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Cadiz Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘JSON’

On:  Friday, 3/26/21, at 5:07pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1437749-21-7331   ·   File #:  0-12114

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/26/21  Cadiz Inc.                        10-K       12/31/20   77:5.9M                                   RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    714K 
 2: EX-4.3      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     29K 
 3: EX-10.41    Material Contract                                   HTML     35K 
 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     20K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     20K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
16: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     81K 
17: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML     72K 
                Comprehensive Loss                                               
18: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    102K 
19: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     37K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     96K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit    HTML     87K 
22: R7          Note 1 - Description of Business                    HTML     27K 
23: R8          Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     66K 
                Policies                                                         
24: R9          Note 3 - Property, Plant, Equipment and Water       HTML     37K 
                Programs                                                         
25: R10         Note 4 - Other Assets                               HTML     30K 
26: R11         Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities                        HTML     33K 
27: R12         Note 6 - Long-term Debt                             HTML     53K 
28: R13         Note 7 - Income Taxes                               HTML     52K 
29: R14         Note 8 - Common Stock and Preferred Stock           HTML     29K 
30: R15         Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation Plans and         HTML     90K 
                Warrants                                                         
31: R16         Note 10 - Segment Information                       HTML     28K 
32: R17         Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies             HTML     29K 
33: R18         Note 12 - Leases                                    HTML     42K 
34: R19         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements                   HTML     41K 
35: R20         Note 14 - Subsequent Events                         HTML     25K 
36: R21         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    100K 
37: R22         Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     31K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
38: R23         Note 3 - Property, Plant, Equipment and Water       HTML     35K 
                Programs (Tables)                                                
39: R24         Note 4 - Other Assets (Tables)                      HTML     28K 
40: R25         Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities (Tables)               HTML     31K 
41: R26         Note 6 - Long-term Debt (Tables)                    HTML     42K 
42: R27         Note 7 - Income Taxes (Tables)                      HTML     47K 
43: R28         Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation Plans and         HTML     82K 
                Warrants (Tables)                                                
44: R29         Note 12 - Leases (Tables)                           HTML     37K 
45: R30         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)          HTML     40K 
46: R31         Note 1 - Description of Business (Details Textual)  HTML     26K 
47: R32         Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML    158K 
                Policies (Details Textual)                                       
48: R33         Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     29K 
                Policies - Components of Cash, Cash Equivalents                  
                and Restricted Cash (Details)                                    
49: R34         Note 3 - Property, Plant, Equipment and Water       HTML     41K 
                Programs - Property, Plant, Equipment and Water                  
                Programs (Details)                                               
50: R35         Note 4 - Other Assets (Details Textual)             HTML     28K 
51: R36         Note 4 - Other Assets - Other Assets (Details)      HTML     27K 
52: R37         Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities - Accrued Liabilities  HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R38         Note 6 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual)           HTML     89K 
54: R39         Note 6 - Long-term Debt - Carrying Amount of the    HTML     39K 
                Company's Outstanding Debt (Details)                             
55: R40         Note 6 - Long-term Debt - Carrying Amount of the    HTML     25K 
                Company's Outstanding Debt (Details)                             
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
56: R41         Note 6 - Long-term Debt - Annual Maturities of      HTML     36K 
                Long-term Debt Outstanding (Details)                             
57: R42         Note 7 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)             HTML     40K 
58: R43         Note 7 - Income Taxes - Deferred Taxes (Details)    HTML     38K 
59: R44         Note 7 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of the       HTML     35K 
                Income Tax Benefit to the Statutory Federal Income               
                Tax Rate (Details)                                               
60: R45         Note 8 - Common Stock and Preferred Stock (Details  HTML     59K 
                Textual)                                                         
61: R46         Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation Plans and         HTML     85K 
                Warrants (Details Textual)                                       
62: R47         Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation Plans and         HTML     60K 
                Warrants - Summary of Stock Option Activity                      
                (Details)                                                        
63: R48         Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation Plans and         HTML     41K 
                Warrants - Nonvested Stock Option Activity                       
                (Details)                                                        
64: R49         Note 10 - Segment Information (Details Textual)     HTML     22K 
65: R50         Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details    HTML     47K 
                Textual)                                                         
66: R51         Note 12 - Leases (Details Textual)                  HTML     61K 
67: R52         Note 12 - Leases - Balance Sheet Information        HTML     31K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R53         Note 12 - Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments    HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R54         Note 12 - Leases - Lease Information (Details)      HTML     24K 
70: R55         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Details          HTML     33K 
                Textual)                                                         
71: R56         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of   HTML     32K 
                Liabilities on a Recurring Basis (Details)                       
72: R57         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation  HTML     33K 
                of Level 3 Activity (Details)                                    
73: R58         Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)       HTML     41K 
75: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    135K 
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74: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     73K 
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