Griffon Corporation Announces Pricing of $800 Million Senior Notes Offering
Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF) (“Griffon”) today announced the pricing of $800 million aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) in an unregistered offering through a private placement. The Notes will pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 6.25% per annum. The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Griffon and will be guaranteed by certain of its domestic subsidiaries. The sale of the Notes is expected to close on August 18, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Griffon intends to use the proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and revolver borrowings under either Griffon’s existing credit facility or its new revolving credit facility that is expected to close substantially concurrently with the offering, to (i) redeem all $975 million aggregate principal amount of Griffon’s outstanding 5.75% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) at the applicable redemption price plus accrued and unpaid interest and (ii) pay certain related fees and expenses.
The Notes and related guarantees are being offered in a private placement, solely to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or outside the United States to persons other than “U.S. persons” in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
