PALL CORP
10-Q, 1997-12-12
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q


Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended November 1, 1997

Commission File No. 1-4311



                                PALL CORPORATION



Incorporated in New York State                         I.R.S. Employer Identifi-
                                                         cation # 11-1541330

       2200 Northern Boulevard, East Hills, N.Y.  11548
               Telephone Number (516) 484-5400



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                     Yes /X/  No / /

At December 8, 1997, 124,766,593 shares of common stock of the Registrant were
outstanding.
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                                PALL CORPORATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
                               ------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>
COVER SHEET                                                                           1

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q                                                                    2

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Item 1. Financial Statements:

                 Condensed consolidated balance sheets - November 1, 1997
                    and August 2, 1997                                                3

                 Condensed consolidated statements of earnings -
                    three months ended November 1, 1997 and November 2, 1996          4

                 Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows -
                    three months ended November 1, 1997 and November 2, 1996          5

                 Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements                 6

   Item 2. Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and
                    results of operations                                             7


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

   Item 6. Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K                                          10


SIGNATURES                                                                           10

EXHIBIT INDEX                                                                        11
</TABLE>
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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        PALL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        (in thousands)
                                                                               November 1,           August 2,
                 ASSETS                                                            1997                1997
Current Assets:                                                                -----------          -----------
<S>                                                                            <C>                  <C>
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                   $    31,433          $    17,972
   Short-term investments                                                           50,400               37,500
   Accounts receivable, net of allowances
     for doubtful accounts of $7,449
     and $6,602, respectively                                                      248,522              266,604
   Inventories - Note 2                                                            203,579              198,080
   Taxes receivable                                                                 42,551               40,262
   Deferred income taxes                                                            19,500               20,971
   Other                                                                            29,428               25,215
                                                                               -----------          -----------
                 Total Current Assets                                              625,413              606,604
Property, plant and equipment, net of
   accumulated depreciation of $362,457
   and $345,493, respectively                                                      511,650              504,046
Other assets                                                                       162,708              154,974
                                                                               -----------          -----------
                 Total Assets                                                  $ 1,299,771          $ 1,265,624
                                                                               ===========          ===========
                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
   Notes payable to banks                                                      $   102,646          $   123,974
   Accounts payable                                                                 55,308               53,200
   Accrued liabilities:
     Salaries and commissions                                                       34,676               34,239
     Other                                                                          69,424               57,319
                                                                               -----------          -----------
                                                                                   104,100               91,558
   Income taxes                                                                     24,427               27,620
   Current portion of long-term debt                                                12,588                4,677
   Dividends payable                                                                17,801                   --
                                                                               -----------          -----------
                 Total Current Liabilities                                         316,870              301,029
Long-term debt, less current portion                                               109,598               62,126
Deferred income taxes                                                               29,103               27,678
Other non-current liabilities                                                       49,898               49,958
                                                                               -----------          -----------
                 Total Liabilities                                                 505,469              440,791
                                                                               -----------          -----------
Stockholders' Equity:
   Common stock, $.10 par value                                                     12,796               12,796
   Capital in excess of par value                                                   92,893               92,893
   Retained earnings                                                               750,321              749,923
   Treasury stock, at cost                                                         (50,583)             (12,837)
   Foreign currency translation                                                      1,841               (4,722)
   Minimum pension liability                                                        (4,361)              (4,348)
   Stock option loans                                                               (8,382)              (8,820)
   Cumulative unrealized investment losses                                            (223)                 (52)
                                                                               -----------          -----------
                 Total Stockholders' Equity                                        794,302              824,833
                                                                               -----------          -----------
                 Total Liabilities and
                    Stockholders' Equity                                       $ 1,299,771          $ 1,265,624
                                                                               ===========          ===========
</TABLE>


     See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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                        PALL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          (in thousands,
                                       except per share data)

                                        Three Months Ended
                                     -------------------------
                                      Nov. 1,          Nov. 2,
                                       1997             1996
                                     --------         --------
<S>                                  <C>              <C>
Net sales                            $237,351         $235,791

Costs and expenses:
   Cost of sales                      105,611           98,248
   Selling, general and
     administrative expenses           90,987           93,950
   Research and development            14,190           13,138
   Merger related expenses                 --            3,911       
   Interest expense, net                  988              656
                                     --------         --------
Total costs and expenses              211,776          209,903

Earnings before income taxes           25,575           25,888
Provisions for income taxes             7,161            8,604
                                     --------         --------
Net earnings                         $ 18,414         $ 17,284
                                     ========         ========
Earnings per share                   $   0.15         $   0.14

Dividends declared per share         $ 0.1400         $ 0.1225

Average number of shares
   outstanding                        126,956          125,437
</TABLE>


