13F-HR 1 q41213f.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012 Check here if Amendment: __; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.) [__] is a restatement. [__] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC Address: 50 Osgood Place, Penthouse San Francisco, CA 94133 Form 13F File Number: 28-3296 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this Form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Elizabeth Giorgis Title: Administrator Phone: (415) 782 2610 /s/ Elizabeth Giorgis _________________________ San Francisco, CA January 31, 2013 Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 151 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 270,825 List of Other Included Managers: NONE Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC 50 Osgood Place, Penthouse San Francisco, CA 94133
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