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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897101-12-000845
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120522
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120524
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120524

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000022701
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661]
		IRS NUMBER:				410957999
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31588
		FILM NUMBER:		12868588

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55343
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9529961674

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55343
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman Bold,serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>May
22, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 20pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Communications Systems, Inc.</B></P>

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in its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Minnesota</B></P>

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Incorporation)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0">Item 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Communications Systems, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
and Jeffrey K. Berg, who retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on May 19, 2011, have agreed to continue Mr. Berg&rsquo;s
consulting arrangement with the Company beyond May 31, 2012. Under the amended agreement, which will continue on a month-to month
basis, Mr. Berg will continue to consult with the Company on ongoing matters designated by the current Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Berg will provide approximately 32 hours of service per month and will receive a $4,800 per month consulting fee. The remaining
principal terms of May 19, 2011 consulting agreement between the Company and Mr. Berg will remain in effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0">Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 22, 2012, the Company held its Annual Meeting
of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). Of the 8,506,734 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock outstanding and
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 7,832,128 shares or 92.1% were present either in person or by proxy.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">The following
describes the matters considered by the Company&rsquo;s shareholders at the Annual Meeting, as well as the final results of the
votes cast at the meeting:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To elect three directors of the Company to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">For</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Broker Non-Vote</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify">Jeffrey K. Berg</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">3,645,935</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">1,881,279</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">2,304,914</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify">Roger H.D. Lacey</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">3,929,872</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">1,597,342</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">2,304,914</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify">William G. Schultz</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">3,868,830</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">1,658,384</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">2,304,914</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To ratify and approve the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche, LLP as the independent registered
public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Broker Non-Vote</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">7,762,144</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">58,119</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">11,865</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">None</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: normal 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To cast an advisory vote on executive compensation.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Broker Non-Vote</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">4,329,727</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">645,450</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">552,037</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">2,304,914</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: normal 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To cast an advisory vote on the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">1 Year</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">2 Years</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">3 Years</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Broker Non-Vote</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">2,062,890</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">65,061</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">2,299,964</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">1,099,299</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center">2,304,914</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">As a result, each nominee was elected as a director
of the Company for a three-year term and proposals number 2 and 3 were approved.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">With respect to Proposal 4, the non-binding advisory
vote on the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes, approximately 51.9% of the votes that selected a preference
voted in favor of holding the advisory vote every three years, which was the recommendation of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has not made a decision consider how frequently to hold future required advisory votes on executive compensation,
but will consider the matter at a future Board meeting and disclose its decision in a future filing.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0">Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following is filed as an exhibit to this Report
on Form 8-K:</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 79%; padding: 3pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Exhibit Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 3pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border: Black 1pt solid">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 3pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Press Release dated May 22, 2012, &ldquo;Communications Systems, Inc. Holds 2012 Annual Shareholders Meeting and Announces Payment of Quarterly Dividend.&rdquo;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant 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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0">Date: May 24, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0"><B>Communications Systems, Inc. Holds 2012 Annual Shareholders Meeting and
Announces Payment of Quarterly Dividend</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0"><B>Minnetonka, Minnesota - May 22, 2012</B> &#8213; Communications Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ:<B><U>JCS</U></B>) held its 2012 Annual Shareholders meeting today. During the meeting management discussed the results
for 2011 and outlined future plans. A copy of the Company&rsquo;s presentation can be found on their website at <U>www.commsystems.com</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition to the shareholders meeting presentation
the Company has prepared and made available on its website a podcast dated May 22, 2012. This podcast comments on already public
information on the Company&rsquo;s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011, the three months ended March 31, 2012,
and ongoing business at the Company&rsquo;s three business units. From time to time in the future, the Company may post additional
podcasts on its website. Investors may obtain more information about the Company, its financial results, its operations, its businesses
and future podcasts from the Company website <U>www.commsystems.com</U>, and by following the Company on Twitter @CommSystemsInc.,
LinkedIn and YouTube.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">At the meeting the Company&rsquo;s shareholders elected
three current Directors; Jeffrey K. Berg, Roger H.D. Lacey, and William G. Schultz to a new three-year term.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Also during the meeting President and CEO William Schultz
commented on the financial strength of the Company, the positive long-term outlook, and the Board&rsquo;s continued support for
the dividend. He also announced the Board of Directors approved payment of the quarterly dividend of $.16 per share for record
holders of June 15, 2012 with payment on July 2, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0"><B>Cautionary Statement<BR>
</B>From time to time, in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases that it issues, podcasts that
it prepares and makes available, and in other communications to shareholders or the investing public, Communications Systems, Inc.
may make forward&minus;looking statements concerning possible or anticipated future financial performance, business activities
or plans that are typically preceded by the words &quot;believes,&quot; &quot;expects,&quot; &quot;anticipates,&quot; &quot;intends&quot;
or similar expressions. For these forward&minus;looking statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward&minus;looking
statements contained in federal securities laws. Shareholders and the investing public should understand that these forward&minus;looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those disclosed in our periodic filings with the SEC, which could
cause actual performance, activities or plans after the date the statements are made to differ significantly from those indicated
in the forward&minus;looking statements when made.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0"><B>About Communications Systems<BR>
</B>Communications Systems, Inc. provides physical connectivity infrastructure and services for global deployments of broadband
networks. Focusing on innovative, cost-effective solutions, CSI provides customers the ability to deliver, manage, and optimize
their broadband network services and architecture. From the integration of fiber optics in any application and environment to efficient
home voice and data deployments to optimization of data and application access, CSI provides the tools for maximum utilization
of the network from the edge to the user. With partners and customers in over 50 countries, CSI has built a reputation as a reliable
global innovator focusing on quality and customer service.</P>

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