     See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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                        PALL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             (in thousands)
                                                           Three Months Ended
                                                       --------------------------
                                                        Nov. 1,           Nov. 2,
                                                         1997              1996
                                                       --------          --------
<S>                                                    <C>               <C>
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES              $ 57,159          $ 29,466

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Investments and licenses                               (6,171)               --
  Capital expenditures                                  (20,276)          (23,534)
  Disposals of fixed assets                                 214               528
  Short-term investments                                (12,900)           (3,450)
                                                       --------          --------
NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES                   (39,133)          (26,456)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Net short-term borrowings                             (24,808)          (17,906)
  Long-term borrowings                                   59,044             2,728
  Payments on long-term debt                             (1,400)           (1,288)
  Net proceeds from exercise of stock options             1,494             4,265
  Purchase of treasury stock                            (39,017)               --
  Dividends paid                                             --           (14,133)
                                                       --------          --------
NET CASH  USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                   (4,687)          (26,334)
                                                       --------          --------
CASH FLOW FOR PERIOD                                     13,339           (23,324)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR           17,972            44,118

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH                     122              (133)
                                                       --------          --------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD             $ 31,433          $ 20,661
                                                       ========          ========

Supplemental disclosures:
   Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)           $  1,851          $  2,248
   Income taxes paid (net of refunds)                    11,024            22,281
</TABLE>


     See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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                        PALL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

   The financial information included herein is unaudited. However, such
information reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary to present fairly (i) the financial position of the Company at
November 1, 1997 and August 2, 1997, (ii) the results of its operations for the
three months ended November 1, 1997 and November 2, 1996, and (iii) its cash
flows for the three months ended November 1, 1997 and November 2, 1996. These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and notes set forth in the Company's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended August 2, 1997.


NOTE 2 - INVENTORIES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   The major classes of inventory are as follows:            (in thousands)
                                                          Nov. 1,         Aug. 2,
                                                           1997             1997
                                                       -------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>              <C>
            Raw materials and components               $ 80,402         $ 79,545
            Work-in-process                              26,882           22,065
            Finished goods                               96,295           96,470
                                                       -------------------------
            Total inventory                            $203,579         $198,080
                                                       =========================
</TABLE>


NOTE 3 - LONG-TERM DEBT
     
     On October 27, 1997, the Company entered into a long-term debt agreement
to borrow $40 million at 6.31%. Payments are due in installments through the
year 2002.





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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

I. Results of Operations

Sales for the quarter were $237.4 million, an increase of 1/2%, compared to
$235.8 million last year. Excluding the adverse effects of exchange rates of
$11.1 million, sales would have increased by 5 1/2%. A detailed summary of sales
by market and geographic region is given below.


Sales by Market

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 FIRST QUARTER ENDED          
                              -------------------------                        EXCHANGE         % CHANGE
                               NOV. 1,          NOV. 2,          %               RATE           IN LOCAL
                                1997             1996          CHANGE         DIFFERENCE        CURRENCY
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>            <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>
Patient Protection           $ 54,544         $ 58,248         (6 1/2)         $ (2,561)        (2)
Other                          67,081           68,701         (2 1/2)           (3,386)         2 1/2
                             --------         --------                         --------
Total Health Care             121,625          126,949         (4)               (5,947)         1/2

Microelectronics               22,251           22,439         (1)               (1,436)         5 1/2
Other                          37,326           36,155          3                (1,474)         7 1/2
                             --------         --------                         --------
Total
    Fluid Processing           59,577           58,594          1 1/2             (2,910)         6 1/2

Aeropower                      56,149           50,248         11 1/2            (2,235)         16
                             --------         --------

TOTAL                        $237,351         $235,791            1/2          $(11,092)         5 1/2
                             --------         --------                         --------
</TABLE>


Sales by Geographic Region

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 FIRST QUARTER ENDED
                              ------------------------                         EXCHANGE         % CHANGE
                               NOV. 1,          NOV. 2,          %               RATE           IN LOCAL
                                1997             1996          CHANGE         DIFFERENCE        CURRENCY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>              <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>
Asia                          $ 45,121         $ 46,410         (3)            $ (3,723)         5
Europe                          80,327           83,457         (4)              (7,307)         5
Western
    Hemisphere                 111,903          105,924          5 1/2              (62)         5 1/2
                              --------         --------                        --------
TOTAL                         $237,351         $235,791            1/2         $(11,092)         5 1/2
                              --------         --------                        --------
</TABLE>

The Aeropower market had the best performance for the quarter. Sales in this
market increased 16% in local currency led by a sales increase of 37% in the
Aerospace segment. This growth, which was mostly in the Western Hemishpere, came
from both Military and Commercial segments which grew 42% and 34%, respectively.
Sales in the Health Care market were flat with the Patient Protection segment
decreasing 2%; blood filter sales in this segment
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decreased by 2%, whereas, the rest of the Health Care market increased by 2 1/2%
led by a 21% increase in the Food & Beverage segment.

