0000909450-13-000026.txt : 20130812
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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909450-13-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121231
FILED AS OF DATE: 20130812
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130812
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000941685
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
IRS NUMBER: 330224167
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 10815 RANCHO BERNARDO RD.,
STREET 2: SUITE 310
CITY: SAN DIEGO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 92127
BUSINESS PHONE: 8586738600
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 10815 RANCHO BERNARDO RD.,
STREET 2: SUITE 310
CITY: SAN DIEGO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 92127
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IMAGEWARE SOFTWARE INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991123
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909450
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 5
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15757
FILM NUMBER: 131030956
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 234 VAN NESS, STE 5
CITY: SAN FRANCISCO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94133
BUSINESS PHONE: 4155525040
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 234 VAN NESS, STE 5
CITY: SAN FRANCISCO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94133
FORMER NAME:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT/GRUBER JON D ET AL
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951108
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CA
94133
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2013-07-30
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By Limited Partnership and Investment Advisory Accounts
Common Stock
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By Limited Partnership and Investment Advisory Accounts
Common Stock
2013-08-01
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By Limited Partnership and Investment Advisory Accounts
This form is filed by Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC (GMCM), a limited liability company that is an investment adviser for client accounts and a general partner of investment limited partnerships; Jon D. Gruber (Gruber) and J. Patterson McBaine (McBaine), who are managers,members and portfolio managers of GMCM.
This total is the number of shares beneficially owned after the transactions reported in accounts and investment partnerships in which the reporting persons have some pecuniary interest; the total excludes shares held in other client accounts managed by GMCM in which the reporting persons have no pecuniary interest.
By GMCM, as an investment adviser for client accounts and a general partner of investment partnerships,and by Gruber and McBaine as managers, members and portfolio managers of GMCM. GMCM, Gruber, and McBaine have pecuniary interest in those client accounts and partnerships that in the aggregate represent less than the total number of shares shown in Items 4 and 5. Each such reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities with respect to which indirect beneficial ownership is reported, except to the extent of that reporting persons pro rata pecuniary interest therein.
GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,LLC By: /s/ J. Patterson McBaine, J.Patterson McBaine, Manager
2013-08-12