FORM 4

FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*


Lipke, Brian J.
 
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol


Gibraltar Steel Corporation - Rock

 
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)


      
x Director              o 10% Owner
      
x Officer                o Other (specify below)
          (give title below)


      
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    (Last)                    (First)                   (Middle)


3556 Lake Shore Road
 
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)     

###-##-####

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year


Apr. 22, 2003
 
                                (Street)


Buffalo,     NY            14219

 
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
     o 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. Trans-
action Date 
(Month/
Day/
Year)
 2A. Deemed
Execution Date,
if any (Month/
Day/Year)
3. Trans-
action Code
(Instr. 8) 
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 
6. Owner-
ship 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               892,002 I (1)
Common Stock               3,137,915 I (2)
Common Stock               51,965 D  
Common Stock               7,005 I (3)
Common Stock               5,605 I (4)
Common Stock               6,700 I (5)
Common Stock               3,480 I (6)
Common Stock               61,085 I (7)
Common Stock               60,880 I (8)
Common Stock               30,000 I (9)
Common Stock               5,800 I (10)
Common Stock               5,940 I (11)
Common Stock               1,385 I (12)
Common Stock               129,821 I (13)
Common Stock (14)   B   7.23 A (14) 3320.04 I (15)

 

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. Conver-
sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

 

3. Trans-
action Date (Month/
Day/Year) 
3A. Deemed
Execution Date,
if any, (Month/
Day/Year) 
4. Trans-
action Code
(Instr. 8) 
5. Number of Derivative Securites 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 Trans-
action(s) (Instr. 4) 
10. Owner-
ship Form of Derivative Securities: Direct(D)
or Indirect(I)
(Instr. 4) 
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)  
 Code V (A) (D) Date Excer-
cisable
Expira-
tion Date
Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)(16) $10.00     J       11/01/1995 10/31/2004 Common Stock     15,000 D  
Option (right to buy)(16) $21.75     J       07/08/1998 07/08/2007 Common stock     25,000 D  
Option (right to buy)(17) $22.50     J       03/27/1999 03/27/2008 Common stock     50,000 D  
Option (right to buy)(17) $14.07     J       07/18/2001 07/18/2010 Common stock     12,500 D  

Explanation of Responses:
(1)Represents shares held by a trust for the benefit of reporting person of which he serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power.

(2)Represents shares held by four trusts for the benefit of insiders of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, each of which the reporting person serves as one of three trustes and shares voting and investment power and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(3)Represents shares held by a trust for the benefit of reporting person's daughter (Katherine Victoria).

(4)Represents shares held by trust for the benefit of a child (Carlisle Lipke-Ricci) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, which the reporting person serves as one of four trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(5)Represents shares held by trust for the benefit of a child (Kenneth Eric Lipke) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, which the reporting person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(6)Represents shares held by reporting person as custodian for daughter under UGMANY.

(7)Represents shares held by Trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Kenneth E. Lipke for the benefit of reporting person's mother as to which Trust reporting person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power.

(8)Represents shares held in a Trust for the benefit of reporting person of which the reporting person serves as one of five trustees and shares voting and investment power.

(9)Represents shares held in a trust for the benefit of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, of which the reporting person serves as one of five trustees and shares voting and investment power, and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(10)Represents shares held by trust for the benefit of a child (Erica Rae Lipke) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, which the reporting person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(11)Represents shares held by a trust for the benefit of reporting person's daughter (Elissa Kristina).

(12) Represents shares held by reporting person as custodian for relative under UGMANY (Jonathon Solomon).

(13)Represents the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the shares of Gibraltar Steel Corporation common stock held by Rush Creek Investment Co., L.P.  The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest in such shares, except to the extent of his beneficial interest.

(14) Represents the net effect of shares purchased and sold from January 1, 2003 through March 31, 2003 pursuant to the Gibraltar Steel Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan at an average price of $18.27 per share.  The information reported herein is based on a Plan Statement dated April 10, 2003.

(15)Gibraltar Steel Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan.

(16)Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Gibraltar Steel Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan. The options are exercisable at the rate of 25% per year.

(17)Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Gibraltar Steel Corporation Incentive Stock Option Plan. The options are exercisable at the rate of 25% per year.
 

/s/Brian J. Lipke   04/22/2003

 

** Signature of Reporting Person
  Date
     



 

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