FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

HERBST ARTHUR L JR 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

YOUNG INNOVATIONS INC [ YDNT ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

13705 SHORELINE COURT EAST 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

1/31/2013
(Street)

EARTH CITY, MO 63045
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   1/31/2013     D    77394   (1) D   (2) 0   D    
Common Stock   1/31/2013     D    2961   (3) D   (4) 0   I   By spouse  
Common Stock   1/31/2013     D    7132   D   (4) 0   I   By daughters  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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
Stock OPtion   $35.38   1/31/2013     D         112500      (5) 3/1/2015   Common Stock   112500     (6) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Includes 42,406 shares of restricted stock which, pursuant to its terms, accelerated and became fully vested as of the closing of the merger.
( 2)  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 3, 2012, by and among Young Innovations, Inc., Young Innovations Holdings LLC, and YI Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger Agreement"), each unvested share of restricted stock was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $39.50 per share of common stock, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes.
( 3)  This balance includes a disposal of 1,000 shares gifted on December 7, 2012.
( 4)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of stock was exchanged for $39.50 in cash.
( 5)  This stock option is fully vested
( 6)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each stock option was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes, the product of (i) the excess of $39.50 over the per share exercise price of the applicable stock option and (ii) the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be acquired upon exercise of such stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HERBST ARTHUR L JR
13705 SHORELINE COURT EAST
EARTH CITY, MO 63045

President

Signatures
Erin Manning, attorney in fact for Arthur L. Herbst 2/4/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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