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<FILING-DATE>20041124
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20041124
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>Ruzika Stephen J
<CIK>0001299692
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<ACT>34
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>954-429-1500
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>C/O DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.
<STREET2>1350 E. NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 201
<CITY>DEERFIELD BEACH
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33442
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<CONFORMED-NAME>DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP
<CIK>0000028452
<ASSIGNED-SIC>3270
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<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>FL
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1350 E NEWPORT CENTER DR
<STREET2>SUITE 201
<CITY>DEERFIELD BEACH
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33443
<PHONE>3054291500
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<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1350 E NEWPORT CENTER DR
<STREET2>SUITE 201
<CITY>DEERFIELD BEACH
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33442
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2004-11-23</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000028452</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DEVC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001299692</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ruzika Stephen J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1350 E. NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 201</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DEERFIELD BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33442</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-11-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6626</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>70422</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>9.00</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-11-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2004-07-31</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2014-07-30</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>50000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>50000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person contributed $633,807 to CSS Group, Inc. (&quot;CSS&quot;), a company in which the reporting person is a director,
officer and shareholder, in exchange for 70,422 shares on DEVC common stock of November 22, 2004 and thus acquired direct
beneficial ownership of such shares. The reporting person's indirect beneficial ownership of 214,356 shares which shares
included the aforementioned 70,422 shares was previously disclosed due to the fact he is a director, officer and shareholder
of CSS. The reporting person is only reporting that number of shares which represents the amount of shares by which his
purchase exceeded his proportionate interest in DEVC shares of common stock previously owned by CSS.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person no longer has a reportable beneficial ownership interest in the remaining 143,934 shares of DEVC common
stock previously owned by CSS and included in the reporting person's prior ownership reports. Such shares of DEVC common
stock were sold by CSS in private transactions at a purchase price of $9.00 per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The reporting person was granted these options pursuant to DEVC's 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stephen J. Ruzika</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-11-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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