<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144204-12-061979.txt : 20121114
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-061979
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121030
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121114

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONWAY RICHARD F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001299904

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12114
		FILM NUMBER:		121201346

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LAMPE, CONWAY & CO. LLC
		STREET 2:		680 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CADIZ INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000727273
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		IRS NUMBER:				770313235
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		550 SOUTH HOPE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2850
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213-271-1600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		550 SOUTH HOPE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2850
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CADIZ LAND CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PACIFIC AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920602

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ARIDTECH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880523

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LC CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001175214
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12114
		FILM NUMBER:		121201349

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		680 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-581-8989

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		680 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LC CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001222051

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12114
		FILM NUMBER:		121201350

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LAMPE CONWAY & CO LLC
		STREET 2:		730 FIFTH AVENUE STE 1002
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019-4105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2125818989

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O TRIDENT FUND SERVICES (BVI) LIMITED
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 146, WATERFRONT DR, WICKHAMS CAY
		CITY:			ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA
		STATE:			D8
		ZIP:			00000

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAMPE STEVEN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001260818

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12114
		FILM NUMBER:		121201351

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LAMPE, CONWAY & CO. LLC
		STREET 2:		680 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAMPE, CONWAY & CO. LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001299982

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12114
		FILM NUMBER:		121201347

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		680 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2125818989

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		680 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LC Capital Advisors LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001375479
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12114
		FILM NUMBER:		121201348

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LAMPE, CONWAY & CO., LLC
		STREET 2:		680 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 581-8989

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LAMPE, CONWAY & CO., LLC
		STREET 2:		680 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1202
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>680 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1202</rptOwnerStreet2>
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            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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                <value>Common Stock Warrants (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>10</value>
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            <transactionDate>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>20</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2014-10-30</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These securities are owned by Master Fund, which is a Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These securities also may be deemed to be beneficially owned by LC Capital Partners, LP (&quot;Partners&quot;), LC Capital Advisors LLC (&quot;Advisors&quot;), Lampe, Conway &amp; Co., LLC (&quot;LC&amp;C&quot;), Steven G. Lampe (&quot;Mr. Lampe&quot;) and Richard F. Conway (&quot;Mr. Conway&quot;) by virtue of the following relationships: (i) Partners beneficially owns one?third of the outstanding shares of the Master Fund; (ii) Advisors is the sole general partner of Partners; (iii) LC&amp;C acts as investment manager to Partners and the Master Fund pursuant to certain investment management agreements, and as a result of such agreements, LC&amp;C shares voting and dispositive power over the reported securities; and (iv) Mr. Lampe and Mr. Conway act as the sole managing members of each of Advisors and LC&amp;C.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Mr. Stephen E. Courter serves as the representative of Lampe, Conway &amp; Co., LLC (&quot;LC&amp;C&quot;) and its affiliates on the Cadiz Inc. Board of Directors as Director by Deputization.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Richard F. Conway, Director, for LC Capital Master Fund Ltd.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-11-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Richard F. Conway, Managing Member of General Partner, for LC Capital Partners LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-11-14</signatureDate>
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        <signatureDate>2012-11-14</signatureDate>
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        <signatureDate>2012-11-14</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Richard F. Conway</signatureName>
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