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) March 25, 2003 ___________________________ ALICO, INC. ____________________________________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 0-261 59-0906081 ____________________________________________________________________________ (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Post Office Box 338, La Belle, Florida 33975 ___________________________________________________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (863) 675-2966 _________________________ Item 5. Other Events Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Registrant on March 25, 2003, attached as Exhibit 01, providing information concerning the Registrant's announcement of its disposition of land in Lee County, Florida. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. ( c ) Exhibit Exhibit 01 - Press release issued March 25, 2003. 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. ALICO, INC. (Registrant) /s/ L. Craig Simmons March 26,2003 By__________________________________ __________________ L. Craig Simmons, CFO & Date Vice-President (Signature) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 01 Press release issued March 25, 2003 announcing sale of land in Lee County Florida to Airport Interstate Associates, LLC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dick Klaas, Vice President Florida Real Estate Consultants, Inc. (239) 643-2525 AGRI-INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT TO SELL 313 ACRES NEAR FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY La Belle, FL. (March 25, 2003) Ben Hill Griffin III, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Alico, Inc. (ALCO), announced today that Agri-Insurance Company, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alico, Inc., has entered into a contract to sell 313 acres in Lee County, Florida to Airport Interstate Associates, LLC. The contract sales price is $10.0 million and, under the terms of the agreement, the closing could occur before the end of September 2003. The property is located approximately 1/4 mile north of Alico Road along the new Ben Hill Griffin Parkway extension.