UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K |
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2018
S&W SEED COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Its charter)
106 K Street, Suite 300 | 95814 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (559) 884-2535
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 15, 2018, S&W Seed Company (the "Company") closed on a sale-leaseback transaction with American AgCredit involving certain equipment located at the Company's Five Points, California and Nampa, Idaho production facilities. Under the terms of the sale-leaseback transaction:
- S&W sold the equipment to American AgCredit for $2,106,395 million in proceeds. The proceeds were used to pay off in full a note (in the principal amount of $2,081,527, plus accrued interest of $24,868) held by Conterra Agricultural Capital, LLC, which had an interest rate of 9.5% per annum and was secured by, among other things, the equipment.
- S&W entered into a lease agreement with American AgCredit relating to the equipment. The lease agreement has a five-year term and provides for monthly lease payments of $40,023 (representing an annual interest rate of 5.6%). At the end of the lease term, S&W will repurchase the equipment for $1.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this current report is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| S&W SEED COMPANY |
| By: /s/ Matthew K. Szot |
| Matthew K. Szot | |
| Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: August 20, 2018