<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000769993-12-000077.txt : 20120202
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20120202172128
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000769993-12-000077
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120202

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cardinale Gerald J.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001447258

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06620
		FILM NUMBER:		12566864

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 BROAD STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GRIFFON CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000050725
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL DOORS, SASH, FRAMES, MOLDING & TRIM [3442]
		IRS NUMBER:				111893410
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		712 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129575000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		712 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS CORP /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <periodOfReport>2012-01-31</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000050725</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GRIFFON CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GFF</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001447258</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Cardinale Gerald J.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS &amp; CO.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 WEST STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK,</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10282</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-01-31</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>10013754</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. (&quot;Goldman Sachs&quot;).  Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned
 subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (&quot;GS Group&quot;).  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the
 securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On January 31, 2012, in the aggregate, 5,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the &quot;Common Stock&quot;) of
 Griffon Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) were granted as 2,500 shares of Common Stock to each of the Reporting Person and Bradley
 J. Gross, a managing director of Goldman Sachs, in their capacity as directors of the Company pursuant to the Company's 2011
 Equity Incentive Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;). Each grant of 2,500 shares vests one third on each of the next three anniversaries of
 the grant date, which was January 31, 2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 13,754 shares of Common Stock, consisting of 5,000 shares of
 common stock granted to each of the Reporting Person and Bradley J. Gross (each a &quot;Director&quot;) pursuant to the Plan and 1,877
 shares of Common Stock granted to each Director pursuant to the Outside Director Stock Award Plan. The Reporting Person and
 Bradley J. Gross each has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such securities for the benefit of GS
 Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 10,000,000 shares of the Company's
 Common Stock, beneficially owned directly by GS Direct. Goldman Sachs and GS Direct are wholly-owned subsidiaries of GS
 Group. Goldman Sachs is the manager of GS Direct.  GS Group, Goldman Sachs and GS Direct each disclaim beneficial ownership
 of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any.  Goldman Sachs has net
 open short positions of 310,572 shares of Common Stock.  The decrease in Goldman Sachs' net open short position is the
 result of a change of its information barriers as a result of an internal reorganization.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-02-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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