SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 1
Integrated Security Systems, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
45812J101
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(CUSIP Number)
Russell Cleveland
Renaissance Capital Group, Inc.
8080 N. Central Expressway, Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, Texas 75206-1857
(214) 891-8294
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(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
May 24, 2001
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following
box [ ].
(Continued on following pages)
CUSIP No. 45812J101 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. 75-2533518
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
21,944,758
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8. SHARED VOTING POWER
None
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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
21,944,758
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
21,944,758
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
67.9%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
CUSIP No. 45812J101 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Renaissance US Growth & Incom None - Foreign
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
England
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
21,108,446
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8. SHARED VOTING POWER
None
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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
21,108,446
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
21,108,446
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
67.0%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This statement relates to the Common Stock ("Common Shares") of
Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (the "Company"). The principal executive
offices of the Company are located at 8200 Springwood Drive, Irving, Texas
75063.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a) This Statement is filed by Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund
III, Inc. ("Renaissance III"), and Renaissance US Growth & Income Trust PLC
("Renaissance PLC"); Renaissance III and Renaissance PLC collectively referred
to herein as "Reporting Persons").
Certain information concerning the directors and executive
officers of the Reporting Persons is set forth on Attachment 1 attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Renaissance III is a business development company regulated under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and organized under the laws of
the State of Texas, with its principal business and principal office at 8080 N.
Central Expressway, Suite 210, LB-59, Dallas, Texas 75206-1857.
Renaissance PLC is an investment trust organized under the
laws of England and Wales. Its address in the United States is c/o Renaissance
Capital Group, Inc., Investment Manager, 8080 N. Central Expressway, Suite 210,
LB-59, Dallas, Texas 75206-1857.
The business addresses of the directors and executive officers
of the Reporting Persons are set forth on Attachment 1 to this Statement and
incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Renaissance III and Renaissance PLC are engaged in the
business of investing principally in emerging or undervalued U.S. public
companies.
(d) Neither any of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best knowledge of
such persons, any person named in Attachment 1 to this Statement, has been
convicted in a criminal proceeding in the past five years (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) Neither any of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best knowledge of
such persons, any person named in Attachment 1 to this Statement, was during the
last five years a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative
body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is
subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) All persons named on Attachment 1 to this Statement are citizens of
the United States, except as otherwise indicated on such Attachment.
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Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
The total amount of funds required by Renaissance III to
acquire the securities reported in Item 5(a) was $4,479,589. The source of such
funds was capital of Renaissance III.
The total amount of funds required by Renaissance PLC to
acquire the securities reported in Item 5(a) was $4,313,463. The source of such
funds was capital of Renaissance PLC.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The Reporting Persons each acquired beneficial ownership of
the Common Stock reported in Item 5(a) both in the ordinary course of business
for investment purposes and upon exchange of indebtedness in connection with the
financial restructuring of the Company. The President and CEO of Renaissance
Capital Group, Inc., the investment advisor to Renaissance III and the
investment manager of Renaissance PLC, Russell Cleveland, has been appointed to
the board of directors of the Company.
The Reporting Persons may participate in discussions with
management or third parties in which the Reporting Person may suggest or take a
position with respect to potential changes in the operations, management, or
capital structure of such companies as a means of enhancing shareholder value.
Such suggestions or positions may relate to one or more of the transactions
specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the Schedule 13D form,
including, without limitation, such matters as disposing of one or more
businesses, selling the Company, merging with another Company or acquiring
another company or business, changing operating or marketing strategies, changes
in management or marketing, or restructuring the Company's capitalization.
Each Reporting Person continues to assess the Company's
business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general
economic conditions, the securities markets in general and those for the
Company's securities in particular, other developments and other investment
opportunities, as well as the Reporting Person's investment objectives.
Depending on such assessments, one or both of the Reporting Persons may acquire
additional securities or may determine to sell or otherwise dispose of some or
all of its holding of securities.
