DSGR 10-Q Quarterly Report March 31, 2010

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10-Q 1 c99751e10vq.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


þ		Quarterly Report under Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For quarterly period ended March 31, 2010


o		Transition Report under Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file Number: 0-10546

LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		36-2229304

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1666 East Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois		60018

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(847) 827-9666
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $1 par value, as of April 23, 2010 was 8,522,001.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. The terms “may,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continues,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “objective,” “plan,” “potential,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, intentions or beliefs and are subject to a number of factors, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences or that might otherwise impact the business include the effect of general economic and market conditions; increases in commodity prices; work stoppages and other disruptions at transportation centers or shipping ports; disruptions of the Company’s information and communication systems; competition and competitive pricing pressures; changes in customer demand; the influence of controlling stockholders; the inability of management to successfully implement strategic initiatives and, all of the factors discussed in the Company’s “Risk Factors” set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such factor or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009		4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		7

Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		10

Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		13

Item 4 Controls and Procedures		13

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6 Exhibits		13

SIGNATURES		14

Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Lawson Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,831	$	8,787
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts		44,091		39,804
Inventories		75,101		73,696
Miscellaneous receivables and prepaid expenses		12,524		10,423
Deferred income taxes		4,035		4,819
Property held for sale		—		332
Discontinued assets		485		459

Total current assets		145,067		138,320

Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization		41,622		40,576

Cash value of life insurance		17,089		17,021
Deferred income taxes		12,858		15,249
Goodwill		28,185		27,957
Other assets		2,525		2,524


Total assets	$	247,346	$	241,647


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	29,723	$	19,968
Settlement payable		10,000		10,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		28,924		33,272

Total current liabilities		68,647		63,240


Security bonus plan		25,810		25,931
Deferred compensation		10,988		10,374
Other		3,025		5,456

		39,823		41,761


Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value:
Authorized — 500,000 shares, Issued and outstanding — None		—		—
Common stock, $1 par value:
Authorized — 35,000,000 shares, Issued and outstanding — 8,522,001 shares		8,522		8,522
Capital in excess of par value		4,837		4,780
Retained earnings		123,709		121,888
Accumulated other comprehensive income		1,808		1,456

Stockholders’ equity		138,876		136,646

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	247,346	$	241,647

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Lawson Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010			2009

Net sales	$	95,073		$	99,381
Cost of goods sold		39,591			45,214

Gross profit		55,482			54,167

Operating (income) expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		52,108			56,681
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment		(1,701	)		411
Severance and other restructuring charges		475			6,041


Operating income (loss)		4,600			(8,966	)

Other income		50			725
Interest expense		(85	)		(74	)


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		4,565			(8,315	)

Income tax expense (benefit)		2,223			(2,396	)


Income (loss) from continuing operations		2,342			(5,919	)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(10	)		(29	)


Net income (loss)	$	2,332		$	(5,948	)


Basic and diluted income (loss) per share of common stock:
Continuing operations	$	0.27		$	(0.70	)
Discontinued operations		—			—

	$	0.27		$	(0.70	)


Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.06		$	0.03


Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:		8,522			8,522

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Lawson Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited and in thousands)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010			2009

Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	2,332		$	(5,948	)
Loss from discontinued operations		10			29

Income (loss) from continuing operations		2,342			(5,919	)

Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,515			1,864
Deferred income taxes		2,957			(569	)
Loss (gain) from disposal of property, plant and equipment		(1,701	)		411
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable		(4,419	)		4,499
Inventories		(1,255	)		3,839
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(2,136	)		(437	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,645			(957	)
Other		(1,053	)		(1,038	)


Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(1,105	)		1,693


Investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(299	)		(1,150	)
Proceeds from sale of property		2,027			—


Net cash used provided by (used in) investing activities		1,728			(1,150	)


Financing activities:
Dividends paid		(511	)		(1,704	)
Net proceeds from revolving line of credit		—			5,350
Other		(32	)		(178	)


Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(543	)		3,468


Discontinued operations:
Operating cash flows		(36	)		(56	)


Net cash used for discontinued operations		(36	)		(56	)


Increase in cash and cash equivalents		44			3,955

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		8,787			4,300


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	8,831		$	8,255

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Lawson Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Lawson Products, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not contain all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Reference should be made to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2010, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company, all normal recurring adjustments have been made, that are necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the interim periods. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.

There have been no material changes in our significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through April 29, 2010, the filing date of this Form 10-Q, and has determined that there were no subsequent events to recognize or disclose in these financial statements.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Note 2 — Inventories

Components of inventories were as follows:


	(Amounts in thousands)
	March 31,			December 31,
	2010			2009
Finished goods	$	83,584		$	81,621
Work in progress		1,247			1,227
Raw materials		1,632			1,759

Total		86,463			84,607
Reserve for obsolete and excess inventory		(11,362	)		(10,911	)

	$	75,101		$	73,696

Note 3 — Severance Reserve

The table below shows the changes in the Company’s reserves for severance and related payments, included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 and 2009:


	(Amounts in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010			2009
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,145		$	6,111
Charged to earnings		480			5,989
Cash paid		(1,177	)		(1,849	)
Adjustment to prior reserve		(5	)		—

Balance at end of the period	$	3,443		$	10,251

During the first quarter of 2009 the Company incurred a charge of $6.0 million reflecting a reduction of approximately 11% of the Company’s workforce in response to the onset of the economic recession.

