SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Rueckert William Dodge

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MARSHALL EDWARDS, INC.

11975 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 101

(Street)

SAN DIEGO

92130

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARSHALL EDWARDS INC [ MSHL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/11/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common stock, par value $0.00000002 per share	05/11/2012		X		1,417⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0.89⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	3,501	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Subscription rights (right to buy)	$0.445	05/11/2012		X			2,834⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	03/30/2012	05/11/2012	Units consisting of common stock and warrants	2,834⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$0	0	D
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock	$1.19	05/11/2012		X		708⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		05/11/2012	05/10/2017	Common stock	708⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$0.89⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	708	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of common stock, par value $0.00000002 per share ("Common Stock") and warrants to purchase Common Stock were acquired in connection with the Marshall Edwards, Inc. (the "Company") rights offering, the subscription period for which expired on May 11, 2012. In the rights offering, the Company distributed to its shareholders and holders of its Series A warrants, on a pro rata basis, subscription rights for the purchase of units. Each unit consisted of 0.50 shares of the Company's Common Stock and warrants to purchase an additional 0.25 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.19 per share. The subscription price for each unit was $0.445 (or $0.89 for two units, representing one whole share of Common Stock). (Continued in footnote 2)

2. The reporting person exercised subscription rights for an aggregate of 2,834 units. Accordingly, upon the closing of the rights offering, the Company issued to the reporting person 1,417 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase an additional 708 shares of Common Stock.

	/s/ William D. Rueckert	05/15/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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