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): November 19, 2004
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)
____________________(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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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On November 19, 2004, Donaldson Company, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s board of directors has increased the Company’s common stock cash dividend to 6 cents per share, payable December 10, 2004, to shareholders of record as of November 29, 2004. A copy of the press release that discusses these matters is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.
On November 22, 2004, the Company announced that it appointed Geert Henk Touw senior vice president, in charge of the Company’s Asia Pacific region. Touw will assume his new position February 1, 2005, in advance of the August 1, 2005, retirement of Dale Couch. A copy of the press release that discusses these matters is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 19, 2004, issued by Donaldson Company, Inc. | |||
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated November 22, 2004, 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: November 22, 2004
| DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas R. VerHage | |||||
| Name: Thomas R. VerHage | ||||||
| Title: Vice President and Chief | ||||||
| Financial Officer | ||||||
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 19, 2004, issued by Donaldson Company, Inc. | ||||
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated November 22, 2004, issued by Donaldson Company, Inc. | ||||