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Griffon Corp insiders sold $36.7M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

62% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 38% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, Ronald Kramer (Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director), sold $19.7M.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 16, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026
1
buyer among officers and directors (1 trade), past 12 months
62%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
10 of 15
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Is this normal? More than usual: about 2x the 5-year average. 10 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Aug 14 for a sale on Aug 13. Kevin Sullivan sold 3.5K shares ($370K) with no plan disclosed. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 42 filed in the 12 months to Oct 16, 2026; 682 on record since Jan 6, 2003 · See the evidence

What stands out

Henry Alpert bought 1K shares for $80K, first on Mar 5, 2026. These are the first by current officers or directors since Dec 22, 2021.Purchase, Mar 5, 2026
Three insiders sold $11.9M with no disclosed plan: Ronald Kramer ($9.5M), Seth Kaplan ($1.4M) and Louis Grabowsky ($1.0M). The filings don't state a reason.Ronald Kramer: largest such sale, Jun 12, 2026 · Seth Kaplan: largest such sale, Feb 9, 2026 · Louis Grabowsky: largest such sale, Feb 13, 2026
Selling picked up in the last 90 days: officers and directors sold 186K shares, against an average of 60K per 90 days earlier in the period. Most of it was Ronald Kramer (100K shares in the last 90 days) and Robert Mehmel (63K shares in the last 90 days); 96% of these sales were under disclosed plans.Ronald Kramer: largest recent sale, Aug 5, 2026 · Robert Mehmel: largest recent sale, Aug 7, 2026

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 10 officers and directors who sold. 15 are left out

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Left out: Ronald Kramer, Robert Mehmel, Brian Harris, Seth Kaplan, Henry Alpert, Louis Grabowsky, Christopher Durborow, Kevin Sullivan, Cheryl Turnbull, Lacy Johnson, Samanta Hegedus, Jerome Coben, James Sight, H.C Diao and Michelle Taylor (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

Ronald Kramer
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$19.7M52% planned 48% no plan disclosed
Robert Mehmel
President and COO
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$9.4MDisclosed plan
Brian Harris
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$3.0MDisclosed plan
Seth Kaplan
Sr VP, Gen. Counsel and Secy
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$1.4MNo plan disclosed
Louis Grabowsky
Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$1.0MNo plan disclosed
All 10 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNovDecJanFeb 2026: $3.8M no plan disclosedFebMarAprMayJun 2026: $4.1M under a disclosed planJun 2026: $9.5M no plan disclosedJunJulAug 2026: $18.5M under a disclosed planAug 2026: $688K no plan disclosed$19.2MAugSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Aug 13, 20262 directors sold 6.5K shares ($688K) with no plan disclosed.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Kevin Sullivan
Director
3,500$105.59n/an/aAug 13, 2026Aug 14, 2026
Cheryl Turnbull
Director
3,000$106.12n/an/aAug 13, 2026Aug 14, 2026

Common questions

Is the Griffon Corp CEO selling stock?

Yes. Ronald Kramer sold 200K shares ($19.7M) in the past 12 months, 52% of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are Griffon Corp insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 62% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 38% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Griffon Corp insiders buying?

Yes. 1 officer or director reported 1 purchase in the past 12 months (Form 4 code P; rows the filings describe as reinvested dividends, plan purchases, private deals or moves into the person's own trust are not counted).

The evidence

Who sold10 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Ronald Kramer
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director
$19.7M
200K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
52% under a disclosed plan 48% no plan disclosed
Robert Mehmel
President and COO
$9.4M
92K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Brian Harris
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
$3.0M
30K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Seth Kaplan
Sr VP, Gen. Counsel and Secy
$1.4M
15K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Louis Grabowsky
Director
$1.0M
11K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Christopher Durborow
Vice President & CAO
$920K
10K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Kevin Sullivan
Director
$370K
3.5K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Cheryl Turnbull
Director
$318K
3K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
James Sight
Director
$295K
3.1K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Michelle Taylor
Director
$153K
1.6K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
The full ownership picture0 of 15 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 16, 2025SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
Ronald Kramer
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Ronald Kramer are complete.
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director
n/a−200Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ronald Kramer

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Ronald Kramer are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

−68Kgifted (net of own trusts)
−74Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Robert Mehmel
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Robert Mehmel are complete.
President and COO
n/a−92Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Robert Mehmel

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Robert Mehmel are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−27Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Brian Harris
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Brian Harris are complete.
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
n/a−30Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Brian Harris

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Brian Harris are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−7.6Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Seth Kaplan
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Seth Kaplan are complete.
Sr VP, Gen. Counsel and Secy
n/a−15Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Seth Kaplan

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Seth Kaplan are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

−600gifted (net of own trusts)
−8.9Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Henry Alpert
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Henry Alpert are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Henry Alpert

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Henry Alpert are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

−2.1Kgifted (net of own trusts)
Louis Grabowsky
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Louis Grabowsky are complete.
Director
n/a−11Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Louis Grabowsky

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Louis Grabowsky are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Christopher Durborow
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Christopher Durborow are complete.
Vice President & CAO
n/a−10Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christopher Durborow

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Christopher Durborow are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.3Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Kevin Sullivan
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Kevin Sullivan are complete.
Director
n/a−3.5Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kevin Sullivan

