SEC FORM 4

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^*

STRONGBOW CAPITAL LTD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

89 NEXUS WAY

CAMANA BAY

(Street)

GRAND CAYMAN

KY1-9007

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DUCKWALL ALCO STORES INC [ DUCK ]

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)
12/17/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001	12/17/2010		J⁽¹⁾		38,327	D	$0⁽¹⁾	505,190	D⁽²⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

STRONGBOW CAPITAL LTD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

89 NEXUS WAY

CAMANA BAY

(Street)

GRAND CAYMAN

KY1-9007

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Strongbow Capital Management, Ltd.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

89 NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY

(Street)

GRAND CAYMAN

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FRENCH RAYMOND A D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

19 THE ELMS, LAZAYRE ROAD

(Street)

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN IM8 2TZ

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The investors in Strongbow Capital, Ltd. ("Strongbow"), have approved the series of transactions in which all the shares of Common Stock of Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc. owned by Strongbow are being distributed to the investors in Strongbow pro rata in proportion to their ownership of Strongbow capital stock. 38,327 of these shares have been distributed to Strongbow investors, and the balance of the shares are expected to be distributed to the Strongbow investors by the end of this month.

2. Strongbow Capital Management, Ltd. acts as an investment manager to Strongbow Capital, Ltd. Strongbow Capital Management, Ltd. is the sole owner of the voting shares of Strongbow Capital, Ltd. and is the controlling entity of Strongbow Capital, Ltd. Raymond A.D. French is a director of Strongbow Capital, Ltd. and is the controlling person of Strongbow Capital Management, Ltd.

	/s/ RAYMOND A. D. FRENCH	12/17/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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