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Griffon Corp – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/12 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 11/16/12, at 1:08pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/12   ·   Accession #:  930413-12-6185   ·   File #:  1-06620

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

11/16/12  Griffon Corp                      10-K        9/30/12  120:25M                                    Command Financial

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   2.04M 
 2: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     35K 
 3: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     38K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 6: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
79: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     63K 
59: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    157K 
74: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     64K 
83: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    157K 
108: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    191K  
62: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    126K 
                and Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                  
73: R7          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     75K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
53: R8          Acquisitions                                        HTML     63K 
42: R9          Inventories                                         HTML     42K 
110: R10         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     45K  
85: R11         Goodwill and Other Intangibles                      HTML     73K 
84: R12         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     52K 
91: R13         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     47K 
92: R14         Restructuring and Other Related Charges             HTML     63K 
89: R15         Warranty Liability                                  HTML     43K 
93: R16         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    268K 
                Debt                                                             
75: R17         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    205K 
80: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    131K 
87: R19         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML    146K 
119: R20         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     47K  
102: R21         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     45K  
68: R22         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     49K 
86: R23         Related Parties                                     HTML     38K 
71: R24         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     72K 
32: R25         Business Segments                                   HTML    171K 
103: R26         Other Income (Expense)                              HTML     36K  
115: R27         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    494K  
                Financial Information                                            
47: R28         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     35K 
46: R29         Schedule Ii                                         HTML    113K 
51: R30         Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)           HTML    145K 
52: R31         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     56K 
54: R32         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     41K 
21: R33         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     44K 
100: R34         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)             HTML     71K  
66: R35         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     49K 
69: R36         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     46K 
37: R37         Restructuring and Other Related Charges (Tables)    HTML     63K 
118: R38         Warranty Liability (Tables)                         HTML     42K  
13: R39         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    250K 
                Debt (Tables)                                                    
56: R40         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    216K 
107: R41         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    135K  
34: R42         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML    135K 
                (Tables)                                                         
45: R43         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     44K 
                (Tables)                                                         
50: R44         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     46K 
60: R45         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     67K 
                (Tables)                                                         
20: R46         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    168K 
41: R47         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    495K 
                Financial Information (Tables)                                   
15: R48         Schedule Ii (Tables)                                HTML    112K 
105: R49         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    108K  
                Accounting Policies (Detail)                                     
33: R50         Acquisitions (Detail)                               HTML     39K 
101: R51         Acquisitions (Detail) - Summary of fair values of   HTML     50K  
                assets acquired                                                  
38: R52         Acquisitions (Detail) - Summary of goodwill and     HTML     48K 
                intangible asset classifications                                 
57: R53         Acquisitions (Detail) - Schedule of pro forma       HTML     70K 
                information and net earnings                                     
14: R54         INVENTORIES (Detail) - Summary of Inventories       HTML     43K 
                stated at lower cost                                             
17: R55         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Detail) - Summary    HTML     46K 
                of property plant and equipment                                  
49: R56         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Detail)             HTML     52K 
25: R57         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Detail) - Summary   HTML     49K 
                of changes in carrying value of goodwill                         
112: R58         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Detail) - Summary   HTML     48K  
                of gross carrying value and accumulated                          
                amortization of intangible assets                                
64: R59         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Detail) - Summary of       HTML     55K 
                discontinued operations                                          
90: R60         ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Detail) - Schedule of accrued  HTML     64K 
                liabilities                                                      
40: R61         Restructuring and Other Related Charges (Detail)    HTML     55K 
43: R62         Restructuring and Other Related Charges (Detail) -  HTML     41K 
                Summary of restructuring and other related charges               
98: R63         Restructuring and Other Related Charges (Detail) -  HTML     50K 
                Activity in restructuring accrual recorded in                    
                accrued liabilities                                              
94: R64         WARRANTY LIABILITY (Detail) - Summary of changes    HTML     41K 
                in warrant liability included in Accrued                         
                liabilities                                                      
67: R65         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    422K 
