Exhibit 1.3
September 7, 2010
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
288 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282-2198
RBS Securities Inc.
600 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
Banc of America Securities LLC
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
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Re:
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Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated |
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U.S. Distribution Agreement dated September 17, 2007 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Amended and Restated U.S. Distribution Agreement dated as of September 17,
2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of May 28, 2008 (together, the Distribution
Agreement), in each case by and among Parker-Hannifin Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the
Company), and the Agents named therein,
relating to the issue and sale from time to time by the Company of its Medium-Term Notes,
Series A, due nine months or more from date of issue (the Notes). Capitalized terms used herein
but not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Distribution Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company has recently filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the purpose
of registering various securities, including debt securities.
WHEREAS, the Company now wishes to further amend the Distribution Agreement to (1) delete
references to a prior, expired registration statement to which the Distribution Agreement
previously related and clarify that it may be used in connection with the issuance of Notes
registered on one or more registration statements that the Company may file from time to time and
(2) to add Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as Agents
under the Distribution Agreement and (3) to add various representations and warranties to be made
by the Company to the Agents.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company
hereby agrees with each of you to amend the Distribution Agreement in the following respects:
1. Addition of Agents. In accordance with Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement
and without any further action on behalf of the Company, the Agents or any other party, Barclays
Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated are each hereby added as Agents
under the Distribution Agreement, subject to the same terms and conditions of the Distribution
Agreement as the other Agents thereto. Such other Agents party to the Distribution Agreement hereby
waive their right to receive prior written notice provided by Section 11 of the Distribution
Agreement.
2. Amendment of Agent Addressee. The Agent addressee Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
RBS Securities Inc.
600 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901
3. Amendment of Second Paragraph. The second paragraph of the Distribution Agreement
is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
The Company hereby appoints Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, KeyBanc
Capital Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
(individually, an Agent and collectively, the Agents") as its exclusive agents, subject to
Section 11, for the purpose of soliciting and receiving offers to purchase Notes from the
Company by others and, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but
subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth, each Agent agrees to use reasonable efforts
to solicit and
receive offers to purchase Notes upon terms acceptable to the Company at such times and in
such amounts as the Company shall from time to time specify. In addition, any Agent may also
purchase Notes as principal pursuant to the terms of a terms agreement relating to such sale (a
Terms Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b) hereof.
4. Amendment of Third Paragraph. The first and second sentences of the third
paragraph of the Distribution Agreement are hereby amended to read in their entirety as follows:
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a
registration statement (File No. 333-169069), which contains a prospectus (the Basic Prospectus),
for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act), of, among other securities,
unsecured debt securities. Such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto and the
information, if any, deemed to be part of the registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B under
the Act, or such registration statement subsequently filed with the Commission by the Company that
is in effect on the date of the Terms Agreement and used in connection with the issuance and sale
of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement pursuant to such Terms Agreement, is hereinafter
referred to as the Registration Statement.
