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: Gross Bradley J. (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: The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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 the Reporting Person 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 the Reporting Person in his capacity as a director of the Company, consisting of 7,400 shares of Common Stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Plan, 15,366 shares of Common Stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, and 1,877 shares of Common Stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's Outside Director Stock Award Plan. The Reporting Person 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, L.L.C. ("GS Direct"). Goldman Sachs and GS Direct are subsidiaries of GS Group. Goldman Sachs is the manager of GS Direct. GS Group, Goldman Sachs and GS Direct 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.