13D Filing: MFP Investors LLC and S&W Seed Co (SANW)

CUSIP NO. 785135104

Schedule 13D

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

MFP Partners, L.P.⁽¹⁾

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)

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(b)

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3

SEC USE ONLY

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT

TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

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6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES

0

BENEFICIALLY

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY

4,507,838⁽²⁾

EACH REPORT-

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

ING

0

PERSON WITH

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

4,507,838⁽²⁾

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

4,507,838⁽²⁾

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES

CERTAIN SHARES

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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

21.8%

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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

MFP Investors LLC is the general partner of MFP Partners, L.P. (“MFP“).  Michael F. Price is the managing partner of MFP and the managing member and controlling person of MFP Investors LLC.

(2)

4,507,838 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock“), of S&W Seed Company, a Nevada corporation, are held directly by MFP.  MFP also directly holds a Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant“), exercisable for up to 200,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.46 per share.  The Warrant is exercisable for shares of Common Stock only to the extent that upon such exercise, the Reporting Persons (as defined herein) will not own shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant.  Due to their respective relationships with each other, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock reported herein.  The ownership percentage set forth above is based on 17,979,681 shares of Common Stock outstanding as set forth in the Company’s most recent Form 10Q and the issuance by the Company of 2,685,000 shares of its Common Stock issued in a private placement on July 19, 2017.