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
June 15, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PALL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York
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001-04311
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11-1541330 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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25 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, New York 11050
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (516) 484-3600
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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Notes
On June 15, 2010, Pall Corporation (the Company) entered into a terms agreement, which
incorporated by reference an underwriting agreement (together, the Underwriting Agreement), with
Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as the representatives of the
underwriters named in such agreement (the Underwriters), with respect to the offer and sale by
the Company of its $375 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2020 (the
Notes). The Notes sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement were registered under the
Companys registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-167507) (the Registration Statement).
The closing of the sale of Notes occurred on June 18, 2010.
The Underwriting Agreement sets forth the specific terms of the Notes, including public
offering price, coupon rate and interest payment dates and provides, among other things, that the
Underwriters will purchase the Notes from the Company at the public offering price, less a discount
of 0.650% for the Notes.
Underwriting Agreement
The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the
Company. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company and the Underwriters
party to the Underwriting Agreement against certain liabilities arising out of or in connection
with sale of the Notes, and for customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.
The Underwriters and their affiliates have provided, and in the future may continue to
provide, various financial advisory, cash management, investment banking, commercial banking and
other financial services, including the provision of credit facilities, to the Company in the
ordinary course of business for which they have received and will continue to receive customary
compensation.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.
As described under Item 1.01 above, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company sold
the Notes. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture (the Indenture), dated as of June 15,
2010, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee). The
Indenture is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement.
The Notes are unsecured senior obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all
unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company. The Notes will bear interest at a per
annum rate of 5.00%. The Company will pay interest on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on June
15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2010.
The Notes will mature on June 15, 2020. However, the Company, at its option, may redeem the
Notes at any time in whole or from time to time in part, by paying the greater of (i) 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed (exclusive of interest
accrued to the date of redemption), discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus
30 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the date of redemption.
The Indenture contains customary events of default. If an event of default under the
Indenture occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount of all the Notes to be
immediately due and payable.
If a change of control triggering event occurs, the Notes are subject to repurchase by the
Company at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes
repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to, but not including,
the date of repurchase.
The foregoing description of the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full
text of the Form of Note, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4 and incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
In August 2002, the Company issued 6% Senior Notes due 2012 (the 2012 Notes) in the
aggregate principal amount of $280 million, pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2002,
by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and the Bank of New York as Trustee. The
Company plans to use the net proceeds from the Notes offering to redeem the 2012 Notes. The
Company intends to use any remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
On June 18, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the offering
described above, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Terms Agreement, dated June 15, 2010, among Pall Corporation and Banc
of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as
representatives of the Underwriters, and Underwriting Agreement, dated
June 15, 2010, among Pall Corporation and Banc of America Securities
LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as representatives of the
Underwriters. |
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Form of 5.00% Senior Note due 2020. |
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5
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Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. |
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Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (included in Exhibit 5). |
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99
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Press Release of Pall Corporation dated June 18, 2010. |