Ownership Submission
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, 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 *
  Sorensen Christian A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/30/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CSS INDUSTRIES INC [CSS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CSS INDUSTRIES, INC., 1845 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP - Operations
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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 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 ($.10 par value) 10,360
D
 
Restricted Stock Units 9,750
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Call (Stock) Option 05/25/2014 05/25/2017 Common Stock 1,500 $ 19.28 D  
Call (Stock) Option 05/27/2013(1) 05/27/2018 Common Stock 7,000 $ 18.25 D  
Call (Stock) Option 05/21/2013(2) 05/21/2019 Common Stock 7,050 $ 18.48 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sorensen Christian A
C/O CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
1845 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 800
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
      VP - Operations  

Signatures

William G. Kiesling, Attorney in Fact 08/07/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Options are presently exercisable to the extent of 3,500 shares. An additional 1,750 options will become exercisable in installments on each of May 27, 2014 and May 27, 2015. To the extent not exercised, installments are cumulative.
(2) Options become exercisable in installments to the extent of 2,350 shares on each of May 21, 2014, 2015 and 2016. To the extent not exercised, installments are cumulative.

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