SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 1, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORP (SWHC)
CIK: 0001092796
Period of Report: 2012-07-30

Reporting Person: Brown Michael Joseph (Vice President - U.S. Sales)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-07-30	Common Stock	M	6668	$3.63	Acquired	11791	Direct
2012-07-30	Common Stock	S	6668	$10.00	Disposed	5123	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-07-30	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$3.63	M	6668	Disposed	2020-08-16	Common Stock (6668)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,716 shares acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on March 30, 2012.

F2: The shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Sales Plan dated March 23, 2012.

F3: One-third of the total number of options granted vested or shall vest and became or shall become exercisable on each of the first, second, and third anniversary of the August 16, 2010 date of grant.