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 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	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* GIDWITZ JAMES G (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 S. WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4000 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONTINENTAL MATERIALS CORP [ CUO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/25/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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	08/25/2010		P		128	A	$14	735,256	I	See footnote(1)
Common stock								5,256	I	See footnote(3)
Common stock								32,996	I	See footnote(7)
Common stock								66,002	D(6)
Common stock								6,002	D(4)
Common stock								6,002	D(5)
Common stock								6,002	D(2)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GIDWITZ JAMES G (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 S. WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4000 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GIDWITZ BETSY R (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 S WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4000 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GIDWITZ RALPH W (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 S WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4000 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GIDWITZ RONALD J (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4000 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Persons are partners of a general partnership that is the record owner of the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock reported herein. In that capacity, each of the Reporting Persons is deemed to be the beneficial owner of such Common Stock for Section 16 purposes. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such Common Stock except to the extent of his or her beneficial interest in such partnership.

2. Shares held of record by, and beneficially owned by, Reporting Person Betsy R. Gidwitz.

3. The Reporting Persons are partners of a general partnership that is the record owner of the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. In that capacity, each of the Reporting Persons is deemed to be the beneficial owner of such Common Stock for Section 16 purposes. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such Common Stock except to the extent of his or her beneficial interest in such partnership.

4. Shares held of record by, and beneficially owned by, Reporting Person Ralph W. Gidwitz.

5. Shares held of record by, and beneficially owned by, Reporting Person Ronald J. Gidwitz.

6. Shares held of record by, and beneficially owned by, Reporting Person James G. Gidwitz.

7. Shares owned by James G. Gidwitz though Issuer's 401(K) Plan.

	James G. Gidwitz	08/26/2010
	Betsy R. Gidwitz	08/26/2010
	Ralph W. Gidwitz	08/26/2010
	Ronald J. Gidwitz	08/26/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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