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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SHAHEEN TIMOTHY J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CADIZ INC [CDZI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, STE 2850 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2016 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90071 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/10/2016   G V 5,000 D $ 0 147,500 D   Common Stock 08/10/2016   G V 2,000 D $ 0 145,500 D   Common Stock 01/05/2017   S   32,000 (1) D $ 12.7 113,500 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)

$ 11.5

01/14/2012

01/14/2020

Common Stock

100,000

100,000

D

Restricted Stock Units (2)

(3)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

100,000

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHAHEEN TIMOTHY J 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET STE 2850 LOS ANGELES, CA 90071	X		CFO

Signatures

Timothy J. Shaheen		01/06/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pursuant to a sales plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Plan"), and in accordance with that certain Lockup Agreement, dated December 1, 2016, delivered by Mr. Shaheen to B. Riley & Co. LLC, 32,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") were sold for the account of Mr. Shaheen for the purpose of meeting Mr. Shaheen's tax obligations arising from certain equity awards granted by the Company to Mr. Shaheen. The Shares represent the full amount authorized for sale under the Plan.
(2)	Previously recorded.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Cadiz Inc. common stock.
(4)	The 100,000 RSUs will vest once construction financing necessary for the implementation of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project, as defined in the approved Final Environmental Impact Report, is secured. These RSUs were granted on July 1, 2014, and will expire on June 10, 2017, if the milestone has not been achieved by such date.

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