ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements
ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	Overview ImageWare Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) is incorporated in the state of Delaware. The Company is a pioneer and leader in the market for biometrically enabled software-based identity management solutions. The Company develops mobile and cloud-based identity management solutions providing biometric, secure credential and law enforcement technologies. Our patented biometric product line includes our flagship product, the Biometric Engine®, a hardware and algorithm independent multi-biometric engine that enables the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. Our identification products are used to create, issue and manage secure credentials, including national IDs, passports, driver's licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. Our digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shots, fingerprint live scans, and investigative capabilities. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with offices in Portland, OR, Washington, D.C., Mexico, and Ottawa, Ontario. Recent Developments On March 9, 2016, the Company and Neal I. Goldman, a director of the Company ("Goldman"), entered into the fourth amendment (the "Fourth Amendment") to the convertible promissory note and line of credit previously issued by the Company to Goldman on March 27, 2013 (the "Goldman LOC"). The Fourth Amendment (i) provides the Company with the ability to borrow up to $5.0 million under the terms of the Goldman LOC; (ii) permits Goldman to convert the outstanding principal, plus any accrued but unpaid interest due under the Goldman LOC (the "Outstanding Balance"), into shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), for $1.25 per share; and (iii) extends the maturity date of the Goldman LOC to June 30, 2017. In addition, on March 9, 2016, the Company and Charles Crocker, also a director of the Company ("Crocker"), entered into a new line of credit and promissory note (the "New Crocker LOC"), in the principal amount of $500,000. The New Crocker LOC shall accrue interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and matures on the earlier to occur of June 30, 2017 or such date that the Company consummates a debt and/or equity financing resulting in net proceeds to the Company of at least $3.5 million. All outstanding amounts due under the terms of the New Crocker LOC shall be convertible into the Company's Common Stock at $1.25 per share. As of March 31, 2016, no amounts were outstanding under the terms of either the Goldman LOC or New Crocker LOC (together, the “Lines of Credit”). Liquidity, Capital Resources Historically, our principal sources of cash have included customer payments from the sale of our products, proceeds from the issuance of common and preferred stock and proceeds from the issuance of debt. Our principal uses of cash have included cash used in operations, payments relating to purchases of property and equipment and repayments of borrowings. We expect that our principal uses of cash in the future will be for product development including customization of identity management products for enterprise and consumer applications, further development of intellectual property, development of Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) capabilities for existing products as well as general working capital and capital expenditure requirements. We expect that, as our revenues grow, our sales and marketing and research and development expenses will continue to grow, albeit at a slower rate and, as a result, we will need to generate significant net revenues to achieve and sustain income from operations. Management believes that the Company’s current cash, cash equivalents and available borrowings under our Lines of Credit, as well as potential cost reductions if necessary, will be sufficient to meet working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months from March 31, 2016 and that we will have sufficient liquidity to fund our business and meet our contractual obligations during the aforementioned period.

ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Overview

ImageWare Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) is incorporated in the state of Delaware. The Company is a pioneer and leader in the market for biometrically enabled software-based identity management solutions. The Company develops mobile and cloud-based identity management solutions providing biometric, secure credential and law enforcement technologies. Our patented biometric product line includes our flagship product, the Biometric Engine®, a hardware and algorithm independent multi-biometric engine that enables the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. Our identification products are used to create, issue and manage secure credentials, including national IDs, passports, driver's licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. Our digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shots, fingerprint live scans, and investigative capabilities. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with offices in Portland, OR, Washington, D.C., Mexico, and Ottawa, Ontario.

Recent Developments

On March 9, 2016, the Company and Neal I. Goldman, a director of the Company ("Goldman"), entered into the fourth amendment (the "Fourth Amendment") to the convertible promissory note and line of credit previously issued by the Company to Goldman on March 27, 2013 (the "Goldman LOC"). The Fourth Amendment (i) provides the Company with the ability to borrow up to $5.0 million under the terms of the Goldman LOC; (ii) permits Goldman to convert the outstanding principal, plus any accrued but unpaid interest due under the Goldman LOC (the "Outstanding Balance"), into shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), for $1.25 per share; and (iii) extends the maturity date of the Goldman LOC to June 30, 2017.

In addition, on March 9, 2016, the Company and Charles Crocker, also a director of the Company ("Crocker"), entered into a new line of credit and promissory note (the "New Crocker LOC"), in the principal amount of $500,000. The New Crocker LOC shall accrue interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and matures on the earlier to occur of June 30, 2017 or such date that the Company consummates a debt and/or equity financing resulting in net proceeds to the Company of at least $3.5 million. All outstanding amounts due under the terms of the New Crocker LOC shall be convertible into the Company's Common Stock at $1.25 per share.

As of March 31, 2016, no amounts were outstanding under the terms of either the Goldman LOC or New Crocker LOC (together, the “Lines of Credit”).

Liquidity, Capital Resources

Historically, our principal sources of cash have included customer payments from the sale of our products, proceeds from the issuance of common and preferred stock and proceeds from the issuance of debt. Our principal uses of cash have included cash used in operations, payments relating to purchases of property and equipment and repayments of borrowings. We expect that our principal uses of cash in the future will be for product development including customization of identity management products for enterprise and consumer applications, further development of intellectual property, development of Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) capabilities for existing products as well as general working capital and capital expenditure requirements. We expect that, as our revenues grow, our sales and marketing and research and development expenses will continue to grow, albeit at a slower rate and, as a result, we will need to generate significant net revenues to achieve and sustain income from operations.

Management believes that the Company’s current cash, cash equivalents and available borrowings under our Lines of Credit, as well as potential cost reductions if necessary, will be sufficient to meet working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months from March 31, 2016 and that we will have sufficient liquidity to fund our business and meet our contractual obligations during the aforementioned period.