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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-17-000502
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170112
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000771999
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650]
		IRS NUMBER:				161229730
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32146
		FILM NUMBER:		17529381

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CANAL VIEW BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14623
		BUSINESS PHONE:		585 232 1500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CANAL VIEW BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14623

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW SKY COMMUNICATIONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	THOROUGHBREDS USA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861118
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of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 12, 2017</FONT></P>

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SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>16-1229730</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><B>of</B> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>incorporation)</B></FONT></TD>
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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></P>

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    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR>
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    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR>
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5.02 Departure of Directors; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Directors; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Effective
on January 12, 2017, Document Security Systems, Inc. (&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) appointed Mr. Heng Fai Ambrose Chan as a member
of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;), to fill one of the Board&rsquo;s available vacancies. Mr.
Chan is a citizen and resident of the Republic of Singapore, and qualifies as an independent director. He will serve as a director
of the Company until the Company&rsquo;s next annual meeting of stockholders. It is anticipated that he may also serve on either
the Board&rsquo;s Compensation and Management Resources Committee or its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at some
point during his term as a director of the Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Chan&rsquo;s expertise lies in the areas of entrepreneurship and business restructuring. For the past 40 years, he has participated
in the restructuring of dozens of corporations in various industries and countries. Mr. Chan currently serves as the Chief Executive
Officer of Singapore eDevelopment Limited, a publicly traded company which trades on the Singapore Stock Exchange. The Company
believes that Mr. Chan&rsquo;s international business contacts and experience will be valuable in expanding the Company&rsquo;s
marketing and sales efforts abroad.</FONT></P>

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copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Chan is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated
herein by reference.</FONT></P>

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9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>

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to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated:
    January 17, 2017</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Jeffrey
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Document
Security Systems Expands Board of Directors</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rochester,
NY&mdash;<B>January 17, 2017</B>&mdash;Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: DSS), (DSS), a leader in anti-counterfeiting
and authentication solutions, today announced it has added Mr. Heng Fai Ambrose Chan as a member to its Board of Directors.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Chan is an accomplished business executive based in Singapore. He brings significant operational experience as well as strong
ties in Asia Pacific markets. Mr. Chan has founded multiple companies and restructured numerous others globally. He founded his
first business while attending college in London during the late 1960&rsquo;s. Interasia Travel Limited grew to fourteen offices
with three hundred employees before it was sold to a Malaysian financial firm. Mr. Chan has also acquired multiple companies to
focus on restructuring to accelerate growth. Companies have included American Pacific Bank, Skywest Airlines, China Gas Holdings
Limited, and SingXpress Land Limited.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;Being
able to draw on Mr. Chan&rsquo;s operational experience and knowledge of Asian markets is a tremendous asset for DSS,&rdquo; said
Jeff Ronaldi, CEO of DSS. &ldquo;We have a significant global opportunity in front of us and Mr. Chan will play a critical role
in helping to propel our growth.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;Asia
has a huge need for anti-counterfeiting and anti-fraud solutions and DSS is well positioned to capitalize on the opportunity,&rdquo;
according to Robert Fagenson, Chairman of the Board for DSS. &ldquo;Mr. Chan adds important insight, experience and a wealth of
global contacts to our Board as we build and execute upon our global strategy.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Chan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore eDevelopment Limited (SGX: 40V) (&ldquo;SED&rdquo;), and also serves
as a director of BMI Capital Partners International Ltd. (&ldquo;BMI Capital&rdquo;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SED. BMI Capital
recently purchased 300,000 shares of DSS&rsquo; common stock in a private placement that closed in December of last year, at a
price of $0.75 per share, for a total investment of $225,000.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Chan also serves on the board of Holista Colltech Limited (ASX: HCT), a public company listed on the Australia Stock Exchange
(ASX). Mr. Chan formerly served as the Managing Chairman of Xpress Group Limited (now known as ZH International Holding Limited)
which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2008 he became Chairman and Managing Director of SingXpress Land Limited (formerly
known as Futuristic) which was sold in 2013.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;After
much due diligence and research, I made an investment and joined DSS&rsquo; Board of Directors,&rdquo; said Mr. Chan. &ldquo;I
believe in the company, its products, and its market opportunity. I know there is a massive counterfeiting problem in Asia and
I think DSS has a true growth opportunity at hand. I am confident that we can help build DSS into a world class company.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>About
Document Security Systems, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Document
Security Systems, Inc.'s (NYSE MKT: DSS) products and solutions are used by governments, corporations and financial institutions
to defeat fraud and to protect brands and digital information from the expanding world-wide counterfeiting problem. DSS technologies
help ensure the authenticity of both digital and physical financial instruments, identification documents, sensitive publications,
brand packaging and websites.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">DSS
continually invests in research and development to meet the ever-changing security needs of its clients and offers licensing of
its patented technologies. For more information on the AuthentiGuard&trade; Suite, please visit www.authentiguard.com. For more
information on DSS and its subsidiaries, please visit www.dsssecure.com.</FONT></P>

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More Information</B></FONT></P>

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Relations</FONT></P>

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Security Systems, Inc.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(585)
325-3610</FONT></P>

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<U>ir@documentsecurity.com</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Forward-looking
statements that may be contained in this press release, including, without limitation, statements related to the Company's plans,
strategies, objectives, expectations, potential value, intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and contain words such as &quot;believes,&quot; &quot;anticipates,&quot;
&quot;expects,&quot; &quot;plans,&quot; &quot;intends&quot; and similar words and phrases. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected in any forward-looking
statement. In addition to the factors specifically noted in the forward-looking statements, other important factors, risks and
uncertainties that could result in those differences include, but are not limited to, the outcomes of any of the Company's litigation,
its ability to raise capital, and those risks and uncertainties disclosed in the &quot;Risk Factors&quot; section of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking
statements that may be contained in this press release are being made as of the date of its release, and the Company assumes no
obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected
in the forward-looking statements.</I></FONT></P>

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