057  $18,830 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  638   167   1,006   239 
Improved Farmland  (241)  (4,432)  (244)  (1,545)
Ranch and Conservation  (328)  (276)  (551)  (382)
Other Operations  (498)  284   (278)  221 
                 
Total gross profit (loss) $19,815  $4,593  $32,990  $17,363 
                 
Capital expenditures:                
Citrus Groves $4,413  $2,354  $5,018  $6,380 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  17   -     346   71 
Improved Farmland  -     44   -     3,729 
Ranch and Conservation  369   103   559   879 
Other Operations  47   (172)  3,458   28 
Other Capital Expenditures  214   168   293   168 
                 
Total capital expenditures $5,060  $2,497  $9,674  $11,255 
                 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:                
Citrus Groves $3,037  $1,132  $7,877  $2,196 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  109   41   254   123 
Improved Farmland  -     572   -     3,194 
Ranch and Conservation  291   335   776   997 
Other Operations  347   477   745   586 
Other Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization  67   (252)  267   148 
                 
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization $3,851  $2,305  $9,919  $7,244 

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follows:

(in thousands)    
  June 30,
2015
 September 30, 2014
Assets:        
Citrus Groves $407,107  $121,399 
Agricultural Supply Chain Management  2,717   2,498 
Improved Farmland  1,556   57,726 
Ranch and Conservation  14,480   13,920 
Other Operations  33,836   26,356 
Other Corporate Assets  10,526   35,679 
         
Total assets $470,222  $257,578 

(in thousands)Three Months Ended December 31,
 2015 2014
Revenues: 
  
Orange Co.$19,295
 $16,993
Conservation and Environmental Resources1,007
 836
Other Operations302
 1,241
Total revenues20,604
 19,070
    
Operating expenses:   
Orange Co.17,608
 14,214
Conservation and Environmental Resources1,560
 745
Other Operations70
 839
Total operating expenses19,238
 15,798
    
Gross profit:   
Orange Co.1,687
 2,779
Conservation and Environmental Resources(553) 91
Other Operations232
 402
Total gross profit$1,366
 $3,272
    
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:   
Orange Co.$3,357
 $1,946
Conservation and Environmental Resources232
 243
Other Operations106
 128
Other Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization313
 667
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization$4,008
 $2,984
(in thousands)December 31, September 30,
 2015 2015
Assets:   
Orange Co.$421,505
 $392,329
Conservation and Environmental Resources13,776
 13,779
Other Operations21,189
 31,468
Other Corporate Assets12,512
 22,512
Total Assets$468,982
 $460,088

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Note 10. Stockholders’9. Stockholders' Equity

Effective January 27, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015 (the “2015 Plan”) which provides for up to an additional 1,250,000 shares available for issuance to provide a long-term incentive plan for officers, employees, directors and/or consultants to directly link incentives to stockholder value. The 2015 Plan was approved by stockholders on February 25, 2015.

The adoption of the 2015 Plan superseded the 2013 Incentive Equity Plan (“2013 Plan”), which had been in place since April 2013. In the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company awarded 12,500 restricted shares of the company’s common stock (“Restricted Stock”) to two senior executives, under the 2015 Plan. Total stock compensation expense for the restricted stock was approximately $17,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

The Company also recognizes stockstock-based compensation expense for (i) Board of Directors fees (paid in treasury stock) and (ii) the Long TermStock Incentive Compensation Plan of 2015 (via restricted stock). Stock-based compensation expense for the Board of Director fees and Long Term Incentive Compensation PlanNamed Executive Officers was $176,200approximately $245,000 and $585,000$254,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 respectively, and $204,000 and $909,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Stock compensation expense is recognized in corporate, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

In Marchfiscal year 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20,000170,000 shares of the Company’s common stock beginning March 25, 2015 and continuing through March 25,December 31, 2016. The stock repurchases were made through open market transactions at times and in such amounts as the Company’s broker determined subject to the provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18. All repurchases were made by April 30, 2015. The following table illustrates the Company’s treasury stock purchases and issuances for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2015:

(in thousands, except share amounts) Shares Cost
     
Balance as of September 30, 2014  15,766  $650 
Purchased  20,000   1,029 
Issued to Directors and Named Executive Officers  (12,916)  (532)
         
Balance as of June 30, 2015  22,850  $1,147 

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(in thousands, except share amounts)   
 Shares Cost
    
Balance as of September 30, 201590,565
 $3,962
Purchased64,136
 2,602
Issued to Directors(15,703) (809)
    
Balance as of December 31, 2015138,998
 $5,755

Note 11.10. Commitments and Contingencies

Letters of Credit
The Company has outstanding standby letters of credit in the total amount of approximately $13,984,000 and $17,498,500 at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively, to secure its various contractual obligations.

Legal Proceedings

On March 11, 2015, a putative shareholderstockholder class action lawsuit captioned Shiva Y. Stein v. Alico, Inc., et al., No. 15-CA-000645 (the “Stein lawsuit”), was filed in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial District in and for Lee County, Florida, against Alico, Inc. (“Alico”), its current and certain former directors, 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC d/b/a Silver Nip Citrus, (“Silver Nip”), 734 Investors, LLC (“734 Investors”), 734 Agriculture, LLC (“734 Agriculture”) and 734 Sub, LLC (“734 Sub”) in connection with the acquisition of Silver Nip by Alico (the “Acquisition”). The complaint alleges that Alico’s directors at the time of the Acquisition, 734 Investors and 734 Agriculture breached fiduciary duties to Alico stockholders in connection with the Acquisition and that Silver Nip and 734 Sub aided and abetted such breaches. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, monetary and equitable relief, costs, fees (including attorneys’ fees) and expenses.

On May 6, 2015, a putative stockholder class action and derivative lawsuit captioned Ruth S. Dimon Trust v. George R. Brokaw, et al., No. 15-CA-001162 (the “Dimon lawsuit”), was filed in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial District in and for Lee County, Florida, against Alico, its current directors, Silver Nip Citrus, 734 Investors and 734 Agriculture in connection with the Acquisition of Silver Nip Citrus by Alico. The complaint alleges claims for breach of fiduciary duty, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets and tortious interference with contract against Alico’s directors, unjust enrichment against three of the directors and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty against Silver Nip Citrus, 734 investors and 734 Agriculture. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, rescission of the Acquisition, an injunction prohibiting certain payments to Silver Nip shareholders,Citrus members, unspecified damages, disgorgement of profits, costs, fees (including attorneys’ fees) and expenses.

On July 17, 2015, the plaintiffs in the Stein and Dimon lawsuits filed a stipulation and proposed order consolidating their cases for all purposes under the caption, In re Alico, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Master File No. 15-CA-000645 (the “Consolidated Action”) and seeking the appointment of a lead plaintiff and lead and liaison counsel. The court entered that proposed order on July 21, 2015.

On October 16, 2015, the lead plaintiff in the Consolidated Action reported to the court that the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the Consolidated Action and other claims related to the Acquisition and that they are in the process of formally documenting their agreements. That process is ongoing and the settlement remains subject to final documentation and court approval following notice to the relevant Alico shareholders. Once the parties have completed the settlement documents, they

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will contact the court to schedule a hearing at which they will request the court to preliminarily approve the settlement and to set a final settlement hearing date.
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. There are no current legal proceedings to which we are a party to or of which any of our property is subject to that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business financial conditionposition or results of operations.

Note 12.11. Related Party Transactions

Change in Control Transaction

On November 19, 2013, 734 Agriculture, LLC (“734 Agriculture”) and its affiliates, including 734 Investors, LLC (“734 Investors”), completed the previously announced purchase from Alico Holding, LLC, a company wholly owned by Atlantic Blue Group, Inc. (“Atlanticblue”), of 3,725,457 shares of our common stock (the “Share Purchase”).

The common stock acquired by 734 Agriculture and its affiliates, including 734 Investors, represented approximately 51% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities. On November 15, 2013, 734 Investors amended and restated its LLC operating agreement to admit new members and to designate 734 Agriculture as the managing member, with authority to administer the affairs of 734 Investors, including the voting and disposition of shares of common stock, subject to certain restrictions set forth therein. As a result, upon the consummation of the Share Purchase, 734 Agriculture and its affiliates, including 734 Investors, acquired the voting power to control the election of the Company’s Directors and any other matter requiring the affirmative vote or consent of the Company’s shareholders. Messrs. Remy W. Trafelet and George R. Brokaw are the two controlling persons of 734 Agriculture.

Appointment of Mr. Wilson as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer

Upon the Closing of the Share Purchase, Mr. JD Alexander ceased to be the Company’s CEO pursuant to his previously disclosed resignation. On November 22, 2013, the Board appointed Mr. Wilson to serve as the CEO, effective immediately.

Silver Nip Citrus Merger Agreement

Effective February 28, 2015, the Company completed the merger (“Merger”) with 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC (“Silver Nip Citrus”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with 734 Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Silver Nip Citrus and, solely with respect to certain sections thereof, the equity holders of Silver Nip Citrus. The ownership of Silver Nip Citrus was held by 734 Agriculture, 74.89%, Mr. Clay Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, 5% and an entity controlled by Mr. Clay Wilson owned, 20.11%.


734 Agriculture has control over both Silver Nip Citrus and the Company and therefore the Merger was treated as a common control acquisition.

