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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DeCata Michael G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAWSON PRODUCTS INC/NEW/DE/ [LAWS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC., 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/11/2018 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60631 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Awards

$ 0

04/11/2018

J(1)

2,000

12/31/2019

12/31/2019

Common Stock

2,000

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Awards (2)

$ 0

04/11/2018

A(3)

2,000

12/31/2019

12/31/2019

Common Stock

2,000

$ 0

2,000

D

Market Stock Units

$ 0

04/11/2018

J(1)

86,901

12/31/2019

12/31/2019

Common Stock

86,901

$ 0

0

D

Market Stock Units (4)

$ 0

04/11/2018

A(3)

86,901

12/31/2019

12/31/2019

Common Stock

86,901

$ 0

86,901

D

Restricted Stock Awards

$ 0

04/11/2018

J(1)

29,083

08/14/2020

08/14/2020

Common Stock

29,083

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Awards (5)

$ 0

04/11/2018

A(3)

29,083

08/14/2020

08/14/2020

Common Stock

29,083

$ 0

29,083

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DeCata Michael G C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 900 CHICAGO, IL 60631	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Neil E. Jenkins, Attorney-in-Fact		04/13/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	These previously-granted awards have been canceled in accordance with the (i) Amendment No. 1 to Award Agreement by the between the Issuer and the Reporting Person dated as of August 14, 2017 and entered into on April 11, 2018 and (ii) Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Award Agreement entered into on April 11, 2018 between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.
(2)	The restricted stock reported will vest on December 31, 2019 if the Reporting Person is still employed by the Issuer. The Reporting Person is required to hold 100% of the restricted stock that vests, net of taxes, until December 31, 2021.
(3)	These awards were granted to the Reporting Person in accordance with the (i) Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Award Agreement entered into on April 11, 2018 between the Issuer and the Reporting Person; and (ii) Award Agreement entered into on April 11, 2018 between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.
(4)	Represents the right to receive an amount of shares of common stock, up to the amount set forth in the table, based upon the performance of the Issuer's common stock from the grant date to December 31, 2019.
(5)	Represents the right to receive shares of common stock on the exercise date in an amount equal to the number of restricted stock awards.

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