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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000921895-11-000291.txt : 20110214
<SEC-HEADER>0000921895-11-000291.hdr.sgml : 20110214
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110214194135
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-11-000291
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110214

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Fejes William Theodore JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001290237

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04987
		FILM NUMBER:		11611795

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		440 NORTH FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			CHAMBERSBURG
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17201

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000089270
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, NEC [3679]
		IRS NUMBER:				210682685
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		520 FELLOWSHIP ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE A114
		CITY:			MT LAUREL
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08054
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8567271500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		520 FELLOWSHIP ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE A114
		CITY:			MT LAUREL
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08054

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SGL INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19841008

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GL INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710111

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GL ELECTRONICS CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19670928
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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>5</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2010-12-31</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <form3HoldingsReported>0</form3HoldingsReported>

    <form4TransactionsReported>0</form4TransactionsReported>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000089270</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SL INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SLI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001290237</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Fejes William Theodore JR</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>520 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, SUITE A-114</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MOUNT LAUREL</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>08054</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-12-23</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>303.853</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>14.62</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>303.853</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>401(k) Plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-12-31</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>303.853</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>17.50</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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        <footnote id="F1">Common Stock acquired through activity in the Company sponsored 401(k) plan since the date of the reporting person's ownership report filed on June 30, 2010. The last acquisition of Company Stock through the Company sponsored 401(k) plan occurred on December 23, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Average price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Disposition of Common Stock upon the December 31, 2010, closure of the Company Stock Fund in the Company sponsored 401(k) plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ William T. Fejes</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-02-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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