Alico
Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
The
Company Increases Dividend 10% Over Previous Quarter
LABELLE,
FL., July
11, 2006
--
Alico, Inc., (Nasdaq: ALCO), a leading landholder and one of the South’s best
known agribusiness companies, is pleased to announce today that at its Board
of
Directors meeting held Friday June 30, 2006, the Board declared a quarterly
dividend of $0.275 per share payable to stockholders of record as of September
30, 2006, with payment expected on or about October 15, 2006. Chairman John
Alexander said, “The Alico Board of Directors is pleased to continue the payment
of quarterly dividends to our shareholders and to be able to increase the rate
by 10%.”
About
Alico, Inc.
Alico,
Inc., an agribusiness company operating in Central and Southwest Florida, owns
approximately 136,000 acres of land located in Collier, Hendry, Lee and Polk
counties. Alico is involved in various operations and activities including
citrus fruit production, cattle ranching, sugarcane, sod production, and
forestry. Alico also leases land for farming, cattle grazing, recreation and
oil
exploration. Alico intends to grow its asset values and earnings through
enhancements to its agricultural businesses and proactive management of its
real
estate holdings.
For
Further Information Contact:
John
R.
Alexander
La
Belle,
Florida
(863)
675-2966
Statements
in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact
constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that
could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from
the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein
are
also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described
from
time to time in the Company’s reports and registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.