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) February 25, 2002 ___________________________ 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 February 25, 2002, attached as Exhibit 01, providing information concerning the Registrant's announcement of its chairman adopting a written sales plan. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. ( c ) Exhibit Exhibit 01 - Press release issued February 25, 2002. 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/ W. BERNARD LESTER March 4, 2002 By__________________________________ __________________ W. Bernard Lester, President Date (Signature) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 01 Press release issued February 25, 2002 NEWS RELEASE ALICO, INC. Alico, Inc. today noted that Ben Hill Griffin III, Alico's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has adopted a written sales plan under Rule 10b5-1, as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which establishes a formula for the disposition on a daily basis over a specified period of time of up to a maximum number of shares that constitutes less than one percent of Alico's outstanding common stock. All of the shares to be sold under the written sales plan are currently held of record by the Griffin Family Limited Partnership, of which Mr. Griffin owns a controlling interest.