At closing of the Merger, Merger Sub merged with and into Silver Nip Citrus, with Silver Nip Citrus and its affiliates surviving the Merger as wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at closing, the Company issued 923,257 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, to the holders of membership interests in Silver Nip Citrus. Silver Nip Citrus’ outstanding net indebtedness at the closing of the Merger was approximately $40,278,000 and other liabilities totaled approximately $6,952,000. The Company acquired assets at with a book value of approximately $65,739,000 and total net assets of approximately $18,470,000. The shares issued were recorded at the carrying amount of the net assets transferred.

According to the terms The closing price of the Merger Agreement,Company's common stock on February 27, 2015 was $45.67.

Through December 2015, the former holders of the membership interests (the "Members") in Silver Nip Citrus will receiveearned an additional Company148,705 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The additional purchase consideration was based on the value of the proceeds received to date by the Company from the sale of citrus fruit harvested on Silver Nip Citrus’ real property duringCitrus’s citrus groves following the conclusion of the 2014-2015 citrus harvest season. Additional consideration dueThe Members will receive additional Company common shares based on sales through May 31,any additional proceeds received by the Company subsequent to December 2015 is approximately 115,783 shares. The computation of additional consideration for the June 2015 harvest proceeds (the final proceeds of the harvest season) is pending receipt of final pricing information from processors, (see “Note 1”related to the accompanying2014-2015 harvest season.

For the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company incurred approximately $492,000 in professional and legal costs in connection with the Merger. These costs are included in corporate, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements).

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

JD Alexander

On November 6, 2013, JD Alexander tendered his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and as an employee of the Company, subject to and effective immediately after the Closing of the Share Purchase transaction on November 19, 2013. Mr. Alexander’s resignation includesincluded a waiver of any rights to any payments under his Change-in-Control Agreement with the Company. On November 6, 2013, the Company and Mr. Alexander also entered into a Consulting and Non-Competition Agreement under which (i) Mr. Alexander will provide consulting services to the Company during the two-year period after the Closing, (ii) Mr. Alexander agreed to be bound by certain non-competition covenants relating to the Company’s citrus operations and non-solicitation and non-interference covenants for a period of two years after the Closing, and (iii) the Company will paypaid Mr. Alexander for such services and covenants $2,000,000 in twenty-four monthly installments. Mr. Alexander also agreed, in a separate side letter withThe Company expensed approximately $167,000 and $250,000 under the Company, not to sell or transferConsulting and Non-Competition Agreement for the shares that were awarded pursuant to his Restricted Stock Award Agreement (other than to a family trust) for a period of two years after the Closing. Mr. Alexander also executed a general release in favor of the Company.

three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Ken Smith

On March 20, 2015, Ken Smith tendered his resignation as Chief Operating Officer and as an employee of the Company. Mr. Smith’s resignation includesincluded a waiver of any rights to any payments under his Change-in-Control Agreement with the Company. On March 20, 2015, the Company and Mr. Smith also entered into a Consulting and Non-Competition Agreement under which (i) Mr. Smith will provide consulting services to the Company during the three-year period after the resignation date, (ii) Mr. Smith agreed to be bound by certain non-competition covenants relating to the Company’s citrus operations and non-solicitation and non-interference covenants for a period of two years after the resignation date, and (iii) the Company will pay Mr. Smith up to $1,225,000 for such services and covenants. The Company’s business operations previously managed by Mr. Smith willare now be

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managed by Clay Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Alico. The Company does not expect to appoint an interim or ongoing Chief Operating Officer

expensed approximately $50,000 under the Consulting and Non-Competition Agreement for the three months ended December 31, 2015.


W. Mark Humphrey


On June 1, 2015, W. Mark Humphrey tendered his resignation as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and as an employee of the Company. On June 1, 2015, the Company and Mr. Humphrey entered into a Separation and Consulting Agreement under which (i) Mr. Humphrey will provide consulting services to the Company for a one-year period after his resignation, and (ii) Mr. Humphrey will be entitled subject to his execution, delivery, and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of the Company, to the following benefits: (a) $100,000 in cash in a lump sum and (b) a consulting fee of $350,000 payable monthly during the period commencing on his resignation date and ending on the first anniversary of his resignation date, subject to his continuing to provide services todate. The Company expensed approximately $88,000 under the Company.Separation and Consulting Agreement for the three months ended December 31, 2015. On June 1, 2015, the Company appointed John E. Kiernan to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Effective September 1, 2015, Mr. Humphrey was appointed to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and will continue to receive monthly payments under The Consulting Agreement through the first anniversary of his resignation date.


Shared Services Agreement


The Company has approved, but not yet executed, a shared services agreement with Trafelet Brokaw & Co., LLC (“TBCO”) whereby the Company will reimburse TBCO for use of office space and various administrative and support services. The annual cost of the office and services is approximately $400,000. The agreement will expire in June 2016.

The Company expensed approximately $98,560 under the Shared Services Agreement for the three months ended December 31, 2015.
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Note 12. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities consist of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

ITEM 2.

ALICO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in thousands)December 31, September 30,
 2015 2015
    
Ad valorem taxes$163
 $2,640
Accrued interest1,247
 1,155
Accrued employee wages and benefits1,522
 427
Inventory received but not invoiced456
 581
Accrued dividends497
 501
Current portion of deferred retirement obligations342
 342
Additional purchase price consideration3,750
 7,500
Other accrued liabilities357
 669
Total accrued liabilities$8,334
 $13,815


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements and related notesNotes thereto. Additional context can also be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014,2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 12, 2014.

10, 2015.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information


We provide forward-looking information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Results of Operations, 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 on Form 10-Q 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. Factors which may cause future outcomes to differ materially from those foreseen in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in laws, regulation and rules; weather conditions that affect production, transportation, storage, demand, import and export of fresh product and their by-products, increased pressure from disease, insects and other pests; disruption of water supplies or changes in water allocations; pricing and supply of raw materials and products; market responses to industry volume pressures; pricing and supply of energy; changes in interest rates; availability of financing for land development activities and other growth opportunities; one timeonetime events; acquisitions and divestitures including our ability to achieve the anticipated results of the Orange-Co acquisition and Silver Nip Citrus merger; seasonality; labor disruptions; inability to pay debt obligations; inability to engage in certain transactions due to restrictive covenants in debt instruments; government restrictions on land use; changes in agricultural land values; changes in dividends; and market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of stock. 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 factorsRisks Factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 20142015 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.


Business Overview


Business Description

We managegenerate operating revenues primarily from the sale of our land based upon its primary usagecitrus products and review its performance based upon three primary classifications – Citrus Groves, Improved Farmland, and Ranch and Conservation.  In addition,cattle ranching operations. Effective October 1, 2015, we operate an Agricultural Supply Chain Management business that is not tied directly to our land holdings and Other Operations that include leases for mining and oil extraction rights to third parties.  We present our financial results and the related discussions based upon these fiveas three business segments (Citrusand substantially all of our operating revenues are generated in the United States. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, we generated operating revenues of $20,604,000, loss from operations of $2,559,000, net loss of $3,011,000 and cash used in operations of $14,781,000.

Business Segments

Operating segments are defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") - Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") ASC Topic 280, "Segment Reporting" as components of public entities that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses for which separate financial information is available and which is evaluated regularly by the Company’s chief operating decision makers (“CODMs”) in deciding how to assess performance and allocate resources. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the Company’s CODMs assessed performance and allocated resources based on five operating segments: Citrus Groves, Improved Farmland, Ranch and Conservation, Agricultural Supply Chain Management and Other Operations). 

In connection withOperations.

Effective October 1, 2015, which is the first day of our pursuitfiscal year 2016, we operate three business segments related to our various land holdings, as follows:
Orange Co. includes activities related to planting, owning, cultivating and/or managing citrus groves in order to produce fruit for sale to fresh and processed citrus markets, including activities related to the purchase and resale of growth opportunities consistent with our mission, we intendfruit, as well as, to regularly evaluate potential acquisitionsvalue-added services which include contracting for the harvesting, marketing and divestitureshauling of citrus.

Conservation and Environmental Resources includes activities related to cattle grazing, sod, native plant and animal sales, leasing, management and/or conservation of unimproved native pasture land.

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Other Operations consists of activities related to rock mining royalties, oil exploration and other insignificant lines of business, opportunities, someand also includes activities related to owning and/or leasing improved farmland. Improved farmland is acreage that has been converted, or is permitted to be converted, from native pasture and which may have various improvements including irrigation, drainage and roads.

The former Citrus Groves and Agricultural Supply Chain Management segments have been combined in Orange Co. and, as a result of whichthe disposition of our sugarcane land in fiscal year 2015, we are no longer involved in sugarcane and the Improved Farmland segment is no longer material in nature.  If appropriate opportunities present themselves, we may engage in selected acquisitions, divestitures and other business growth initiatives or undertakings.  To the extent we engage in such opportunities it could, among other things, change our revenue mix, require us to obtain additional debt or equity financing and have a material impact on our business and has been combined in Other Operations. 

Change in Fiscal Year of Subsidiary

As Alico, Inc. ("Company") and Silver Nip Citrus were under common control at the time of the Merger, we are required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") to account for this common control acquisition in a manner similar to the pooling of interest method of accounting. Under this method of accounting, our Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015 reflect Silver Nip Citrus’ historical carryover basis in the assets and liabilities instead of reflecting the fair market value of the assets and liabilities. We have also retrospectively recast our financial statements to combine the operating results of the Company and Silver Nip Citrus from the date common control began, November 19, 2013.

Silver Nip Citrus’ fiscal year end was June 30, and their financial condition and results of operations as of and cash flows.

Business Segments

We own approximately 121,000 acresfor the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were included in the financial condition and results of land in twelve Florida counties (Alachua, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Martin Osceolaoperations of the Company as of and Polk),for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 and approximately 90,000 acres of mineral rights, and operate five business segments.

