-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QzxEnoyjpok2Szl1h/gyhMqYjbb4CKSOV2julVeva1GIet9jTjSqB03y0thGKNBd GmobUdPwXMyxUplQCXUUPA== 0000950123-07-010052.txt : 20070719 0000950123-07-010052.hdr.sgml : 20070719 20070719163609 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-07-010052 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070719 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070719 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070719 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PALL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000075829 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569] IRS NUMBER: 111541330 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04311 FILM NUMBER: 07989488 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2200 NORTHERN BLVD CITY: EAST HILLS STATE: NY ZIP: 11548 BUSINESS PHONE: 5164845400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2200 NORTHERN BLVD CITY: EAST HILLS STATE: NY ZIP: 11548 8-K 1 y37346e8vk.htm FORM 8-K 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 19, 2007
PALL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
New York
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  1-4311
(Commission file number)
  11-1541330
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
2200 Northern Boulevard, East Hills, NY
(Address of principal executive offices)
  11548
(Zip Code)
(516) 484-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
     On July 19, 2007, Pall Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has commenced an inquiry into the possibly material understatement of U.S. income tax payments and of its provision for income taxes in certain prior periods beginning with its fiscal year ended July 31, 1999. The matter relates to the taxation of certain indebtedness of the Company to a foreign subsidiary of the Company. The Company has notified the Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission of this matter and of the Audit Committee’s pending inquiry. This matter may also have resulted in the Company’s failure to comply with certain terms of its debt or other agreements. The Company may need to seek waivers under those agreements, including to effectuate its intention to declare a quarterly dividend for the quarter ending July 31, 2007. The Company intends to report on the Audit Committee’s inquiry as soon as practicable
     The Company’s press release with respect to this matter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
     99 Press Release, dated July 19, 2007 (filed pursuant to Item 8.01).

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Cautionary Statement
     This current report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Representatives of the Company may also make forward-looking statements orally from time to time. Statements in this current report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts, including statements about management’s beliefs and expectations, constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and are subject to change based on a number of factors, including those outlined in our other SEC filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events.
     Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include those we have identified in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but also include the following:
    risks arising from potential material weaknesses in our control environment;
 
    potential adverse effects to our financial condition, results of operations or prospects as a result of any restatement of prior period financial statements;
 
    risks associated with our inability to satisfy covenants under our syndicated credit facility or to obtain waivers of compliance with those covenants or waivers of defaults under our debt and other agreements;
 
    potential adverse effects if we are required to recognize other adverse tax- or accounting-related developments; and
 
    risks relating to litigation or regulatory inquiries associated with the restatement of prior period financial statements or other related matters.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Pall Corporation
 
 
  /s/ FRANCIS MOSCHELLA    
July 19, 2007  Francis Moschella   
  Vice President — Corporate Controller
Chief Accounting Officer 
 
 

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EX-99 2 y37346exv99.htm EX-99: PRESS RELEASE EX-99
 

EXHIBIT 99
PALL CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE COMMENCES INQUIRY INTO POTENTIAL
UNDERSTATEMENT OF PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IN PRIOR PERIODS
July 19, 2007 (EAST HILLS, NY) — Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) today announced that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has commenced an inquiry into the possibly material understatement of U.S. income tax payments and of its provision for income taxes in certain prior periods beginning with its fiscal year ended July 31, 1999. The matter relates to the taxation of certain indebtedness of the Company to a foreign subsidiary of the Company. The Company has notified the Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission of this matter and of the Audit Committee’s pending inquiry. This matter may also have resulted in the Company’s failure to comply with certain terms of its debt or other agreements. The Company may need to seek waivers under those agreements, including to effectuate its intention to declare a quarterly dividend for the quarter ending July 31, 2007. The Company intends to report on the Audit Committee’s inquiry as soon as practicable.
About Pall Corporation
     Pall Corporation is the global leader in the rapidly growing field of filtration, separation and purification. Pall is organized into two businesses: Life Sciences and Industrial. These businesses provide leading-edge products to meet the demanding needs of customers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, transfusion medicine, energy, electronics, municipal and industrial water purification, aerospace, transportation and broad industrial markets. Total revenues for fiscal year 2006 were $2.0 billion. The Company’s headquarters are in East Hills, New York, with extensive operations throughout the world. For more information visit Pall at http://www.pall.com/.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
     This release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include those we have identified in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but also include the following:
  risks arising from potential material weaknesses in our control environment;
  potential adverse effects to our financial condition, results of operations or prospects as a result of any restatement of prior period financial statements;
  risks associated with our inability to satisfy covenants under our syndicated credit facility or to obtain waivers of compliance with those covenants or waivers of defaults under our debt and other agreements;
  potential adverse effects if we are required to recognize other adverse tax- or accounting-related developments; and
  risks relating to litigation or regulatory inquiries associated with the restatement of prior period financial statements or other related matters.
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Contacts
Pat Iannucci
V.P. Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
516-801-9848
piannucci@pall.com
Or
Denise DesChenes / Victoria Hofstad
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Telephone: 212-687-8080

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