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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001249155-16-000071
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2016-10-04 17:07:51
Reporting Period:: 2016-10-01

Filing Date:: 2016-10-04
Accepted Time:: 2016-10-04 17:07:51
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1477246	S&W Seed Co	SANW	()	4

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1401385	K Matthew Szot	7108 North Fresno Street, Suite 380 Fresno CA 93720	Evp Finance & Admin And Cfo	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2016-10-01	4,722	$0.00	52,646	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2016-10-01	1,931	$0.00	54,577	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2016-10-01	2,500	$5.10	52,077	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2016-10-03	1,100	$5.15	50,977	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2016-10-03	50,000	$4.20	100,977	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2016-10-03	50,000	$5.10	50,977	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	Disposition	2016-10-03	4,722	$0.00	4,722	$0.00
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Unitst	Disposition	2016-10-03	1,931	$0.00	1,931	$0.00
Common Stock	Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	Disposition	2016-10-03	50,000	$0.00	50,000	$4.20

Remaning Holdings	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
18,892		No	4	M	Direct
13,526		No	4	M	Direct
0	2016-10-24	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Represents the conversion upon vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") into common stock. On March 16, 2013, the reporting person was granted 100,000 RSUs (the "2013 RSU grant") that were previously reported on Table II of Form 4, which form was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 19, 2013.
Represents the conversion upon vesting of RSUs into common stock. On July 15, 2015, the reporting person was granted 25,000 RSUs (the "2015 RSU grant") that were previously reported on Table II of Form 4, which form was filed with the SEC on July 17, 2015.
The reporting person is reporting the withholding by the Issuer of an aggregate of 2,500 shares of common stock that vested on October 1, 2016 pursuant to the 2013 RSU grant and the 2015 RSU grant but that were not issued in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the delivery of the converted common stock to the reporting person as of October 1, 2016.
The sales reported on this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $5.1500 to $5.1600. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of vested stock options.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $5.0900 to $5.1400 per share. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security older of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of S&W Seed Company common stock. The closing price of SANW on September 30, 2016 (the last trading day before the October 1, 2016 vesting date, which fell on a weekend) was $5.10.
On March 16, 2013, the reporting person was granted 100,000 RSUs, of which 4,722 vested on October 1, 2016. The common stock into which such vested RSUs converted on October 1, 2016 is reported on Table I of this Form 4. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest in three additional quarterly installments of 4,722 RSUs on the first day of each fiscal quarter and a final quarterly installment will vest an aggregate of 4,726 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.
On July 15, 2015, the reporting person was granted 25,000 RSUs, of which 1,931 vested on October 1, 2016. The common stock into with such vested RSUs converted on October 1, 2016 is reported on Table I of this Form 4. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest six additional quarterly installments of 1,931 RSUs on the first day of each fiscal quarter and a final quarterly installment will vest an aggregate of 1,940 RSUs on July 1, 2018, 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.
The options vested and became exercisable in eight quarterly installments over two years, commencing on January 1, 2012 and continuing thereafter on the first day of each succeeding fiscal quarter through and including October 1, 2014.