IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS INC - FORM 8-K - August 9, 2012

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 7, 2012

Commission File Number:  001-15757

ImageWare Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
33-0224167
(IRS Employer Identification No.)



10815 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 310, San Diego, California 92127
(Address of principal executive offices)

619-673-8600
(Registrant's Telephone number)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On August 9, 2012, ImageWare Systems, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Neal Goldman was elected to its Board of Directors effective August 7, 2012. The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Goldman to the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Goldman's election is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Goldman is currently president, chief compliance officer and a director of Goldman Capital Management, Inc., an employee owned investment advisor that he founded in 1985. Additionally, Mr. Goldman is a member of the CFA institute and serves as a member of the board of directors and compensation committee for Blyth, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed designer and marketer of home decorative and fragrance products.

There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Goldman was appointed as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Goldman that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index.

SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
ImageWare Systems, Inc.


Date:   August 9, 2012
By: /s/ S. James Miller, Jr.
Name: S. James Miller, Jr.
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
   
Description
EX-99.1
   
Press Release dated August 9, 2012

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