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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001299933-12-001599
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120627
ITEM INFORMATION:		Material Impairments
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ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120703

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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAWSON PRODUCTS INC/NEW/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000703604
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080]
		IRS NUMBER:				362229304
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10546
		FILM NUMBER:		12945541

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		STREET 1:		1666 E TOUHY AVE
		CITY:			DES PLAINES
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60018-3640
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7088279666

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		STREET 1:		1666 EAST TOUHY AVENUE
		CITY:			DES PLAINES
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60018-3640
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	1666 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
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On June 27, 2012, Lawson Products, Inc. (the "Company") determined that it anticipated to record a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the amount of approximately $28.0 million in its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. <br><br>Due to the 2001 acquisition of certain assets of Premier Farnell's Cleveland based North American Industrial Products and Kent Automotive Divisions, the Company had a goodwill asset of $28.0 million, all of which related to its MRO segment. On an interim basis, the Company monitors goodwill for potential impairment by determining if certain qualitative events have occurred or if circumstances have changed that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. The Company has recorded operating losses over the past three fiscal quarters and the price of the Company&#x2019;s stock, as traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, has decreased to a level that reduced the Company&#x2019;s market capitalization below its book value. These triggering events led the Company to test goodwill for possible impairment.<br><br>The Company estimated the fair value of the MRO segment using a discounted cash flow analysis based on its current internal operating forecast to determine the segment&#x2019;s fair value. After reviewing the results of the analysis, the Company concluded that the full amount of the goodwill was impaired.<br><br>Additionally, as a result of a plan to rationalize its inventory, the Company also announced that it anticipates to take a charge of approximately $5.0 million to value its inventory at the lower of cost or market.<br><br>A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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On June 28, 2012, the Company announced a strategic restructuring plan consisting of initiatives to reduce its cost structure, improve operating efficiencies, enhance revenues and improve its liquidity position that is expected to result in annualized savings of approximately $20.0 million. The Company announced that it would be recording approximately $7.0 million of severance charges related to this restructuring as a result of eliminating approximately 100 positions, or 11 percent of its current workforce. Additionally, the Company is anticipating to record approximately $33.0 million of one-time, non-cash charges in the second quarter of 2012 related to goodwill impairment and an increase of its inventory reserve as a result of a plan to rationalize its inventory.  In conjunction with these restructuring initiatives, the Company also announced that it had received a commitment letter from its lender to replace its existing credit facility.  <br><br>A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. <br><br><br><br>Forward-Looking Statements<br><br>This Form 8-K 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 or contribute to such differences or that might otherwise impact the business and include the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the December 31, 2011 Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2012 and the March 31, 2012 Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2012. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such factor or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>LAWSON PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RESTRUCTURING</B></FONT>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">CHICAGO, June&nbsp;28, 2012 &#150; Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS) (&#147;Lawson&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) today
announced a strategic restructuring consisting of initiatives to reduce its cost structure, improve
operating efficiency, enhance revenues and improve its liquidity position. All of the initiatives
are designed to strengthen the Company&#146;s ability to compete in the MRO marketplace and positively
impact its operating results. When fully implemented, these actions will create a simplified and
flattened organizational structure and are expected to generate net annualized savings of
approximately $20.0&nbsp;million.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">In conjunction with these initiatives, the Company said it has received a commitment letter from
its lender to replace its existing credit facility with a new five-year, $40&nbsp;million facility,
which provides additional flexibility to meet financial covenants going forward. Lawson Products
also said it anticipates it will record pre-tax charges for the second quarter of approximately
$40.0&nbsp;million, of which $33.0&nbsp;million will be non-cash.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;We have made significant progress over the past 18&nbsp;months in the transformation of the Company,
including the implementation of our ERP system, commencing the sales-channel transformation and
optimizing our distribution network,&#148; stated Thomas Neri, President and Chief Executive Officer.
&#147;At the same time, with an increased focus on MRO, we have consolidated a number of units and sold
two non-core operations, which represented approximately $80&nbsp;million of annual revenue at the time
of their sales.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;It is necessary, therefore, that we adjust our cost structure to better balance against our
current revenue base in order for us to improve our operating results. Accordingly, the Company is
taking the steps it believes necessary to build the foundation of operational excellence required
to succeed.&#148;


