Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Burns Patrick
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/18/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. [ROCK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD, P.O. BOX 2028
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BUFFALO, NY 14219-0228
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Performance Stock Unit (March 2019) (1) 10,161 (1)
D
 
Restricted Stock Unit (LTIP 03/18/2019) (2) 4,572 (2)
D
 
Special Restricted Stock Unit (March 2019) (3) 10,000 (3)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Burns Patrick
3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD
P.O. BOX 2028
BUFFALO, NY 14219-0228
      Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Paul J. Schulz, Attorney in Fact for Patrick M. Burns 03/26/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 Performance Units which will be awarded to the Reporting Person under the Company 's Equity Incentive Plan upon achievement of the targeted return on invested capital for 2019. The maximum number of Performance Units which may be earned is two hundred percent (200%) of the Performance Units awarded for target level performance and the minimum number of Performance Units which may be earned is zero (0) Performance Units.
(2) Represents restricted stock units awarded as part of the Company 's Long Term Incentive Plan. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total units awarded vest and are payable, solely in shares of common stock of the Company, on March 18th, 2020 and on each March 18th thereafter through March 18th, 2023.
(3) Represents special restricted stock units awarded to Reporting Person. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total units awarded vest and are payable, solely in shares of common stock of the Company, on March 18th, 2020 and on each March 18th thereafter through March 18th, 2023.

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