Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Award of Restricted Stock Units
On January 5, 2009, the registrant awarded Henning N. Kornbrekke One Hundred Thousand (100,000) restricted stock units (the "Restricted Stock Units") under the registrant's Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as an incentive to continue his employment with the registrant. Subject to exceptions set forth in the award instrument and provided that Mr. Kornbrekke remains in the employ of the registrant, the restrictions of the Plan lapse and expire with respect to 33,333 of the Restricted Stock Units on January 4, 2010 and again on January 4, 2011 and with respect to the remaining 33,334 Restricted Stock Units on January 4, 2012. This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of the award instrument, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan Award of Restricted Stock Units dated January 5, 2009.

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