Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) is marking the 100th
anniversary of its founding by ringing the New York Stock Exchange
Closing Bell® on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Bill Cook, Donaldson's
Chairman, President, and CEO, credits the Company's first century of
success to the generations of dedicated employees who have built upon
our Company founder's vision through their unwavering commitment to
Customers and continuous technical innovations.
In 1915, Frank Donaldson, Sr., invented the first effective air cleaner
to protect his Customer's farm tractor engine. Since then, the Company's
goal has been to be the technology leader in its markets and to use its
innovative products to solve Customers' air and liquid filtration
challenges. Today, with over 1,600 active U.S. and international patents
and sales in fiscal year 2014 of $2.5 billion, Donaldson is a global
leader in filtration technology.
The Company and its 12,800 employees will celebrate this 100th
anniversary milestone throughout the year with a series of employee
celebrations, community events, charitable donations, and the ringing of
the Closing Bell®.
Frank ("Sandy") Donaldson III, grandson of the Company's founder, will
ring the NYSE Closing Bell. He will be joined by Bill Cook, Chairman,
President and CEO; Tod Carpenter, Chief Operating Officer; and other
Donaldson employees. "I am honored to have this opportunity to represent
my Grandfather, my Dad, and the entire Donaldson family," said Mr.
Donaldson. "The fact that the Company has been so successful and has
reached this hundred year milestone means so much to all of us."
Join us in this celebration by watching the NYSE Closing Bell Ringing at
3:59 p.m. ET by visiting https://www.nyse.com/bell
or on the Donaldson investor relations site at www.donaldson.com.
About Donaldson Company
Donaldson celebrates its first century of providing global filtration
solutions that improve people's lives, enhance its Customers' equipment
performance, and protect our environment. The Company is committed to
fulfilling its Customers' needs for the best filtration solutions
through its innovative research and development, application expertise,
and global presence at more than 140 sales, technical, manufacturing,
and distribution locations around the world.
Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 1000 indices,
whose shares trade on the NYSE under the symbol DCI. Additional
information is available at www.Donaldson.com.
Donaldson Company, Inc.
Jim Shaw, 952-887-3816
Chief Financial
Officer
Feb 19, 2015