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 ^*

Burns Patrick

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/18/2019

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
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer /

(Street)

BUFFALO, NY 14219-0228

(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)
Performance Stock Unit (March 2019) ⁽¹⁾	10161.00 ⁽¹⁾	D
Restricted Stock Unit (LTIP 03/18/2019) ⁽²⁾	4572.00 ⁽²⁾	D
Special Restricted Stock Unit (March 2019) ⁽³⁾	10000.00 ⁽³⁾	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)

Explanation of Responses:
(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.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	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		3/26/2019
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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