Form SC 13G Seneca Foods Corp Filed by: MORRIS I WISTAR III

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. ________)*

 

Seneca Foods Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

817070-50-1

(CUSIP Number)

 

I Wistar Morris, III

c/o PTC, 5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

100 Matson Ford Road

Radnor, PA 19087

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 12, 2017

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨  Rule 13d-1(b)

x  Rule 13d-1(c)

¨  Rule 13d-1(d)

 

^* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

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1.		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   I. Wistar Morris, III
2.		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a)    ¨ (b)    ¨
3.		SEC USE ONLY
4.		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States of America

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.		SOLE VOTING POWER   182,483
		6.		SHARED VOTING POWER   356,757
		7.		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   182,483
		8.		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   370,583

9.		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   391,844
10.		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)    ¨
11.		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   4.98%
12.		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)   IN

 

 

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Item 1.

 

	(a)	Name of Issuer Seneca Foods Corporation
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices 3736 South Main Street Marion, NY 14505

 

Item 2.

 

	(a)	Name of Person Filing I. Wistar Morris, III
	(b)	Address of the Principal Office or, if none, residence c/o PTC, 5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450, 100 Matson Ford Road, Radnor, PA 19087
	(c)	Citizenship USA
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities Class A
	(e)	CUSIP Number 817070501

 

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

	(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	¨	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	¨	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
	(e)	¨	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	¨	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	¨	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	¨	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

 

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Item 4.  Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

	(a)	Amount beneficially owned:  391,844
	(b)	Percent of class:  4.98%
	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:  00,000
		(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  182,483
		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote  356,757.
		(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  182,483
		(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  370,583.

 

Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security see §240.13d-3(d)(1).

 

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following    x.

 

Instruction. Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

 

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

 

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Item 10.  Certification.

 

	(a)	The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(b):
		By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
	(b)	The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(c):
		By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

 

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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

	01-12-2017
	Date
	/s/ I Wistar Morris, III
	Signature
	I Wistar Morris, III
	Name/Title

 

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