Parker to Announce Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Earnings on October 21; Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern

CLEVELAND, Oct. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it will release its fiscal 2017 first quarter earnings before the market opens on Friday, October 21, 2016, followed by a conference call at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time.  During the call, the company will discuss fiscal 2017 first quarter financial performance and respond to questions from institutional investors and security analysts.  The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on Parker's investor information website at www.phstock.com with an accompanying slide presentation. The call also will be archived on the site and available for replay later that day.

With annual sales of $11 billion in fiscal year 2016, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets.  The company has operations in 49 countries around the world.  Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 60 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.  For more information, visit the company's website at www.parker.com, or its investor information website at www.phstock.com.

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Contact:
Media –
Aidan Gormley, Director, Global Communications and Branding
216/896-3258
aidan.gormley@parker.com
  
Financial Analysts –
Robin J. Davenport, Vice President, Corporate Finance
216/896-2265
rjdavenport@parker.com

Released October 11, 2016