Pall : Reports Third Quarter Results

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 which ended April 30, 2015.

• Sales in the quarter were flat; up 11% in local currency
• Diluted EPS in the quarter of $0.89 up 11%; pro forma diluted EPS of $0.92, up 14%
• Free cash flow in the nine months of $321 million, up 10%

Third Quarter and Nine Months Sales and Earnings Overview

Third quarter sales were $681.1 million compared to $682.4 million last year. Sales in local currency (“LC”) were up 11%, and about 9% excluding acquisitions. Diluted EPS were $0.89 in the quarter, compared to $0.80 last year. Pro forma diluted EPS⁽¹⁾ were $0.92, a 14% increase compared to $0.81 a year earlier, including a headwind of approximately $0.15 from foreign currency translation. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, pro forma diluted EPS increased by 32%.

Sales in the nine months were $2.1 billion, an increase of 3% year over year. Sales in LC were up 10%, and about 7% excluding acquisitions. Diluted EPS were $2.47 in the nine months, compared to $2.17 last year. Pro forma diluted EPS⁽¹⁾ were $2.69, a 15% increase compared to $2.33 a year earlier, including a headwind of approximately $0.30 from foreign currency translation.

Larry Kingsley, Pall Chairman and CEO, said, “We delivered yet another solid quarter, with 9% organic LC revenue growth and 14% pro forma EPS growth. Both Life Sciences and Industrial performed very well, and we continue to convert strongly to the bottom line. Our performance is all the more impressive when you consider the significant, ongoing headwinds we have been facing due to foreign currency translation.”

Life Sciences – Third Quarter Highlights

Industrial – Third Quarter Highlights

Conference Call Information / Outlook

In light of the announced transaction with Danaher Corporation, the Company will no longer hold conference calls for its quarterly and annual earnings, and will no longer provide annual earnings guidance. The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of calendar 2015, is subject to Pall Corporation shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

About Pall Corporation

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing solutions to meet the critical fluid management needs of customers across the broad spectrum of life sciences and industry. Pall works with customers to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. The Company’s engineered products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste. Pall Corporation is an S&P 500 company serving customers worldwide. Follow us on Twitter @PallCorporation or visit www.pall.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The matters discussed in this press release contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 are preliminary until our Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before June 9, 2015. 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. All statements regarding future performance, earnings projections, earnings guidance, management’s expectations about our future cash needs and effective tax rate, and other future events or developments are forward-looking statements. 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 management’s assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors.

Our 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 our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I-Item 1A.-Risk Factors in the 2014 Form 10-K, and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement with Danaher; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us 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 management’s attention from our ongoing business operations due to the transaction; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on our relationships with our customers, operating results and business generally; the impact of disruptions in the supply of raw materials and key components for our products from suppliers, including limited or single source suppliers; the impact of terrorist acts, conflicts and wars or natural disasters; the extent to which special U.S. and foreign government laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act, and regulations and procurement policies and practices, including regulations on import-export control, may expose us to liability or impair our ability to compete in international markets; the impact of a significant disruption in, or breach in security of, our information technology systems or we fail to implement, manage or integrate new systems, software and technologies successfully; the impact of economic, political, social and regulatory instability in emerging markets, and other risks characteristic of doing business in emerging markets; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; our ability to successfully complete or integrate acquisitions; product defects and unanticipated use or inadequate disclosure with respect to our products; our ability to develop innovative and competitive new products; the impact of global and regional economic conditions and legislative and political developments; our ability to comply with a broad array of regulatory requirements; the loss of one or more members of our senior management team and our ability to recruit and retain qualified management personnel; changes in the demand for our products and business relationships with key customers and suppliers; changes in product mix and product pricing, particularly with systems products and associated hardware and devices for our consumable filtration products; our ability to deliver our backlog on time; increases in manufacturing and operating costs and/or our ability to achieve the savings anticipated from our structural cost improvement initiative; the impact of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, and violations; our ability to enforce patents or protect proprietary products and manufacturing techniques; costs and outcomes of pending or future litigation and the availability of insurance or indemnification rights; changes in our effective tax rate; the impact of certain risks associated with potential labor disruptions; our ability to compete effectively in domestic and global markets; and the effect of the restrictive covenants in our debt facilities. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We make these statements as of the date of this disclosure and undertake no obligation to update them, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Management uses certain non-GAAP measurements to assess the Company’s current and future financial performance. The non-GAAP measurements do not replace the presentation of the Company’s GAAP financial results. These measurements provide supplemental information to assist management in analyzing the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to facilitate meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of ongoing operations. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used throughout this release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures appear in the accompanying tables at the end of this document and are also available on Pall’s website at www.pall.com/investor.

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