UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 7, 2011

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 7, 2011, Griffon Corporation issued a press release announcing a Senior Notes Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. In accordance with Rule 135c(d) of the Securities Act of 1933, a copy of the notice, in the form of a press release, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

           (d)      Exhibits

Exhibit      
Number     Exhibit Title 

 

 

 

99.1   Press Release, dated March 7, 2011

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 7, 2011 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 7, 2011