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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL

(Last) (First) (Middle)
55 RAILROAD AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FOSTER L B CO [ FSTR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% owner
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2007
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 11/13/2007 S 75,000 D(3) $46.1 1,056,648 I See Footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock 11/14/2007 S 35,786 D(3) $48.57 1,020,862 I See Footnotes(1)(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
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Reporting Person is the managing member of Tontine Management, L.L.C. ("TM"), a Delaware limited liability company, the general partner of Tontine Partners, L.P. ("TP"), a Delaware limited partnership. The Reporting Person is also the managing member of Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C. ("TCM"), a Delaware limited liability company, the general partner of Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. ("TCP"), a Delaware limited partnership. The Reporting Person is also the managing member of Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C. ("TOA"), a Delaware limited liability company, the investment adviser to Tontine Overseas Fund, Ltd. ("TOF"), a Cayman Islands corporation, and certain managed accounts.
2. The Reporting Person directly owns 0 shares of the Common Stock. TM and TOA directly own 0 shares of Common Stock. TP directly owns 566,972 shares of Common Stock. TCP directly owns 87,100 shares of Common Stock. TCM owns 112,520 shares of Common Stock. TOF owns 290,056 shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by the Reporting Person or representing the Reporting Person's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TM, TCM, TOA, TP, TCP, TOF and the separately managed accounts.
3. Common Stock sold by TP and TOF.
/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell 11/14/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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