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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 * SMITH KENNETH WALTER   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) Senior VP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD, P.O. BOX 2028 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (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 Filing(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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               52,764 D   Executive Retirement RSU               10,000 D   Performance Stock Units (December 2015)               25,000 D   Restricted Stock Unit (LTIP 01/02/2013)               2,387 D   Restricted Stock Unit (LTIP 01/02/2014)               4,581 D   Restricted Stock Unit (LTIP 01/02/2015)               8,147 D   Restricted Stock Unit (LTIP 02/01/2016)               8,825 D   Restricted Stock Unit (Retirement Supplement)               20,000 D   Restricted Stock Units (December 2015)               12,500 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP Match Post-2012) (1)	(2)	12/31/2016		A		328.97		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	328.97	$ 0	47,263.61	D
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP Post-2012) (3)	(4)	12/31/2016		A		657.93		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	657.93	$ 41.33	66,826.04	D
Option (December 2015)	$ 25.44							12/31/2018	12/31/2028	Common Stock	12,500		12,500	D
Performance Units (2016)	(5)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	16,632		16,632	D
Performance Units 2015	(6)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	51,956		51,956	D
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP Match)	(7)							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	40,032.08		40,032.08	D
Restricted Stock Unit (MSPP)	(8)							(8)	(8)	Common Stock	49,882.03		49,882.03	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMITH KENNETH WALTER 3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD P.O. BOX 2028 BUFFALO, NY 14219-0228			Senior VP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Paul J. Schulz, Attorney in Fact for Kenneth W. Smith		01/03/2017
**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)	Represents matching restricted stock units allocated to the Reporting Person after 2012 with respect to the Reporting Person's deferral of a portion of his base salary pursuant to the Company's Management Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Restricted stock units are forfeited if Reporting Person's service as an officer of the Company is terminated prior to age sixty (60). If service as an officer 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 an officer of the Company.
(3)	Represents restricted stock units allocated to the Reporting Person after 2012 with respect to the Reporting Person's deferral of a portion of his base salary pursuant to the Company's Management Stock Purchase Plan.
(4)	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 an officer of the Company. 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 an officer of the Company.
(5)	Performance Units vest and are paid at the end of the three (3) consecutive calendar year periods ending December 31, 2018 or, if earlier, upon death, disability or retirement. Performance Units are forfeited if employment is terminated before December 31, 2018 for reasons other than death, disability or retirement or by the Company without cause. Performance Units are payable solely in cash in an amount equal to the ninety (90) day trailing average price of one (1) share of the Company 's common stock determined as of December 31, 2018, or if applicable, as of the Reporting Person's death, disability or retirement.
(6)	Performance Units vest and are paid at the end of three (3) consecutive calendar year periods ending December 31, 2017 or, if earlier, upon death, disability or retirement. Performance Units are forfeited if employment is terminated before December 31, 2017 for reasons other than death, disability or retirement or by the Company without cause. Performance Units are payable solely in cash in an amount equal to the ninety (90) day trailing average price of one (1) share of the Company 's common stock determined as of December 31, 2017, or if applicable, death, disability or retirement.
(7)	Restricted stock units are forfeited if employment is terminated prior to age sixty (60). If employment continues through age sixty (60), restricted stock units are payable solely in cash in five (5) consecutive substantially equal annual installments beginning six (6) months following termination of employment. 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 the Reporting Person's employment is terminated.
(8)	Restricted stock units are payable solely in cash in five (5) consecutive, substantially equal annual installments beginning six (6) months following termination of employment. 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 the Reporting Person's employment is terminated.

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