Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 *
Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GP STRATEGIES CORP [GPX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2013
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 01/11/2013   A   500 (1) A $ 0 3,510,274 I See footnote (2)

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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
Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Sagard Capital Partners Management CORP
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.   01/14/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.   01/14/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.   01/14/2013
**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) Represents a portion of the quarterly director fees for Dan Friedberg, President of GP and Sagard Management, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, which were paid in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock directly to Sagard.
(2) Sagard is the direct beneficial owner of 3,510,274 Shares. GP and Sagard Management are indirect beneficial owners of 3,510,274 Shares. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 16a-1(a)(2)) of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
This Form 4 is being filed by Sagard Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sagard"), Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GP"), and Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Sagard Management," and together with Sagard and GP, the "Reporting Persons").  As a result of direct and indirect securities holdings, Power Corporation of Canada and Mr. Paul G. Desmarais may each be deemed (i) to control the Reporting Persons, although the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such control relationship actually exists, and (ii) to beneficially own the securities reported herein.  Each of Power Corporation of Canada and Mr. Paul G. Desmarais disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.

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