UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 3, 2005
GRIFFON CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-6620 11-1893410
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
100 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, New York 11753
(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
(516) 938-5544
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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
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Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On November 3, 2005, Griffon Corporation (the "Registrant") issued a press
release announcing the Registrant's financial results for the fourth fiscal
quarter and year ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the Registrant's press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated November 3, 2005
The information filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is being furnished in
accordance with Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such
information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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SIGNATURES
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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
By: /s/Eric Edelstein
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Eric Edelstein
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 3, 2005
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Exhibit Index
99.1 Press release, dated November 3, 2005