CLEVELAND, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 41 cents per share of common stock to shareholders of record as of November 9, 2012. The dividend is payable December 7, 2012.

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This is the company's 250th consecutive quarterly dividend and results in a total distribution to shareholders of approximately $61 million.  Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 56 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 Index.

With annual sales exceeding $13 billion in fiscal year 2012, 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 employs approximately 60,000 people in 48 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 56 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 web site at www.parker.com or its investor information web site at www.phstock.com.

SOURCE Parker Hannifin Corporation

Media - Aidan Gormley, Director, Corporate Communications, +1-216-896-3258, aidan.gormley@parker.com; Financial Analysts - Pamela Huggins, Vice President & Treasurer, +1-216-896-2240, phuggins@parker.com