S&W Seed Co

Overview

• IndustryAgricultural Production-Crops²
• HeadquartersCarson, United States²
• Incorporated inNV⁴
• Business address2101 Ken Pratt Blvd., Suite 201, Longmont, Co 80501⁴
• Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company⁴
• Legal formCorporation²
• LEI5493000VGNLHM547AC08²
• StatusActive²
• LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)²
• Registered address701 S CARSON ST STE 200, 89701 Carson, United States²
• Registered withBusiness Center (Secretary of State), E0582572011-7²

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We are a global multi-crop, middle-market agricultural company that is principally engaged in breeding, growing, processing and selling agricultural seeds. In fiscal 2024, we operated seed cleaning and processing facilities located in Texas, New South Wales, and South Australia. Our seed products are primarily grown under contract by farmers. Our current focus is on growing sales of our proprietary and traited products, specifically through the expansion of Double Team TM for forage and grain sorghum products and new trait introductions, including the second generation of Double Team and Prussic Acid Free TM , or PF, improving profit margins through pricing and operational efficiencies, and developing the camelina market via a partnership formed in fiscal 2023.⁵ From its latest annual report

Corporate structure

S&W Seed Co sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What S&W Seed Co reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Investments

Intangibles and goodwill

Inventory

Properties, in its own words

The following is a description of our material properties:

Location · Segment · Primary Use · Leased or Owned

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Nov 1, 2024.⁵

Leadership

Who has led S&W Seed Co, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• Chief executive officerMark Herrmann Jul 10, 2023 to Mar 7, 2025¹⁶
• Chief executive officerMark Wong Jul 7, 2017 to Apr 4, 2023¹⁷
• Chief executive officerMark S. Grewal May 3, 2010 to May 22, 2017¹⁸
• ChairGrover T. Wickersham May 3, 2010 to Oct 21, 2013¹⁹
• PresidentMark Herrmann Oct 31, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025²⁰
• PresidentMark Wong Jul 7, 2017 to Apr 4, 2023¹⁷
• PresidentMark S. Grewal May 3, 2010 to May 22, 2017¹⁸
• Chief financial officerVanessa Baughman May 16, 2023 to Apr 2, 2025²¹
• Chief financial officerElizabeth Horton Nov 17, 2021 to Apr 4, 2023²²
• Chief financial officerMatthew K. Szot May 3, 2010 to Oct 7, 2021²³
• Chief operating officerDennis Charles Jury Dec 12, 2013 to Oct 3, 2018²⁴

Named in SEC Form D filings

People the company listed in its private-offering notices.

• DirectorDavid A. Fischhoff, Ph.D. named Mar 4, 2022⁴⁷
• DirectorMark J. Harvey named Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022⁴⁷

Timeline

1. Aug 5, 20258-K Other events⁴⁸
2. Jul 17, 20258-K Debt or obligation accelerated⁴⁹
3. Jul 14, 20258-K New debt or obligation; Listing notice or transfer; Other events⁵⁰
4. Jul 8, 20258-K New debt or obligation; Other events⁵¹
5. Jun 23, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Debt or obligation accelerated⁵²
6. May 15, 20258-K Results of operations⁵³
7. Feb 13, 20258-K Results of operations⁵⁴
8. Jan 24, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure⁵⁵
9. Dec 23, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; New debt or obligation⁵⁶
10. Dec 18, 20248-K Shareholder vote⁵⁷
11. Dec 2, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Other events⁵⁸
12. Nov 27, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale⁵⁹
13. Jul 10, 2023New chief executive Mark Herrmann becomes CEO¹⁶
14. Jul 7, 2017New chief executive Mark Wong becomes CEO¹⁷
15. Oct 25, 2011Founded S&W Seed Co is founded²
16. May 3, 2010New chief executive Mark S. Grewal becomes CEO¹⁸

Calendar

When it reported results

1. May 15, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁵³
2. Feb 13, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁵⁴
3. Nov 26, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁰
4. Nov 19, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁶¹
5. Nov 1, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁶²
6. May 14, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁶³
7. Feb 14, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁴
8. Nov 9, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁵

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

219 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 4 annual reports, 12 quarterly reports, 61 major events, 86 insider forms, 10 large holders, 2 private raises, 44 other. The latest 20:

1. Aug 6, 202515-15D EDGAR
2. Aug 5, 20258-K EDGAR
3. Aug 1, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
4. Aug 1, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
5. Aug 1, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
6. Aug 1, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
7. Aug 1, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
8. Aug 1, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
9. Aug 1, 2025POS AM EDGAR
10. Aug 1, 2025POS AM EDGAR
11. Aug 1, 2025POS AM EDGAR
12. Aug 1, 2025POS AM EDGAR
13. Aug 1, 2025POS AM EDGAR
14. Aug 1, 2025POS AM EDGAR
15. Aug 1, 2025POS AM EDGAR
16. Aug 1, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
17. Aug 1, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
18. Aug 1, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
19. Aug 1, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
20. Jul 24, 202525 EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

3 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 2 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

• MFP INVESTORS LLCSCHEDULE 13D/A, 9 filings Oct 18, 2021 to Dec 23, 2024⁶⁶
• WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP ISC 13G, 1 filing Feb 16, 2023⁶⁷

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

Money raised

Private offerings the company reported to the SEC on Form D.

