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): | June 30, 2014 | |
| 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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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 30, 2014, Lawson Products, Inc. ("Lawson") completed the sale of its 226,000 square foot Reno, Nevada distribution center for $8.6 million of cash. The Company previously announced its intent to sell the distribution center on a Current Report Form 8-K dated May 12, 2014. In connection with the sale, the Company entered into an Agreement of Lease ("Agreement") to lease a portion of the distribution center in Reno, Nevada with KTR Property Trust III, a real estate investment trust ("Lessor").
The Agreement is for $4.6 million of base rent plus operating expenses, as defined in the Agreement, over the 10 year term for use of approximately 105,000 square feet of the building.
A copy of the Agreement is attached to, and is incorporated by reference into, this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1. The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off—Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d) Exhibits
| 10.1 | Agreement of Lease. |
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: | July 2, 2014 | By: /s/ Ronald J. Knutson | |
| Name: Ronald J. Knutson | |||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Agreement of Lease | |