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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WICKERSHAM GROVER T

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(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) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2014
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/01/2014 M(1) 4,222 A $0 100,440 D
Common Stock 67,463 D(2)
Common Stock 360,000 I By limited partnership(3)
Common Stock 24,397 I By trust(4)
Common Stock 51,022 I By corporation(5)
Common Stock 23,723 I By corporation(6)
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (7) 10/01/2014 M 4,222 (8) (8) Common Stock 4,222 $0 50,668 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents the conversion upon vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") into shares of common stock. On March 16, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted 80,000 RSUs that were previously reported in Table II of Form 4, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2013.
2. The 67,463 shares reported hereon are jointly owned by the Reporting Person and his spouse as community property.
3. The Reporting Person owns 100% of the shares of this limited partnership's general partner. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the limited partnership. The inclusion of these shares in this report on his behalf shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
4. The Reporting Person is the trustee of his daughter's trust, The Lindsay Anne Wickersham 1999 Irrevocable Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned by the Trust. The inclusion of these shares in this report on his behalf shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of any of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
5. The reporting person owns 100% of the shares of the corporation. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the corporation. The inclusion of these shares in this report on his behalf shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
6. The Reporting Person owns 75% of the shares of the corporation, and he is an executive officer and director of that corporation. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the corporation. The inclusion of these shares in this report on his behalf shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
7. Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock.
8. On March 16, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted 80,000 RSUs, of which 4,222 vested on October 1, 2014. The numbers of shares of common stock into which such vested RSUs converted on October 1, 2014 is reported in Table I of this Form 4. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest in 12 additional quarterly installments of 4,222 RSUs on the first day of each fiscal quarter and a final quarterly installment will vest an aggregate of 4,226 RSUs on October 1, 2017, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through the vesting date. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person on the settlement date unless the Issuer elects to settle the RSUs in cash or a combination of shares and cash, at the Issuer's discretion.
Grover T. Wickershame 10/03/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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