EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.
I, Patrick W. Murphy certify that;
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Alico, Inc. (Alico),
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, and is not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of Alico as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. Alicos other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for Alico and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to Alico, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of Alicos disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in Alicos internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during Alicos most recent fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Alicos internal control over financial
reporting; and
5. Alicos other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to Alicos auditors and audit committee of Alicos Board
of Directors:
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: May 9, 2008
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/S/ PATRICK W. MURPHY |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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