SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 18, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORP (SWHC)
CIK: 0001092796
Period of Report: 2016-03-18

Reporting Person: Golden Michael F (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-03-18	Common Stock	M	42000	$5.55	Acquired	329073	Direct
2016-03-18	Common Stock	M	54200	$3.92	Acquired	383273	Direct
2016-03-18	Common Stock	S	88084	$29.8841	Disposed	295189	Direct
2016-03-18	Common Stock	S	8116	$30.3483	Disposed	287073	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-03-18	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.55	M	42000	Disposed	2019-09-18	Common Stock (42000)	Direct
2016-03-18	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.92	M	54200	Disposed	2020-08-02	Common Stock (54200)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan dated March 11, 2016.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $29.30 to $30.27, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F3: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.30 to $30.41, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F4: One-third of the total number of options granted vested and became exercisable on each of the first, second, and third anniversary of the September 18, 2009 date of grant.

F5: One-third of the total number of options granted vested and became exercisable on each of the first, second, and third anniversary of the August 2, 2010 date of grant.