SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ALESIA PATRICK (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 JERICHO QUADRANGLE SUITE 224 (Street) JERICHO NY 11753 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GRIFFON CORP [ GFF ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President & Treasurer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/09/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/09/2004		M		27,500	A	$9.09	55,795	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/09/2004		M		22,000	A	$6.82	77,795	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/09/2004		F		31,048	D	$24.75	46,747	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/09/2004		S		2,000	D	$24.89	44,747	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/09/2004		S		5,000	D	$24.9	39,747	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/09/2004		S		3,000	D	$24.95	36,747	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/10/2004		M		16,500	A	$12.2727	53,247	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/10/2004		F		11,869	D	$24.9	41,378	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/10/2004		S		4,500	D	$24.6	36,878	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/10/2004		S		5,500	D	$24.65	31,378	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.25 per share	11/10/2004		S		2,000	D	$24.55	29,378	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
1998 Employee & Director Stock Option Plan	$9.0909	11/09/2004		M			27,500	02/04/2001	02/03/2009	Common Stock	27,500	$0	88,500	D
1998 Employee & Director Stock Option Plan	$6.818	11/09/2004		M			22,000	11/10/2002	11/10/2010	Common Stock	22,000	$0	66,500	D
1997 Stock Option Plan	$12.2727	11/10/2004		M			16,500	02/06/1999	02/05/2007	Common Stock	16,500	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

	Patrick Alesia	11/10/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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