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Griffon Corp – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/17 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Monday, 11/20/17, at 8:17am ET   ·   For:  9/30/17   ·   Accession #:  50725-17-60   ·   File #:  1-06620

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

11/20/17  Griffon Corp                      10-K        9/30/17  129:22M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.65M 
 2: EX-10.36    Material Contract                                   HTML     41K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     41K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     38K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
 7: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
14: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     64K 
15: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    148K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     58K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    137K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    148K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    128K 
20: R7          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    139K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
21: R8          Acquisitions                                        HTML     66K 
22: R9          Inventories                                         HTML     46K 
23: R10         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     49K 
24: R11         Goodwill and Other Intangibles                      HTML     86K 
25: R12         Discontinued Operations                             HTML    155K 
26: R13         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     52K 
27: R14         Restructuring and Other Related Charges             HTML     74K 
28: R15         Warranty Liability                                  HTML     48K 
29: R16         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    319K 
                Debt                                                             
30: R17         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    271K 
31: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    163K 
32: R19         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     97K 
33: R20         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     55K 
34: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     50K 
35: R22         Related Parties                                     HTML     43K 
36: R23         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     88K 
37: R24         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    201K 
38: R25         Other Income (Expense)                              HTML     40K 
39: R26         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                   HTML    107K 
40: R27         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    779K 
                Financial Information                                            
41: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     39K 
42: R29         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML    144K 
43: R30         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    175K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
44: R31         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     57K 
45: R32         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     47K 
46: R33         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     49K 
47: R34         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)             HTML     82K 
48: R35         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML    151K 
49: R36         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     52K 
50: R37         Restructuring and Other Related Charges (Tables)    HTML     75K 
51: R38         Warranty Liability (Tables)                         HTML     46K 
52: R39         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    345K 
                Debt (Tables)                                                    
53: R40         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    262K 
54: R41         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    160K 
55: R42         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     84K 
                (Tables)                                                         
56: R43         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     50K 
57: R44         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     85K 
                (Tables)                                                         
58: R45         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    199K 
59: R46         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML    121K 
60: R47         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    394K 
                Financial Information (Tables)                                   
61: R48         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    249K 
                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
62: R49         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML    108K 
63: R50         Acquisitions (Details) - Summary of Fair Values of  HTML     68K 
                Assets Acquired                                                  
64: R51         Acquisitions (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and    HTML     54K 
                Intangible Asset Classifications                                 
65: R52         INVENTORIES (Details) - Summary of Inventories      HTML     45K 
                stated at lower cost                                             
66: R53         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - Summary   HTML     52K 
                of property plant and equipment                                  
67: R54         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Details) - Summary  HTML     50K 
                of changes in carrying value of goodwill                         
68: R55         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Details) - Summary  HTML     53K 
                of gross carrying value and accumulated                          
                amortization of intangible assets                                
69: R56         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details)            HTML     54K 
70: R57         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     86K 
71: R58         Discontinued Operations - Income Statement          HTML     70K 
                Information (Details)                                            
72: R59         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Restructuring Charges     HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R60         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Restructuring Charges     HTML     54K 
                Accrued Liabilities (Details)                                    
74: R61         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - Summary of      HTML     57K 
                discontinued operations                                          
75: R62         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Balance Sheets            HTML     89K 
                Information (Details)                                            
76: R63         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Credit Facility           HTML     84K 
                Information (Details)                                            
77: R64         ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     58K 
                accrued liabilities                                              
78: R65         RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details)   HTML     51K 
                - Summary of the restructuring and other related                 
                charges                                                          
79: R66         RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details)   HTML     54K 
                - Summary of accrued liability for the                           
                restructuring and related charges                                
80: R67         Warranty Liability (Details)                        HTML     46K 
81: R68         Warranty Liability (Details) - Summary of changes   HTML     44K 
                in warrant liability included in Accrued                         
                liabilities                                                      
82: R69         NOTES PAYABLE, CAPITALIZED LEASES AND LONG-TERM     HTML     48K 
                DEBT (Details) - Summary of net minimum payments                 
