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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;10, 2014 </B></P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lawson Products, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2009 Equity Compensation Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Neil E. Jenkins </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lawson Products, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 900 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago,
Illinois 60631 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (773)&nbsp;304-5050 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael S. Melbinger </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Erik B. Lundgren </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Winston&nbsp;&amp; Strawn LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>35 W Wacker Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago, IL 60601 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(312)
558-5600 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount to be</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per
share(2)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price(2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>registration fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">600,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$22.31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$13,386,000</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common
Stock as may become issuable to prevent dilution in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Computed pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;promulgated under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the high ($22.62) and low ($22.00) prices of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on October&nbsp;6, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed in order to register an additional
600,000 shares of the common stock of Lawson Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), par value $1.00 per share, which are securities of the same class and relate to the same employee benefit plan, the Lawson Products,
Inc. 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), as those shares registered on the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on
December&nbsp;23, 2009 (Registration No.&nbsp;333- 163978), which is hereby incorporated by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, with the exception of any documents or portion of such documents deemed
furnished but not filed pursuant to the Exchange Act: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;20, 2014; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2014 (filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;24, 2014) and June&nbsp;30, 2014 (filed with the Commission on
July&nbsp;24, 2014); </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;28, 2014,&nbsp;February&nbsp;18, 2014,&nbsp;April&nbsp;4, 2014,&nbsp;May&nbsp;16, 2014,&nbsp;May&nbsp;16, 2014 and July&nbsp;2,
2014; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, contained in the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-B filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;15, 1987. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing such documents (other than the portions of such documents, which by statute, by designation in such document or otherwise (including but not
limited to information disclosed by the Registrant under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K), are not deemed filed with the Commission or are not regarded to be incorporated herein by reference). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Lawson Products, Inc. 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed March 28, 2014)</TD></TR>
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Herewith<B>.</B> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on this October&nbsp;10, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neil E. Jenkins</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice
President, Secretary and General Counsel</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Neil E. Jenkins, his/her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/her might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney may be executed in counterparts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
indicated and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer, Director</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael G. DeCata</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(principal financial and accounting officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">October 10, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Ronald J. Knutson</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Andrew B. Albert</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ I. Steven Edelson</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>I. Steven Edelson</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">October 10, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>James S. Errant</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Lee S. Hillman</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Chairman of the Board</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Ronald B. Port, M.D.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">October 10, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Thomas S. Postek</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">October 10, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilma J. Smelcer</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 20, 2009)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Lawson Products, Inc. 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed March 28, 2014)</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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.)
8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois
60631
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Lawson Products, Inc.
2009 Equity Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Neil E. Jenkins
Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
Lawson Products, Inc.
8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave.
Suite 900
Chicago,
Illinois 60631
Telephone: (773) 304-5050
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Michael S. Melbinger
Erik B. Lundgren
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 W Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)
558-5600
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
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per
share(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price(2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
600,000
$22.31
$13,386,000
$1,556
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock as may become issuable to prevent dilution in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Computed pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) promulgated under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the high ($22.62) and low ($22.00) prices of the
Registrant's Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on October 6, 2014.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed in order to register an additional
600,000 shares of the common stock of Lawson Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), par value $1.00 per share, which are securities of the same class and relate to the same employee benefit plan, the Lawson Products,
Inc. 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), as those shares registered on the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
December 23, 2009 (Registration No. 333- 163978), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, with the exception of any documents or portion of such documents deemed
furnished but not filed pursuant to the Exchange Act:
•
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Commission on February 20, 2014;
•
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014 (filed with the Commission on April 24, 2014) and June 30, 2014 (filed with the Commission on
July 24, 2014);
•
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 28, 2014, February 18, 2014, April 4, 2014, May 16, 2014, May 16, 2014 and July 2,
2014; and
•
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, contained in the Registrant's Form 8-B filed with the Commission on October 15, 1987.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing such documents (other than the portions of such documents, which by statute, by designation in such document or otherwise (including but not
limited to information disclosed by the Registrant under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K), are not deemed filed with the Commission or are not regarded to be incorporated herein by reference).
Any statement contained in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988)
3.2
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 20, 2009)
4.1
Lawson Products, Inc. 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed March 28, 2014)
5.1
Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP*
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP*
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP*
23.3
Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)
* Filed
Herewith
.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on this October 10, 2014.
LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.
By:
/s/ Neil E. Jenkins
Neil E. Jenkins
Executive Vice
President, Secretary and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Neil E. Jenkins, his/her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/her might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney may be executed in counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
indicated and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael G. DeCata
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
(principal executive officer)
October 10, 2014
Michael G. DeCata
/s/ Ronald J. Knutson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
October 10, 2014
Ronald J. Knutson
/s/ Andrew B. Albert
Director
October 10, 2014
Andrew B. Albert
/s/ I. Steven Edelson
Director
October 10, 2014
I. Steven Edelson
/s/ James S. Errant
Director
October 10, 2014
James S. Errant
/s/ Lee S. Hillman
Director
October 10, 2014
Lee S. Hillman
/s/ Ronald B. Port, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
October 10, 2014
Ronald B. Port, M.D.
/s/ Thomas S. Postek
Director
October 10, 2014
Thomas S. Postek
/s/ Wilma J. Smelcer
Director
October 10, 2014
Wilma J. Smelcer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988)
3.2
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 20, 2009)
4.1
Lawson Products, Inc. 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed March 28, 2014)
5.1
Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP*
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP*
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP*
23.3
Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)
* Filed
Herewith
.
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