FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SAMPSON RANDALL D
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC [JCS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 CANTERBURY ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/02/2021
(Street)

SHAKOPEE, MN 55379
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/02/2021   M   16,767 A $ 6.33 76,666 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/02/2021   F   14,844 D $ 7.15 61,822 D  
Common Stock 08/02/2021   M   10,000 A $ 4.34 71,822 D  
Common Stock 08/02/2021   F   6,069 D $ 7.15 65,753 D  
Common Stock 08/02/2021   M   12,500 A $ 2.74 78,253 D  
Common Stock 08/02/2021   F   4,790 D $ 7.15 73,463 D  
Common Stock 08/02/2021   M   10,000 A $ 4.94 83,463 D  
Common Stock 08/02/2021   F   6,909 D $ 7.15 76,554 D  
Common Stock               681,334 I See footnotes 2 and 3 (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 11.05 08/02/2021   J     16,767   (4) 05/21/2022 Common Stock 16,767 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 6.33 08/02/2021   M     16,767   (5) 05/19/2023 Common Stock 16,767 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 4.34 08/02/2021   M     10,000   (6) 05/24/2024 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 2.74 08/02/2021   M     12,500   (7) 05/22/2026 Common Stock 12,500 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 4.94 08/02/2021   M     10,000   (8) 06/17/2027 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SAMPSON RANDALL D
1100 CANTERBURY ROAD
SHAKOPEE, MN 55379
  X      

Signatures

 Suzette McNally, Attorney-in-Fact for Randall D. Sampson   08/04/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 34,550 shares owned by reporting person individually and 25,349 shares owned jointly by reporting person and his spouse
(2) Held as of August 2, 2021 by the Sampson Family Real Estate Holdings, LLC (SFREH), of which Mr. Sampson is the sole manager. Members of SFREH include the Marian Arlis Sampson 2012 Family Revocable Trust, the Curtis A. Sampson Family Trust, and the Randall D. Sampson GST Trust, of which Mr. Sampson is the grantor and his grandchildren are beneficiaries. Mr. Sampson and his children are among the beneficiaries of the Marian Arlis Sampson 2012 Family Irrevocable Trust and the Curtis A. Sampson Family Trust. Mr. Sampson disclaims beneficial ownership in membership interests of SFREH in which he has no pecuniary interest.
(3) Following the death of Curtis A. Sampson on July 16, 2020, Randall D. Sampson became the executor of the estate of Curtis A. Sampson, became the trustee of certain trusts of Curtis A. Sampson that held Communication Systems, Inc. stock and was granted other fiduciary powers relating to Communications Systems, Inc. stock. Transactions by Mr. R. Sampson in Communications Systems, Inc. stock in his fiduciary capacity subsequent to July 16, 2020 are exempt from reporting under Rule 16a-2(d)(1).
(4) As provided under the 2011 Plan and in accordance with the determinations of the Compensation Committee, all stock options outstanding on August 2, 2021 having an exercise price equal or greater than the Fair Market Value on the August 2, 2021 closing date of the E&S Sale Transaction were terminated and cancelled as of the closing date without any payment therefor.
(5) Option fully vested on May 19, 2017
(6) Option fully vested on May 24, 2018
(7) Option fully vested on May 22, 2020
(8) Option fully vested on June 17, 2021

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