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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 * JENKINS NEIL E   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) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Sec. & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC., 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2017 (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

Stock Performance Rights

$ 22.75

01/12/2017

A

9,552 (1)

12/31/2019

12/31/2024

Common Stock

9,552

$ 0

9,552

D

Market Stock Units

$ 0

01/12/2017

A

17,393 (2) (3)

12/31/2019

12/31/2019

Common Stock

17,393

$ 0

17,393

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

01/12/2017

A

4,835 (4)

12/31/2019

12/31/2019

Common Stock

4,835

$ 0

4,835

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JENKINS NEIL E C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 900 CHICAGO, IL 60631			EVP, Sec. & General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Neil E. Jenkins		01/13/2017
**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)	Represents the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the appreciation in the common stock above the exercise price at the date the reporting person exercises the right.
(2)	Represents the right to receive an amount of shares of common stock, up to the amount set forth in the table, based upon the appreciation of the common stock from the grant date to December 31, 2019.
(3)	Holder is required to hold 100% of the restricted stock that vests, net of taxes, until December 31, 2021.
(4)	Represents the right to receive shares of common stock at the exercise date in an amount equal to the number of restricted stock units.

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