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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   MORDELL MICHAEL F 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INC [UFPI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. V.P. Purchasing 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525 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 4,198 D   Common Stock 503 (1) I Deferred Compensation Interest

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2)	04/01/2010	04/30/2010	Common Stock	5,000	$ 21.13	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2)	04/01/2013	04/30/2013	Common Stock	5,000	$ 24.46	D	Â
Phantom Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	14,008	$ 37.31	D	Â
Phantom Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	1,030	$ 37.31	D	Â
Conditional Share Award	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	333	$ (6)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MORDELL MICHAEL F 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525	Â	Â	  Exec. V.P. Purchasing	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael F. Mordell		01/04/2010
**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)	Represents grant of shares of restricted stock. The shares vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting upon death, disability or retirement. Half of the shares are deliverable to the reporting person upon vesting; the balance of the shares are not issuable to the reporting person until subsequent retirement, death or disability.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	The phantom stock units were accrued under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan and are payable in cash or shares of the Company's common stock until the reporting person's death, disability or retirement.
(4)	The phantom stock units were accrued under the Company's Deferred Stock Bonus Plan and are payable in shares of the Company's common stock until the reporting person's death, disability or retirement.
(5)	Each conditional share grant vests on the third anniversary of the grant date (February 8, 2011), conditioned upon the recipient's continued employment through that date.
(6)	Each conditional share grant represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

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