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Commitments and Contingencies | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | 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 March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively, to secure its various contractual obligations. Legal Proceedings On March 11, 2015 a putative stockholder 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, 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 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 were in the process of formally documenting their agreements. The proposed settlement contemplates that Alico will adopt certain changes to its corporate governance practices, policies and procedures concerning related party transactions, that the Consolidated Action will be dismissed and that all claims that were or could have been asserted challenging any aspect of the Acquisition will be released. On March 31, 2016, the parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement. The parties filed an Amended Stipulation of settlement with the Court on April 22, 2016. On April 28, 2016, the Court entered an order preliminarily approving the settlement and providing for notice to relevant Alico shareholders. The settlement remains subject to final judicial approval following notice to the relevant Alico shareholders and a settlement hearing at which the Court will consider the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement. In connection with the proposed settlement, the parties contemplate that plaintiffs' counsel will seek an award of attorneys' fees and expenses. There can be no assurance that the Court will approve the settlement. From time to time, Alico may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. There are no current legal proceedings to which the Company is a party to or of which any of its property is subject to that it believes will have a material adverse effect on its business financial position or results of operations.

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