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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897101-01-500713
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011026
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011107
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INSIGNIA SYSTEMS INC/MN
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000875355
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-PROFESSIONAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5040]
IRS NUMBER: 411656308
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13471
FILM NUMBER: 1777340
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 5025 CHESHIRE LANE NORTH
CITY: PLYMOUTH
STATE: MN
ZIP: 55446
BUSINESS PHONE: 7633926200
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 5025 CHESHIRE LANE NORTH
CITY: PLYMOUTH
STATE: MN
ZIP: 55346
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VARS GARY
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001134217
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: []
DIRECTOR
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O INSIGNIA SYSTEMS INC
STREET 2: 5025 CHESHIRE LANE NORTH
CITY: PLYMOUTH
STATE: MN
ZIP: 55446
BUSINESS PHONE: 7633926229
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O INSIGNIA SYSTEMS INC
STREET 2: 5025 CHESHIRE LANE NORTH
CITY: PLYMOUTH
STATE: MN
ZIP: 55446
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insignia014548_form4.txt
INSIGNIA SYSTEMS, INC. (VARS) FORM 4
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number 3235-0287
Expires: December 31, 2001
Estimated average burden
hours per response..............0.5
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] CHECK BOX IF NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS
MAY CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(B).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Vars Gary L.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
5025 Cheshire Lane North
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(Street)
Plymouth MN 55446
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Insignia Systems, Inc. (ISIG)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Chairman, EVP/Gen Mgr. POPS Division
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF,
OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 10/26/01 M 50,000 A $1.00
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Common Stock 10/26/01 S 50,000 D $6.00 22,033 D
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4,950 I By Spouse
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person see Instruction 4(b)(v).
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND
UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
(Over)
SEC 1474 (3-99)
FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Incentive Option $1.00 10/26/01 M 50,000 * 8/26/04 C.S. 50,000 0 D
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EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES:
*25,000 shares beginning August 26, 2000 and 25,000 shares beginning August 26,
2001.
/s/ Gary Vars 11/2/01
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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