                Debt (Detail)                                                    
96: R66         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML     50K 
                Debt (Detail) - Summary of net minimum payments on               
                capitalized leases                                               
39: R67         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    105K 
                Debt (Detail) - Summary of long term debt                        
72: R68         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    112K 
                Debt (Detail) - Summary of Interest expense                      
                incurred                                                         
114: R69         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail)                     HTML     89K  
16: R70         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Schedule of net   HTML     64K 
                periodic costs                                                   
31: R71         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Weighted-average  HTML     45K 
                assumptions used in determining the net periodic                 
                benefit costs                                                    
58: R72         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Plan assets and   HTML    151K 
                benefit obligation of the defined benefit plans                  
23: R73         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Schedule of       HTML     40K 
                weighted average assumptions used in determining                 
                benefit obligations                                              
117: R74         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Actual and        HTML     42K  
                weighted-average assets allocation for qualified                 
                benefit plans                                                    
35: R75         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Estimated future  HTML     46K 
                benefit payments to retirees                                     
26: R76         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Pension and       HTML     56K 
                post-retirement plan assets by asset category                    
30: R77         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - Schedule of       HTML     41K 
                activity for level 3 assets                                      
18: R78         Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) - ESOP Shares       HTML     42K 
22: R79         Income Taxes (Detail)                               HTML     47K 
81: R80         Income Taxes (Detail) - Components of Income        HTML     41K 
                before taxes and discontinued operations                         
28: R81         Income Taxes (Detail) - Provision (benefit) for     HTML     59K 
                income taxes on income from continuing operations                
113: R82         Income Taxes (Detail) - Schedule of effective       HTML     75K  
                income tax rate reconciliation                                   
55: R83         Income Taxes (Detail) - Schedule of deferred tax    HTML    113K 
                assets and liabilities                                           
88: R84         Income Taxes (Detail) - Components of net deferred  HTML     46K 
                tax asset (liability), by balance sheet account                  
95: R85         Income Taxes (Detail) - Schdule of unrecognized     HTML     48K 
                tax benefits                                                     
27: R86         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     74K 
                (Detail)                                                         
29: R87         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML    120K 
                (Detail) - Summary of stock option activity                      
109: R88         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     62K  
                (Detail) - Stock options activity range of                       
                exercise prices                                                  
24: R89         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     77K 
                (Detail) - Summary of restricted stock activity                  
82: R90         ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)       HTML     53K 
                (Detail) - Summary of comprehensive income                       
78: R91         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Detail)     HTML     63K 
99: R92         EARNINGS PER SHARE (Detail) - Basic and diluted     HTML     53K 
                EPS from continuing operations                                   
77: R93         Related Parties (Detail)                            HTML     43K 
63: R94         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     46K 
                (Detail)                                                         
104: R95         Quarterly Financial Information (UNAUDITED)         HTML     63K  
                (Detail) - Schedule of quarterly financial                       
                information                                                      
61: R96         Business Segments (Detail)                          HTML     36K 
36: R97         Business Segments (Detail) - Summary of             HTML    124K 
                reconciliation of segment profit before taxes and                
                operations                                                       
70: R98         Business Segments (Detail) - Summary of segment     HTML     48K 
                assets                                                           
65: R99         Business Segments (Detail) - Segment information    HTML     50K 
                by geographic region was as follows                              
48: R100        Other Income (Expense) (Detail)                     HTML     37K 
120: R101        CONSOLIDATING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR           HTML    172K  
                FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Detail) - Summary of                      
                consolidated balance sheets                                      
97: R102        CONSOLIDATING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR           HTML    168K 
                FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Detail) - Summary of                      
                consolidated statement of operations                             
76: R103        CONSOLIDATING GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR           HTML    240K 
                FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Detail) - Summary of                      
                consolidated cash flows                                          
19: R104        Subsequent Event (Detail)                           HTML     35K 
106: R105        SCHEDULE II (Detail) - Schedule Of Valuation and    HTML     57K  
                Qualifying Accounts                                              
116: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    189K  
44: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   6.05M 
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 9: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- gff-20120930_cal                XML    172K 
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11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- gff-20120930_lab                      XML   2.24M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- gff-20120930_pre               XML   1.64M 
 8: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- gff-20120930                          XSD    386K 
111: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000930413-12-006185-xbrl      Zip    420K

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