·Citrus Groves include activities related to planting, owning, cultivating and/or managing citrus groves in order to produce fruit2014, respectively. Effective October 1, 2015, the fiscal year end for sale to fresh and processed citrus markets.

·Agricultural Supply Chain Management and Support includes activities related to the purchase and resale of fruit, as well as, to value-added services which include contracting for the harvesting, marketing and hauling of citrus.
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·Improved Farmland includes activities related to owning and/or leasing improved farmland. Improved Farmland is acreage that has been converted, or is permitted to be converted, from native pasture and which may have various improvements including irrigation, drainage and roads.

·Ranch and Conservation includes activities related to cattle grazing, sod, native plant and animal sales, leasing, management and/or conservation of unimproved native pasture land.

·Other Operations include activities related to a citrus nursery, rock mining royalties, oil exploration and other insignificant lines of business.

Recent Events

Silver Nip Merger Agreement

Citrus was changed to September 30 to reflect that of the Company. Accordingly, the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015 now includes the financial condition of Silver Nip Citrus as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, and the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 now includes the Silver Nip Citrus’ results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The impact of this change was not material to the Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements with an approximate $480,000 decrease in total assets and an approximate net loss of $594,000 for the transition period related to this change included in Stockholders' Equity at September 30, 2015.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed combined consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. 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, 2015.

See Note 1, "Basis of Presentation - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the condensed combined consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this 10-Q, for a detailed description of recent pronouncements.

Recent Developments

Common Control Acquisition between the Company and 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC

Effective February 28, 2015, the Company completed the merger (“Merger”(the “Merger”) with 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC (“Silver Nip Citrus”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with 734 Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Silver Nip Citrus and, solely with respect to certain sections thereof, the equity holders of Silver Nip Citrus. The ownership of Silver Nip Citrus was held by 734 Agriculture, 74.89%, Mr. Clay Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, 5% and an entity controlled by Mr. Clay Wilson owned, 20.11%.



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On November 19, 2013, 734 Agriculture and its affiliates, including 734 Investors, acquired approximately 51% of the Company’s common stock. 734 Agriculture is the sole managing member of 734 Investors. By virtue of their ownership percentage, 734 Agriculture is able to elect all of the Directors and, consequently, control Alico. 

the Company. 


734 Agriculture has control over both Silver Nip Citrus and the Company and therefore the Merger was treated as a common control acquisition.


At closing of the Merger, Merger Sub merged with and into Silver Nip Citrus, with Silver Nip Citrus and its affiliates surviving the Merger as wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at closing, the Company issued 923,257 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, to the holders of membership interests in Silver Nip Citrus. Silver Nip Citrus’ outstanding net indebtedness at the closing of the Merger was approximately $40,278,000 and other liabilities totaled $6,952,000. The Company acquired assets with a book value of approximately $65,739,000 and total net assets of $18,470,000. The common shares issued were recorded at the carrying amount of the net assets transferred. The

Through December 2015, the former holders of membership interests (the "Members") in Silver Nip Citrus will also receiveearned an additional Company148,705 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The additional purchase consideration was based on the value of the proceeds received to date by the Company from the sale of citrus fruit harvested on Silver Nip Citrus’ real propertyCitrus’s citrus groves following the conclusion of the 2014-2015 citrus harvest season.

The Members will receive additional Company common shares based on any additional proceeds received by the Company subsequent to December 2015 related to the 2014-2015 harvest season.


Water Storage Contract Approval


In December 2012, the South Florida Water Management District (“SFWMD” or "District") issued a solicitation request for projects to be considered for the Northern Everglades Payment for Environmental Services Program. In March 2013, the Company submitted its response proposing a dispersed water management project on a portion of its ranch land.


On December 11, 2014, the SFWMD approved a contract with the Company. The contract term is eleven years and allows up to one year for implementation (design, permitting, construction and construction completion certification) and ten years of operation whereby the Company will provide water retention services. Payment for these services includes an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 of reimbursement for implementation. In addition, it provides for an annual fixed payment of $12,000,000 for operations and maintenance costs as long as the project is in compliance with the contract and subject to annual SFWMD Governing Board (“Board”(the “Board”) approval of funding. The contract specifies that the Board has to approve the payments annually and there can be no assurance that it will approve the annual fixed payments.


During the 2015 legislative session, the Governor of Florida vetoed the legislatively approved budget for dispersed water management projects. Although SFWMD did not receive the state funds for the project payments for the next fiscal year (October 2015 through September 2016), itSFWMD has amended the Contract with the Company to extend the duration for funding beyond the 2016 legislative session. This provided the District with options available to continue with the project.

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As discussed above, the Dispersed Water Management Program Northern Everglades Payment for Environmental Services Contract between the Company and SFWMD provides that funding of the contract is subject to the DistrictSFWMD receiving funds for the project from the Florida Legislature and the DistrictSFWMD Governing Board budget appropriation.


The DistrictSFWMD budget process allows for amending the budget at any Governing Board meeting, which could allow for some funding later in the fiscal year.year 2016. However, if no funds are provided in 2016 and accommodation is not reached to delay work on the project until funds are available, the District would be within its rights under the contract to terminate.

Orange-Co Acquisition

On December 2, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of certain citrus and related assets of Orange-Co, LP (“Orange-Co”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, which we refer to as the Orange-Co Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014 and 51% of the ownership interests of Citree Holdings 1, LLC. The assets the Company purchased include approximately 20,263 acres of citrus groves in DeSoto and Charlotte Counties, Florida, which comprise one of the largest contiguous citrus grove properties


Prior year amounts have been reclassified in the state of Florida. Total assets acquired were approximately $277,792,000, net of $2,060,000 in cash acquired and $4,838,000 in fair value attributableaccompanying Financial Statements for consistent presentation to noncontrolling interest, including: (1) $147,500,000 in initial cash consideration funded from the proceeds of the sugarcane disposition and new term debt; (2) up to $7,500,000 in additional cash consideration to be released from escrow in equal parts, subject to certain limitations,current period business segments. These reclassifications had no impact on December 1, 2015 and June 1, 2016; (3) the refinancing of Orange-Co’s outstanding debt including approximately $92,290,000 in term debt and a working capital, facilitynet income, or equity of approximately $27,857,000;cash flows as previously reported.


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Condensed Combined Consolidated Results of Operations

The following discussion provides an analysis of our results of operations and (4) the assumption of certain other liabilities totaling $4,705,000. On December 1, 2014, Alico deposited an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. (“Rabo”) in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000 into an escrow account to fund the additional cash consideration.

Sugarcane Land Disposition

On November 21, 2014, the Company completed the sale of approximately 36,000 acres of land used for sugarcane production and land leasing in Hendry County, Florida to Global Ag Properties, LLC (“Global Ag Properties”) for $97,913,921 in cash. We had previously leased approximately 30,600 of these acres to United States Sugar Corporation (the “USSC Lease”). The USSC Lease was assigned to Global Ag Propertiesshould be read in conjunction with the land sale.

Net proceeds from the sugarcane land sale of $97,126,000 were deposited with a Qualified Intermediary in anticipation of the Orange-Co asset acquisition in a tax deferred like-kind exchange pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section §1031 (see “Note 4” to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements).

The sales price is subject to post-closing adjustments over a ten (10)-year period. The Company realized a gain of $42,753,000 on the sale. Initially, $29,140,000 of the gain was deferred due to the Company’s continuing involvement in the property pursuant to a post-closing agreement and the potential price adjustments. The deferral represents the Company’s estimate of the maximum exposure to loss as a result of the continuing involvement. A net gain of $13,613,000 was recognized in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended June 30, 2015.

On May 1, 2015, the Company made a payment of $1,347,000 to Global Ag Properties pursuant to the sales contract. The USSC Lease is tied to the market price of sugar, and this payment is required annually, in advance, to supplement the rent paid by USSC in the event that the sugar prices are below certain thresholds. This advance payment is included in other current assets at June 30, 2015.

As a result of the disposition of our sugarcane land, we are no longer involved in sugarcane, and, as of November 21, 2014, the Improved Farmland segment was no longer material to our business.

