SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Alpert Robert H (Last) (First) (Middle) 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE SUITE 950 (Street) DALLAS TX 75225 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CROSSROADS SYSTEMS INC [ CRSS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Explanation of Responses	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)(2)	1,492,285	I	By 210/CRDS Investment LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is being filed by the reporting person in his capacity as a director of the Issuer and in his capacity as an indirect holder of 1,492,285 shares of common stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Person is President and sole shareholder of RHA Investments, Inc., which is general partner of Covenant RHA Partners, L.P. ("RHA Partners"). RHA Partners is a member of 210 Capital, LLC ("210 Capital"). 210 Capital is the sole member of 210/CRDS Investment LLC, which is a direct holder of 1,492,285 shares of common stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares of the Issuer's common stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that such person is a beneficial owner of these shares of the Issuer's common stock for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of common stock. A statement on Schedule 13D was initially jointly filed on October 24, 2017 by the Reporting Person and other persons with respect to the shares of the Issuer's common stock reported on this Form 3.

	/s/ Robert H. Alpert	10/24/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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