Lawson Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 4 — Loss (Gain) on Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment

In the first quarter of 2010, the Company received cash proceeds of $2.0 million from the sale of its Dallas, Texas distribution center, resulting in a gain of $1.7 million. The $0.4 million loss recorded in 2009 was due to a write-down in the value of equipment.

Note 5 — Stock Based Compensation

A benefit of $0.3 million and $0.7 million related to stock based compensation was included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively. At March 31, 2010, the Company had 39,100 shares of unvested restricted stock awards outstanding and 375,150 Stock Performance Rights (“SPRs”) outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $28.47. The fair value of outstanding SPRs was remeasured on March 31, 2010 using the Black-Scholes valuation model. This model requires the input of the following subjective assumptions that may have a significant impact on the fair value estimate:


Expected volatility		47.5% to 89.6%
Risk-free interest rate		0.2% to 2.5%
Expected term (in years)		0.4 to 4.9
Expected annual dividend		$0.24

Note 6 — Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax as a percentage of pre-tax income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was 48.7% compared to 28.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The primary reason for the lower tax rate in 2009 was due to non-deductible expenses, which reduced the effective tax rate on loss.

At March 31, 2010, the Company had $1.1 million in unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have a favorable effect on the effective tax rate. Due to the uncertainty of both timing and resolution of income tax examinations, the Company is unable to determine whether any amounts included in the March 31, 2010 balance of unrecognized tax benefits represent tax positions that could significantly change during the next twelve months. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense (benefit).

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. Federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state and international jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2010, the Company is subject to U.S. Federal and non-U.S. income tax examinations for the years 2006 through 2008.

Note 7 — Earnings Per Share

Restricted stock awards outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and stock options outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 would have been anti-dilutive and therefore were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. Both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were $0.27 and $(0.70) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Lawson Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 8 — Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Components of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:


	(Amounts in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010		2009
Net income (loss)	$	2,332	$	(5,948	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		352		489

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	2,684	$	(5,459	)

Note 9 — Segment Reporting

The Company’s operating units have been aggregated into two reportable segments: MRO and OEM. The Company’s MRO segment is a distributor of products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and governmental maintenance repair and operations marketplace. The Company’s OEM segment manufactures and distributes production and specialized component parts to the original equipment marketplace. The Company’s two reportable segments are distinguished by the nature of products distributed and sold, types of customers and manner of servicing them. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources to reportable segments primarily based on operating income.

The following table presents summary financial information for the Company’s reportable segments:


	(Amounts in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010			2009
Net sales
MRO	$	79,616		$	82,819
OEM		15,457			16,562

Consolidated total	$	95,073		$	99,381


Operating income (loss)
MRO	$	3,172		$	(1,002	)
OEM		202			(1,512	)
Gain (loss) from disposal of property, plant and equipment		1,701			(411	)
Severance and other restructuring charges		(475	)		(6,041	)

Consolidated total		4,600			(8,966	)

Other income		50			725
Interest expense		(85	)		(74	)


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	4,565		$	(8,315	)

Note 10 — Non-Cash Transaction

During the first quarter of 2010, the Company purchased $2.1 million of property, plant and equipment that was financed through accounts payable. The cash was subsequently paid in April 2010.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table presents a summary of our financial performance for the first quarter of 2010 and 2009:


	2010						2009
				% of						% of
	Amount			Net Sales			Amount			Net Sales

Net sales
MRO	$	79,616			83.7	%	$	82,819			83.3	%
OEM		15,457			16.3			16,562			16.7

Consolidated total	$	95,073			100.0		$	99,381			100.0


Gross profit
MRO	$	51,748			65.0	%	$	51,565			62.3	%
OEM		3,734			24.2			2,602			15.7

Consolidated total		55,482			58.4			54,167			54.5

Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		52,108			54.8			56,681			57.0
Loss (gain) on disposal of property		(1,701	)		(1.7	)		411			0.4
Severance and other charges		475			0.5			6,041			6.1


Operating income (loss)		4,600			4.8			(8,966	)		(9.0	)
Other, net		(35	)		—			651			0.6

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense		4,565			4.8			(8,315	)		(8.4	)
Income tax (benefit) expense		2,223			(2.0	)		(2,396	)		(2.4	)


Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	2,342			2.8	%	$	(5,919	)		(6.0	)%

Net Sales

Net sales for the first quarter of 2010 decreased 4.3% to $95.1 million, from $99.4 million in the first quarter of 2009 and increased 6.5% compared to net sales of $89.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.

