-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HUpzH0EbXlV+z1uYAaxfDFcR2rMVVJzs//JM7fDXOIitjA5Mz52WB1r8kFchuEki /T/6+xQSJVKnVJ+EMa5QHg== 0001179110-05-010299.txt : 20050518 0001179110-05-010299.hdr.sgml : 20050518 20050518170703 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-05-010299 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050510 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050518 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LAWSON PRODUCTS INC/NEW/DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000703604 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080] IRS NUMBER: 362229304 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1666 E TOUHY AVE CITY: DES PLAINES STATE: IL ZIP: 60018-3640 BUSINESS PHONE: 7088279666 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1666 EAST TOUHY AVENUE CITY: DES PLAINES STATE: IL ZIP: 60018-3640 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ruprich Michael W CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327334 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-10546 FILM NUMBER: 05842441 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 847-827-9666 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1666 EAST TOUHY AVENUE CITY: DES PLAINES STATE: IL ZIP: 60018 3 1 edgar.xml FORM 3 - X0202 3 2005-05-10 0 0000703604 LAWSON PRODUCTS INC/NEW/DE/ LAWS 0001327334 Ruprich Michael W 1666 EAST TOUHY AVENUE DES PLAINES IL 60018 0 1 0 0 Group Pres. MRO & New Channels No beneficial securities owned 0 D /s/ Neil E. Jenkins, Attorney-In-Fact 2005-05-18 EX-24 2 ruprich_poa.htm

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned constitutes and appoints Joseph Pawlick, Neil Jenkins, Victor Galvez, William Holmes and Nancy Gonzales as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign any and all Securities and Exchange Commission statements of beneficial ownership of securities of Lawson Products, Inc. (the "Company") on Forms 3, 4 and 5 as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company and NASDAQ, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each act and thing requisite and necessary to be done under said Section 16(a), as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

A copy of this power of attorney shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The authorization set forth above shall continue in full force and effect until the undersigned revokes such authorization by written instructions to the attorney-in-fact.

The authority granted hereby shall in no event be deemed to impose or create any duty on behalf of the attorney-in-fact with respect to the undersigned's obligations to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:	May 10, 2005
		/s/ Michael W. Ruprich

Michael W. Ruprich

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