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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 6/17/20 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 22701 |
| Issuer Name: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: JCS |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1758042 |
| | Owner Name: Zapata Michael R. |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: PORTLAND |
| | Owner State: OR |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 97210 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 4.94 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 6/17/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 10,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 6/17/21 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 6/17/27 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 10,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 10,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Suzette McNally, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael R. Zapata |
| Signature Date: 6/18/20 |