1. Feb 18, 2022Raised $5 million in a private offering of equity Form D: 1 investor so far Form D
2. Oct 15, 2021Raised $5 million in a private offering of equity Form D: 5 investors so far Form D

SEC filer profile

How S&W Seed Co is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

• Name on EDGARS&W Seed Co¹
• CIK0001477246
• Employer ID (EIN)27-1275784⁵
• Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; not a shell company⁵
• Incorporated inNevada⁵
• Fiscal year endsJune 30¹
• Industry code (SIC)0100 Agricultural Production-Crops¹
• SEC reviewing officeOffice of Industrial Applications and Services, Division of Corporation Finance¹
• Business address2101 Ken Pratt Blvd., Suite 201, Longmont, CO 80501¹
• Phone(720) 506-9191¹
• Shares outstanding2,146,806 as of May 12, 2025¹⁴
• Public float$17.1M as of Dec 31, 2023⁵
• AuditorGrant Thornton LLP, Denver, Colorado PCAOB ID 248; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting⁵
• On EDGAR sinceJan 29, 2010¹
• Filings1,121 in all: 4 (499), 8-K (227), 10-Q (46), SC 13G/A (32), 3 (31), UPLOAD (26), EFFECT (21), SC 13G (20)¹
  All 45 form types

  4/A (19), CORRESP (18), DEF 14A (18), SC 13D/A (18), 10-K (15), DEFA14A (13), S-3 (11), 8-K/A (10), POS AM (10), S-3/A (9), 424B5 (8), S-1/A (7), 424B3 (6), CT ORDER (6), D (6), PRE 14A (6), S-8 (4), S-8 POS (4), 10-K/A (3), 424B2 (3), 5 (3), SC 13D (3), 25 (2), ARS (2), FWP (2), S-1 (2), 10-Q/A (1), 15-15D (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12B/A (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFR14A (1), NT 10-K (1), NT 10-Q (1), SCHEDULE 13D/A (1)

• Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Nov 1, 2024
  Quarterly report (10-Q) May 15, 2025
  Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Nov 5, 2024
  Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 5, 2025

Securities registered for trading

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Nov 1, 2024 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).⁵

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks S&W Seed Co names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Nov 1, 2024: 48 risks under these headings, as written.⁵

• Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry
• We need to raise additional capital in the future. If we are unsuccessful in attracting new capital, we may not be able to continue operations or may be forced to sell assets to do so. Alternatively, capital may not be available to us on favorable terms, or if at all. If available, financing terms may lead to significant dilution of our stockholders’ equity.
• Our earnings can be negatively impacted by declining demand brought on by varying factors, many of which are out of our control.
• Our earnings may also be sensitive to fluctuations in market prices for seed.
• Our earnings are vulnerable to cost increases.
• Adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, crop disease, pests and other natural conditions can impose significant costs and losses on our business.
• We have entered into a partnership for the development, marketing and production of camelina. Our future revenues may be substantially dependent on the success of this relationship and we do not have any control over the operations or decision-making of the partnership. This partnership may not be successful, and we may be unable to realize any significant recurring commercial benefit from them.
• Because our seed business is highly seasonal, our revenue, cash flows from operations and operating results may fluctuate on a seasonal and quarterly basis.
• We have had a material concentration of revenue from a small group of customers that fluctuates, and the loss of any of these customers in any quarter could have a material adverse effect on our revenue.
• Because we depend on a core group of significant customers, our sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations may be negatively affected if our key customers reduce the amount of products they purchase from us.
• Because we do not grow the seed that we sell, we are completely dependent on our network of contract growers, and our sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations may be negatively affected if we are unable to maintain an adequate network of contract growers to supply our seed requirements.
• Our ability to contract for sufficient acreage presents challenges.

Legal proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including pending opposition proceedings involving patents that arise in the ordinary course of business.

On July 24, 2024, S&W Australia adopted a voluntary plan of administration based on its determination that S&W Australia is likely to become “insolvent” within the meaning of section 436A(1) of Australia’s Corporations Act 2001. In Australia, voluntary administration is a process whereby an insolvent company is placed in the hands of one or more independent administrators whose role is to investigate the company’s affairs, to report to creditors and to recommend to creditors whether the company should enter into a deed of company arrangement, liquidation, or be returned to its board of directors. A voluntary administration involves an investigation of available options to provide a better return to creditors and, if possible, to save the business.

There are no other matters pending that we expect to have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.⁵