8-K

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): July 9, 2008

DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-7891	41-0222640
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	1400 West 94th Street Minneapolis, MN 55431
	(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
	(952) 887-3131
	Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
	Not Applicable
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.   

On July 9, 2008, Donaldson Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that a Donaldson employee has been chosen to ring The Closing Bell® at the NYSE on September 4, 2008 to celebrate the achievement of the Company’s first $2 billion sales year. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release, dated July 9, 2008, issued by Donaldson Company, Inc.

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.

Date: July 9, 2008

DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
By:	/s/   Norman C. Linnell
	Name:   Norman C. Linnell
	Title:     Vice President, General Counsel and
	Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 9, 2008 issued by Donaldson Company, Inc.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Wednesday, July 9, 2008	Rich Sheffer (952) 887-3753

DONALDSON ACHIEVES FIRST $2 BILLION SALES YEAR;

PICKS EMPLOYEE TO RING THE BELL AT NYSE ON SEPTEMBER 4^th

Employee chosen through “Guess the Date We Hit $2 Billion” event

MINNEAPOLIS, July 9, 2008 — Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), announced today that Kim Webster, a Senior Buyer and long-term employee from our Leicester, U.K. plant, will ring The Closing Bell^® at the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on September 4^th to celebrate the achievement of our first $2 billion sales year. Kim was randomly selected out of the 150 employees who correctly guessed June 30^th as the date we would reach $2 billion in sales in our “Guess the Date We Hit $2 Billion” event.

Please note that our actual fourth quarter and full year ending July 31, 2008 sales will be disclosed in our earnings release which will be issued on September 2^nd.

About Donaldson Company

Donaldson is a leading worldwide provider of air and liquid filtration systems and replacement parts that improve people’s lives, enhance our Customers’ equipment performance, and protect our environment. We are a technology-driven company committed to satisfying our Customers’ needs for diesel engine equipment and industrial filtration solutions through innovative research and development, superior technology, and global presence. Our almost 13,000 employees contribute to the company’s success by supporting our Customers at more than 100 sales, manufacturing, and distribution locations around the world.

Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 1000 indices, and our shares trade on the NYSE under the symbol DCI. Additional information is available at www.donaldson.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Securities Reform Act of 1995

The company desires to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) and is making this cautionary statement in connection with such safe harbor legislation. This announcement contains forward-looking statements, including forecasts, plans, and projections relating to our business and financial performance, which involve uncertainties that could materially impact results.

The company wishes to caution investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties and other risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements, including but not limited to risks associated with: currency fluctuations, commodity prices, world economic factors, political factors, the company’s international operations, highly competitive markets, governmental laws and regulations, the implementation of our new warehouse management system in our U.S. distribution center, and other factors included in our Annual and Quarterly Reports. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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