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 *
Ramirez Luis Manuel
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. [GLPW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC., 400 E. LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/28/2013
(Street)

IRVING, TX 75039		 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 Stock, $0.01 par value per share 03/28/2013   A   11,167 (1) A $ 0 27,917 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 03/31/2013   A   4,187 (2) A $ 0 32,104 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 03/31/2013   F   2,290 (3) D $ 17.62 29,814 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ramirez Luis Manuel
C/O GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC.
400 E. LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD
IRVING, TX 75039		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Tracy D. Pagliara for Luis Manuel Ramirez by Power of Attorney   04/01/2013
**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) Restricted share units granted under the Global Power Equipment Group Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Of the restricted share units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of common stock of Global Power Equipment Group Inc., 3,723, 3,722 and 3,722 will vest on March 31 of each of 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively, subject to continued employment through the vesting date. Any units that do not vest will be forfeited.
(2) Reflects the award of common stock pursuant to awards of performance-based restricted stock units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of common stock of Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (the "Company"), granted on July 1, 2012 pursuant to the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the awards, 4,187, 4,188 and 4,188 of the restricted stock units will vest on March 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively, subject to the Company's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and further subject to continued employment through the vesting date. The performance criteria for 2012 were met, resulting in the vesting of 4,187 restricted stock units. Any units that do not vest will be forfeited.
(3) Reflects withholding of shares by the Company to offset the tax liability resulting from the vesting on March 31, 2013 of restricted stock units as reported in this Form 4.
 
Remarks:
Power of attorney was filed as Exhibit 24 to the Form 3 filed for Mr. Ramirez on July 3, 2012.

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