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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891092-12-005222
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120906
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120906
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120906

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALICO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000003545
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100]
		IRS NUMBER:				590906081
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00261
		FILM NUMBER:		121077611

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 338
		STREET 2:		640 SOUTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			LA BELLE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33935
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8136752966

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		640 SOUTH MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 338
		CITY:			LA BELLE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33935

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALICO LAND DEVELOPMENT CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19740219
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THE </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">On September 6, 2012, Alico, Inc. (the
&ldquo;Company&rsquo;),an agriculture and rural land management company, announced that it has reached an agreement with the
United States Department of Agriculture, through its administering agency, The Natural Resources Conservation Service, to
sell a conservation easement on approximately 11,600 acres (the &ldquo;Property&rdquo;) located in Hendry County, FL for
approximately $20.7 million. The easement agreement states the Property will be enrolled in perpetuity in the Wetlands
Reserve Program designed to restore, protect and enhance the values of the wetlands and for the conservation of natural
resources.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">The Company will retain title to the Property and the right
to various recreational uses including hunting, fishing and leasing of such rights. Additionally, the Company reserves the right
to subsurface resources including oil, gas, minerals and geothermal resources underlying the easement area and the right to water
uses and water rights identified as reserved to the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">The Company expects to close the agreement in fiscal year
2013. The Company also expects to generate an approximate $19.5 million capital gain which may be utilized against the $45 million
capital loss carryforward generated by the recent announced sales of certain Lee County property if the Company is not successful
in identifying a like kind exchange property that fits our core businesses of agriculture and rural land management.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date:&nbsp;September 6, 2012</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.5pt 0 0"><B>Investor Contact: </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Mark Humphrey</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">239-226-2000</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Alico, Inc. Announces Agreement
with United States Department of Agriculture</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0"><B>Fort Myers, FL, September 6, 2012</B> &mdash;
Alico, Inc.(NASDAQ: ALCO) (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), an agriculture and rural land management company, announced that it
has reached an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, through its administering agency, The Natural
Resources Conservation Service, to grant a conservation easement on approximately 11,600 acres (the &ldquo;Property&rdquo;)
located in Hendry County, FL for approximately $20.7 million. The easement agreement states the Property will be enrolled in
perpetuity in the Wetlands Reserve Program designed to restore, protect and enhance the values of the wetlands and for the
conservation of natural resources.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">The Company will retain title to the Property and the right
to various recreational uses including hunting, fishing and leasing of such rights. Additionally, the Company reserves the right
to subsurface resources including oil, gas, minerals and geothermal resources underlying the easement area and the right to water
uses and water rights identified as reserved to the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">The Company expects to close the agreement in fiscal year
2013. The Company also expects to generate an approximate $19.5 million capital gain which may be utilized against the $45 million
capital loss carryforward generated by the recent announced sales of certain Lee County property if the Company is not successful
in identifying a like kind exchange property that fits our core businesses of agriculture and rural land management.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">JD Alexander, Alico&rsquo;s President and
Chief Executive Officer, noted, &ldquo;Dr. Ken Smith, Chief Operating Officer, and Garrett Wallace, Director of Governmental
and Regulatory Affairs, have worked diligently to create a potential transaction that permanently continues the protection
of this valuable environmental property while protecting important future economic uses of the Property. Upon closing, we
will also be adding approximately $20 million to our balance sheet of which approximately $19.5 million will increase our
fiscal year 2013 profitability.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">Dr. Ken Smith, Chief Operating Officer, concluded, &quot;In
keeping with the strategy and goals of the Company, this opportunity further demonstrates Alico&rsquo;s long-standing commitment
to sustainable agriculture and stewardship of our land.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.5pt 0 0"><B>About Alico </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0">Alico, headquartered in Fort Myers, FL, is an
agriculture and rural land management company operating in Central and Southwest Florida. Alico owns approximately 130,300
acres of land located in Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Polk counties, FL. Alico is involved in citrus, sugarcane, cattle
and other agricultural operations and real estate activities. Alico&rsquo;s mission is to grow its asset values through its
agricultural and real estate activities to produce superior long-term returns for its shareholders. For more about Alico,
Inc. visit <U>www.alicoinc.com</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.5pt 0 0"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0"><I>This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.&nbsp;These forward-looking statements are based on Alico&rsquo;s current expectations about future events
and can be identified by terms such as </I></P>

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&ldquo;should be,&rdquo; &ldquo;will be,&rdquo; &ldquo;is likely to,&rdquo; &ldquo;strive to,&rdquo; and similar expressions referring
to future periods. </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0"><I>Alico believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable but cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements.&nbsp;Actual results
may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.&nbsp;Therefore, Alico cautions you against
relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause future outcomes to differ materially from those foreseen
in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:&nbsp;changes in laws, regulation and rules; weather conditions that
affect production, transportation, storage, import and export of fresh product; 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; political changes and economic crises; international conflict; acts of terrorism; 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; market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of stock.&nbsp;Other risks and uncertainties include those
that are described in Alico&rsquo;s SEC filings, which are available on the SEC&rsquo;s website at <U>http://www.sec.gov</U>. Alico
under takes no obligation to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this press release, except as
required by law. </I></P>

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