LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   July 31, 2009

LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-10546 36-2229304
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1666 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois   60018
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (847) 827-9666

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 31, 2009, Lawson Products, Inc. (the "Company") entered into Amendment No. 1 to Deferred Prosecution Agreement between the Company and the United States of America ("Amendment No. 1"). Amendment No. 1 amends the Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into between the Company and the United States of America on August 11, 2008 (the "Deferred Prosecution Agreement"). Pursuant to Amendment No. 1, the $10,000,000 payment under the Deferred Prosecution Agreement originally due to be paid on August 11, 2009 shall instead be payable in two installments, with the first installment of $5,000,000 due on or before August 15, 2009 and the second installment of $5,000,000 due on or before December 31, 2009. In all other respects, the Deferred Prosecution Agreement remains in effect in accordance with its terms.

A copy of Amendment No. 1 is attached to, and is incorporated by reference into, this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1. The foregoing description of Amendment No. 1 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 1.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1 Amendment No. 1 dated July 31 to Deferred Prosecution Agreement.





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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.
          
August 3, 2009   By:   Neil E. Jenkins
       
        Name: Neil E. Jenkins
        Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  Amendment No. 1 dated July 31, 2009 to Deferred Prosecution Agreement