Lamson & Sessions/Abel Form 4
 

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

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

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
  Abel, James J.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
  The Lamson & Sessions Co. LMS
 
     
  The Lamson & Sessions Co.
25701 Science Park Drive

(Street)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    3/10/2003
 
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer
(Check All Applicable)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  Cleveland Ohio 44122
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
  x  Director o  10% Owner   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
    x  Officer (give title below)   o Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
      Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
     

Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).


 

                                               

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 Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(s)

(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

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

(Instr. 4)

              Code V   Amount (A)
or
(D)
Price          

  COMMON STOCK                   75,129     I   (1)

  COMMON STOCK                   28,866     D   (2)

  COMMON STOCK   03/07/03     A     191   A   $3.190          

  COMMON STOCK   03/10/03     A     1,002   A   $3.534     49,445     I   (3)

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

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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)

                      Code V   (A) (D)

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

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

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 Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

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

(Instr. 4)

  Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
  Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
                       

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Held under The Lamson & Sessions Co. Deferred Savings Plan (i.e., 401-K Plan) as of February 28, 2003, exempt under Rule 16b-3(c). Adjusted to reflect acquisitions since reporting person's last report.

(2) Total includes 4,843 restricted shares, exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1), held by issuer until 3-year vesting period, on February 21, 2004 and February 18, 2006 of 2,955 and 1,888 common shares, respectively.

(3) Held in Trust pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Executive Officers - a 16b-3 Plan as of March 10, 2003.

/s/ Aileen Liebertz,   3/11/2003

**Signature of Reporting Person
     Aileen Libertz, Attorney-in-Fact
     for James J. Abel
 
Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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