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Item 2. Properties

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Following is a description of our significant properties.

The Cadiz/Fenner Valley Property

We own approximately 35,000 acres of largely contiguous land

in the Cadiz and Fenner valleys of eastern San Bernardino County, California (the “Cadiz/Fenner Property”).

This area is located approximately 30 miles north of the Colorado River Aqueduct (“CRA”).

We first began acquiring this land in 1983 and

shortly thereafter conducted investigations into the feasibility of agricultural development at these lands and overall access to groundwater.

These investigations confirmed the availability of high-quality groundwater in quantities appropriate for

agricultural development.

Additional independent geotechnical and engineering studies

conducted since 1985 have confirmed that the Cadiz/Fenner Property overlies a significant aquifer system that would not only support agricultural development, but also is ideally suited for the conservation and recovery of indigenous groundwater, as

well as the storage of conserved or imported water, as contemplated by the Water Project.

See Item 1, “Business – Narrative Description of Business – Water Resource Development”.

The Cadiz Valley Property

We own approximately 35,000 acres of largely contiguous desert land in the Cadiz and Fenner valleys of eastern San Bernardino County, California (the “Cadiz Property”).

This area is located approximately 80 miles east of Barstow, California and 30 miles north of the Colorado River Aqueduct (“CRA”), and 110 miles north-east of Palm Springs.

The Cadiz Property, which is at the base of a topographically diverse1,300 square mile watershed, is the principal location of our business operations, including our agricultural operations and ongoing water supply and storage project development.

Independent geotechnical and engineering studies conducted since initial acquisition have confirmed that the Cadiz Property overlies a significant aquifer system that can support agricultural development and is ideally suited for the conservation of groundwater for water supply projects, as well as the storage of imported water, as contemplated by the Cadiz Water Project.

See Item 1, “Description of Business –

The Cadiz Water Project”.

Additional Eastern Mojave Properties

In addition to the Cadiz/Fenner Valley property, we also own

approximately 11,000 additional acres in the eastern Mojave Desert portion of San Bernardino County, California at two separate properties.

The first property consists of approximately 9,000 acres in

the Piute Valley.

This landholding is located approximately 15 miles from the resort community of Laughlin, Nevada, and about 12 miles from the Colorado River town of Needles, California.

Extensive hydrological studies, including the drilling and

testing of a full-scale production well, have demonstrated that this landholding is underlain by high-quality groundwater.

The aquifer system underlying this property is naturally recharged by precipitation (both rain and snow) within a watershed of

approximately 975 square miles and could be suitable for a water supply project, agricultural development or solar energy production.

Certain of these properties are proximate to or border areas designated by the federal government as Critical Desert

Tortoise Habitat and/or Desert Wilderness Areas and are suitable candidates for preservation and conservation.

In February 2015, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved our establishment of the Fenner Valley Desert Tortoise

Conservation Bank on approximately 7,500 acres of our Piute Valley properties.

The Fenner Bank, which is the largest land bank in California dedicated to protecting the desert tortoise, offers credits that can be acquired by public and private

entities required to mitigate or offset impacts to the desert tortoise linked to planned development.

In addition to the Cadiz Property, we also own approximately 11,000 additional acres in the eastern Mojave Desert portion of San Bernardino County, California at two separate properties.

We own approximately 9,000 acres in the Piute Valley.

This landholding is located 15 miles from the resort community of Laughlin, Nevada, and about 12 miles from the Colorado River town of Needles, California.

Extensive hydrological studies, including the drilling and testing of a full-scale production well, have demonstrated that this landholding is underlain by high-quality groundwater and could be suitable for agricultural development or solar energy production.

However, the Piute properties are private inholdings in the Mojave Trails National Monument, and are proximate to or border areas designated by the state and federal government as Critical Desert Tortoise Habitat and/or Desert Wilderness Areas and are therefore ideally suited for preservation and conservation.

Approximately 7,500 acres of our Piute Valley properties are reserved in our Fenner Valley Desert Tortoise Conservation Bank, which is the largest land bank in California dedicated to protecting the desert tortoise.

The Bank offers credits that can be acquired by public and private entities required to mitigate or offset impacts to the desert tortoise linked to planned development.

We are presently marketing these credits to a variety of planned developments in the region.

Additionally, we own nearly 2,000 acres near Danby Dry Lake in

Ward Valley, approximately 30 miles southeast of our Cadiz/Fenner landholdings.

We own nearly 2,000 acres near Danby Dry Lake in Ward Valley, approximately 30 miles southeast of the Cadiz Property.

Our Danby Dry Lake property is located approximately 10 miles north of the Colorado River Aqueduct.

Initial hydrological studies indicate that it has excellent potential

for a water supply project.

Certain of the properties in this area may also be suitable for agricultural development and/or preservation and conservation.

Initial hydrological studies indicate that it has excellent potential for a water supply project.

Certain of the properties in this area may also be suitable for agricultural development, renewable energy and/or preservation and conservation lands. 

The Danby properties are currently managed for open space purposes.

Executive Offices

We lease approximately 7,200 square feet of office space in

Los Angeles, California for our executive offices.

The lease terminates in August 2020.

We lease approximately 3,800 square feet of office space in Los Angeles, California for our executive offices.

The lease terminates in November 2021.

Current base rent under the lease is approximately $8,500 per month.

Cadiz Real Estate

The title of all of our real estate assets are held by Cadiz

Real Estate LLC (“Cadiz Real Estate”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadiz Inc.

The title of all of our real estate assets are held by Cadiz Real Estate LLC (“Cadiz Real Estate”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadiz Inc.

The Board of Managers of Cadiz Real Estate currently consists of two managers appointed by us.

As the ownership of the real estate held by Cadiz Real Estate has no effect

on our ultimate beneficial ownership of these assets, we refer throughout this Report to assets owned of record either by Cadiz Real Estate or by us as “our” properties.

Cadiz Real Estate is a co-obligor under our senior secured

term loan, for which assets of Cadiz Real Estate have been pledged as security.

As the ownership of the real estate held by Cadiz Real Estate has no effect on our ultimate beneficial ownership of these assets, we refer throughout this Report to assets owned of record either by Cadiz Real Estate or by us as “our”

Cadiz Real Estate is a co-obligor under our senior secured term loan, for which assets of Cadiz Real Estate have been pledged as security.

Debt Secured by Properties

Our assets have been pledged as collateral for $72.3 million

of senior secured debt outstanding as of December 31, 2019.

Information regarding interest rates and principal maturities is provided in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Long-Term Debt”.

Legal Proceedings

There are no material legal proceedings pending to which we

are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Our assets have been pledged as collateral for $78.5 million of senior secured debt outstanding as of December 31, 2020.

Information regarding interest rates and principal maturities is provided in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Long-Term Debt”.

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