Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RUSS ARTHUR A JR
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. [ROCK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD, P.O. BOX 2028		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2016
(Street)


BUFFALO, NY 14219-0228		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock             13,783 D  
Common Stock             2,300 I By Wife
Common Stock             28,267 I Testamentary Trust
Common Stock             28,267 I Trust
Common Stock (Restricted)             9,156 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP Match Post-2012)               (1)   (1) Common Stock
5,087.03
  5,087.03
D
 
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP Match)               (2)   (2) Common Stock
11,159.06
  11,159.06
D
 
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP Post-2012)               (3)   (3) Common Stock
8,906.34
  8,906.34
D
 
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP)               (4)   (4) Common Stock
23,969.91
  23,969.91
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
RUSS ARTHUR A JR
3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD
P.O. BOX 2028
BUFFALO, NY 14219-0228		        

Signatures

/s/Paul J. Schulz, Attorney in Fact for Arthur A. Russ, Jr. 03/17/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted stock units are forfeited if Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company is terminated prior to age sixty (60). If service as a director continues through age sixty (60), restricted stock units are payable solely in cash in one lump sum payment or in five (5) or ten (10) consecutive, substantially equal annual installments, whichever distribution form is elected by the Reporting Person, beginning six (6) months following termination of service. Each restricted stock unit is converted to cash in an amount equal to the fair market value (200 day rolling average) of one share of the Company's common stock on the date of termination of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company.
(2) Restricted stock units are forfeited if Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company is terminated prior to age sixty (60). If service as a director continues through age sixty (60), restricted stock units are payable solely in cash in five (5) consecutive, substantially equal annual installments, beginning in January of the year in which termination of service occurs. Each restricted stock unit is converted to cash in an amount equal to the fair market value (200 day rolling average) of one share of the Company's common stock on the date of termination of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company.
(3) Restricted stock units are forfeited if Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company is terminated prior to age sixty (60). If service as a director continues through age sixty (60), restricted stock units are payable solely in cash in one lump sum payment or in five (5) or ten (10) consecutive, substantially equal annual installments, whichever distribution form is elected by the Reporting Person, beginning six (6) months following termination of service as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Each restricted stock unit is converted to cash in an amount equal to the fair market value (200 day rolling average) of one share of the Company's common stock on the date of termination of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company.
(4) Restricted stock units are payable solely in cash in five (5) consecutive, substantially equal annual installments beginning in January of the year following the year in which termination of service as a member of the Company's Board of Directors occurs. Each restricted stock unit is converted to cash in an amount equal to the fair market value (200 day rolling average) of one share of the Company's common stock on the date of termination of the Reporting Person's service as a director of the Company

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