SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hammonds Paul A (Last) (First) (Middle) 1900 WEST LOOP SOUTH-SUITE 1500 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77027 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/24/2005	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QUANEX CORP [ nx ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP-Corporate Development	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2005
			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 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)

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: 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
Stock Options (Right to buy)	03/10/2004(1)	03/10/2013	Common Stock	2,001(2)	20.0333	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The option becomes exercisable in one third increments annually beginning one year from date of grant.

2. Correcting the number of shares associated with 3/10/2003 grant previously reported on Form 3 filed 3/2/2005

	Paul A. Hammonds by Terry M. Murphy, POA	03/15/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Quanex Corporation

Power of Attorney


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Terry M. Murphy, Brent
Korb and John J. Mannion his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to complete and sign all Form 4s and Form 5s relating to equity
securities of Quanex Corporation and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto or documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange
and Quanex Corporation, granting to said attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Executed this 4th day of March 2005



/s/ Paul A. Hammonds

Paul A. Hammonds