SEC 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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LIPKE MEREDITH A (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GIBRALTAR STEEL CORP [ Rock ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/19/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 Transaction(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	06/19/2003		J(1)		500	D	20.01	743,456(4)(5)(6)(7)	I	Trust(2)
Common stock	06/19/2003		J(1)		99	D	20.01	127,940(8)(9)(10)	I	Rush Creek Investment Co., LP(3)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to buy	21.75	08/08/1988(11)		J		0		07/08/1998	07/08/2007	Common stock	0	$0	2,500(12)	D
Option to buy	15.625	08/08/1988(11)		J		0		10/08/1999	10/08/2008	Common stock	0	$0	2,500(13)	D
Option to buy	14.07	08/08/1988(11)		J		0		07/18/2001	07/18/2010	Common stock	0	$0	2,500(13)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Sale of securities pursuant to a pre-arranged stock trading plan established pursuant to Rule 10b5-1.

2. Represents shares held by a trust for the benefit of reporting person, of which she serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power.

3. Represents the pecuniary interest of reporting person in shares of Gibraltar Steel Corporation common stock held by Rush Creek Investment Co., LP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest in such shares, except to the extent of his beneficial interest.

4. 7,105 shares of common stock held directly.

5. 5,325 common shares held by the daughter of reporting person under UGMANY.

6. 5,605 common shares held by trust for the benefit of the daughter of reporting person of which trust the reporting person serves as one of four trustees and shares voting and investment power.

7. 29,080 common shares held by trust for the benefit of reporting person.

8. 30,000 common shares held by trust for the benefit of reporting person of which trust she serves as one of five trustees and shares voting and investment power.

9. 60,880 common shares held by trust for the benefit of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation of which trust reporting person serves as one of five trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares she disclaims beneficial ownership.

10. 625.72 shares held in Gibraltar Steel Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan f/b/o reporting person.

11. Dummy date used to report holdings only.

12. Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Gibraltar Steel Corporation Non-qualified Stock Option Plan. Options are exercisable at the rate of 25% per year.

13. 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/Meredith A. Lipke	06/20/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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