{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000930413-23-000045","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"GFF","cik":"0000050725","company_name":"GRIFFON CORP","filed_at":"2023-01-09T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:47.723518+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T18:21:51.431356+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"Griffon appoints Voss Capital CIO Travis Cocke to board, enters cooperation agreement","bullets":["Travis Cocke appointed to Board effective Jan 9, 2023, filling vacancy from Admiral Harrison's passing.","Cocke will serve on the Committee on Strategic Considerations and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.","Voss (6.0% holder) withdrew its director slate and agreed to standstill, voting commitments, and mutual non-disparagement.","Company may add one more independent director post-2023 annual meeting; board capped at 13 members.","Strategic review process with Goldman Sachs & Co. continues; no definitive timetable or outcome assured."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930413-23-000045","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930413-23-000045.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930413-23-000045.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930413-23-000045.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50725/000093041323000045/0000930413-23-000045-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50725/000093041323000045/c105211_8k-ixbrl.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T18:21:51.431356+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1a10fdb74d","claim":"Travis Cocke was appointed as Director at GRIFFON CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"on January 8, 2023, Mr. Cocke was appointed to the Board effective January 9, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50725/000093041323000045/0000930413-23-000045-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"15c5165b8d228f863bae66dd9867472b84ddcb19","claim":"GRIFFON CORP entered into Cooperation Agreement with Voss Value Master Fund, L.P., Voss Value-Oriented Special Situations Fund, L.P., Voss Advisors GP, LLC and Voss Capital, LLC valued at Cooperation Agreement regarding board composition and standstill provisions (effective 2023-01-08).","evidence_excerpt":"On January 8, 2023, Griffon Corporation (“Griffon” or the “Company”) entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Voss Value Master Fund, L.P., Voss Value-Oriented Special Situations Fund, L.P., Voss Advisors GP, LLC and Voss Capital, LLC (collectively, “Voss”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50725/000093041323000045/0000930413-23-000045-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Voss Value Master Fund, L.P., Voss Value-Oriented Special Situations Fund, L.P., Voss Advisors GP, LLC and Voss Capital, LLC"},{"label":"Value","value":"Cooperation Agreement regarding board composition and standstill provisions"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-01-08"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}