Summary
This 8-K filing by Parker-Hannifin Corporation, dated July 30, 2009, primarily serves as a notification of their financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The report highlights that the company issued a press release and held a webcast to announce these earnings. Investors are directed to these supplemental materials for detailed financial performance information. The key focus of this filing is the disclosure of earnings information, including references to sales growth. Notably, the company intends to present sales growth figures that exclude the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rates. This method is employed to provide a more transparent and comparable view of the company's operational sales performance from one period to the next, allowing for a clearer understanding of underlying business trends.
Key Highlights
- 1Parker-Hannifin Corporation announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, via a press release and webcast on July 30, 2009.
- 2The filing is primarily a Regulation FD disclosure, providing investors with access to the earnings announcement.
- 3The company intends to report sales growth figures, excluding the effects of acquisitions.
- 4Foreign currency exchange rate impacts will also be excluded when presenting sales growth.
- 5The exclusion of acquisition and currency effects aims to provide investors with a comparable basis for evaluating sales changes over time.
- 6The press release (Exhibit 99.1) and webcast presentation (Exhibit 99.2) are filed as exhibits to this 8-K.
- 7Timothy K. Pistell, Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, signed the report.