Other than as described above, neither of the Reporting
Persons has any present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in
any transaction, change, or event specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4
of the Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Renaissance III beneficially owns 21,944,758 Common
Shares, and Renaissance PLC beneficially owns 21,108,446 Common Shares. The
Reporting Persons beneficially own 43,053,204 Common Shares. Based upon
information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Common
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Shares beneficially owned by Renaissance III, Renaissance PLC, and together
represent approximately 67.9%, 67.0%, and 81.2%, respectively, of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company. Renaissance III and Renaissance PLC
disclaim that they are members of a group for purposes of Regulation 13D.
The Common Shares beneficially owned by Renaissance III are
comprised of 393,259 shares of Common Stock; 814,299 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of warrants; 187,500 shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the conversion of 7,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock; 2,589,945
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 20,720 shares of Series F
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series F Preferred Stock"); and 17,959,755 shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 143,678 shares of Series G
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series G Preferred Stock"). The board of directors
of Renaissance III exercises voting and investment control over the securities
of the Company owned by it.
Renaissance PLC is deemed the beneficial owner of Common
Shares comprised of 393,258 shares of Common Stock; 808,617 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants; 187,500 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of 7,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock;
2,589,945 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 20,720 shares of
Series F Preferred Stock; and 17,129,126 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of 137,033 shares of Series G Preferred Stock. The board of directors
of Renaissance PLC exercises voting and investment control over the securities
of the Company owned by it.
(b) Holders of Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to one
vote for each share of Common Stock into which such share of Series D Preferred
Stock could then be converted. Presently, the holder of each share of Series D
Preferred stock is entitled to 25 votes. Holders of Series F Preferred Stock are
entitled to vote with the holders of Common Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock,
the Series E Preferred Stock , and the Series G Preferred Stock as a single
class on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote, including the
election of directors, except as otherwise required by law. Holders of Series F
Preferred Stock are also entitled to vote with any other class of equity
securities which may vote with the holders of the Common Stock as a single class
with respect to any matter. Holders of Series F Preferred Stock are entitled to
a number of votes per share of Series F Preferred Stock equal to the number of
shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series F Preferred Stock are
convertible on the record date of the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive notice of and to vote on such matter. In addition, the consent of
holders of 80% of the Series F Preferred Stock and the Series G Preferred Stock,
voting together as a single class, will be required to (a) authorize, create, or
increase the authorized amount of any class of senior stock or parity stock,
other than Preferred Stock of the same class or securities to evidence bank debt
or asset securitization or (b) authorize a merger, consolidation, or sale of
assets, other than in the ordinary course of business, of the Company, including
the capital stock of the Company's subsidiaries. The consent of holders of 80%
of the Series F Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, will be required to
approve any action to amend the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws
that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the Series F Preferred
Stock.
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Holders of Series G Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote
with the holders of Common Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock, the Series E
Preferred Stock, and the Series F Preferred Stock as a single class on all
matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote, including the election of
directors, except as otherwise required by law. holders of Series G Preferred
Stock are also entitled to vote with any other class of equity securities which
may vote with the holders of the Common Stock as a single class with respect to
any matter. Holders of Series G Preferred Stock are entitled to a number of
votes per share of Series G Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of
Common Stock into which the Shares of Series G Preferred Stock are convertible
on the record date of the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
notice of and to vote on such matter. In addition, the consent of holders of 80%
of the Series G Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock, voting
together as a single class, will be required (a) to authorize, create, or
increase the authorized amount of any class of senior stock or parity stock,
other than Preferred Stock of the same class or securities to evidence bank debt
or securitization or (b) authorize a merger, consolidation, or sale of assets,
other than in the ordinary course of business, of the Company, including the
capital stock of the Company's subsidiaries. The consent of holders of 80% of
the Series G Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, will be required to
approve any action to amend the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws
that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the Series G Preferred
Stock.
