UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2010
Limoneira
Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-34755
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77-0260692
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File No.)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
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of
incorporation)
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No.)
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1141
Cummings, Road
Santa
Paula, CA 93060
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (805) 525-5541
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Section
8
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Other
Events
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On May 27, 2010 shares of Limoneira
Company’s common stock commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the
ticker symbol “LMNR.”
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Section
9
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and
Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 26,
2010.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Date:
May 27, 2010
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LIMONEIRA
COMPANY
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By:
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/s/
Don Delmatoff
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Don Delmatoff
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Vice
President of Finance & Administration, Chief Financial Officer, and
Secretary
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Investor
Contact:
John
Mills
Senior
Managing Director
ICR
310.954.1105
Limoneira
Company Receives Approval to List on the
NASDAQ
Global Market
Santa
Paula, CA., May 26, 2010 – Limoneira Company (PinkSheets: LMNR), a leading
agribusiness with prime agricultural land and operations, real estate and water
rights throughout California, today announced that its common stock has been
approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market.
Shares of
Limoneira’s common stock will commence trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under
its current ticker symbol "LMNR," effective at market opening on May 27,
2010.
"We are
pleased to list our securities on the NASDAQ Global Market," said Harold
Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This event marks a major
milestone in Limoneira’s long and distinguished history and will allow us to
enhance the long-term value of the company. Over the years, since its founding
in 1893, Limoneira has produced lemons, avocados, oranges, and other specialty
crops as well as managed residential and commercial real estate
operations. We are excited about our next phase of development as we
strive to not only capitalize on our extensive agribusiness, real estate and
water assets, but also increase our visibility in the market, improve the
liquidity of our common stock and expand our shareholder base.”
Prior to
the listing of its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market, Limoneira’s common
stock was quoted on the PinkSheets, a centralized quotation service that
collects and publishes market maker quotes for over-the-counter
securities.
About
Limoneira Company
Limoneira
Company, a 117-year old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula,
California, has
grown to become one of the premier integrated agribusinesses in the
world. Limoneira (pronounced lē mon΄âra), is a
dedicated sustainability company with approximately 7,300 acres of rich
agricultural lands, real estate properties and water rights throughout
California. The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, and
other specialty crops that are enjoyed throughout the world. For more
about Limoneira Company, visit www.limoneira.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements are based on Limoneira’s current expectations about future events and
can be identified by terms such as “expect,” “may,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“should be,” “will be,” “is likely to,” “strive to,” and similar expressions
referring to future periods.
Limoneira
believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable but cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance
or achievements. Actual results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Therefore, Limoneira 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: changes in laws, regulations, rules, quotas,
tariffs, and import laws; 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 and currency exchange rates; availability of financing for land
development activities; political changes and economic crises; international
conflict; acts of terrorism; labor disruptions, strikes or work stoppages; loss
of important intellectual property rights; inability to pay debt obligations;
inability to engage in certain transactions due to restrictive covenants in debt
instruments; government restrictions on land use; increased costs from becoming
a public company; and market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of
stock. Other risks and uncertainties include those that are described
in Limoneira’s SEC filings, which are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Limoneira
undertakes no obligation to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking
statements made in this press release, except as required by law.