B. RILEY Acted as Advisor in $83.5 Million Refinancing Package for Cadiz, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley & Co., LLC (B. RILEY) www.brileyco.com, a  leading independent investment bank which provides a full array of corporate finance, research, sales, and trading services announced that it has acted as advisor in an $83.5 Million comprehensive debt refinancing package for Cadiz, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDZI).

The refinancing establishes two separate debt instruments, a $30 million senior secured mortgage, and a $53.5 million convertible bond.

B. RILEY served as advisor in the transaction and placement agent for the convertible bonds. The transaction closed March 5, 2013.

This is B. RILEY's second engagement for Los Angeles-based Cadiz, a publicly held renewable resources company engaged in a combination of organic farming and water supply and storage projects, including the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project.

"B. Riley was a great partner in this transaction," said Scott Slater, Chief Executive Officer of Cadiz, "and their involvement helped us broaden our investor base."

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