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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) |
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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Restricted Stock Units | (6) | 10/01/2015 | M | 4,722 | (7) | (7) | Common Stock | 4,722 | $ 0 | 37,780 | D | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | (6) | 10/01/2015 | M | 3,750 | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 3,750 | $ 0 | 21,250 | D |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
Szot Matthew K 7108 NORTH FRESNO STREET, SUITE 380 FRESNO, CA 93720 |
EVP Finance & Admin; CFO |
Matthew K. Szot | 10/05/2015 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | 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 RSUs grant"), which grant was previously reported on Table II of Form 4 and that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")on March 19, 2013. |
(2) | Represents the conversion upon vesting of RSUs into common stock. On July 15, 2015, the reporting person was granted 25,000 RSUs ( the "2015 RSUs grant"), which grant was previously reported on Table II of Form 4, and that was filed with the SEC on July 17, 2015. |
(3) | The reporting person is reporting the withholding by the Issuer of an aggregate of 3,190 shares of common stock that vested on October 1, 2015 pursuant to the 2013 RSUs grant and the 2015 RSUs 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 on October 1, 2015. |
(4) | The sales reported on this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person. |
(5) | This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $4.52 to $4.60. 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. |
(6) | Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of S&W Seed Company common stock. The closing price of SANW on October 1, 2015 was $4.50. |
(7) | On March 16, 2013, the reporting person was granted 100,000 RSUs, of which 4,722 vested on October 1, 2015. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest in 8 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. |
(8) | On July 15, 2015, the reporting person was granted 25,000 RSUs, of which 3,750 vested on October 1, 2015. The common stock into which such vested RSUs converted on October 1, 2015 is reported on Table I of this Form 4. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest in 11 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 on each 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. |