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 *
Jackson Jeffrey T
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PGT, Inc. [PGTI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. Vice President & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PGT, INC., 1070 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/06/2010
(Street)

NORTH VENICE, FL 34275
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 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, par value $0.01 per share 04/06/2010   D   84,356 D (1) 163,254 D  

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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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2 04/06/2010(2)   A   732,626     (3) 04/06/2020 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 732,626 (1) 732,626 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.09 04/06/2010(2)   D     152,675   (4) 03/06/2015 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 152,675 (1) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Jackson Jeffrey T
PGT, INC.
1070 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
NORTH VENICE, FL 34275
      Exec. Vice President & CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ Jeffrey T. Jackson   04/08/2010
**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) (1) The reporting person agreed to the forfeiture of 24,570 shares of unvested restricted stock granted to him on May 6, 2008, the forfeiture of 59,786 shares of unvested restricted stock granted to him on January 21, 2009, and options granted to him on March 6, 2008, in exchange for a new option having a lower exercise price.
(2) (2) The option grant was approved by the board of directors of PGT, Inc. (the Company) under the PGT, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan on March 18, 2010, subject to stockholder approval of the Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company's stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentivv Plan on April 6, 2010
(3) (3) The option becomes exercisable in five equal installments beginning on April 6, 2011.
(4) (4) Two thirds currently exercisable and one third was scheduled to vest on March 6, 2011.

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