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): February 8, 2017
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ohio | 1-4982 | 34-0451060 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 6035 Parkland Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio | 44124-4141 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(216) 896-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On February 8, 2017, Parker-Hannifin Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it planned to offer up to $2.5 billion of senior notes in private transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from these transactions to finance a portion of its acquisition of CLARCOR Inc.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and will not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
SIGNATURES
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 | ||||||
| February 8, 2017 | By: | /s/ Joseph R. Leonti | ||||
| Joseph R. Leonti | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||