Edgar Filing: INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION GROUP INC

Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Sachs, Jr., George L.		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. (IDG)					6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _X_ Director ___ 10% Owner ___ Officer (give ___ Other (specify title below) below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 950 East Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1575		3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)		4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 01/02/03
(Street) Atlanta, Georgia 30326				5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)			7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)		Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

FORM 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.3)

2. Conversion
    or Exercise
    Price of
    Derivative
    Security

3. Transaction
    Date
   (Month/Day
   Year)

3A. Deemed
       Execution
       Date,
       if any
     (Month/Day
     Year)

4. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities     Acquired
    (A) or
    Disposed
    of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4
    and 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration
Date

(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and
    Amount of
    Underlying
    Securities
    (Instr. 3
    and 4)

8. Price of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 5)

9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)
    (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership
      Form of
      Derivative
      Securities
      Beneficially
      Owned at
      End of
      Month
      (Instr. 4)

11. Nature
      of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.
       4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount
or
Number
of Shares

Stock Option
(right to buy)

$3.03

01-02-03

5,000

(1)

01-02-13

Common Stock

5,000

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The options vest in equal amounts on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant.

/s/ George L. Sachs, Jr.

George L. Sachs, Jr.

**Signature of Reporting Person

2-09-03
Date

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