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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001044321-12-000129
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120710
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120710
GROUP MEMBERS: AUSTIN W. MARXE
GROUP MEMBERS: AWM INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
GROUP MEMBERS: DAVID M. GREENHOUSE
GROUP MEMBERS: MGP ADVISERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III QP, L.P.
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NOBLE ROMANS INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000709005
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
IRS NUMBER: 351281154
STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-34871
FILM NUMBER: 12956220
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE VIRGINIA AVE
STREET 2: STE 800
CITY: INDIANAPOLIS
STATE: IN
ZIP: 46204
BUSINESS PHONE: 3176343377
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE VIRGINIA AVENUE
STREET 2: SUITE 800
CITY: INDIANAPOLIS
STATE: IN
ZIP: 46204
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044321
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS
STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
BUSINESS PHONE: 2122076500
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS
STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
SC 13G/A
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nobleroman13gt5.txt
NOBLE ROMAN 13G/A
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __5__)
Noble Romans, Inc.
_____________________________________________
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, No Par Value
_______________________________________________
(Title of Class of Securities)
655107100
_________________________________________________
(CUSIP Number)
with a copy to:
Austin W. Marxe Allen B. Levithan, Esq.
527 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600 Lowenstein Sandler PC
New York, New York 10022 65 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
(973) 597-2406
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
June 30, 2012
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
____ Rule 13d-1(b)
_x__ Rule 13d-1(c)
____ Rule 13d-1(d)
*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).
Cusip No. 655107100 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
1.Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons
(entities only):
Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions):
(a) [ ] Not Applicable
(b) [ ]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds (See Instructions): 00
5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e):
Not Applicable
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States
Number of 7. Sole Voting Power: 0
Shares Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: 0*
Owned by
Each Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power: 0
Person With 10. Shared Dispositive Power: 0*__
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
0*
12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions): Not Applicable
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 0.0%*
14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA, IN
* This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?) and David M. Greenhouse
(?Greenhouse?). Marxe and Greenhouse share sole voting and investment power
over 0 shares of Common Stock owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P.,
See Items 2 and 4 of this Schedule for additional information.
Page 3 of 6 Pages
Item 1. Security and Issuer:
(a) Noble Romans, Inc. (NROM)
(b) One Virginia Avenue, Suite 800, Indianapolis, TN 46204
Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
The persons filing this report are Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?) and
David M. Greenhouse (?Greenhouse?), who are controlling principals of AWM
Investment Company, Inc. (?AWM?), the general partner of MGP Advisers Limited
Partnership ((?MGP?), the general partner of Special Situations Fund III QP,
L.P. (?SSFQP?). AWM also serves as the investment adviser to SSFQP. (SSFQP
will hereafter be referred to as, the ?Fund?). The principal business of
each
Fund is to invest in equity and equity-related securities and other
securities
of any kind or nature.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
The principal business address for Marxe and Greenhouse is 527
Madison Avenue, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10022.
(c) Citizenship:
Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse are United
States citizens.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value.
(e) CUSIP Number: 655107100.
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to $240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-
2(b), check whether
the person filing is a: Not Applicable
(a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act;
(b) ( ) Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act;
(c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a) (19) of the Act;
(d) ( ) Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(e) ( ) An Investment Adviser in accordance with $240.13d
-1(b)(I)(ii)(E);
(f) ( ) An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
$240.13d-1(b)(I)(ii)(F);
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(g) ( ) A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
$240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) ( ) A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance
Act;
(i) ( ) A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(j) ( ) Group, in accordance with $240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Messrs. Marxe and Greenhouse
beneficially own a total of 0 shares of Common Stock which are owned by
SSFQP.
(b) Percent of Class: Messrs. Marxe and Greenhouse beneficially own
0.0% of the shares outstanding, of which 0.0% of the outstanding shares are
owned by SSFQP.
(c) Number of Shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is
being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting
person
has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more that five percent of the class
of securities, check the following _X__.
Item 6.Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not
Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: Not
Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not
applicable
Item 9. Notices of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable.
Page 5 of 6 Pages
Item 10.Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief,
the securities
referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of
business and were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or
influencing the
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not
held
in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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.
Dated: July 9, 2012
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
AUSTIN W. MARXE
/s/David M Greenhouse
DAVID M. GREENHOUSE
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
Page 6 of 6 Pages
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse hereby agree that the Schedule
13G to which this agreement is attached is filed on behalf of each of them.
/s/_Austin W. Marxe
Austin W. Marxe
/s/_David M. Greenhouse
David M. Greenhouse
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