Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Szot Matthew K
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
S&W Seed Co [SANW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP Finance & Admin and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
106 K STREET, SUITE 300		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2018
(Street)

SACRAMENTO, CA 95814		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 01/01/2018   M(1)   1,931 A $ 0 72,683 D  
Common Stock 01/01/2018   M(1)   684 A $ 0 73,367 D  
Common Stock 01/01/2018   M(1)   1,005 A $ 0 74,372 D  
Common Stock 01/01/2018   F(2)   1,589 A $ 3.9 72,783 D  

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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 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (3) 01/01/2018   M     1,931 01/01/2018(4) 01/01/2018(4) Common Stock 1,931 $ 0 3,871 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 01/01/2018   M     684 01/01/2018(5) 01/01/2018(5) Common Stock 684 $ 0 4,790 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 01/01/2018   M     1,005 01/01/2018(6) 01/01/2018(6) Common Stock 1,005 $ 0 10,056 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Szot Matthew K
106 K STREET, SUITE 300
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814		       EVP Finance & Admin and CFO  

Signatures

 Matthew K. Szot   01/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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 settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs") that vested on January 1, 2018 through the issuance of shares of common stock.
(2) The reporting person is reporting the withholding by the Issuer of an aggregate of 1,589 shares of common stock that vested on January 1, 2018 pursuant to the three RSUs awards referred to in Table II, but that were not issued in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the settlement of the RSU awards.
(3) Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of S&W Seed Company common stock. The closing price of SANW on December 29, 2017 (the last trading day before the January 1, 2018 vesting date, which fell on a federal holiday), was $3.90.
(4) On July 15, 2015, the reporting person was granted 25,000 RSUs, of which 1,931 vested on January 1, 2018. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest on the first day of each quarter through and including July 1, 2018, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer through each respective vesting date.
(5) On October 5, 2016, the reporting person was granted 8,210 RSUs, of which 684 vested on January 1, 2018. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest on the first day of each quarter through and including October 1, 2019, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer on each respective vesting date.
(6) On September 18, 2017, the reporting person was granted 12,066 RSUs, of which 1,005 vested on January 1, 2018. The remaining unvested RSUs will continue to vest on the first day of each quarter through and including July 1, 2020, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issue on each respective vesting date.

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