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): October 9, 2009
GRIFFON
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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1-6620
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11-1893410
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification
Number)
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100 Jericho
Quadrangle
Jericho, New York
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
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11753
(Zip
Code)
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(516)
938-5544
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Effective
as of October 9, 2009, Franklin H. Smith left the employ of Griffon Corporation
(the “Company”). Mr. Smith was an Executive Vice President of the
Company.
SIGNATURES
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.
| GRIFFON CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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/s/ Douglas
J. Wetmore
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| Douglas J. Wetmore | |||
| Executive Vice President and | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: October
15, 2009