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): March 31, 2006
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 |
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)
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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On March 31, 2006, Donaldson Company, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 8.0 million common shares. The new repurchase authorization replaces the existing authority that was approved in January 2003.
A copy of the press release that discusses these matters is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 31, 2006, issued by Donaldson Company, Inc. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 31, 2006 issued by Donaldson Company, Inc. | ||||
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: March 31, 2006
| DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Norman C. Linnell | |||||
| Name: Norman C. Linnell | ||||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||