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    <TD><U><I>Cost Structure.</I></U> With an objective of making the Company leaner and more cost
efficient, Lawson Products is eliminating approximately 100 positions (11&nbsp;percent) from its
current workforce. As part of this action, the Company is eliminating several senior
executive positions, including the open chief operating officer position. The workforce
reduction, which does not include a reduction in the Company&#146;s sales force, is expected to
result in a one-time severance charge of approximately $7.0&nbsp;million for the second quarter
of 2012. The Company also expects to complete other cost-cutting measures such as a
rationalization of inventory and reduction of controllable costs such as travel, marketing
and net outbound freight expenses. In total, these cost-cutting measures, when fully
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    <TD><U><I>Operating Efficiency.</I></U> The Company is taking several steps to improve the
efficiency of its operations, including simplifying its business processes, flattening the
organization (with fewer vertical functions and a streamlined reporting process) and
recapturing lost margin opportunities. As previously announced, the Company is streamlining
its customer-fulfillment process and inventory management with its consolidation of three
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    <TD><U><I>Revenue Enhancement.</I></U> Lawson Products said it expects the cost-saving and
efficiency benefits derived from the restructuring to support, and help increase, its focus
on several initiatives designed to drive revenue. These include emphasizing target
accounts, core products and service delivery (especially vendor-managed inventory),
accelerating its sales-transformation process, completing its tier-pricing model and
launching its e-commerce site.</TD>
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    <TD><U><I>Revised Credit Agreement.</I></U> The Company has received a commitment from its lender
to enter into a new five-year, $40.0&nbsp;million credit facility that will provide greater
flexibility for the Company to meet its financial covenants. The facility will replace its
existing $55.0&nbsp;million credit facility. The Company said that, in connection with the new
facility, it expects to receive a waiver under the existing facility for compliance with
the minimum EBITDA covenant for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2012.</TD>
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    <TD><U><I>Anticipated Second Quarter Charges.</I></U> In addition to the approximate $7.0&nbsp;million
pre-tax severance charge associated with the workforce reductions, the Company said it
anticipates taking additional pre-tax charges of approximately $33.0&nbsp;million in one-time
non-cash write-offs for the second quarter. These charges primarily consist of an
impairment of goodwill of $28.0&nbsp;million, which was generated from an acquisition in 2001
and was deemed impaired under the required accounting guidance. As a result of
rationalizing inventory, the Company will also record additional inventory reserves of
approximately $5.0&nbsp;million for the quarter. The anticipated charges are pre-tax and exclude
any potential reserves that may be required on the recoverability of deferred tax balances.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><U>Going Forward</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Mr.&nbsp;Neri noted that the Company&#146;s strategic restructuring builds on earlier activities, including
the consolidation of activities aimed at tightening the Company&#146;s MRO focus, the implementation of
SAP, which went live in August&nbsp;2011, as well as the network-optimization and sales-transformation
initiatives. He added that Lawson Products has begun to realize benefits from the SAP
implementation.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The Company continues to evaluate and optimize its network, as evidenced by the consolidation in
McCook. Additionally, the Company continues to move forward with its sales channel transformation
actions to further leverage customer purchases.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Looking to the future, we believe this restructuring will enable the Company to better leverage
its clear competitive advantages and enhance its operating results,&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Neri said. &#147;Our deep
product knowledge and product-application expertise; value-added services, such as inventory
management; high penetration of private label products, and broad geographic sales coverage, will
continue to highlight Lawson Products&#146; differentiated positioning in the fragmented MRO industry.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><U>Conference Call </U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Lawson Products, Inc. will conduct a conference call today with investors to discuss this
announcement. The call will begin at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. A streaming audio of the call and an
archived replay will be available on the investor relations page of Lawson&#146;s website through July
29, 2012. The conference call is also available by direct dial at 877-317-6789 in the U.S. or
412-317-6789 from outside of the U.S. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available
approximately one hour after completion of the call through July&nbsp;13, 2012. Callers can access the
replay by dialing 877-344-7529 in the U.S. or 412-317-0088 outside the U.S. The PIN access number
for the replay is 10015686#.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><U>About Lawson Products, Inc. </U>
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Founded in 1952, Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAWS), is an industrial distributor of more than
375,000 different maintenance and repair supplies. Lawson Products serves its customers through a
dedicated team of sales representatives and employees. The Company services the industrial,
institutional, commercial and government markets in all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Puerto Rico. You
can learn more about the company on its Website, <U>www.lawsonproducts.com</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Forward-Looking Statements</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">This Release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. The terms &#147;may,&#148;
&#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;continues,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148;
&#147;objective,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;project&#148; 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&#146;s current expectations, intentions or beliefs and are subject to a number of factors,
assumptions and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such differences or that might
otherwise impact the business and include the risk factors set forth in Item&nbsp;1A of the December&nbsp;31,
2011 Form 10-K filed on March&nbsp;1, 2012 and the March&nbsp;31, 2012 Form 10-Q filed on April&nbsp;26, 2012. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update any such factor or to publicly announce the results of
any revisions to any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Investor Contact</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Lawson Products, Inc.
<BR>
Ronald J. Knutson
<BR>
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
<BR>
773-304-5665


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Media Contact</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Michael Geczi
<BR>
FTI Consulting
<BR>
312-553-6735


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