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): May 7, 2013
GRIFFON CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-06620 | 11-1893410 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 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)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On May 7, 2013 Griffon Corporation (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing the Registrant’s financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 7, 2013 |
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
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/ Douglas J. Wetmore | |||
| Douglas J. Wetmore | ||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| Date: | May 7, 2013 | |||
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Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 7, 2013 |