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October 1, 2005
Clopay Acquires Remaining Shares of Clopay do Brasil
Mason, OH - Clopay Plastic Products Company strengthens its Latin
American business with the purchase of the remaining minority share
of Clopay do Brasil from the Beda family. Established in 2001, Clopay
do Brasil is a leading Brazilian manufacturer of plastic specialty
films serving the Hygienic market based in São Paulo, SP,
Brazil.
Clopay also announces the appointment of Mr. Walfner Leitão
as Managing Director of Clopay do Brasil. Mr. Leitão will
succeed company founder and current President, Mr. Alberto Beda.
Mr. Beda will sell the remaining shares of Clopay do Brasil and
retire from the company to devote his time in a new role as Managing
Director and part-owner of a new company that will engage in the
manufacture of nonwoven materials serving the regional hygiene market.
Mr. Leitão joined Clopay in May 2005 as Commercial Director.
He held a variety of senior management positions with multi-national
companies such as Husky and, most recently, Tetrapak where he was
Division Director - Processing Systems for Latin America.
Clopay Plastic Products is a Griffon Company (NYSE:GFF) with production
facilities worldwide. For more information call 1-800-282-2260 or
visit the Clopay web site at www.clopayplastics.com.

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