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Rule
13d-1(b)
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No. 846243103
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons
(entities only)
Bruce
& Co., Inc.
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Illinois
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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Sole
Voting Power
1,681,706
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
1,681,706
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,681,706
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.40%
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA
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Item
1.
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(a)
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Name
of Issuer
Alanco
Technologies, Inc.
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(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
15575
North 83rd Way
Suite
3
Scottsdale,
AZ 85260
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Item
2.
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(a)
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Name
of Person Filing
Bruce
& Co., Inc.
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(b)
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
20
North Wacker Dr., Suite 2414
Chicago,
IL 60606
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(c)
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Citizenship
Illinois
Corporation
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(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities
Common
Stock
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(e)
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CUSIP
Number
011612603
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is a:
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(a)
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Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78o).
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(b)
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Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(c)
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Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(d)
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Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940
(15 U.S.C 80a-8).
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(e)
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An
investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
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An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
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A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
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A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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(i)
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A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company
under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C.
80a-3);
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(j)
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Group,
in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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Item
4.
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Ownership*
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Provide
the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage
of
the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
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(a)
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Amount
beneficially owned: 1,681,706
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(b)
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Percent
of class: 7.40%
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(c)
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Number
of shares as to which the person has:
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(i)
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Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,681,706
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(ii)
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Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote: ___
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(iii)
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Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,681,706
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(iv)
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Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: ___
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Bruce
& Co., Inc., an Illinois corporation and registered investment adviser
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, is filing this Schedule
13G in
its capacity as investment manager for Bruce Fund, Inc., a Maryland
registered investment company.
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not
applicable
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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The
securities reported on this Schedule 13G are directly held by Bruce
Fund,
Inc.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person
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Not
applicable
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not
applicable
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Not
applicable
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Item
10.
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Certification
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By
signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the
securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
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/s/
R. Jeffrey Bruce
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By:
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R. Jeffrey Bruce |
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Title:
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Vice-President |
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