Stanley E. Speer - 06 Oct 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CADIZ INC (CDZI)

Role
CFO
Signature
Stanley E. Speer
Issuer symbol
CDZI
Transactions as of
06 Oct 2025
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
08 Oct 2025, 17:06:33 UTC
Previous filing
26 Feb 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
SPEER STANLEY E CFO 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES Stanley E. Speer 08 Oct 2025 0001191897

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CDZI Common Stock Award $0 +141,600 +121% $0.000000 258,785 06 Oct 2025 Direct F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction CDZI Restricted Stock Units Award $0 +285,000 $0.000000 285,000 06 Oct 2025 Common Stock 285,000 Direct F3, F4, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents shares of Cadiz Inc. (the "Company") common stock underlying a like number of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person on October 6, 2025. These restricted stock units shall vest ratably (a) 50,000 on December 31, 2025 and (b) in eight equal quarterly installments of 11,450 each on the final day of every quarter of the Company's 2026 and 2027 fiscal years, subject in all cases to the Reporting Person's continuing employment as of each such vesting date.
F2 The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 141,600 of these securities until such time, and to the extent, that ownership of the securities has vested.
F3 Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Cadiz Inc. common stock.
F4 The 285,000 RSUs will vest as a performance goal-based milestone award once the following events have occurred: (a) 25,000 RSUs upon the completion of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") review for the construction and conveyance of water through the Northern Pipeline; (b) 85,000 RSUs upon the closing of project financing necessary for the construction of the Northern Pipeline; (c) 25,000 RSUs upon the issuance of a Federal Land Policy and Management Act right of way permit authorizing the conveyance of water across Federal lands through the Northern Pipeline; (d) 25,000 RSUs upon the execution by public water systems of binding agreements for the purchase from the Company of not less than an aggregate of 25,000 acre-feet per year ("AFY") of annual water supply to be delivered via the Southern Pipeline;
F5 Footnote 4 continued:(e) 25,000 RSUs upon the execution by public water systems of binding agreements for a cumulative total of 35,000 AFY in water purchase agreements; (f) 25,000 RSUs upon the execution by public water systems of binding agreements for the storage of not less than 25,000 acre-feet of imported water at the Cadiz Property; (g) 25,000 RSUs upon the completion of the CEQA/National Environmental Policy Act review for the storage of imported water at the Cadiz Property; and (h) 50,000 RSUs for first delivery by the Company of water under binding agreements with public water systems for the conveyance of water through the Northern Pipeline.