SEC FORM 4 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*
BRUGGEMAN DOUGLAS

(Last) (First) (Middle)
9311 LEAFY HOLLOW COURT

(Street)
DAYTON OH 45458

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REX STORES CORP [ RSC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CFO; Treasurer; VP-Finance
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/08/2003
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 $.01 par value 09/08/2003 M 1,965 A $3.61 5,715 D
common stock $.01 par value 09/08/2003 S 1,965 D $15.3 3,750 D
common stock $.01 par value 09/08/2003 M 5,000 A $3.61 8,750 D
common stock $.01 par value 09/08/2003 S 5,000 D $15.16 3,750 D
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
Employee stock option right to buy $3.61 09/08/2003 M 1,965 (1) 07/06/2005 Common Stock 1,965 $3.61 0 D
Employee stock option right to buy $3.61 09/08/2003 M 5,000 (2) 05/06/2006 common stock 5,000 $3.61 17,500 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Options granted 7/6/95 and became exercisable in 20% increments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant
2. options granted 5/6/96 and became exercisable in 20% increments on each of the first five anniversaries of grant
Edward M. Kress, Attorney in Fact for Douglas Bruggeman 09/09/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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	POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity as an officer of REX Stores Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Edward M.
Kress, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities:  (i) to sign all of the Company's
Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms and reports required under Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") and the rules
thereunder; (ii) to file such forms and reports with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and (iii) to take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-
in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact or his substitute(s) shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is
the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Act.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
or other forms or reports under Section 16(a) of the Act with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument
on this 21st  day of July, 2003.



      /s/Douglas Bruggeman


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