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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 OCTOBER 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 001-34755 LIMONEIRA COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class 1141 Cummings Road , Santa Paula , CA ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 805 ) 525-5541 Trading Symbol LMNR 77-0260692 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Accelerated filer 93060 ( Zip code ) Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered 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 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes 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 Non - accelerated filer The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ( NASDAQ Global Select Market ) 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 ( §232.405 of this chapter ) 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 , 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 .: No □ No Smaller reporting company Large accelerated filer If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark 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 . Emerging growth company 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 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No Based on the closing price as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market , the aggregate market value of the Registrant's Common Stock held by non - affiliates on April 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) was approximately $ 205.6 million . Shares of Common Stock held by each executive officer and director and by each stockholder affiliated with a director or an executive officer have been excluded from this calculation because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . The number of outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock as of December 31 , 2020 was 17,654,708 .