SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PEIERLS E JEFFREY

(Last) (First) (Middle)
73 SOUTH HOLMAN WAY

(Street)
GOLDEN CO 80401

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AeroGrow International, Inc. [ AERO.PK ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/31/2012
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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 3,000,000 A $0.01 8,515,313 D
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 20,000,000 A $0.01 56,768,754(2) I By The Peierls Foundation, Inc.
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 650,000 A $0.01 1,844,985(3) I By the UD E.F. Peierls for B.E. Peierls
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 650,000 A $0.01 1,844,985(4) I By the UD E.F. Peierls for E.J. Peierls
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 425,000 A $0.01 1,206,337(5) I By the UD E.S. Peierls for E.F. Peierls et al
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 1,750,000 A $0.01 4,967,266(6) I By the UD Ethel F. Peierls Charitable Lead Trust
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 825,000 A $0.01 2,341,712(7) I By the UD J.N. Peierls for B.E. Peierls
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 825,000 A $0.01 2,341,712(8) I By the UD J.N. Peierls for E.J. Peierls
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 550,000 A $0.01 1,561,141(9) I By the UW E.S. Peierls for BEP Art VI-Accum
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 375,000 A $0.01 1,064,415(10) I By the UW E.S. Peierls for EJP Art VI-Accum
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 800,000 A $0.01 2,270,751(11) I By the UW J.N. Peierls E.J. Peierls
Common Stock(1) 05/31/2012 C 800,000 A $0.01 2,270,751(12) I By the UW J.N. Peierls for B.E. Peierls
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 3,000,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 3,000,000 (1) 0 D
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 20,000,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 20,000,000 (1) 0 I By The Peierls Foundation, Inc.
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 650,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 650,000 (1) 0 I By the UD E.F. Peierls for B.E. Peierls
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 650,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 650,000 (1) 0 I By the UD E.F. Peierls for E.J. Peierls
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 425,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 425,000 (1) 0 I By the UD E.S. Peierls for E.F. Peierls et al
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 1,750,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 1,750,000 (1) 0 I By the UD Ethel F. Peierls Charitable Lead Trust
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 825,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 825,000 (1) 0 I By the UD J.N. Peierls for B.E. Peierls
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 825,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 825,000 (1) 0 I By the UD J.N. Peierls for E.J. Peierls
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 550,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 550,000 (1) 0 I By the UW E.S. Peierls for BEP Art VI-Accum
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 375,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 375,000 (1) 0 I By the UW E.S. Peierls for EJP Art VI-Accum
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 800,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 800,000 (1) 0 I By the UW J.N. Peierls E.J. Peierls
Common Stock Warrant $0.01 05/31/2012 C 800,000 05/06/2010 05/06/2015 Common Stock 800,000 (1) 0 I By the UW J.N. Peierls for B.E. Peierls
Explanation of Responses:
1. Warrants exercised pursuant to a temporary exercise price reset to $0.01 per share made available to all of the Issuer's warrant holders through May 31, 2012, as described in the Issuer's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2012. Pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's temporary exercise price reset, investors holding specified classes of warrants were eligible to receive 1.5 new warrants for every warrant exercised during the temporary exercise period. The new warrants also had an exercise price of $0.01 per share and an expiration date of May 31, 2012.
2. Mr. Peierls is President and a Director of The Peierls Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Foundation.
3. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UD E.F. Peierls for B.E. Peierls Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
4. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UD E.F. Peierls for E.J. Peierls Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
5. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UD E.S. Peierls for E.F. Peierls et al Trust ("Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
6. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the U.D. Ethel F. Peierls Charitable Lead Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
7. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UD J.N.. Peierls for B.E. Peierls Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
8. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UW J.N. Peierls for E.J. Peierls Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
9. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UW E.S. Peierls for BEP Art VI-Accum Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
10. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UW E.S. Peierls for EJP Art VI-Accum Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
11. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UW J.N. Peierls for E.J. Peierls Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
12. Mr. Peierls is a Co-Trustee of the UW J.N. Peierls for B.E. Peierls Trust (the "Trust") and may be deemed to indirectly own the securities owned by the Trust.
/s/ E. Jeffrey Peierls 06/04/2012
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