October 19, 2000
FROM: FOR:
Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. Donaldson Company, Inc.
224 Franklin Avenue West P.O. Box 1299
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
Tony Carideo Rich Sheffer
(612) 871-8877 (952) 887-3753
DONALDSON COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND ON-LINE
MINNEAPOLIS, Ocotber 19 -- Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), announced today
that the company's Annual Report for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2000 is now
available to the public in both print and on-line formats. To download the
on-line version, log onto the Donaldson Company website at
www.donaldson.com/corp/financial/, click the Annual Report button and follow the
download instructions. If you wish to request a printed version, please call
(952)887-3131 or fax your request to (952)887-3592 (please remember to include
your name and mailing address).
ABOUT DONALDSON COMPANY
Donaldson Company, Inc., is a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration
systems and replacement parts. The company's product mix includes: air and
liquid filters and exhaust and emission control products for heavy-duty mobile
equipment; in-plant air cleaning systems; air intake systems and exhaust
products for industrial gas turbines; and specialized filters for such
diverse applications as computer disk drives, aircraft passenger cabins and
semiconductor processing. Products are manufactured at more than three dozen
Donaldson plants around the world and through five joint ventures. The company's
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DCI.
