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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897101-16-002869
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160829
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:		20160830
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160830

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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31588
		FILM NUMBER:		161860605

	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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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Appointment of New Chief Financial
Officer</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective August 29, 2016, Communications
Systems, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) appointed Mark D. Fandrich, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fandrich,
age 54, has been serving as VP of Finance for the Company&rsquo;s Suttle business unit since July 2015. Prior to joining Suttle,
Mr. Fandrich served as Corporate Controller for the Bergquist Company, a manufacturer of thermal conductive interface materials,
thermal substrates, membrane switches and fans, from April 2005 to July 2015. Bergquist was acquired by Henkel AG &amp; Co. KGaA
of Dusseldorf, Germany in November 2014. Prior to his employment at Bergquist, Mr. Fandrich served in a finance role at several
private and public companies and as a tax accountant for Arthur Andersen &amp; Co.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Fandrich will receive a salary of
$200,000 a year and was granted options to purchase 20,000 shares of Company stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Fandrich will also participate in
the Company bonus programs. His 2017 annual bonus opportunity will allow him to earn up to 55% of his base compensation if all
&ldquo;Targets&rdquo; are achieved by the Company. He will also have a long-term incentive compensation opportunity equal to 50
% of his base compensation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Fandrich will also have a Company
car available to him or in the event he chooses not to have a Company car, he will receive an annualized car allowance of $7,750.
Mr. Fandrich is also eligible to participate in the Company&rsquo;s other employee benefit plans on the same basis as other employees.
His employment is at will.</P>

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Company and Mr. Fandrich also entered into a Change in Control Agreement similar to those of other Company executives.</P>

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Inc. Management Changes</FONT></P>

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appointment, the previous Chief Financial Officer, Edwin C. Freeman, was appointed the Company&rsquo;s Treasurer and Vice President
of Corporate Development, and will assist Mr. Fandrich in his transition to Chief Financial Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, 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, thereunto duly
authorized.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.</P>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;August 29, 2016</P>



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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><img src="a150896a001_v1.jpg" alt="(CSI LOGO)"></div>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</U></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS, INC. APPOINTS MARK FANDRICH AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER </U></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Minnetonka,
MN &ndash; August 29, 2016 &ndash; Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCS) (&ldquo;CSI&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)</B>,
a global provider of physical connectivity infrastructure and services for deployments of broadband networks, today announced
the appointment of Mark Fandrich as the Company&rsquo;s Chief Financial Officer, effective August 29, 2016. Mr. Fandrich succeeds
Edwin C. Freeman, who will assist during the leadership transition and has assumed the position of Treasurer and Vice President
of Corporate Development. Mr. Fandrich has more than 30 years of financial management and accounting experience primarily in the
technology and manufacturing sectors, and most recently served as Vice President of Finance for the Company&rsquo;s Suttle business.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;Mark
brings a track record of success and relevant skills and experience to his new role as the Company&rsquo;s CFO,&rdquo; said CSI&rsquo;s
CEO Roger H.D. Lacey. &ldquo;We believe Mark is highly qualified to drive the productivity of our finance team and maximize the
use of data from our IFS enterprise management system as we continue to execute our strategic plan to revitalize CSI&rsquo;s growth
and return to profitability. We also expect to benefit from his expertise in process improvement, modeling and forecasting, strategic
planning, financial reporting, system integration and internal controls.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Fandrich said, &ldquo;During the past year at Suttle I have gained an appreciation for the significant potential of CSI&rsquo;s
businesses. I am thrilled to assume the CFO position at this critical point in CSI&rsquo;s history and look forward to working
closely with management to advance the Company&rsquo;s continued transformational progress for operational excellence.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Lacey concluded, &ldquo;On behalf of everyone at CSI, I want to thank Ed Freeman for his dedication and contribution to our finance
function during the past few years. We are fortunate that Ed will remain a key part of our team in his new role as Treasurer and
VP of Corporate Development.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>About
Mark Fandrich </U></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Fandrich served as Vice President of Finance for the Company&rsquo;s Suttle business unit since July 2015. From 2005 to 2015,
he was Corporate Controller of The Bergquist Company, where he was responsible for consolidated financial reporting, forecasting,
general accounting, cost accounting, credit management, tax accounting, internal controls, risk management, and treasury management.
From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Fandrich served as Director of Finance of Larex Inc., where he was responsible for forecasting, financial
modeling, reporting, product cost development, budgeting, audits, shareholder relations, treasury, risk management, debt financing,
IT, and facilities management. From 1984 to 2000, Mr. Fandrich served in finance and accounting roles at several private and public
companies and as a tax accountant for Arthur Andersen &amp; Co. He received a BA in Accounting and Business/Management from Concordia
College, Moorhead, MN and an MBA in Finance from Metropolitan State University. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (&ldquo;CPA&rdquo;)
in the state of Minnesota.</FONT></P>

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Communications Systems </U></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">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 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.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Forward-Looking
Statements </U></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Certain
statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements are based on Communications Systems&rsquo; current expectations or beliefs and are subject to uncertainty
and changes in circumstances. Actual results or events may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein
due to changes in economic, business, competitive or regulatory factors, and other risks and uncertainties affecting the operation
of Communications Systems&rsquo; business. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies are presented in the Company&rsquo;s Annual
Report on Form 10-K and, from time to time, in the Company&rsquo;s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Communications Systems is under no obligation to, and
expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Communications Systems, Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>The Equity Group Inc.&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Edwin C. Freeman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Devin Sullivan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Treasurer, VP Corporate Development</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Senior Vice President&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">952-996-1674</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">212-836-9608</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">efreeman@commsysinc.com</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">dsullivan@equityny.com &#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Roger H. D. Lacey</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kalle Ahl &#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Senior Associate</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">952-996-1674</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">212-836-9614</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">kahl@equityny.com</FONT></TD></TR>
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