Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STOWELL RONALD S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LSI INDUSTRIES INC [LYTS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, CFO and Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LSI INDUSTRIES INC., 10000 ALLIANCE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/19/2011
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45242		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 Shares               16,356 D  
Common Shares (1) 08/19/2011   A   4,030 A $ 6.72 46,492 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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 (5) $ 11.68               (3) 11/14/2011 Common Shares 18,750   18,750 D  
Option to Buy (5) $ 9.96               (2) 10/27/2014 Common Shares 25,000   25,000 D  
Opton to Buy (5) $ 17.6               (4) 08/24/2016 Common Shares 20,000   20,000 D  
Option to Buy (5) $ 19.76               (4) 08/24/2017 Common Shares 25,000   25,000 D  
Option to Buy (5) $ 8.98               (4) 08/22/2018 Common Shares 30,000   30,000 D  
Option to Buy (5) $ 8.4               (4) 08/21/2019 Common Shares 45,000   45,000 D  
Option to Buy (5) $ 5.21               (4) 08/19/2020 Common Shares 22,000   22,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STOWELL RONALD S
C/O LSI INDUSTRIES INC.
10000 ALLIANCE ROAD
CINCINNATI, OH 45242		       VP, CFO and Treasurer  

Signatures

 /s/ F. Mark Reuter as Attorney in Fact for Ronald S. Stowell   08/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Common Shares held in the LSI Industries Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.
(2) Options granted vest on the anniversary of the grant date, 9.2% in 2005, 40% in 2007 and 10.8% in 2008.
(3) Options are exercisable at a rate of 10% beginning on the 1st grant date anniversary, 28% on the 2nd anniversary date, 27% on the 3rd anniversary date, and 35% on the 4th anniversary date, cumulative to the extent not exercised in a prior year.
(4) The options vest at a rate of 25% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(5) These holdings have been previously reported on Form 4.

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