Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Wilson George Laverne

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/1/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Quanex Building Products CORP [NX]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1800 W. LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer /

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77027

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
Common Stock	26608	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	4/1/2021	Common Stock	15000	$20.27	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	11/30/2021	Common Stock	17600	$15.08	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	12/5/2022	Common Stock	14900	$21.11	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	12/5/2023	Common Stock	7300	$17.63	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽⁵⁾	12/3/2024	Common Stock	6300	$20.28	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽⁶⁾	12/2/2025	Common Stock	14400	$19.31	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽⁷⁾	11/30/2026	Common Stock	17100	$19.45	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on April 1, 2012, and the next two installments became exercisable on April 1, 2013 and April 1, 2014.
(2)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on November 30, 2012, and the next two installments became exercisable on November 30, 2013 and November 30, 2014.
(3)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on December 5, 2013, and the next two installments became exercisable on December 5, 2014, and December 5, 2015.
(4)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on December 5, 2014, and the next two installments became exercisable on December 5, 2015, and December 5, 2016.
(5)	The options will become exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on December 3, 2015, the second installment became exercisable on December 3, 2016, and the third installment becomes exercisable on December 3, 2017.
(6)	The options will become exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on December 2, 2016, and the next two installments become exercisable on December 2, 2017, and December 2, 2018.
(7)	The options will become exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment becomes exercisable on November 30, 2017, and the next two installments become exercisable on November 30, 2018 and November 30, 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wilson George Laverne 1800 W. LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1500 HOUSTON, TX 77027			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures
/s/ Paul B. Cornett, Power of Attorney		8/8/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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