UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
(Amendment No.
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Seneca Foods
Corporation
(Name of
Issuer)
Class A Common
Stock
(Title of
Class of Securities)
817070-50-1
(CUSIP
Number)
I. Wistar Morris,
III
c/o Boenning & Scattergood,
Inc.
4 Tower Bridge, Suite
300
200
Bar Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania 19428
610-832-5271
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
July 16,
2009
(Date of
Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box o.
Check the
following box if a fee is being paid with the statement o. (A fee is not required only if the
reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial
ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item
1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).
Note: Six copies of this
statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule
13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*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).
SCHEDULE 13D
| CUSIP No. 817070501 | Page 2 of 4 Pages |
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1.
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Name
of reporting person
I.R.S.
Identification No. of above person
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I. Wistar Morris, III
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2.
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Check
the appropriate box if a member of a group*
N/A
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(a) o
(b) o
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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Source
of Funds* PF
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5.
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Check
box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to
items
2(d) or 2(E)
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6.
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Citizenship
of Place of Organization
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Pennsylvania,
U.S.
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7.
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Sole
Voting Power
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194,470 | |
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8.
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Shared
Voting Power
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92,092 | ||
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9.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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194,470 | ||
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10.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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513,531 |
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11.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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708,001 |
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12.
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Check
Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
Certain Shares*
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o |
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13.
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Percent
of Class Represented By Amount In Row 11
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8.35% |
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14.
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Type
of reporting Person*
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IN |
*SEE
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 3 of 4
SCHEDULE
13D
FILED BY
I. WISTAR MORRIS, III REGARDING
SENECA
FOODS CORPORATION CLASS A COMMON STOCK
| ITEM 1. | SECURITY AND ISSUER |
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This
statement relates to the common stock of Seneca Foods Corporation, (The
“Company”). The Company’s principal offices are located at 3736
South Main Street, Marion, NY 104505.
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| ITEM 2. | IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND |
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The
name of the person filing this statement is I. Wistar Morris, III, an
individual (the "reporting person"). The reporting person's
business address is c/o Boenning and Scattergood, Inc., 4 Tower Bridge,
Suite 300, 200 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania 19428. He is employed as a registered
representative with Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., which is a NASD
registered broker-dealer.
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During
the last five years, the reporting person has not been convicted in a
criminal proceeding. During the last five years, the reporting
person was not a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction, as a result of which was or
is subject to a judgment, decree final order enjoining future violation
of, or prohibiting, or mandatory activities subject to federal or state
securities laws of finding any violation with respect to such
laws.
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The
reporting person is a United States citizen.
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| ITEM 3. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. |
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This
schedule 13D covers 708,001 shares beneficially owned by Morris
individually and through his immediate family. Of the 708,001
shares beneficially owned by Morris individually and through his immediate
family, 90,000 shares are held in his name, 104,470 shares are held in
nominees’ name for his benefit; 20,000 shares are held in nominee name in
a trust for his benefit, 141,100 shares are held in his wife’s name, and
43,639 shares are held in nominee’s name for her
benefit; 36,200 shares are held in nominee name in a trust for
her benefit, 120,000 shares are held in the name of a partnership for the
benefit of his children, 42,200 shares are held in nominee name for their
benefit; 28,300 shares are held in nominee name for his
children’s trusts, 58,592 shares are held in the name of a Foundation in
which Morris is co-trustee and 11,900 shares are held in nominee name for
the Foundation; and 1,600 shares are held in nominee name for a trust in
which he is trustee. The stock beneficially owned by Morris
individually and through his immediate family was purchased with personal
funds beginning in 1995, with the last purchase
being made on 7-16-2009.
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of 4
| ITEM 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. |
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The
purpose of the acquisition of the stock beneficially owned by the
reporting person and his immediate family is for personal
investment.
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The
reporting person has no present plans or proposals that relate to or would
result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item
4 of Schedule 13D, except that additional purchases may be made which
would not result in the reporting person having beneficial ownership of
10% or more of the Issuer's outstanding common
stock.
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| ITEM 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. |
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Morris
individually and through his immediate family beneficially owns 708,001
shares of Class A common stock of the Company, which based on the
Company's fourth quarter 10-Q, represents approximately 8.35% of the
outstanding common stock as of December 26,
2009.
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Morris
has the sole voting power and the sole dispositive power over 104,470
shares held for his benefit in nominee name and 90,000 shares held in his
name; the 20,000 shares held in nominee name in a trust for his benefit
and the 1,600 shares held in nominee name in a trust for which he is
trustee. He has no voting power but he has shared dispositive
power with respect to the 141,100 shares held in his wife’s name, the
43,639 shares held in nominee’s name for her benefit; the
36,200 shares are held in nominee name in a trust for her benefit, the
120,000 shares are held in the name of a partnership for the benefit of
his children, the 42,200 shares are held in nominee name for their
benefit, and the 28,300 shares are held in nominee name for his children’s
trusts. He has shared voting power over the 58,592 shares held
in the name of a Foundation in which Morris is co-trustee and 11,900
shares held in nominee name for the Foundation.
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| ITEM 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDING, OR RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. |
| None. | |
| ITEM 7. | MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. |
| None. | |
| Signature. | |
| 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. |
Date:
April 15, 2010
I. Wistar
Morris, III