                on capitalized leases                                            
83: R70         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    494K 
                Debt (Details)                                                   
84: R71         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    169K 
                Debt (Details) - Summary of Long-Term Debt                       
85: R72         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    110K 
                Debt (Details) - Summary of Interest Expense                     
                Incurred                                                         
86: R73         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     91K 
87: R74         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of net  HTML     58K 
                periodic costs                                                   
88: R75         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) -                  HTML     46K 
                Weighted-average assumptions used in determining                 
                the net periodic benefit costs                                   
89: R76         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Plan assets and  HTML    114K 
                benefit obligation of the defined benefit plans                  
90: R77         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of      HTML     42K 
                weighted average assumptions used in determining                 
                benefit obligations                                              
91: R78         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Actual and       HTML     52K 
                weighted-average assets allocation for qualified                 
                benefit plans                                                    
92: R79         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated        HTML     54K 
                future benefit payments to retirees                              
93: R80         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Pension and      HTML     89K 
                post-retirement plan assets by asset category                    
94: R81         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - ESOP Shares      HTML     43K 
95: R82         INCOME TAXES (Details) - Components of Income       HTML     45K 
                before taxes and discontinued operations                         
96: R83         INCOME TAXES (Details) - Provision (benefit) for    HTML     53K 
                income taxes on income from continuing operations                
97: R84         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     65K 
98: R85         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of effective      HTML     74K 
                income tax rate reconciliation                                   
99: R86         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of deferred tax   HTML     93K 
                assets and liabilities                                           
100: R87         Income Taxes (Details) - Components of net          HTML     51K  
                deferred tax asset (liability), by balance sheet                 
                account                                                          
101: R88         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of unrecognized   HTML     48K  
                tax benefits                                                     
102: R89         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML    194K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R90         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     44K  
                (Details) - Summary of stock-based compensation                  
                expense (Details)                                                
104: R91         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     59K  
                (Details) - Summary of stock option activity                     
105: R92         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     52K  
                (Details) - Stock options activity range of                      
                exercise prices                                                  
106: R93         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     62K  
                (Details) - Summary of restricted stock activity                 
107: R94         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details)    HTML     74K  
108: R95         EARNINGS PER SHARE - Basic and diluted EPS from     HTML     52K  
                continuing operations                                            
109: R96         Related Parties (Details)                           HTML     76K  
110: R97         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R98         Quarterly Financial Information (UNAUDITED)         HTML     56K  
                (Details) - Schedule of quarterly financial                      
                information                                                      
112: R99         REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML    127K  
                Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Profit Before               
                Taxes and Operations                                             
113: R100        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     53K  
                summary of segment assets                                        
114: R101        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     65K  
                Segment Information by Geographic Region                         
115: R102        Reportable Segments (Details)                       HTML     51K  
116: R103        Other Income (Expense) (Details)                    HTML     42K  
117: R104        OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     80K  
                Summary of Other Comprehensive Income                            
118: R105        OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     47K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                           
119: R106        Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) -       HTML     48K  
                Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                
120: R107        Other Comprehensive Income (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     57K  
                Summary of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated                 
                Other Comprehensive Income                                       
121: R108        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML     49K  
                Financial Information (Details)                                  
122: R109        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    190K  
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated balance sheets                                      
123: R110        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    173K  
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated statement of operations and                         
                comprehensive income                                             
124: R111        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    205K  
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated cash flows                                          
125: R112        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     39K  
126: R113        SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS       HTML     64K  
                (Details) - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying                 
                Accounts                                                         
128: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    251K  
127: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    195K  
 8: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- gff-20170930                        XML   7.50M 
 9: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- gff-20170930_cal                XML    482K 
10: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- gff-20170930_def                 XML   1.46M 
11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- gff-20170930_lab                      XML   3.27M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- gff-20170930_pre               XML   2.06M 
13: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- gff-20170930                          XSD    359K 
129: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000050725-17-000060-xbrl      Zip    567K  


‘EX-101.PRE’   —   XBRL Presentations — gff-20170930_pre


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