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 *
  Wilson George Laverne
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2017		 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
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77027		 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)
Common Stock 26,608
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
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (1) 04/01/2021 Common Stock 15,000 $ 20.27 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (2) 11/30/2021 Common Stock 17,600 $ 15.08 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 12/05/2022 Common Stock 14,900 $ 21.11 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (4) 12/05/2023 Common Stock 7,300 $ 17.63 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (5) 12/03/2024 Common Stock 6,300 $ 20.28 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (6) 12/02/2025 Common Stock 14,400 $ 19.31 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (7) 11/30/2026 Common Stock 17,100 $ 19.45 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
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 08/08/2017
**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) 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.

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