Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

As previously disclosed, on December 17, 2021, Griffon Corporation ("Griffon"), through its subsidiary The Ames Companies Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Hunter Fan Company (the "Transaction") for $845 million, subject to closing adjustments (the "Purchase Price"). Griffon intends to finance the Purchase Price, including all fees and expenses of Griffon related to the Transaction, through a combination of (i) cash on hand; (ii) availability under its revolving credit facility or, if majority lender consent is not obtained on or prior to the closing date to amend such existing revolving credit facility, a new revolving credit facility in the amount of $400 million on substantially the same terms as the existing revolving credit facility; and/or (iii) availability under a new term loan facility in the amount of $750 million (the "New Term Loan Facility").

Griffon is scheduled to make a presentation to lenders and potential lenders under the New Term Loan Facility (the "Lender Presentation") today, January 10, 2022. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and furnished for purposes of Regulation FD is a copy of the Lender Presentation. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as described in the Lender Presentation or at all.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act.





Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this communication that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, statements regarding the expected benefits and closing of the proposed Transaction, the management of Griffon and Griffon's expectations, beliefs and intentions. All forward-looking statements included in this communication are based on information available to Griffon on the date hereof. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "can," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "targets," "goals," "projects," "outlook," "continue," "preliminary," "guidance," or variations of such words, similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on our results of operations or financial condition. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Neither Griffon nor any other person can assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of forward-looking statements. There are various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any such forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond Griffon's control. These factors include: failure to obtain, delays in obtaining, or adverse conditions contained in, any required regulatory or other approvals; failure to consummate or a delay in consummating the Transaction for other reasons; changes in laws or regulations; and changes in general economic conditions. Griffon undertakes no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For additional information please refer to Griffon's most recent Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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