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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-21-035548
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210702
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210702

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40579
		FILM NUMBER:		211070030

	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
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<DESCRIPTION>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;<B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>CADIZ
INC.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 49%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>77-0313235</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer <BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>550 South Hope Street, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>90071</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:</FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 49%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title of each class<BR>
to be so registered</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 49%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name of each exchange on which<BR>
each class is to be registered</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th fractional interest in
a share of 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check
the following box.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9746;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check
the following box.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>333-257159</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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12(g) of the Act:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1.</B>&nbsp;<B>Description of Registrant&rsquo;s Securities
to be Registered.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
class of securities to be registered hereby are the depositary shares (the &ldquo;<U>Depositary Shares</U>&rdquo;), each representing
a 1/1000<SUP>th</SUP>&nbsp;</FONT>fractional <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">interest in a share of&nbsp;8.875% Series A Cumulative
Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share and a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (equivalent to a $25.00 liquidation
preference per Depositary Share) (the &ldquo;<U>Series A Preferred Stock</U>&rdquo;) of Cadiz Inc. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;).
The description of the terms of the Depositary Shares and&nbsp;the Series A Preferred Stock set forth under the heading&nbsp;set forth
in the section &ldquo;</FONT>Description of Series A Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">&rdquo;
in the Company&rsquo;s prospectus supplement dated June 29, 2021 and in the sections &ldquo;Description of Depositary Shares&rdquo; and&nbsp;&ldquo;Description
of Capital Stock&rdquo; in the accompanying prospectus that constitutes a part of the Company&rsquo;s Shelf Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-3&nbsp;(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-257159),&nbsp;which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
25, 2021, are incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Item 2.&nbsp;Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The following exhibits
are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 7%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 92%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000727273/000072727320000011/exh3-1.htm">Cadiz Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Cadiz Inc. Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2021).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000727273/000072727320000011/exh3-2.htm">Cadiz Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Cadiz Inc. Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2021).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000121390020005682/ea119370ex3-1_cadizinc.htm">Certificate of Designation of Series 1 Preferred Stock of Cadiz Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Cadiz Inc. Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2021).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000121390021035539/ea143676ex3-1_cadizinc.htm">Certificate of Designation of 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of Cadiz Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Cadiz Inc. Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 2, 2021).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/0000727273-98-000023.txt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Specimen form of stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Cadiz Inc. Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 13, 1998).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000121390017005890/f8k052417ex4i_cadizinc.htm">Warrant dated May 25, 2017 issued to Apollo Special Situations Fund, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Cadiz Inc. Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2021).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000121390020005682/ea119370ex10-5_cadizinc.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amendment No. 1 to Warrant, dated as of March 5, 2020, by and between Cadiz Inc. and other party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Cadiz Inc. Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2021).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000143774921007331/ex_237060.htm">Amendment No. 2 to Warrant, dated March 24, 2021, by and among Cadiz Inc. and Apollo Special Situation Fund, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Cadiz Inc. Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2021).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000121390021035539/ea143676ex4-1_cadizinc.htm">Deposit Agreement, dated July 2, 2021 among Cadiz Inc., Continental Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company, and the holders of depositary receipts, with respect to Cadiz, Inc.&rsquo;s 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Cadiz Inc. Form 8-K,&nbsp;&nbsp;filed with the SEC on July 2, 2021).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CADIZ INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Stanley E. Speer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: Stanley E. Speer </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Dated: July 2, 2021</P>

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