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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D. C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ..... to ....... COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-12114 CADIZ INC . ( Exact name of registrant specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 550 S. Hope Street , Suite 2850 Los Angeles , CA ( Address of principal executive offices ) 77-0313235 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 90071 ( Zip Code ) Title of each class ( 213 ) 271-1600 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Trading Symbol ( s ) CDZI Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Market Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933. Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by a check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ✓ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer ” , “ accelerated filer ” , “ smaller reporting company ” , and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act , ( Check One ) . ☐ Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☑ Non - accelerated filer Smaller Reporting Company ☐ Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report .