Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LEONG RICHARD
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/21/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATCO GROUP INC [NTG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NATCO GROUP INC., 11210 EQUITY DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP-European Operations
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77041		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock - restricted stock (1) 4,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 07/21/2009(2) 07/21/2015 Common Stock 9,000 $ 46.525 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LEONG RICHARD
C/O NATCO GROUP INC.
11210 EQUITY DRIVE
HOUSTON, TX 77041		       SVP-European Operations  

Signatures

Katherine P. Ellis, Attorney-in-Fact for Richard Leong 07/31/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restrictions on this grant of restricted stock lapse as to all of the shares on July 21, 2011 or sooner, pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan or upon the occurence of a corporate change, as defined in such plan; provided, in either case, that the recipient has been continuously employed by the company or a subsidiary on such date or the date of such corporate change. The shares are subject to forfeiture upon termination of employment prior to the time the restrictions lapse.
(2) The options vest in 1/3 increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to continued employment by the company or a subsidiary on the applicable date. The first third will vest on July 21, 2009.

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