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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
 
January 21, 2019

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

Delaware
 
0-10546
 
36-2229304
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois
 
60631
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
(773) 304-5050

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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective January 21, 2019, Ronald B. Port, M. D. resigned his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Lawson Products, Inc. (the "Company") and from each committee of the Board on which he served. Dr. Port served on the Financial Strategies, Nominating and Governance, and Management Development Committees of the Board.

Additionally, effective January 21, 2019, James S. Errant resigned as a member of the Board and from each committee of the Board on which he served. Mr. Errant served on the Compensation, Financial Strategies, and Management Development Committees of the Board.

The resignations of Dr. Port and Mr. Errant were in connection with the previously announced agreement in which LKCM Headwater Investments, the private equity arm of Luther King Capital Management, agreed to acquire 1,723,787 shares of the Company's common stock owned by Dr. Port and Mr. Errant and certain other stockholders associated with the Port family. The purchase of those shares occurred on January 18, 2019. The resignations were not the result of any disagreement with the Company.

The Board will be reviewing recommendations to fill the resulting vacancies.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: January 22, 2019
 
By: /s/ Neil E. Jenkins 
 
 
Name: Neil E. Jenkins
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel