GRIFFON CORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 2, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GRIFFON CORP (GFF)
CIK: 0000050725
Period of Report: 2017-01-31-05:00

Reporting Person: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (N/A)
Reporting Person: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO (N/A)
Reporting Person: GS Direct, L.L.C. (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-01-31-05:00	Common Stock	A	3700	—	Acquired	5587076	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and GS Direct, L.L.C. ("GS Direct", and together with GS Group and Goldman Sachs, the "Reporting Persons").

F2: On January 31, 2017, 3,700 shares of common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Griffon Corporation (the "Company") were granted to Bradley J. Gross, a managing director of Goldman Sachs, in his capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The grant of 3,700 shares vests one third on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date, which was January 31, 2017.

F3: GS Group beneficially owns directly 6,877 shares of Common Stock. GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 24,643 shares of Common Stock granted to Mr. Bradley J. Gross, a managing director of Goldman Sachs, in his capacity as a director of the Company, consisting of 7,400 shares of Common Stock granted to Mr. Gross pursuant to the Plan, 15,366 shares of Common Stock granted to Mr. Gross pursuant to the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, and 1,877 shares of Common Stock granted to Mr. Gross pursuant to the Company's Outside Director Stock Award Plan. Mr. Gross has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such securities for the benefit of GS Group.

F4: GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 5,555,556 shares of the Company's Common Stock, beneficially owned directly by GS Direct. Goldman Sachs and GS Direct are subsidiaries of GS Group. Goldman Sachs is the manager of GS Direct. The Reporting Persons each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any. Goldman Sachs has net open short positions of 555,720 shares of Common Stock.