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Kevin Sullivan are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Cheryl Turnbull
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Cheryl Turnbull are complete.
Director
n/a−3Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Cheryl Turnbull

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Cheryl Turnbull are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Lacy Johnson
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Lacy Johnson are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lacy Johnson

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Lacy Johnson are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Samanta Hegedus
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Samanta Hegedus are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Samanta Hegedus

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Samanta Hegedus are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Jerome Coben
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Jerome Coben are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jerome Coben

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Jerome Coben are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
James Sight
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for James Sight are complete.
Director
n/a−3.1Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for James Sight

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for James Sight are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
H.C Diao
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for H.C Diao are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for H.C Diao

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for H.C Diao are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Michelle Taylor
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Michelle Taylor are complete.
Director
n/a−1.6Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Michelle Taylor

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Michelle Taylor are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Holdings and share of stake for Griffon Corp are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$36.7M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $36.7M across 369,477 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

The lighter segment is sales with no plan disclosed in the filing ($14.0M), including tax-related sales outside a plan.

No plan disclosed · $14.0M

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $9.5M of it is Ronald Kramer. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Ronald Kramer, Jun 12, 2026

Taxes

121,881 shares ($9.1M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

Purchases · 1 buyer (1 trade)

1 officer or director bought shares in this period, in 1 trade(Form 4 code P, leaving out rows the filings describe as reinvested dividends, plan purchases, private deals or moves into the person's own trust). Across all their filings on record there are 52 purchase trades.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Ronald Kramer
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director
200K$19.7M52%54%Jun 12, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026
Robert Mehmel
President and COO
92K$9.4M100%26%Jun 12, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026
Brian Harris
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
30K$3.0M100%8%Jun 11, 2026 to Aug 7, 2026
Seth Kaplan
Sr VP, Gen. Counsel and Secy
15K$1.4M0%4%Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 9, 2026
Louis Grabowsky
Director
11K$1.0M0%3%Feb 13, 2026 to Feb 13, 2026
Christopher Durborow
Vice President & CAO
10K$920K0%3%Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 17, 2026
Kevin Sullivan
Director
3.5K$370K0%1%Aug 13, 2026 to Aug 13, 2026
Cheryl Turnbull
Director
3K$318K0%0.9%Aug 13, 2026 to Aug 13, 2026
James Sight
Director
3.1K$295K0%0.8%Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 9, 2026
Michelle Taylor
Director
1.6K$153K0%0.4%Feb 12, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$0$0$0$0
Dec 2025$0$0$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$3.8M$0$0$3.8M
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$0$0$0$0
Jun 2026$13.6M$4.1M$0$9.5M
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$19.2M$18.5M$0$688K
Sep 2026$0$0$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

More than usual: about 2x the 5-year average. 10 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 16, 2026
Latest 12 months
369K10$36.7M
Oct 16, 2025
1 year earlier
418K12$31.5M
Oct 16, 2024
2 years earlier
454K11$30.4M
Oct 17, 2023
3 years earlier
00$0
Oct 17, 2022
4 years earlier
3.4K1$95K
Oct 17, 2021
5 years earlier
63K2$1.5M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty15 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for Griffon Corp are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology682 filings on record, 42 filed in the 12-month period, and how we read them

All 682 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for Griffon Corp (SEC CIK 50725), filed from Jan 6, 2003 to Aug 14, 2026; 42 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 9 older filings exist only on paper and could not be read.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (28)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Victor RenuartNov 29, 202419,312 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 26, 2024
Travis CockeFeb 22, 2024717,229 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 20, 2024
Travis CockeFeb 22, 2024616,899 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 20, 2024
Robert HarrisonMar 4, 202250,296 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 3, 2022
Thomas BrosigMar 4, 202239,273 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 3, 2022
William WaldorfFeb 1, 202162,643 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 28, 2021
Blaine FoggJan 31, 201959,759 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 31, 2019
Donald KutynaJan 31, 201936,531 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 31, 2019
Harvey BlauNov 9, 20183,430,006 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 12, 2017
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCJun 21, 20186,240,861 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 19, 2018
Bradley GrossJun 21, 201821,827,258 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 19, 2018
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET ALMay 12, 201621,519 shares, last reported balance as of May 4, 2016
Joseph WhalenJan 30, 201536,989 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2015
Martin SussmanJan 30, 201546,848 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2015
Douglas WetmoreFeb 13, 2014254,609 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 11, 2014
Bertrand BellFeb 1, 201329,930 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 30, 2013
Gerald CardinaleFeb 1, 201320,030,841 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 30, 2013
James MitarotondaFeb 15, 20111,585,604 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 11, 2011
Patrick AlesiaFeb 9, 2011177,892 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 7, 2011
Clarence Hill Jr.Feb 5, 200932,664 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2009
James StansberrySep 24, 200854,525 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 6, 2008
Gordon FornellSep 23, 20081,528 shares, last reported balance as of Sep 19, 2008
Franklin Smith Jr.Sep 23, 2008140,125 shares, last reported balance as of Sep 19, 2008
Lester WolffFeb 6, 200715,419 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 2, 2007
Eric EdelsteinMar 3, 2005No balance on record
Edward KramerFeb 18, 200560,300 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 18, 2005
Abraham BuchmanFeb 16, 200516,506 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 16, 2005
Robert BalemianFeb 9, 2005732,036 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 8, 2005

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