Cadiz Inc. announced the closing of a new, long-term $50 million, 7% senior secured credit facility agented by B Riley Securities Inc. (the "BRS Credit Facility"), successfully completing a $107.5 million financing package that has enabled the Company to reduce its total outstanding debt, lengthen debt maturity and provide capital resources for continued asset development activities. The net proceeds from the BRS Credit Facility, combined with the net proceeds from its recently closed underwritten registered public offering of $57.5 million of 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), represented by depositary shares which are expected to be begin trading on NASDAQ under the symbol "CDZIP" within 30 days, were utilized to repay in full the Company's senior secured term loan with Apollo Special Situations Fund, LP(the "Existing Credit Agreement"), fund a segregated dividend account and provide working capital. The closing of the BRS Credit Facility concludes a series of financial transactions in Second Quarter 2021 that also supported the company's acquisition of the Cadiz Northern Pipeline and ongoing infrastructure development at the Company's properties. The BRS Credit Facility replaces the Company's outstanding debt with a reduced borrowing level of $50 million and a maturity date of July 2024. The new facility will accrue interest at 7% per annum, a reduction from the Existing Credit Agreement of 9.5% per annum.