MRO net sales decreased $3.2 million or 3.9% in the first quarter of 2010, to $79.6 million from $82.8 million in the prior year period. OEM net sales decreased $1.1 million or 6.7% in the first quarter of 2010, to $15.5 million from $16.6 million in the prior year period.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2010, to $55.5 million from $54.2 million in the prior year period. The gross profit margin for the first quarter of 2010 increased to 58.4%, 3.9 percentage points higher than the 54.5% achieved in the first quarter of 2009. Although the gross profit margin improved significantly from the prior year period, it is comparable to the 57.5% gross margin realized in the fourth quarter of 2009.

MRO gross profit increased slightly to $51.7 million from $51.6 million in the prior year period. MRO gross profit as a percent of net sales increased 2.7 percentage points to 65.0% for the first quarter of 2010 from 62.3% in the first quarter of 2009 and was 0.8 percentage points better than the 64.2% gross margin realized in the fourth quarter of 2009. The first quarter of 2009 MRO gross margin was negatively affected by a $1.5 million increase in excess and obsolete inventory reserve, as forecasts of future sales were reduced.

OEM gross profit increased $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2010, to $3.7 million from $2.6 million in the prior year period. Gross profit as a percent of net sales increased to 24.2% for the first quarter of 2010, 8.5 percentage points higher than 15.7% achieved in the first quarter of 2009. The improved margin was due primarily to renegotiating customer contracts to provide an acceptable rate of return and not renewing contracts with low rates of return.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)

SG&A expenses were $52.1 million or 54.8% of net sales and $56.7 million or 57.0% of net sales for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. SG&A as a percent of net sales decreased 2.2 percentage points in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009 as we realized certain efficiencies from steps taken in 2009 to streamline our cost structure.

Loss (Gain) on Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment

In the first quarter of 2010, we received cash proceeds of $2.0 million from the sale of our Dallas, Texas distribution center, resulting in a gain of $1.7 million. The $0.4 million loss recorded in 2009 was due to a write-down in the value of equipment.

Severance and Other Restructuring Charges

Severance expense was $0.5 million and $6.0 million in the first quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively. During the first quarter of 2009, primarily in response to the economic recession, we reduced the size our work force across the organization by approximately 150 employees.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense of $2.2 million was recorded based on pre-tax income of $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, resulting in an effective tax rate of 48.7%. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded $2.4 million income tax benefit, based on a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $8.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 28.8%. The primary reason for the lower tax rate in 2009 was due to non-deductible expenses, which reduced the effective tax rate on the loss.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash on hand remained relatively unchanged at $8.8 million from December 31, 2009 through March 31, 2010 and we continued to have no borrowings outstanding on our revolving line of credit. Working capital, including cash and cash equivalents, at March 31, 2010, increased to $76.4 million as compared to $75.1 million at December 31, 2009.

Net cash used in continuing operations was $1.1 million for the first three months of 2010 compared to $1.7 million provided by continuing operations in the first three months of 2009. In 2010, accounts receivable and inventory increased $4.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, as a result of increased sales in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. Cash provided from operations in the first quarter of 2009 reflected a lower operating profit offset by a decrease in accounts receivable and lower inventory levels.

Cash flows from investing activities in the first quarter of 2010 benefited from the receipt of $2.0 million from the sale of our Dallas, Texas distribution center. Capital expenditures were $0.3 million for the first three months of 2010 compared to $1.2 million in 2009. During the first quarter of 2010, we selected our Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) system provider and we anticipate that the total cost, including hardware, software, data conversion and other implementation expenditures, will range from $15 million to $20 million and will commence in the second quarter of 2010 and continue through 2011.

Net cash used to support financing activities in the first three months of 2010 was $0.5 million compared to $3.5 million provided by financing activities in the first three months of 2009. The $4.0 change was primarily due to net borrowings of $5.3 million on our revolving line of credit in the first quarter of 2009 partially offset by a lower dividend payment of $0.06 per share in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the dividend payment of $0.20 per share in 2009.

We announced a cash dividend of $.06 per common share in the first quarter of 2010 to be paid in April 2010, compared to the cash dividend of $.03 per share announced in the first quarter of 2009 that was paid in April 2009.

At March 31, 2010 we were in compliance with all covenants related to our revolving line of credit as detailed below:


Covenant	Requirement	Actual
Minimum EBITDA, as defined in the amended Credit Agreement	$9.5 million	$17.6 million
Cash plus accounts receivable and inventory to debt ratio	1.75:1.00	40.20:1.00
Minimum tangible net worth	$55.0 million	$78.4 million

We believe that cash provided by operations and our $55.0 million revolving line of credit will be sufficient to fund our operating requirements, ERP implementation, capital improvements and other commitments and obligations for the upcoming fiscal year.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in market risk at March 31, 2010 from that reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that (i) the information relating to Lawson, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

ITEMS 1, 1A, 2, 3 and 5 of Part II are inapplicable and have been omitted from this report.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


Exhibit #

	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. (Registrant)
Dated April 29, 2010	/s/ Thomas J. Neri
	Thomas J. Neri
	President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

Dated April 29, 2010	/s/ Ronald J. Knutson
	Ronald J. Knutson
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

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