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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
______________ 
FORM 8-K
______________ 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2015

GRIFFON CORPORATION
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
 
1-06620
 
11-1893410
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

712 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York
 
10019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(212) 957-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On March 20, 2015, Griffon Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $50 million of Griffon’s outstanding common stock. The press release is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
           (d)      Exhibits
Exhibit 
 
 
Number 
 
Exhibit Title 
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release, dated March 20, 2015.








SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 20, 2015
GRIFFON CORPORATION.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Seth L. Kaplan
 
 
Name: Seth L. Kaplan
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 
 
 
Number 
 
Exhibit Title 
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release, dated March 20, 2015.