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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-24-002394
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240917
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240917
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240917

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cote John D.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002036852
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39687
		FILM NUMBER:		241306017

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARR
		STREET 2:		1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019-6064

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CompoSecure, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001823144
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	09 Crypto Assets
		IRS NUMBER:				852749902
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		309 PIERCE STREET
		CITY:			SOMERSET
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08873
		BUSINESS PHONE:		908-518-0500EXT.1390

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		309 PIERCE STREET
		CITY:			SOMERSET
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08873

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200901
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        <issuerName>CompoSecure, Inc.</issuerName>
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                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">These securities of CompoSecure, Inc. are or may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (1) Resolute Compo Holdings LLC (&quot;Resolute Compo Holdings&quot;), directly, (ii) Tungsten 2024 LLC (&quot;Tungsten&quot;), indirectly as a result of being the managing member of Resolute Compo Holdings, (iii) John D. Cote, indirectly as a result of being the manager of Tungsten, and (iv) Thomas R. Knott, indirectly as a result of his non-managing member interest in Tungsten. Each of Mr. Cote, Mr. Knott, Resolute Compo Holdings and Tungsten disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities reported by any person except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These securities of CompoSecure, Inc. are or may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (1) Ridge Valley LLC, directly, and (ii) John D. Cote, indirectly as a result of being the manager of Ridge Valley LLC.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ John D. Cote</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-09-17</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>EXHIBIT 24</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR SECTION 16(a) REPORTING</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Steven J. Feder, Esq., General Counsel, and Timothy Fitsimmons, Chief Financial
Officer, of CompoSecure, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), and each of them, as the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact
(the &ldquo;Attorney-in Fact&rdquo;), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, with the power to act alone for the undersigned
and in the undersigned&rsquo;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;prepare,
execute and submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;), any national securities exchange and the Company any
and all reports (including any amendment thereto) of the undersigned required or considered advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), and the rules and regulations thereunder, with respect to the equity securities
of the Company, including Form 3 (Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership), and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership); and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;seek
or obtain, as the undersigned&rsquo;s representative and on the undersigned&rsquo;s behalf, information regarding transactions in the
Company&rsquo;s equity securities from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee benefit plan administrators
and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledges that:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;this
Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact to act at his discretion on information provided to such
Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification of such information;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
documents prepared and/or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will
be in such form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his discretion, deems necessary or desirable;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;neither
the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability for the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibility to comply with the requirements
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or any liability
of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;this
Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned&rsquo;s obligations
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including, without, limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby grants
to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or convenient to
be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority
of this Limited Power of Attorney.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Limited Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s
holdings of and transactions in equity securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the Attorney-in-Fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Limited Power of Attorney
shall be governed by and construed in accordance the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the laws that might otherwise govern
under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature appears on following page</I>]</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of September 17, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature Page to CompoSecure Section 16 Power
of Attorney</I>]</P>

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