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 *
MFP PARTNERS LP
  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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See remarks below
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC, 667 MADISON AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2016
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10065
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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, par value $0.001 per share 02/29/2016   M   638,701 A $ 4.15 3,113,423 D (1) (2) (3)  

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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
Subscription Rights (right to buy) $ 4.15 02/29/2016   M     638,701 01/25/2016 02/22/2016 Common Stock 638,701 $ 0 0 D (1) (2) (3)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MFP PARTNERS LP
C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10065
    X   See remarks below
MFP INVESTORS LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10065
    X   See remarks below
PRICE MICHAEL F
C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10065
    X   See remarks below

Signatures

 MFP PARTNERS, L.P., By: MFP INVESTORS LLC, By: /s/ Michael F. Price, Name: Michael F. Price, Title: Managing Member   02/29/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 MFP INVESTORS LLC, By: /s/ Michael F. Price, Name: Michael F. Price, Title: Managing Member   02/29/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Michael F. Price   02/29/2016
**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) This report is filed jointly by MFP Partners, L.P. ("MFP Partners"), MFP Investors LLC ("MFP Investors") and Michael F. Price (each, a "Reporting Person" and, collectively, the "Reporting Persons") in connection with their respective direct and indirect relationships with S&W Seed Company (the "Company"). MFP Investors is the general partner of MFP Partners. Mr. Price is the managing partner of MFP Partners and the managing member and controlling person of MFP Investors.
(2) MFP Partners is the direct beneficial owner of 3,113,423 shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Shares") and was the direct holder of the related subscription rights. Each Reporting Person other than MFP Partners may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of 3,113,423 Common Shares; however, each such Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Common Shares except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of these Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of the Common Shares described herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
(3) On February 29, 2016, upon the completion of the Rights Offering commenced on January 25, 2016 (the "Rights Offering"), MFP Partners acquired 638,701 shares of Common Stock, consisting of 232,041 shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights it received in the Rights Offering and 406,660 shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of oversubscription rights it received in the Rights Offering.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Alexander C. Matina (Vice President, Investments at MFP Investors), serves as a member of the board of directors of the Company as a nominee of MFP.  Each of MFP Partners, MFP Investors and Mr. Price may be deemed a director of the Company by deputization on the basis of the relationships among such persons and Mr. Matina.

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