Arthur S Wolcott Form 5 Seneca Foods / ARTHUR S WOLCOTT ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Form 3 Holdings Reported.

X

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WOLCOTT ARTHUR S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3736 SOUTH MAIN STREET

(Street)

MARION NY 14505

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Seneca Foods Corp [ senea ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Seneca Foods Class A Common							13,000	I	By Spouse(1)
Seneca Foods Class B Common	10/20/2017(2)		G	2,000	D	(3)	6,551	D
Seneca Foods Class B Common							8,584	I	By Spouse(1)
Seneca Foods 6% Preferred	09/25/2017		S4	32,844	D	$0.25	0	D
Seneca Foods Class A Series B Preferred	04/16/2017		G	45,700	D	(3)	0	D
Seneca Foods Class A Series B Preferred	04/16/2017		G	45,700	D	(3)	0	I	By Spouse

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

2. The Reporting Person disposed of 2,000 shares of Class B Common Stock in various gift transactions on October 20, 2017 and January 16, 2018.

3. No price since this is a gift.

	/s/ Jeffrey L. Van Riper, Attorney in Fact	05/09/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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