SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Zimmerman Eric

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION

7777 WASHINGTON VILLAGE DRIVE, SUITE 130

(Street)

DAYTON

45459

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DAYTON SUPERIOR CORP [ DSUP ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President & CEO

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	502,985⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. All shares are restricted pursuant to a restricted stock agreement between Dayton Superior Corporation (the "Company") and Mr. Zimmerman. Under the restricted stock agreement, following an initial public offering of the Company's equity securities, the grant will vest, and the restrictions on the shares of Mr. Zimmerman's common stock will lapse, with respect to four equal installments of 25% of the shares of common stock subject thereto on December 31 of the year in which such initial public offering occurs and each of the next three years, subject to the satisfaction of certain additional vesting conditions.

2. Pursuant to a voting agreement among Mr. Zimmerman, Odyssey Investment Partners Fund, LP and certain of its affiliates ("Odyssey") and certain executive officers of the Company, Odyssey has the right to vote these shares.

Remarks:

President and Chief Executive Officer - Dayton Superior Corporation. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.

	/s/ Thomas W. Roehrig, Attorney-in-fact for Eric R. Zimmerman	12/19/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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