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): June 28, 2007
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ohio | 1-4982 | 34-0451060 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6035 Parkland Blvd. | ||
| Cleveland, Ohio | 44124-4141 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 896-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant |
As previously disclosed, on April 17, 2007, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Parker-Hannifin Corporation (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche (“D&T”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, following an extensive evaluation of audit proposals from four major independent registered public accounting firms. On June 28, 2007, the Audit Committee formally engaged D&T as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008 following D&T’s completion of certain non-audit assignments for the Company.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 and the interim period from July 1, 2006 through June 28, 2007, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with D&T regarding: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that D&T concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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/ Thomas A. Piraino, Jr. | |
| Thomas A. Piraino, Jr. | ||
| Vice President and Secretary | ||
Date: June 28, 2007