Our sugarcane land was classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2014. The sugarcane operation has not been classified as a discontinued operation due to the Company’s continuing involvement pursuant to the post-closing agreement described above.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth a comparison of results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands)Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
 June 30, Change June 30, Change
 2015 2014 $ % 2015 2014 $ %
                
 Operating revenues:                               
Citrus Groves$65,795  $27,167  $38,628   142.2% $129,084  $55,390  $73,694   133.0%
Agricultural Supply Chain Management 2,105   4,083   (1,978)  (48.4)%  6,584   12,324   (5,740)  (46.6)%
Improved Farmland 418   2,160   (1,742)  (80.6)%  2,492   19,441   (16,949)  (87.2)%
Ranch and Conservation 296   408   (112)  (27.5)%  1,441   1,849   (408)  (22.1)%
Other Operations 195   57   138   242.1%  508   502   6   1.2%
 Total operating revenues 68,809   33,875   34,934   103.1%  140,109   89,506   50,603   56.5%
                                
 Gross Profit:                               
Citrus Groves 20,244   8,850   11,394   128.7%  33,057   18,830   14,227   75.6%
Agricultural Supply Chain Management 638   167   471   282.0%  1,006   239   767   320.9%
Improved Farmland (241)  (4,432)  4,191   (94.6)%  (244)  (1,545)  1,301   (84.2)%
Ranch and Conservation (328)  (276)  (52)  18.8%  (551)  (382)  (169)  44.2%
Other Operations (498)  284   (782)  (275.4)%  (278)  221   (499)  (225.8)%
 Total gross profit 19,815   4,593   15,222   331.4%  32,990   17,363   15,627   90.0%
 Corporate, general and                               
 administrative expenses 3,638   2,339   1,299   55.5%  12,932   7,961   4,971   62.4%
                                
 Income from operations 16,177   2,254   13,923   617.7%  20,058   9,402   10,656   113.3%
 Other income (expense), net (2,183)  (432)  (1,751)  405.3%  9,174   (1,143)  10,317   (902.6)%
                                
 Income before income taxes 13,994   1,822   12,172   668.1%  29,232   8,259   20,973   253.9%
 Income taxes 6,227   791   5,436   687.2%  10,940   3,236   7,704   238.1%
                                
 Net income$7,767  $1,031  $6,736   653.3% $18,292  $5,023  $13,269   264.2%

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(in thousands)Three Months Ended    
 December 31, Change
 2015 2014 $ %
Operating revenues: 
  
  
  
Orange Co.$19,295
 $16,993
 $2,302
 13.5 %
Conservation and Environmental Resources1,007
 836
 171
 20.5 %
Other Operations302
 1,241
 (939) (75.7)%
 Total operating revenues20,604
 19,070
 1,534
 8.0 %
        
Gross profit: 
  
  
  
Orange Co.1,687
 2,779
 (1,092) (39.3)%
Conservation and Environmental Resources(553) 91
 (644) NM
Other Operations232
 402
 (170) (42.3)%
Total gross profit1,366
 3,272
 (1,906) (58.3)%
  
  
  
  
General and administrative expenses3,925
 5,484
 (1,559) (28.4)%
Loss from operations(2,559) (2,212) (347) 15.7 %
Total other (expense) income, net(2,535) 11,181
 (13,716) (122.7)%
(Loss) income before income taxes(5,094) 8,969
 (14,063) (156.8)%
(Benefit) provision for income taxes(2,075) 3,763
 (5,838) (155.1)%
Net (loss) income(3,019) 5,206
 (8,225) (158.0)%
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests8
 
 8
 NM
Net (loss) income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders$(3,011) $5,206
 $(8,217) (157.8)%

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The following discussion provides an analysis of our segment results of operations follows.

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business segments:
Orange Co.

Citrus Groves

The table below presents key operating measures for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands, except per box and per pound solids data) 
                 
  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
  June 30, Change June 30, Change
  2015 2014 $ % 2015 2014 $ %
                 
 Operating Revenues:                                
 Early and Mid Season $3,999  $2,907  $1,092   37.6% $51,926  $25,273  $26,653   105.5%
 Valencias  54,693   23,692   31,001   130.9%  66,730   27,130   39,600   146.0%
 Fresh Fruit  3,400   485   2,915   601.0%  5,941   2,344   3,597   153.5%
 Other  3,703   83   3,620   NM  4,487   643   3,844   597.8%
 Total $65,795  $27,167  $38,628   142.2% $129,084  $55,390  $73,694   133.0%
                                 
 Boxes Harvested:                                
 Early and Mid Season  191   175   16   9.1%  4,442   2,002   2,440   121.9%
 Valencias  4,056   1,485   2,571   173.1%  4,944   1,730   3,214   185.8%
 Total Processed  4,247   1,660   2,587   155.8%  9,386   3,732   5,654   151.5%
                                 
 Fresh Fruit  280   53   227   428.3%  459   213   246   115.5%
 Total  4,527   1,713   2,814   164.3%  9,845   3,945   5,900   149.6%
                                 
 Pound Solids Produced:                                
 Early and Mid Season  1,198   1,066   132   12.4%  26,139   12,321   13,818   112.1%
 Valencias  26,418   10,008   16,410   164.0%  32,112   11,536   20,576   178.4%
 Total  27,616   11,074   16,542   149.4%  58,251   23,857   34,394   144.2%
                                 
 Pound Solids per Box:                                
 Early and Mid Season  6.27   6.09   0.18   3.0%  5.88   6.15   (0.27)  (4.4)%
 Valencias  6.51   6.74   (0.23)  (3.4)%  6.50   6.67   (0.17)  (2.5)%
                                 
 Price per Pound Solids:                                
 Early and Mid Season $3.34  $2.73  $0.61   22.3% $1.99  $2.05  $(0.06)  (2.9)%
 Valencias $2.07  $2.37  $(0.30)  (12.7)% $2.08  $2.35  $(0.27)  (11.5)%
                                 
 Price per Box:                                
 Fresh Fruit $12.14  $9.15  $2.99   32.7% $12.94  $11.00  $1.94   17.6%
                                 
 Operating Expenses:                                
 Cost of Sales $33,762  $13,169  $20,593   156.4% $70,572  $25,770  $44,802   173.9%
 Harvesting and Hauling  9,424   4,794   4,630   96.6%  21,491   10,790   10,701   99.2%
 Other  2,365   354   2,011   568.1%  3,964   -     3,964   NM
 Total $45,551  $18,317  $27,234   148.7% $96,027  $36,560  $59,467   162.7%

NM - Not Meaningful 

(in thousands, except per box and per pound solids data)    
      
 Three Months Ended    
 December 31, Change
 2015 2014 $ %
Operating Revenues: 
  
  
  
Early and Mid-Season$13,930
 $14,377
 $(447) (3.1)%
Fresh Fruit2,460
 1,283
 1,177
 91.7 %
Purchase and Resale of Fruit1,327
 920
 407
 44.2 %
Other1,578
 413
 1,165
 282.1 %
Total$19,295
 $16,993
 $2,302
 13.5 %
Boxes Harvested: 
  
  
  
Early and Mid-Season1,311
 1,363
 (52) (3.8)%
       Total Processed1,311
 1,363
 (52) (3.8)%
Fresh Fruit196
 86
 110
 127.9 %
Total1,507
 1,449
 58
 4.0 %
Pound Solids Produced: 
  
  
  
Early and Mid-Season6,931
 7,500
 (569) (7.6)%
Total6,931
 7,500
 (569) (7.6)%
Pound Solids per Box: 
  
  
  
Early and Mid-Season5.29
 5.50
 (0.21) (3.8)%
Price per Pound Solids: 
  
  
  
Early and Mid-Season$2.01
 $1.92
 $0.09
 4.7 %
Price per Box: 
  
  
  
Fresh Fruit$12.55
 $14.88
 $(2.33) (15.7)%
Operating Expenses: 
  
  
  
Cost of Sales$10,907
 $9,008
 $1,899
 21.1 %
Harvesting and Hauling3,755
 3,742
 13
 0.3 %
Purchase and Resale of Fruit1,257
 907
 350
 38.6 %
Other1,689
 557
 1,132
 203.2 %
Total$17,608
 $14,214
 $3,394
 23.9 %

We sell our Early and Mid-Season and Valencia oranges to processors that convert the majority of the citrus crop into orange juice. They generally buy their citrus on a pound solids basis, which is the measure of the soluble solids (sugars and acids) contained in one box of fruit. Fresh Fruit is generally sold to packing houses that purchase their citrus on a per box basis. Purchase and resale of fruit relates to the buying of fruit from third parties and generally reselling this fruit to processors. These revenues and costs vary based on the number of boxes bought and sold. Other revenues consist of third party grove caretaking and the contracting for harvesting and hauling of citrus.

Our operating expenses consist primarily of cost of sales and harvesting and hauling.hauling costs. Cost of sales represents the cost of maintaining our citrus groves for the preceding calendar year and does not vary in relation to production. Harvesting and hauling representscosts represent the costcosts of bringing citrus product to processors and varies based upon the number of boxes produced.

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Other expenses include the period costs of third-party grove caretaking and the contracting for harvesting and hauling activities.

The increase in citrus grove revenues and gross profit for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015, as compared to the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2014, was primarily due to the acquisitionharvesting of Orange-Coan additional 110,000 boxes of fresh fruit and an increase of 66,000 boxes in December 2014. Orange-Co related revenuesthe resale of third party fruit. Additionally, the early and gross profit were approximately $34,608,000 and $10,274,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $72,233,000 and $18,060,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, Orange-Co revenues represented 53% and 56% of total citrus grove revenues.

Orange-Co relatedmid-season revenue decreased $447,000 due to fewer boxes harvested and fewer pound solids produced totaled approximately 2,225,000per box, offset by a $0.09 price per pound solid increase. The increase in other revenues relates to increased contract harvest and 14,683,000haul for the three months ended June 30, 2015, respectively and approximately 5,307,000 and 33,323,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. We included the financial results of Orange-Co in the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition.

a third party.



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The USDA, in its July 10, 2015January 12, 2016 Citrus Crop Forecast for the 2015/2016 harvest season, indicated that the 2014/2015 Florida orange crop declined by 8,000,000will decrease from 96,800,000 boxes or approximately 7.6% compared tofor the prior year. As indicated below, our 2014/2015 crop significantly outpaced the statewide performance on ayear to 69,000,000 boxes harvested basis with an increase of approximately 5% over the prior year.

Pro-Forma Results for Citrus Groves

The unaudited pro forma financial information below for the nine months ended June 30,2015/2016 crop year, a decrease of 28.7%. We have revised our 2016 production estimate and now expect our 2016 crop to be approximately 85% of our 2015 and 2014 gives effectproduction. These declines are believed to the acquisition of Orange-Co as if the acquisition had occurred on October 1, 2014 and includes production from Silver Nip Citrus through June 30, 2015. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations if the acquisitions had been effective as of this date.

