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^*

WICKERSHAM GROVER T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

430 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 100

(Street)

PALO ALTO

94306

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
S&W Seed Co [ SANW ]

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

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
			Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/12/2011

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	10/12/2011		J⁽¹⁾		28,913	A	$0	28,913	D⁽²⁾
Common Stock	10/12/2011		J⁽¹⁾		21,908	A	$0	21,908	D
Common Stock	10/12/2011		J⁽¹⁾		21,872	A	$0	21,872	I	By corporation⁽³⁾
Common Stock	10/12/2011		J⁽¹⁾		10,173	A	$0	10,173	I	By corporation⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	10/12/2011		J⁽¹⁾		8,097	A	$0	12,097	I	By Trust⁽⁵⁾

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported securities were distributed by a limited partnership on a pro rata basis to its limited partners for no consideration.

2. The 28,913 shares reported herein are jointly owned by the reporting person and his spouse, as community property.

3. The reporting person owns 100% of the shares of the corporation that received the distribution.

4. The reporting person owns 75% of the shares of the corporation that received the distribution, and he is an executive officer and director of that corporation. He disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the corporation.

5. The reporting person is the trustee of his daughter's trust, The Lindsay Anne Wickersham 1999 Irrevocable Trust. The reported securities were distributed to the Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest of all securities owned by the Trust.

	/s/ Grover T. Wickersham	10/14/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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