UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 11-K

                 Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002

                         Commission file number 33-13511

             A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,
                if different from that of the issuer named below:

                   UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.
                        1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

          B. Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the
             plan and the address of its principal executive office:

                   UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.
                                600 Mayer Street
                              Bridgeville, PA 15107



                   UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.
                        1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Items 1. and 2. Financial Statements and Exhibits

a.   Financial Statements:                                                   Pages
                                                                          
     Report of Independent Accountants                                         3

     Statements of Financial Condition                                         4
     June 30, 2002 and 2001

     Statements of Income and Changes in Plan Equity                           5
     For the Years Ended June 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000

     Notes to the Financial Statements                                        6-7

b.   Exhibits:

     23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants


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                        Report of Independent Accountants

To the Participants and Administrator of
the Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of financial condition and the
related statements of income and changes in plan equity present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial condition of the Universal Stainless & Alloy
Products, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan) at June 30, 2002 and
2001, and the income and changes in Plan equity for each of the three years in
the period ended June 30, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We
conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 19, 2002

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                   UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.
                        1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                        STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                             June 30, 2002 and 2001

                                                       2002           2001
                                                   ------------   -----------
Assets:
  Cash                                                 $ 23,163      $ 26,388
                                                   ------------   -----------

Total assets                                           $ 23,163      $ 26,388
                                                   ============   ===========

Liabilities and Plan equity:
  Payable to Plan sponsor                              $ 23,080      $ 26,300
  Refunds payable to Plan participants                       24            11
                                                   ------------   -----------

Total liabilities                                        23,104        26,311

Plan equity                                                  59            77
                                                   ------------   -----------

Total liabilities and Plan equity                      $ 23,163      $ 26,388
                                                   ============   ===========

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                   UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.
                        1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                 STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
                For the Years Ended June 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000



                                                     2002        2001         2000
                                                  ----------  -----------  ----------
                                                                  
Additions:
  Contributions by participating employees        $   52,273   $   52,749  $   54,344
  Interest on bank deposits                              147          339         602
                                                  ----------  -----------  ----------

Total additions                                       52,420       53,088      54,946
                                                  ----------  -----------  ----------

Deductions:
  Stock distributions                                 50,309       51,134      49,803
  Participant withdrawals                              1,982        1,621       4,519
  Administrative costs                                   147          339         602
                                                  ----------  -----------  ----------

Total deductions                                      52,438       53,094      54,924
                                                  ----------  -----------  ----------

     Net (decrease) increase in Plan equity              (18)          (6)         22

Plan equity, beginning of year                            77           83          61
                                                  ----------  -----------  ----------

Plan equity, end of year                          $       59   $       77  $       83
                                                  ==========  ===========  ==========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                   UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.
                        1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                        NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 2002

1.   Description of the Plan

     The Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (the Company) 1996 Employee
     Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan) was adopted by the stockholders of the
     Company on May 22, 1996 for the benefit of substantially all employees of
     the Company. The Plan was established to enable eligible employees of the
     Company to acquire an ownership interest in the Company. The aggregate
     number of shares of common stock which may be purchased under the Plan
     shall not exceed 90,000 shares. The Plan is intended to be an employee
     stock purchase plan, as defined by Section 423 of the Internal Revenue
     Code.

     Purchase rights are generally granted with respect to six-month purchase
     periods and are limited to the lesser of (i) 100 shares, (ii) the maximum
     number of whole shares that could be purchased by an amount equal to 10
     percent of an employee's base compensation paid during the purchase period,
     or (iii) a pro-rata share of the shares remaining in the aggregate
     authorization under the Plan. The purchase price for shares subject to the
     purchase right is the lesser of (i) 85 percent of the closing market price
     of such stock on the date of the grant of the purchase right, generally the
     day preceding the beginning of a six-month purchase period, or (ii) 85
     percent of the closing market price of such stock on the date the purchase
     price is exercised, generally the last day of the six-month purchase
     period. No cash consideration is received for the granting of purchase
     rights.

     No employee may be granted a purchase right under the Plan if the employee,
     immediately after the purchase right is granted, owns stock possessing five
     percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes
     of stock of the Company. Also, no employee may purchase shares under the
     Plan in excess of $25,000 of fair market value of such shares on the date
     of grant of the purchase right.

     Employees may elect to participate by filing an enrollment form and
     authorizing payroll deductions of up to 10 percent of their base
     compensation; provided, however, that such amount may not exceed 100 shares
     multiplied by 85 percent of the fair market value of a share of Company
     stock on the date of the grant of the purchase right. Payroll deductions
     begin with the first paycheck received after commencement of the relevant
     purchase period and end with the last paycheck received within the purchase
     period. The shares of stock subject to the purchase right are automatically
     purchased on the last day of the purchase period by applying the
     accumulated payroll deductions to the purchase of whole shares of common
     stock. Any amount remaining after the purchase of the maximum amount of
     whole shares is recorded as Plan equity and applied to the next purchase
     period; provided,

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     however, if the employee purchased 100 shares during the purchase period,
     the balance is refunded.

     The Board of Directors of the Company has the power to terminate or amend
     the Plan at any time. If the Board does not take action to terminate the
     Plan earlier, the Plan will terminate on the last day of the first purchase
     period ending in 2005 or the date on which all shares available for
     issuance under the Plan have been sold pursuant to the purchase rights
     exercised under the Plan.

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

     Security Transactions

     Security transactions are accounted for as of the last day of each
     six-month purchase period. Securities are issued directly by the Company to
     the participants of the Plan from unissued shares designated for the Plan,
     and a corresponding liability to the Plan sponsor is recorded. The Plan
     does not hold the securities as temporary investments. For the fiscal years
     ended June 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the shares issued were 7,131, 8,566 and
     9,485, respectively. Since inception of the Plan, 48,803 of the designated
     shares have been issued. The valuation of securities distributed is at cost
     determined in accordance with the Plan.

     Contributions and Deposits

     Employee contributions are recorded on the accrual basis as of the date the
     contributions are withheld from the employees' compensation. Contributions
     to the Plan are initially invested in an interest-bearing account pending
     their investment in the Company's stock. Interest earned on such cash
     balances is returned to the Company to partially offset administrative
     costs of the Plan.

     Withdrawals and Refunds

     Participant withdrawals from the Plan may occur at the election of the
     participant, upon termination of employment or as a refund of contributions
     made in excess of the value of stock distributed during each purchase
     period. Participant withdrawls equal the cash contributed to the Plan less
     the value of stock distributed to the participant.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members
of the Board of Directors who administer the Plan have duly caused this annual
report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                   UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.
                        1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

SIGNATURE                   TITLE                       DATE



/s/ Richard M. Ubinger      PLAN ADMINISTRATOR          AUGUST 30, 2002
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RICHARD M. UBINGER

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