(in thousands, except for pound solids per box)

  Nine Months Ended June 30,    
Citrus Boxes Harvested 2015 2014 Change % Change
Early & Mid-Season  4,442   4,631   (189)  (4.1)%
Valencias  5,569   5,031   538   10,7%
Fresh Fruit  460   308   152   49.4%
   10,471   9,970   501   5.0%
                 
Pound Solids Produced                
Early & Mid-Season  26,139   28,508   (2,369)  (8.3)%
Valencias  36,044   33,754   2,290   6.8%
   62,183   62,262   (79)  (0.1)%
                 
Pound Solids Per Box                
Early & Mid-Season  5.88   6.16   (0.28)  (4.5)%
Valencias  6.47   6.71   (0.24)  (3.6)%
Combined  6.21   6.44   (0.23)  (3.6)%

Citrus box and pound solids production fluctuates eachbe mainly driven by growing season and these fluctuations in production which may behave been attributable to various factors, including changes in weather impacting bloom, horticultural practices and the effects of diseases and pests, including Citrus Greening.

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The industry and the Company are both experiencing premature fruit drop and smaller sized fruit. We continue to expect and have seen in our first quarter results that the forecasted 28.7% decrease in the size of the statewide crop will cause the price per pound solids for fiscal year 2016 to be above the price for fiscal year 2015. 

Agricultural Supply Chain Management

The increase in cost of sales for the three ended December 31, 2015 relates to an increased cost per box sold of approximately 16%. While we expect our growing costs for fiscal year 2016 to remain in-line with fiscal year 2015, we are anticipating harvesting fewer boxes as discussed above and therefore the cost per box increase. Per box harvest and hauling costs for the three months ended December 31, 2015 were in-line with the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in other expenses relates to increased contract harvest and haul for a third party.
Conservation and Environmental Resources

The table below presents key operating measures for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands, except per box and per pound solids data) 
                 
  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
  June 30, Change June 30, Change
  2015 2014 $ % 2015 2014 $ %
                 
 Purchase and Resale of Fruit:                                
 Revenues $1,524  $3,398  $(1,874)  (55.2)% $5,168  $10,095  $(4,927)  (48.8)%
 Boxes Sold  112   235   (123)  (52.3)%  442   836   (394)  (47.1)%
 Pound Solids Sold  742   1,571   (829)  (52.8)%  2,663   5,195   (2,532)  (48.7)%
 Pound Solids per Box  6.63   6.69   (0.06)  (0.9)%  6.02   6.21   (0.19)  (3.1)%
 Price per Pound Solids $2.05  $2.16  $(0.11)  (5.1)% $1.94  $1.94  $-     -   
                                 
 Value Added Services:                                
 Revenue $581  $670  $(89)  (13.3)% $1,238  $1,891  $(653)  (34.5)%
 Value Added Boxes  209   71   138   194.4%  537   652   (115)  (17.6)%
                                 
 Other Revenue $-    $15   (15)  (100.0)% $178  $338   (160)  (47.3)%


(in thousands, except per pound data)    
 Three Months Ended    
 December 31, Change
 2015 2014 $ %
Revenue From: 
  
  
  
Sale of Calves$782
 $83
 $699
 NM
Sale of Culls
 490
 (490) (100.0)%
Land Leasing221
 224
 (3) (1.3)%
Other4
 39
 (35) (89.7)%
Total$1,007
 $836
 $171
 20.5 %
Pounds Sold: 
  
  
  
Calves483
 38
 445
 NM
Culls
 370
 (370) (100.0)%
Price Per Pound: 
  
  
  
Calves$1.62
 $2.18
 $(0.56) (25.7)%
Culls$
 $1.33
 $(1.33) (100.0)%
Operating Expenses: 
  
  
  
Cost of Calves Sold$602
 $3
 $599
 NM
Cost of Culls Sold
 199
 (199) (100.0)%
Land Leasing Expenses44
 56
 (12) (21.4)%
Water Conservation914
 487
 427
 87.7 %
Total$1,560
 $745
 $815
 109.4 %
NM - Not Meaningful

Ranch

The overall declineincrease in revenues from the sale of calves for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 as compared to the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2014 is due to the increase in Purchase and Resale of Fruit revenue, boxespounds sold, and pound solids sold, as well as the declines in Value Added Services revenues and other revenues, are all being drivenpartially offset by a management decision to reduce the number of external boxes handled by Alico Fruit Company to focus on our internal operations. This decision was madedecrease in price per pound. The increase in pounds sold in the secondcurrent quarter was due to timing of fiscal year 2014.

The declinecalf sales as we held an additional 1,000 calves in Alico Fruit Company gross profit relates primarily to the changes in revenue outlined above.

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Improved Farmland

The table below presents key operating measures for the three and nine months ended Juneinventory at September 30, 2015, and 2014:

(in thousands)                
                 
  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
  June 30, Change June 30, Change
  2015 2014 $ % 2015 2014 $ %
                 
 Operating Revenues:                                
 Sale of Sugarcane $-    $1,410  $(1,410)  (100.0)% $-    $17,428  $(17,428)  (100.0)%
 Molasses Bonus  -     56   (56)  (100.0)%  -     817   (817)  (100.0)%
 Land Leasing  418   693   (275)  (39.7)%  2,492   1,196   1,296   108.4%
 Total $418  $2,159  $(1,741)  (80.6)% $2,492  $19,441  $(16,949)  (87.2)%
                                 
 Operating Expenses:                                
 Cost of Sales $-    $2,973  $(2,973)  (100.0)% $-    $13,881  $(13,881)  (100.0)%
 Harvesting and Hauling  -     428   (428)  (100.0)%  -     3,759   (3,759)  (100.0)%
 Land Leasing Expenses  60   3,190   (3,130)  (98.1)%  577   3,346   (2,769)  (82.8)%
 Guaranteed Payment  599   -     599   NM  2,159   -     2,159   NM
 Total $659  $6,591  $(5,932)  (90.0)% $2,736  $20,986  $(18,250)  (87.0)%
                                 
 NM - Not Meaningful                                

On May 19, 2014, the Company entered into a triple net agricultural lease with its sole sugarcane customer, United States Sugar Corporation (“USSC”), of approximately 30,600 gross acres of land in Hendry County, Florida used for sugarcane farming which includes 19,181 acres planted or plantable to sugar. As a result of the lease, the Company is no longer directly engaged in sugarcane farming.

On August 8, 2014, we entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement, (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Terra Land Company (“Terra”) to sell approximately 30,959 gross acres of land located in Hendry County, Florida used for sugarcane production for a base purchase price of $91,436,000. The base purchase price was subject to a valuation adjustment in the event that either the net farmable acres or net support acres of the land were more or less than the amounts in the Purchase Agreement by one percent (1%) or greater.

On November 21, 2014, via various amendments to the Purchase Agreement, we completed the sale to Global Ag Properties of approximately 36,000 gross acres of land located in Henry County, Florida used for sugarcane production for a purchase price of approximately $97,900,000 pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated August 8, 2014. Global Ag Properties is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra. We have also assigned our interest in the USSC Lease to Global Ag Properties in conjunction with the sale. The parties have made customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in the Purchase Agreement

As a result of the disposition of our sugarcane land, we are no longer involved in sugarcane and the Improved Farmland segment is no longer material to our business.

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Ranch and Conservation

The table below presents key operating measures for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
  June 30, Change June 30, Change
  2015 2014 $ % 2015 2014 $ %
                 
 Operating Revenues:                                
 Sale of Calves $62   47  $15   31.9% $171  $308  $(137)  (44.5)%
 Sale of Culls  -     -     -     NM   511   692   (181)  (26.2)%
 Land Leasing  197   311   (114)  (36.7)%  644   798   (154)  (19.3)%
 Other  37   50   (13)  (26.0)%  115   51   64   125.5%
 Total $296  $408  $(112)  (27.5)% $1,441  $1,849  $(408)  (22.1)%
                                 
 Pounds Sold:                                
 Calves  29   30   (1)  (3.3)%  79   188   (109)  (58.0)%
 Culls  -     -     -     NM  446   794   (348)  (43.8)%
                                 
 Price Per Pound:                                
 Calves $2.14  $1.57  $0.57   36.3% $2.16  $1.64  $0.52   31.7%
 Culls $-    $-    $-     NM $1.15  $0.87  $0.28   32.2%
                                 
 Operating Expenses:                                
 Cost of Calves Sold $3  $64  $(61)  (95.3)% $6  $284  $(278)  (97.9)%
 Cost of Culls Sold  -     100   (100)  (100.0)%  220   455   (235)  (51.6)%
 Land Leasing Expenses  50   -     50   NM  176   157   19   12.1%
 Other  571   520   51   9.8%  1,590   1,335   255   19.1%
 Total $624  $684  $(60)  (8.8)% $1,992  $2,231  $(239)  (10.7)%
                                 
 NM - Not Meaningful                                

Ranch

Calves are generallyhistorically been sold to market in the fourth quarter of eachthe fiscal year. ResultsWe sold 786 calves in each ofthe three months ended December 31, 2015. There were no culls sold in the three months ended December 31, 2015. The increase in gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2014 relates primarily to the increase in pounds sold, offset by no cull pounds sold in the first second and third quartersfiscal quarter of the fiscal years are immaterial and comparison of results is not meaningful.

2016.


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Conservation

In December 2012, SFWMD issued a solicitation request for projects to be considered for the Northern Everglades Payment for Environmental Services Program. In March 2013, the Company submitted its response proposing a dispersed water management project on a portion of its ranch land.


