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Lawson Products CEO Thomas Neri Elected to Board

DES PLAINES, Ill.-- Dec. 14, 2007--The Board of Directors of Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS) elected Thomas J. Neri to the Board on December 11. Mr. Neri filled the vacancy created by the passing of company founder Mr. Sidney L. Port earlier this year. Mr. Neri, 56, is President and CEO of Lawson Products, Inc. He joined the company in 2003 as CFO and Executive Vice President, Planning. In...

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Lawson Products, Inc. Announces Offer to Purchase Common Stock and Organizational Changes

Des Plaines, Ill. (Sept. 6, 2006) - Lawson Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAWS, the Company ), an international distributor of services, systems and products to the MRO and OEM marketplaces, announced today that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 1 million shares or up to approximately 11 percent of its common stock in a modified Dutch Auction tender offer. The company intends...

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Lawson Products Announces Recent Appointments

DES PLAINES, IL- April 20, 2006 - Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAWS) announced today the promotions of Stewart Howley to Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and Lisa Kaplan, formerly Director of Corporate Marketing, to Vice President of Marketing. The moves were effective April 17, 2006. Lawson also announced the appointment of Michelle Russell as Vice President of Corporate...

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Lawson Products, Inc. Announces Increased Sales and Earnings

DES PLAINES, Ill. Oct. 25, 2005 - Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAWS) today reported an 18 percent increase in net earnings to $6.6 million for the third quarter of 2005, compared to $5.6 million in the third quarter of 2004. Earnings per diluted share increased 23.7 percent to $0.73 in the third quarter of 2005, versus $0.59 per share in the same period last year. The increase in earnings is...

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Lawson Products Cooperating with Federal Authorities

DES PLAINES, IL- Jan. 19, 2006 - Lawson Products Inc. (NASDAQ: LAWS) today said that it has been cooperating with an investigation by the U. S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, which executed a search warrant for records and files at the company's headquarters and has submitted a document subpoena to which the company is responding. The on-going investigation involves...

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Lawson Products to Acquire Rutland Tool in Asset Transaction

DES PLAINES, IL- Nov. 1, 2005 - Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAWS) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Rutland Tool & Supply Co., a, Calif.-based subsidiary of Airgas, Inc. Rutland Tool distributes metalworking tools, machine tools and related MRO supplies. Under terms of the agreement, Lawson will pay $15 million cash. The closing...

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Lawson Products Inc. Completes Acquisition of Rutland Tool & Supply from Airgas, Inc.

DES PLAINES, IL- Dec. 1, 2005 -Lawson Products Inc. (NASDAQ: LAWS) announced today the completion of the purchase of the assets and operations of Rutland Tool & Supply Co., a California-based subsidiary of Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG). The transaction was originally announced Nov. 1, 2005. Rutland Tool distributes metalworking tools and related MRO supplies. Rutland Tool is headquartered in Whittier,...

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