UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): September 4, 2018
GRIFFON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-06620
| Delaware | 11-1893410 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
712 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10019
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
New York, New York 10019
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 957-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Samanta Hegedus Stewart was elected to serve on Griffon’s Board of Directors as a Class I Director, effective as of September 4, 2018. She entered into a customary indemnification agreement with Griffon which provides that Griffon will indemnify Ms. Stewart to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and which includes provisions relating to the advancement of expenses incurred by or on behalf of Ms. Stewart. This indemnification agreement is in the same form as the indemnification agreement entered into between Griffon and each of its other directors and each of its executive officers; the form of the indemnification agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
Ms. Stewart will receive compensation for her services pursuant to our director compensation program. This program is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. Pursuant to our director compensation program, Ms. Stewart received a grant of 4,932 restricted shares of Griffon common stock at the time of her election to the Board, which grant vests at the rate of one-third per year for three years.
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 | ||
| Date: September 4, 2018 | By: | /s/ Seth L. Kaplan |
| Seth L. Kaplan | ||
| Senior Vice President | ||