On December 11, 2014, the SFWMD approved a contract with the Company. The contract term is eleven years and allows up to one year for implementation (design, permitting, construction and construction completion certification) and ten years of operation whereby the Company will provide water retention services. Payment for these services includes an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 of reimbursement for implementation. In addition, it provides for an annual fixed payment of $12,000,000 for operations and maintenance costs as long as the project is in compliance with the contract and subject to annual Board approval of funding. The contract specifies that the Board has to approve the payments annually, and there can be no assurance that it will approve the annual fixed payments. Operating expenses were approximately $558,000$914,000 and $480,000$487,000 for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and were approximately $1,590,000 and $1,364,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Other Operations


The resultsdecrease in Other Operations revenues is a result of the sale of our sugarcane operations and the corresponding reduction in land lease revenues from our former lease with United States Sugar Corporation. Operating expenses for Other Operations segment for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 are in-line with the same perioddecreased by approximately $800,000 as a result of the prior year.

Corporate, sale of our sugarcane operations.


General and Administrative


The increasedecrease in corporate, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2014 relates primarily to professional and legal costs associated with the acquisitions, dispositions and mergers described above in “Recent Events,”during the first fiscal quarter of 2015 which totaled approximately $1,120,000$3,600,000. Additionally, in the three months ended December 31, 2015, we incurred approximately $1,400,000 in costs that were not incurred in the prior year same quarter. The costs included approximately $400,000 in legal costs related to shareholder litigation, $400,000 in write-off of an unsuccessful acquisition, $304,000 related to consulting and $5,473,000non-competition agreements, and bonuses awarded to certain executives for fiscal 2015 performance that were approved in the current quarter.
Other (Expense) Income, net

Other (expense) income, net for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The costs included $3,424,000 in legal costs, $1,036,000 in other real estate closing costs and $800,000 related to a consulting and non-competition agreement with the former CEO for the nine months ended June 30, 2015.

Corporate, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014 included costs incurred related to the change in control in November 2013, which totaled $261,000 and $2,266,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. The costs included $195,000 for the acceleration of the vesting of the Long-Term Incentive Plan awards, $849,000 for the cost of Director and Officer insurance for the departing Directors and $583,000 related to a consulting and non-competition agreement with the former CEO for the nine months ended June 30, 2014.

Other Income (Expense), net

Other income (expense), net for the nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 is approximately $10,000,000 greater$13,716,000 less than the same period of the prior year due to an approximate $16,000,000a gain of approximately $13,613,000 on sale of real estatethe sugarcane land in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, offset by an increase of approximately $6,000,000$1,125,000 in interest expense, due primarily to the term loan debt from the Orange-Co acquisition.

acquisition in place for a full quarter in fiscal 2016.


(Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes


Income tax benefit was approximately ($2,075,000) and income tax expense was approximately $6,227,000 and $791,000$3,763,000 for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rates were 44.5%40.7% and 43.4%41.9% for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Income tax expense was approximately $10,940,000 and $3,236,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
The Company’s effective income tax rates for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were 37.4% and 39.2%, respectively.

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company revised effective tax rates to reflect the impact of claiming certain deductions on amended federal and state income tax returns filed for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 through September 30, 2013. Other changes to the effective tax rates relate primarily to the nondeductible nature of projected political contributions and lobbying expenses. In addition, there were limitations on certain deductions related to the vesting of the long-term incentive grants for fiscal year 2014, and non-deductible transaction costs related to the Silver Nip Citrus merger for fiscal year 2015

The IRSInternal Revenue Service ("IRS") is currently auditing the Company’s tax returnsreturn for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. Audits for fiscal years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

2011 have been finalized and our returns were accepted as filed.


Seasonality


Historically, the second and third quarters of our fiscal year produce the majority of our annual revenue, and our working capital requirements are typically greater in the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year coinciding with our harvesting cycles. Because of the seasonality of our business, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal year.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Alico

The Company utilizes Adjusted EBITDAEarnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") among other measures, to evaluate the performance of its business. Due to significant depreciable assets associated with the nature of our operations and, to a lesser extent, interest costs associated with our capital structure, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Common Share, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow per Diluted Common Share are important measures to evaluate our results of operations between periods on a more comparable basis and to help investors analyze underlying trends in our business, evaluate the performance of our business both on an absolute basis and relative to our peers and the broader market, provides useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our core operating results and operational strength of our business and helps investors evaluate our ability to service our debt. Tax impacts are computed based on the effective rate for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2015. Such measurements are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”)GAAP and should not be construed as an alternative to reported results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-U.S. GAAP information provided is unique to Alicothe Company and may not be consistent with methodologies used by other companies. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is defined as cash provided by (used in) operations less capital expenditures adjusted for non-recurring transactions. The Company uses Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow per Diluted Common Share to evaluate its business and this measure is considered an important indicator of the Company's liquidity, including its ability to reduce net debt, make strategic investments and pay dividends to common stockholders. An analysis of Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow per Common Share is provided below. Net income which management considers being the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP,attributable to common stockholders is reconciled to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Common Share, as follows:

Adjusted EBITDA        
(in thousands)        
    Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
    2015 2014 2015 2014
           
Net income $7,767  $1,031  $18,292  $5,023 
  Interest expense  2,127   657   5,715   1,322 
  Income tax provision  6,227   791   10,940   3,236 
 Depreciation and amortization  3,851   2,305   9,919   7,244 
                   
EBITDA  19,972   4,784   44,866   16,825 
  Asset impairment  -     -     541   -   
  Loss on extinguishment of debt  -     -     964   -   
  Transaction costs  407   261   4,760   2,266 
  Write-off of certain inventory and plant cane costs  -     2,309   -     2,309 
  Acquired citrus inventory fair value adjustments  3,023   -     7,225   -   
  Payments on consulting agreements  704   -     704   -   
  Loss (gain) on sale of assets  27   (4)  (16,397)  (3)
                   
Adjusted EBITDA $24,133  $7,350  $42,663  $21,397 
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Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Common Share  
(in thousands)  
                   
Net income $7,767  $1,031  $18,292  $5,023 
  Asset impairment  -     -     541   -   
  Loss on extinguishment of debt  -     -     964   -   
 Transaction costs  407   261   4,760   2,266 
  Write-off of certain inventory and plant cane costs  -     2,309   -     2,309 
  Acquired citrus inventory fair value adjustments  3,023   -     7,225   -   
  Payments on consulting agreements  704   -     704   -   
  Loss (gain) on sale of assets  27   (4)  (16,397)  (3)
  Tax impact  (1,594)  (1,030)  824   (1,792)
                   
Adjusted net income $10,334  $2,567  $16,913  $7,803 
                   
Dilutive common shares  8,284   7,356   7,971   7,351 
                   
Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Common Share $1.25  $0.35  $2.12  $1.06 
                   
                   
Adjusted Free Cash Flow  
(in thousands)  
                   
Cash provided by operations $32,156  $10,144  $25,895  $14,770 
Adjustments for non-recurring items:                
  Transaction costs  407   261   4,760   2,266 
  Payments on consulting agreements  704   -     704   -   
                   
Capital expenditures (4,059)  (2,497)  (9,674)  (11,255)
                   
Adjusted Free Cash Flow $29,208  $7,908  $21,685  $5,781 
                   
Dilutive common shares  8,284   7,356   7,971   7,351 
                   
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Per Diluted Common Share $3.53  $1.08  $2.72  $0.79 

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Adjusted EBITDA

(in thousands)   
 Three Months Ended December 31,
 2015 2014
    
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(3,011) $5,206
Interest expense2,503
 1,378
(Benefit) provision for income taxes(2,075) 3,763
Depreciation and amortization4,008
 2,984
EBITDA1,425
 13,331
    
Transaction costs397
 3,579
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 947
Payments on consulting agreements304
 
Litigation expenses related to shareholder lawsuit400
 
Gains on sale of real estate(142) (13,497)
    
Adjusted EBITDA$2,384
 $4,360

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Adjusted Earnings per Common Share
(in thousands)   
 Three Months Ended December 31,
 2015 2014
    
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(3,011) $5,206
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 947
Transaction costs397
 3,579
Litigation expenses related to shareholder lawsuit400
 
Payments on consulting agreements304
 
Gains on sale of real estate(142) (13,497)
Tax impact(391) 3,764
    
Adjusted net loss$(2,443) $(1)
    
Diluted common shares8,303
 7,367
    
Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Common Share$(0.29) $

Free Cash Flow
(in thousands)   
 Three Months Ended December 31,
 2015 2014
    
Net cash used in operating activities$(14,781) $(16,446)
Adjustments for non-recurring items:   
Transaction costs397
 3,579
Payments on consulting agreements304
 
Litigation expenses related to shareholder lawsuit400
 
Capital expenditures(2,988) (1,808)
Adjusted Free Cash Flow$(16,668) $(14,675)
    
Diluted common shares8,303
 7,367
    
Adjusted Free Cash Flow per Diluted Common Share$(2.01) $(1.99)



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Liquidity and Capital Resources

A comparative balance sheet summary is presented in the following table:

(in thousands) June 30, September 30,  
  2015 2014 Change
       
       
Cash and cash equivalents $9,739  $31,020  $(21,281)
Investments $-    $263  $(263)
Total current assets $78,675  $125,710  $(47,035)
Total current liabilities $20,043  $20,669  $(626)
Working capital $58,632  $105,041  $(46,409)
Total assets $470,222  $257,578  $212,644 
Term loans and lines of credit $209,928  $64,800  $145,128 
Current ratio  3.93   6.08   (2.15)

Our operations have historically generated positive net cash flow from operating activities. Sources of cash primarily include cash flow from operations, amounts available under our revolving and working capital credit facilities and access to capital markets. Our access to additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to the satisfaction of customary borrowing conditions, including the absence of any event or circumstance having a material adverse effect on our business. As a public company, we may have access to other sources of capital such as the public bond markets. However, our access to, and the availability of, financing on acceptable terms in the future will be affected by many factors, including (i) our financial condition, prospects and credit rating, (ii) the liquidity of the overall capital markets and (iii) the state of the economy. There can be no assurance that we will continue to have access to the capital markets on acceptable terms or at all.

The principal uses of cash that affect our liquidity position include the following: operational expenditures including employee costs, the cost of maintaining our citrus groves, harvesting and hauling of our citrus products, capital expenditures, income tax payments, acquisitions, dividends, and debt service costs including interest and principal payments on our term loans and credit facilities. In addition to the acquisitions and dispositions disclosed elsewhere, we have evaluated and expect to continue to evaluate possible acquisitions and dispositions of certain businesses. Such transactions may be material and may involve cash, the issuance of other securities or the assumption of indebtedness.

(in thousands)December 31, September 30,  
 2015 2015 Change
Cash and cash equivalents$3,276
 $5,474
 (2,198)
Total current assets$82,060
 $70,763
 11,297
Total current liabilities$17,584
 $24,135
 (6,551)
Working capital$64,476
 $46,628
 17,848
Total assets$468,982
 $460,088
 8,894
Term loans and line of credit
$227,913
 $205,481
 22,432
Current ratio 4.67 to 1
 2.93 to 1
  

We believe that a combination of our cash-on-hand, cash generated from operating activities,operations and availability under our revolvinglines of credit facilities will provide us with sufficient liquidity to service the principal and interest payments on our indebtedness, satisfy our working capital requirements and capital expenditures for at least the next 12twelve months and over the long term. We have $76,000,000 ina $70,000,000 working capital linesline of credit, of which $55,153,500approximately $30,884,000 is available for our general use as of June 30,December 31, 2015 and a $25,000,000 revolving line of credit all of which is available for our general use as of June 30,December 31, 2015 (see “Note 7”Note 6 “Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements). If the Company pursues significant growth opportunities in the future, it could have a material adverse impact on our cash balances and we may need to finance such activities by drawing down monies under our lines of credit and if necessary,or obtaining additional debt or equity financing.

Our level of debt There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. Any inability to obtain additional financing could have important consequences on our business, including, but not limited to, increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limiting the availability of our cash flow to fund future investments, capital expenditures, working capital, business activities and other general corporate requirements and limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate. These events would adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

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ability to pursue different growth opportunities.

Cash Flows

The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to the following factors:

·Capital expenditures of $9,674,000;
·Acquisition of Citrus groves (Orange-Co and TRB) of $283,211,000 offset by $145,000,000 in refinanced debt;
·Payment on revolving credit lines of $80,947,000; and
·Principal payments on long-term debt of $15,061,000.

Net Cash Provided ByUsed In Operating Activities

The following table details the items contributing to Net Cash Provided byUsed in Operating Activities for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands) Nine Months Ended June 30,  
  2015 2014 Change
       
Net income $18,292  $5,023  $13,269 
Depreciation and amortization  9,919   7,244   2,675 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets  (17,087)  638   (17,725)
Other non-cash expenses  16,285   1,562   14,723 
Change in working capital  (1,514)  303   (1,817)
             
Cash provided by operating activities $25,895  $14,770  $11,125 


 Three Months Ended  
(in thousands)December 31,  
 2015 2014 Change
Net (Loss) Income$(3,011) $5,206
 $(8,217)
Depreciation and Amortization4,008
 2,984
 1,024
Net (gain) loss on Sale of Property and Equipment128
 (13,701) 13,829
Other non-cash expenses613
 187
 426
Change in working capital(16,519) (11,122) (5,397)
   Cash used in operating activities$(14,781) $(16,446) $1,665


The factors contributing to the increasedecrease in net income for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2015, versus the same period of the prior year are discussed in “Results“Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations.Comprehensive Income.” The gain on sale of assetsproperty and equipment in the three months ended December 31, 2014 is substantially due to the recognition of approximately $13,613,000 associated with the Sugarcanesugarcane land sale as discussed inRecent Events.

Note 4. Acquisitions and Dispositions to the Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements.


Due to the seasonal nature of our business, working capital requirements are typically greater in the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year coinciding with our harvest cycles.year. Cash flows from operating activities typically improve in our second and third fiscal quarters as we harvest our citrus crops.

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Net Cash Used In Investing Activities


The following table details the items contributing to Net Cash Used in Investing Activities for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands) Nine Months Ended June 30,  
  2015 2014 Change
       
Capital expenditures            
Sugarcane planting $-    $(2,792) $2,792 
Improvements to farmland  (2,406)  (937)  (1,469)
Citrus nursery  (2,944)  (4,783)  1,839 
Citrus tree development  (493)  (733)  240 
Breeding herd purchases  (509)  (752)  243 
Rolling stock, equipment and other  (2,347)  (1,258)  (1,089)
Other  (975)  -     (975)
             
Total $(9,674) $(11,255) $(1,581)
   -     -       
Acquisition of Citrus business $(283,211) $-    $(283,211)
Proceeds from sale of assets  106,196   928   105,268 
Return on investment in Magnolia Fund  652   3,185   (2,533)
Other  (1)  27   (28)
             
Cash used in investing activities $(186,038) $(7,115) $(178,923)

Capital expenditures decreased

 Three Months Ended  
(in thousands)December 31,  
 2015 2014 Change
Capital expenditures:     
   Citrus nursery$(41) $(1,248) $1,207
   Citrus tree development(1,529) (117) (1,412)
   Breeding herd purchases(620) (164) (456)
   Rolling stock, equipment and other(659) (279) (380)
   Other(139) 
 (139)
     Total$(2,988) $(1,808) $(1,180)
      
Acquisition of Citrus business$
 $(265,063) $265,063
Proceeds from sale of assets
 97,151
 (97,151)
Other140
 361
 (221)
Cash used in investing activities$(2,848) $(169,359) $166,511

The decrease in net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2015, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2014, was primarily due to (i) the dispositionacquisition of our sugarcane land. We are no longer involved in sugarcane and therefore no sugarcane plantings or improvements to farmland took place in the nine months ended June 30, 2015.

Additionally, we acquired Orange-Co for approximately $265,587,000$265,063,000 in December 2014 (see “Note 4” to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements) and utilizedutilizing proceeds from the disposition of our sugarcane land of $97,151,000 fromapproximately $97,126,000 via a tax deferred like-kindlike kind exchange pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section §10311031 (see “Note 4”Note 4. “Acquisitions and Dispositions" to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements ). In addition, Silver Nip acquired a citrus grove of approximately 1,500 acres in Charlotte County, Florida for $17,624,000.

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Statements).

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities


 Three Months Ended  
(in thousands)December 31,  
 2015 2014 Change
Proceeds from term loans$
 $182,555
 $(182,555)
Repayments on revolving line of credit$
 $(22,309) $22,309
Borrowings on revolving line of credit24,986
 36,319
 (11,333)
Repayment of term loan
 (34,000) 34,000
Principal payments on term loans(2,699) (290) (2,409)
Contingent consideration paid(3,750) 
 (3,750)
Treasury stock purchases$(2,602) $
 $(2,602)
Financing costs
 (2,834) 2,834
Dividends paid$(504) $(442) $(62)
Distributions to members
 (458) 458
Cash provided by financing activities15,431
 158,541
 (143,110)


The following table details the items contributing to Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activitiesdecrease in net cash provided by financing activities for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2015, and 2014:

(in thousands) Nine Months Ended June 30,  
  2015 2014 Change
       
Principal payments on term loan $(15,061) $(3,041) $(12,020)
Repayment of term loan  (34,000)  -     (34,000)
Borrowings on revolving line of credit  81,135   -     81,135 
Repayments on revolving line of credit  (80,947)  -     (80,947)
Proceeds from term loans  193,500   -     193,500 
Financing costs  (3,353)  -     (3,353)
Treasury stock purchases  (1,029)  (4,844)  3,815 
Dividends paid  (1,381)  (2,744)  1,363 
Principal payments on capital lease obligation  (2)  -     (2)
             
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities $138,862  $(10,629) $149,491 

The Companyas compared to the three months ended December 31, 2014, was primarily due to (i) net proceeds from the Company’s restructured its outstandinglong-term debt on December 3, 2014, in connection with the Orange-Co acquisition (see “Note 7”Note 6. “Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit” to the accompanying Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements). The restructured debtcredit facilities include $113,125,000included $125,000,000 in fixed rate term loans, $56,063,000 in variableinterest rate term loans and a $25,000,000 revolving$57,500,000 in variable interest rate term loans. The proceeds of the new credit facilities were partially offset by the repayment of an existing $33,500,000 variable interest rate term loan.


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We drew approximately $24,986,000 on our WCLC primarily to fund our working capital requirements and investing activities for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The increase in term loan repayments for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 relates to the restructured long-term debt described above.

The WCLC agreement provides for Rabo to issue up to $20,000,000 in letters of credit on the Company’s behalf. As of December 31, 2015, there was approximately $13,984,000 in outstanding letters of credit which correspondingly reduced our availability under the line of credit (“RLOC”)credit. The outstanding balance on the WCLC was approximately $25,132,000 as of December 31, 2015. On January 19, 2016, $25,000,000 was transferred from the WCLC to the RLOC and has been classified as non-current at December 31, 2015 in accordance with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company (collectively “Met”) andFASB ASC 470-10, "Debt." The remaining $132,000 balance on the WCLC has been classified as a $70,000,000 working capital linecurrent liability at December 31, 2015.
On December 1, 2015, we paid $3,750,000 of additional consideration on the Orange-Co acquisition as contemplated by the Orange-Co Purchase Agreement. Our $7,500,000 irrevocable letter of credit (“WCLC”) with Rabo.

The previous term loan required quarterly principal payments of $500,000. The balancesecuring the payment of the term loanadditional consideration expired and was $34,000,000 atreplaced with a new letter of credit in the time it was refinanced in connection withamount of $3,750,000 securing the Orange-Co acquisition.

final payment due on June 1, 2016 subject to certain limitations.


Purchase Commitments

Alico,

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Alico Fruit Company, enters into contracts for the purchase of citrus fruit during the normal course of its business. The remaining obligations under these purchase agreements totaledwere approximately $4,047,855$3,709,495 as of June 30,December 31, 2015 for delivery in fiscal year 2016. These contractualAll of these obligations are covered by sales agreements. Alico’sThe Company’s management currently believes that all committed purchase volume will be sold at cost or higher.


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 Annual reportReport on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.

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ITEM

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Risk.


There have been no material changes during this reporting period in the disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014,2015, filed with the SEC on December 12, 2014.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Procedures.


(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the our disclosure controls and procedures

As as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, 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 disclosedwere effective.


(b)Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

During the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is 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 beenfirst quarter ended December 31, 2015, there were no changes in our internal controlcontrols 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 isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II.II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On March 11, 2015, a putative shareholderstockholder class action lawsuit captioned Shiva Y. Stein v. Alico, Inc., et al., No. 15-CA-000645 (the “Stein lawsuit”), was filed in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial District in and for Lee County, Florida, against Alico, Inc. (“Alico”), its current and certain former directors, 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC d/b/a Silver Nip Citrus, (“Silver Nip”), 734 Investors, LLC (“734 Investors”), 734 Agriculture, LLC (“734 Agriculture”) and 734 Sub, LLC (“734 Sub”) in connection with the acquisition of Silver Nip by Alico (the “Acquisition”). The complaint alleges that Alico’s directors at the time of the Acquisition, 734 Investors and 734 Agriculture breached fiduciary duties to Alico stockholders in connection with the Acquisition and that Silver Nip and 734 Sub aided and abetted such breaches. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, monetary and equitable relief, costs, fees (including attorneys’ fees) and expenses.

On May 6, 2015, a putative stockholder class action and derivative lawsuit captioned Ruth S. Dimon Trust v. George R. Brokaw, et al., No. 15-CA-001162 (the “Dimon lawsuit”), was filed in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial District in and for Lee County, Florida, against Alico, its current directors, Silver Nip Citrus, 734 Investors and 734 Agriculture in connection with the Acquisition of Silver Nip Citrus by Alico. The complaint alleges claims for breach of fiduciary duty, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets and tortious interference with contract against Alico’s directors, unjust enrichment against three of the directors and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty against Silver Nip Citrus, 734 investors and 734 Agriculture. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, rescission of the Acquisition, an injunction prohibiting certain payments to Silver Nip shareholders,Citrus members, unspecified damages, disgorgement of profits, costs, fees (including attorneys’ fees) and expenses.

On July 17, 2015, the plaintiffs in the Stein and Dimon lawsuits filed a stipulation and proposed order consolidating their cases for all purposes under the caption, In re Alico, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Master File No. 15-CA-000645 (the “Consolidated Action”) and seeking the appointment of a lead plaintiff and lead and liaison counsel. The court entered that proposed order on July 21, 2015.

On October 16, 2015, the lead plaintiff in the Consolidated Action reported to the court that the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the Consolidated Action and other claims related to the Acquisition, and that they are in the process of formally documenting their agreements. That process is ongoing and the settlement remains subject to final documentation and court approval following notice to the relevant Alico shareholders. Once the parties have completed the settlement documentation, they will contact the court to schedule a hearing at which they will request the court to preliminarily approve the settlement and to set a final settlement hearing date.
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. There are no current legal proceedings to which we are a party to or of which any of our property is subject to that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business financial conditionposition or results of operations.


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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, 2014,2015, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2014.

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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.

In Marchfiscal year 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20,000170,000 shares of the Company’s common stock beginning March 25,26, 2015 and continuing through March 25, 2016.December 31, 2016 (the "2015 Authorization"). The stock repurchases were made through open market transactions at times and in such amounts as the Company’s broker determined subject to the provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18. The Company also adopted a Rule 10b5-1 share repurchase plan under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Plan”) in connection with its share repurchase authorization. The Plan allows the Company to repurchase its shares at times when it otherwise might be prevented from doing so under insider trading laws or because of self-imposed trading blackout periods.

For the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2015, the Company had purchased 64,136 shares all 20,000in accordance with the 2015 Authorization and had available to purchase an additional 14,310 shares in accordance with the authorization.2015 Authorization. The following table describes our purchases of our common stock during the three months ended through June 30,December 31, 2015.

  Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
                 
Month of March 2015  9,907  $51.64   9,907   10,093 
Month of April 2015  10,093  $49.27   10,093   -   

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 Total   Total Number of Shares Maximum Number of
 Number of Average Purchased As Part of Shares that May Yet Be
 Shares Price Paid Publicly Announced Purchased Under the
  Purchased Per Share Plans Or Programs Plans or Programs
        
Month of October 201510,685
 $41.40
 
 67,761
Month of November 201524,613
 $41.38
 24,613
 43,148
Month of December 201528,838
 $39.59
 28,838
 14,310


ITEM

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

ITEM

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure.

Not Applicable

Applicable.

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ITEM

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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None.

ITEM

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Number
 

Description of

Exhibit

Index
2.1***   Asset Purchase Agreement, datesdated as of December 1, 2014, by and among Alico, Inc., Orange-Co, L.P.LP, and, solely with respect to certain sections thereof, Orange-Co, LLC and Tamiami Citrus, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Alico’s filing on Form 8-K dated December 5, 2014).Previously filed
2.2***Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 2, 2014, by and among Alico, Inc., 734 Sub, LLC, 734 Citrus Holdings, LLC, and, solely with respect to certain sections thereof, 734 Agriculture, LLC, Rio Verde Ventures, LLC and Clayton G. Wilson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Alico’s filing on Form 8-K dated December 5, 2014).Previously filed
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Dated February 17, 1972 (incorporated by reference to Alico’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated February 24, 1972, Registration No. 2-43156)
3.2 
10.1*First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, Dated January 14, 1974 (incorporated by reference to Alico’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, dated December 1, 2014,21, 2005, Registration No. 333-130575)
3.3Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, Dated January 14, 1987 (incorporated by and amongreference to Alico’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, dated December 21, 2005, Registration No. 333-130575)
3.4Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, Dated December 27, 1988 (incorporated by reference to Alico’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, dated December 21, 2005, Registration No. 333-130575)
3.5By-Laws of Alico, Inc., Alico Land Development, Inc., Alico-Agri, Ltd., Alico Plant World, L.L.C., Alico Fruit Company, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,amended and New England Life Insurance Company.restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13.1 of Alico’s filingthe Company’s current report on Form 8-K, dated December 5, 2014).Previously filed
10.2*Credit Agreement, by and between Alico, Inc., Alico-Agri, Ltd., Alico Plant World, L.L.C., Alico Fruit Company, LLC, Alico Land Development, Inc., and Alico Citrus Nursery, LLC, as Borrowers and Rabo Agrifinance, Inc., as Lender. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Alico’s filing with the Commission on Form 8-K dated December 5, 2014).Previously filed

10.3

Separation and Consulting Agreement dated March 30, 2015, by and between Alico, Inc. and Ken Smith.

Filed herewith

10.4Employment Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2015, by and between Alico, Inc. and Clayton G. Wilson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Alico’s filing on Form 8-K dated April 21, 2015).Previously filed
10.5Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and between Alico, Inc. and John E. Kiernan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Alico’s filing on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2015).Previously filed
10.6Separation and Consulting Agreement dated as of June 1, 2015, by and between Alico, Inc. and W. Mark Humphrey.Filed herewith
January 25, 2013)
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Filed herewith
2002 Rule 13a-14(a) certification
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Filed herewith
2002 Rule 13a-14(a) certification
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.Furnished herewith
1350
32.2 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

Furnished herewith1350
101.0  
101.INS**XBRL Instance DocumentFiled herewith
101.SCH**XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentFiled herewith
101.CAL**XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase DocumentFiled herewith
101.DEF**XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase DocumentFiled herewith
101.LAB**XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase DocumentFiled herewith
101.PRE**XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentFiled herewith

*Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601 (b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the Company will furnish supplemental copies of any such schedules or exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
**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.
***Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b) (2) of Regulation S-K.  The Company will furnish supplemental copies of any such schedules or exhibits to the SEC upon request.



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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
          ALICO, INC. (Registrant)
   
February 8, 2016By:/s/ Clayton G. Wilson 
  
Date: August 5, 2015By:  

/s/ Clayton G. Wilson

Clayton G. Wilson
  President and Chief Executive Officer
   
February 8, 2016By:/s/ John E. Kiernan 
  
Date:  August 5, 2015By:

/s/ John E. Kiernan

John E. Kiernan
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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