Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

May 12, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LAWSON PRODUCTS INC/NEW/DE/ (LAWS)
CIK: 0000703604
Period of Report: 2010-05-10

Reporting Person: Knutson Ronald J (Senior VP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-10	Common Stock	A	1500	—	Acquired	1500	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-10	Stock Performance Rights	$14.04	A	2600	Acquired		Common Stock (2600)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents a restricted stock award that will vest in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

F2: Stock Performance Rights, payable solely in cash, vest in three (3) equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries. The term is seven years from the date of grant.