Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee** | |
$43,000,000 | $4,601 |
*
|
Calculated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the filing fee. Pursuant to rule 0-11(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Transaction Valuation was calculated assuming that 1,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, are being purchased at the maximum possible tender offer price of $43.00 per share. | |
**
|
Previously paid. The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $107.00 per million of the value of the transaction. | |
o
|
Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. | |
Amount Previously Paid: N/A | Filing Party: N/A | |||
Form or Registration No.: N/A | Date Filed: N/A |
o
|
Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. | |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates: | ||
o
|
third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. | |
þ
|
issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. | |
o
|
going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. | |
o
|
amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
(a)(1)(A)
|
Offer to Purchase, dated September 8, 2006.* |
-2-
(a)(1)(B)
|
Letter of Transmittal.* | |
(a)(1)(C)
|
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* | |
(a)(1)(D)
|
Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated September 8, 2006. * | |
(a)(1)(E)
|
Letter to Clients of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated September 8, 2006. * | |
(a)(5)(A)
|
Press Release, dated September 6, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 2006. * | |
(a)(5)(B)
|
Press Release, dated September 6, 2006 announcing commencement of the offer. * | |
(a)(5)(C)
|
Press Release, dated October 6, 2006, announcing the preliminary results of the Dutch Auction Tender Offer.* | |
(a)(5)(D)
|
Press Release, dated October 12, 2006, announcing the final results of the Dutch Auction Tender Offer. | |
(b)(1)
|
Credit Agreement dated March 27,2001 between Lawson Products, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 12, 2002 as amended by Second Modification to Loan Documents dated July 11, 2003, and as further amended by Third Modification to Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(17) to the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. | |
(d)(1)
|
Lawson Products, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Companys Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 11, 1999. | |
(d)(2)
|
Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(7) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995. | |
(d)(3)
|
Lawson Products, Inc. Stock Performance Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(8) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. | |
(d)(4)
|
Lawson Products, Inc. 2002 Stock Equivalents Plan for Non Employee Directors, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(9) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. | |
(d)(5)
|
Lawson Products, Inc. Long-Term Capital Accumulation Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(10) to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 21, 2004. | |
(d)(6)
|
Form of Shareholder Value Appreciation Rights Award Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(14) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. | |
(d)(7)
|
Form of Restricted Stock Award and Acknowledgement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(15) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. | |
(d)(8)
|
Form Letter regarding Stock Performance Rights, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(16) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. | |
(g)
|
Not applicable. | |
(h)
|
Not applicable. |
* | Previously filed. |
-3-
Lawson Products, Inc. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Neil E. Jenkins | |||||
Name: Neil E. Jenkins | ||||||
Dated: October 12, 2006 | Title: Executive Vice President, | |||||
Secretary and General Counsel |
-4-