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): June 22, 2015
PALL
CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
New York | 001- 04311 | 11-1541330 | |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer | |
of incorporation) | Identification No.) | ||
25 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY | 11050 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (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:
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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 22, 2015, Pall Corporation (Pall) issued an internal memo to its employees announcing executive leadership changes to take effect upon consummation of the merger contemplated by the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 12, 2015 (the Merger Agreement), by and among Pall, Danaher Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Danaher), and Pentagon Merger Sub, Inc., a New York corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher (Merger Sub) providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Pall (the Merger), with Pall surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher. A copy of the internal announcement is attached herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Effective upon the consummation of the Merger, Mr. Lawrence D. Kingsley will be stepping down as Chairman and CEO of Pall. Concurrently, Danaher has announced the appointment of Mr. Rainer Blair, Danaher Vice President and Group Executive, as President and CEO of Pall, effective upon the consummation of the Merger.
These executive leadership changes will become effective and are conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger. The consummation of the Merger remains subject to customary closing conditions, including (a) obtaining antitrust and other regulatory approvals in the United States and certain other jurisdictions and (b) approval by the holders of two-thirds of outstanding shares of Pall common stock entitled to vote on the adoption of Merger Agreement.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are those that use terms such as may, will, expect, believe, intend, should, could, anticipate, estimate, forecast, project, plan, predict, potential, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this and other written and oral reports are based on managements assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors.
Palls forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ materially from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Pall related to the Merger Agreement; the inability to complete the transaction due to the failure to obtain the Required Vote or the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the transaction, including the receipt of all regulatory approvals related to the transaction; the disruption of managements attention from Palls ongoing business operations due to the transaction; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on Palls relationships with its customers, operating results and business generally; the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions; and other risk factors described in Palls Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Factors or events that could cause Palls actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Pall to predict all of them. The statements made herein are made as of the date of this disclosure and Pall undertakes no obligation to update them, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving Pall and Danaher. In connection with the proposed merger, Pall will file with the SEC and will mail to shareholders a definitive proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies for its special meeting, and each of Pall and Danaher may file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger transaction. PALLS SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PALL, DANAHER AND THE MERGER. Shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available) and other documents filed by Pall with the SEC at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the proxy statement and the filings that will be incorporated by reference therein may also be obtained, without charge, from Palls website, www.pall.com, under the heading Investor Relations or by contacting Palls Investor Relations at 516-801-9871 or pall_ir@pall.com.
Participants in Solicitation
Pall, its directors, executive officers and certain employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding Palls directors and executive officers is available in its proxy statement filed with the SEC on October 31, 2014. Additional information regarding these persons and their interests in the proposed merger transaction is included in the definitive proxy statement relating to the proposed merger transaction that has been filed with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Item 8.01
The information set forth above in Item 5.02 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Internal Announcement to Employees of Pall Corporation, dated June 22, 2015.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Pall Corporation | |||
(Registrant) | |||
June 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ Roya Behnia | |
Name: |
Roya Behnia | ||
Title: |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and | ||
Corporate Secretary |