5. Amendment of Section 1. Section 1 of the Distribution Agreement is hereby amended
by adding after Section 1(o), the following additional representations and warranties:
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None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that
would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA, including, without
limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate
commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or
authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give,
or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any foreign official (as such
term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any
candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA, other than any
such violations or contraventions that would not be reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the business, financial position or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a Material Adverse Effect),
and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates
have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and
maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected
to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith, except where the failure to
comply with the FCPA or maintain such policies and procedures would not be |
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reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. FCPA means
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder. |
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The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and
reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970,
as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules
and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines
issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Money
Laundering Laws), except where the failure to comply with the Money Laundering Laws
would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office
of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (OFAC); and the Company
will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute
or otherwise make available such proceeds, to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or
other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person
currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. |
6. Amendment of Ninth Paragraph. The Section 9 of the Distribution Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent
to Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated at 1585 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attention:
Manager Continuously Offered Products (telefax number: 212-761-0780), with a copy to l585
Broadway, New York, New York 10036, 36th floor, Attention: Investment Banking Information Center
(telefax number: 212-761-0260), if sent to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., will be mailed,
delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New
York, New York 10013, Attention: Managing Director, Syndicate (telefax number: 212-816-7912), if
sent to Goldman, Sachs & Co., will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to Goldman,
Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282-2198, Attention: Credit Department, Credit
Control Medium-Term Notes (telefax number: 212-357-8680), if sent to RBS Securities Inc., will be
mailed, delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to RBS Securities Inc., 600 Washington Boulevard,
Stamford, Connecticut 06901, Attention: Debt Capital Markets Syndicate (telefax number:
203-873-4534), if sent to
Banc of America Securities LLC, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed
and confirmed to Banc of America Securities LLC at 40 West 57th Street, 27th Floor, New
York, New York 10019, Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management (telefax
number: 212-901-7881), if sent to KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., will be mailed, delivered or
telefaxed and confirmed to KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114,
Attention: Ann Schiavone Debt Capital Markets (telefax number: 216-433-3801), if sent to
Barclays Capital Inc., will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to Barclays Capital
Inc. at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Syndicate Registration (telefax
number: 646-834-8133) and if sent to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, will be
mailed, delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
at One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets
Transaction Management (telefax number: 212-901-7881) or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed,
delivered or telefaxed and confirmed to the Company at 6035 Parkland Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio
44124, Attention: Treasurer (telefax number: 216-481-4057).
7. Amendment of Exhibit A. The first paragraph of Exhibit A of the Distribution
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
We agree to purchase your Medium-Term Notes, Series A (the Notes), having the terms set
forth below. The offering of the Notes will be made pursuant to a Base Prospectus dated [ ],
[ ] as amended by a Prospectus Supplement dated [ ], [and the issuer free writing prospectuses
set forth on Schedule I hereto]. The Time of Sale for purposes of the Distribution Agreement
shall be [__] [a.m.] [p.m.] on [ ], [ ].
8. Amendment of Exhibit B. The first sentence of the first paragraph of Exhibit B of
the Distribution Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
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Explained below are the administrative procedures and specific terms of the offering of
Medium-Term Notes, Series A (the Notes), on a continuous basis by Parker-Hannifin Corporation
(the Company) pursuant to the Amended and Restated U.S. Distribution Agreement, dated as of
September 17, 2007, as amended (the Distribution Agreement) among the Company and Morgan Stanley
& Co. Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Greenwich Capital
Markets, Banc of America Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the Agents). |
9. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one
agreement.
11. Amendment. Except as specifically amended or modified hereby, the Distribution
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof. All
references in any other agreement or document to the Distribution Agreement shall, on and after the
date hereof, be deemed to refer to the Distribution Agreement as amended hereby. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the provisions of the Distribution Agreement as in effect immediately preceding the
amendments provided herein shall apply with respect to any Notes issued and sold thereunder prior
to the date hereof.
(Signatures on following pages)
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign
and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement between the Company and you.
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Very truly yours,
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
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/s/ Timothy K. Pistell
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Name: |
Timothy K. Pistell |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
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CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first written above
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
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By: |
/s/ Yuri Slyz
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Name: |
Yuri Slyz |
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Title: |
Executive Director |
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
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By: |
/s/ Brian Bednarski
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Name: |
Brian Bednarski |
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Title: |
Executive Director |
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GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
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/s/ Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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RBS SECURITIES INC.
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By: |
/s/ Steve Fitzpatrick
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Name: |
Steve Fitzpatrick |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
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By: |
/s/ Joseph Crowley
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Name: |
Joseph Crowley |
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Title: |
Director |
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KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
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By: |
/s/ Eric Peiffer
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Name: |
Eric Peiffer |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
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By: |
/s/ Anne Daley-Gordon
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Name: |
Anne Daley-Gordon |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
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By: |
/s/ Matt Basler
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Name: |
Matt Basler |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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