<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-23-025493.txt : 20230908
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-23-025493
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230906
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230908
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230908

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Holdsworth Mark Keith
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001095155
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13301
		FILM NUMBER:		231245287

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		140 S. LAKE AVE., STE. 304
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91101

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HOLDSWORTH MARK
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990916

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			R F INDUSTRIES LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000740664
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS [3678]
		IRS NUMBER:				880168936
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16868 VIA DEL CAMPO COURT, SUITE 200
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92127
		BUSINESS PHONE:		858-549-6340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16868 VIA DEL CAMPO COURT, SUITE 200
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92127

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CELLTRONICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910204
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>7610 MIRAMAR RD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
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        <footnote id="F1">The Common Stock shall vest in four quarterly installments from the date of grant provided that the Common Stock shall vest in full upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the day prior to the 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting, or (ii) the one (1) year anniversary of the Annual Shareholders Meeting on which the Stock Award was granted, subject to continued service.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Mark Holdsworth</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-09-08</signatureDate>
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