UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

        

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 19, 2012


PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio
34-0451060
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
6035 Parkland Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio
44124-4141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 896-3000



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure”

On October 19, 2012, Parker-Hannifin Corporation issued a press release and presented a Webcast announcing earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The press release contains references to sales growth excluding the effects of acquisitions and currency exchange rates and the effect on cash flows from operating activities as a percent of sales of a discretionary pension plan contribution. The effects of acquisitions, currency exchange rates and the discretionary pension plan contribution are removed to allow investors and the company to meaningfully evaluate changes in sales and cash flows from operating activities as a percent of sales on a comparable basis from period to period. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. A copy of the Webcast presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits:

99.1    Press release issued by Parker-Hannifin Corporation, dated October 19, 2012.

99.2    Webcast presentation by Parker-Hannifin Corporation, dated October 19, 2012.






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.




 
 
 
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jon P. Marten
 
 
 
Jon P. Marten
 
 
 
Executive Vice President - Finance &
 
 
 
Administration and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: October 19, 2012