4//SEC Filing
GRIFFON CORP 4
Accession 0000769993-09-000272
$GFFCIK 0000050725operating
Filed
Feb 5, 7:00 PM ET
Accepted
Feb 6, 8:03 PM ET
Size
10.3 KB
Accession
0000769993-09-000272
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
GRIFFON CORPGFF
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
10% Owner
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
2009-02-04+2,122→ 10,002,122 total(indirect: See footnotes)
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
10% Owner
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
2009-02-04+2,122→ 10,002,122 total(indirect: See footnotes)
GS Direct, L.L.C.
10% Owner
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
2009-02-04+2,122→ 10,002,122 total(indirect: See footnotes)
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and GS Direct, L.L.C. ("GS Direct", and together with GS Group and Goldman Sachs, the "Reporting Persons").
- [F2]On February 4, 2009, 2,122 shares of common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the "Common Stock") of Griffon Corporation (the "Company") were granted as 1,061 shares of Common Stock to each of Gerald J. Cardinale and Bradley J. Gross, each a managing director of Goldman Sachs, in their capacity as directors of the Company pursuant to the Company's Outside Director Stock Award Plan (the "Plan"). Each grant of 1,061 shares vests one third on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date, which was February 4, 2009.
- [F3]GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 2,122 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, consisting of 1,061 shares of Common Stock granted to each of Gerald J. Cardinale and Bradley J. Gross. Messrs. Cardinale and Gross each has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such securities for the benefit of GS Group. Each of Goldman Sachs and GS Group disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
- [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. The Reporting Persons each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. Goldman Sachs has net open short positions of 312,989 shares of Common Stock.
Documents
Issuer
GRIFFON CORP
CIK 0000050725
Entity typeoperating
IncorporatedDE
Related Parties
1- filerCIK 0000050725
Filing Metadata
- Form type
- 4
- Filed
- Feb 5, 7:00 PM ET
- Accepted
- Feb 6, 8:03 PM ET
- Size
- 10.3 KB