In addition to their right to vote with the holders of the
Common Stock on the election of directors, the Reporting Persons, as the holders
of the Series G Preferred Stock and the holders of the Series F Preferred Stock,
voting together as a single class, are entitled to elect two additional
directors to the Company's board of directors.
Each of the Reporting Persons has or will have upon the
exercise of the warrants issued to it by the Company the sole power to vote and
dispose of all of the Common Shares that it beneficially owns. None of the
Reporting Persons shares voting or disposition power with any person with
respect to the Common Shares.
(c) No transaction in the Common Shares was effected by a
Reporting Person during the past 60 days, except as follows: (1) the issuance on
May 17, 2001, in connection with a financial restructuring of the Company, to
Renaissance III of 20,720 shares of Series F Preferred Stock and 137,678 shares
of Series G Preferred Stock and the issuance to Renaissance PLC of 20,720 shares
of Series F Preferred Stock and 131,033 shares of Series G Preferred Stock, all
of which shares were issued in exchange for approximately $7.5 million of
promissory notes and convertible debentures owned by Renaissance III and
Renaissance PLC, including accrued interest, in connection with a financial
restructuring of the Company; and (2) the issuance on May 24, 2001, of 6,000
shares of Series G Preferred Stock to Renaissance III and the issuance of 6,000
shares of Series G Preferred Stock to Renaissance PLC, all of which shares were
issued for a total of $300,000 cash.
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(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons has the right
to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships With
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(k)
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquire and to the best of their individual
knowledge and belief, the signatories below certify that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct as of this ____ day of
June, 2001.
The persons whose signatures appear below agree that this
statement on Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of each of them.
RENAISSANCE CAPITAL GROWTH & INCOME FUND III, INC.
By: ______________________________
Name: Russell Cleveland
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
RENAISSANCE US GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC
By: _______________________________
Name: Russell Cleveland
Title: Director
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ATTACHMENT 1
The name, business address, and principal occupation of the
directors and executive officers of Renaissance III are as follows:
DIRECTORS
Principal
Name Business Address Occupation
Edward O. Boshell, Jr. c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Director
8080 North Central Expressway
Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
Russell Cleveland c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Director
8080 North Central Expressway
Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
Peter Collins c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Director
8080 North Central Expressway
Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
Ernest C. Hill c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Director
8080 North Central Expressway
Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
OFFICERS
Russell Cleveland c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. President and
8080 North Central Expressway Chief Executive
Suite 210, LB-59 Officer
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
John A. Schmit c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Vice President
8080 North Central Expressway
Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
Robert C. Pearson c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Vice President
8080 North Central Expressway
Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
Barbara A. Butschek c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Secretary and
8080 North Central Expressway Treasurer
Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206-1857
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The name, business address, and principal occupation of the
directors and executive officers of Renaissance PLC are as follows:
DIRECTORS
Principal
Name Business Address Occupation
Michael B. Cannan c/o Sinclair Henderson Limited Director
23 Cathedral Yard
Exeter EX11HB
Russell Cleveland c/o Sinclair Henderson Limited Director
23 Cathedral Yard
Exeter EX11HB
Ernest J. Fenton c/o Sinclair Henderson Limited Director
23 Cathedral Yard
Exeter EX11HB
Lord Mark Fitzalan Howard OBE c/o Sinclair Henderson Limited Director
23 Cathedral Yard
Exeter EX11HB
C. A. Rundell, Jr. c/o Sinclair Henderson Limited Director
23 Cathedral Yard
Exeter EX11HB
William W. Vanderfelt c/o Sinclair Henderson Limited Director
23 Cathedral Yard
Exeter EX11HB
OFFICERS
None
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EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing
statement on Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that
all of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint
filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible
for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy
of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible
for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others,
except to the extent it knows or has reason to believe that such information is
inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
RENAISSANCE CAPITAL GROWTH & INCOME FUND III, INC.
By: ______________________________
Name: Russell Cleveland
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
RENAISSANCE US GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC
By: _______________________________
Name: Russell Cleveland
Title: Director
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