On a geographic basis, sales in each region grew between 5% and 5 1/2% in local
currency.

Quarter-on-quarter, cost of sales as a percentage of sales increased by nearly
3% over last year, mainly due to the effects of exchange rates and product mix.
This was partially offset by a reduction in selling, general and administrative
expenses (SG&A), which decreased 1 1/2%; the reduction in SG&A is in line with
expectations and reflects the savings as a result of the restructuring last
year.                                                                          

Pretax margins for the quarter and before merger expenses last year declined by
nearly 2% mainly due to the reduction in the gross profit. Earnings per share
for the quarter were 15 cents compared to 14 cents last year (17 cents last 
year, after pro forma tax effect, excluding merger expenses). The Company
estimates that earnings per share for the current quarter were further reduced
by about 4 cents due to the effects of exchange rates.           

The tax rate for the current quarter was 28% compared to 30% (before effects of
merger expenses) last year. The reduction in the tax rate is mainly due to
increased tax benefits as a result of changes made in the Puerto Rico 
operations and increased manufacturing at the plant in Ireland.

II. Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by about $28 million mainly
due to increases in accounts payable, accruals and taxes payable. At the end of
the current quarter approximately  $13 million of accruals relating to
environmental and other expenses incurred in the third quarter of fiscal 1997
are reflected on the balance sheet.

For the quarter, capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization were $20
million and  $17 million, respectively. The Company also spent  $6 million for
investments and licenses during the quarter. Long-term debt increased by $58
million and short-term borrowings decreased by  $25 million.

On October 6, 1997, the Company announced a stock buy-back program of up to $150
million. The repurchased shares will be available for general corporate purposes
including the exercise of stock options. Through the end of the quarter $39
million has been expended resulting in the buy-back of 1.8 million shares.

Also on October 6, 1997, the Company announced that it had signed an agreement
to purchase all of the outstanding capital stock of the Swiss holding company
Argentaurum AG, including its Rochem subsidiaries. Rochem manufactures and sells
proprietary advance design reverse osmosis nanofiltration and ultrafiltration
systems for treating and desalinizing sea water, purifying landfill leachate and
other municipal and industrial waste water applications. The Company expects to
pay between $48 - $64 million depending on the operating profits earned by
Argentaurum in the current calendar year. The closing of this transaction is
expected before the end of January 1998. The transaction will be accounted for
as an asset purchase.
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On November 6, 1997, the Company announced that it had signed a Letter of
Intent to establish a strategic alliance with V.I. Technologies (VITEX) for
viral inactivation technology for red blood cells and platelets. Under the
agreement, Pall and VITEX will jointly develop this proprietary technology,
leading to an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement for the Company. The
Company will make milestone-driven equity payments to VITEX of up to  $26
million over 5 years, including a commitment to invest at the time of VITEX's
initial public offering. The Company expects to sign a definitive agreement
within 4 months.

On November 17, 1997, the Company announced that it had reached a settlement
with Micron Separations Inc. (MSI) to resolve their twelve year patent dispute.
Under the terms agreed , MSI will pay the Company  $13.5 million which is in
addition to the  $6 million previously paid by MSI during 1996. The current
quarter financial statements do not include the $13.5 million payment which is
expected to be received before the end of March 1998.
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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

   (a) Exhibits.

                 See the Exhibit Index immediately following this page.

   (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

                 The Company filed no reports on Form 8-K during the three
                 months ended November 1, 1997.





                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                               PALL CORPORATION

 December 12, 1997                              /s/ Jeremy Hayward-Surry
- --------------------                           --------------------------------
     Date                                      Jeremy Hayward-Surry
                                               President and Treasurer -
                                                  Chief Financial Officer


 December 12, 1997                              /s/ Viraj J. Patel
- --------------------                           --------------------------------
     Date                                      Viraj J. Patel
                                               Chief Corporate
                                                  Accountant
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Exhibit Index
                        ------------------
Exhibit
Number                  Description of Exhibit
- -------------           ------------------------------
<S>                     <C>
2 *                     Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger
                        made on October 27, 1996, by and among the
                        Registrant, Pall Acquisition Corporation and
                        Gelman Sciences Inc., filed as Exhibit A to The
                        Proxy Statement - Prospectus constituting Part I of
                        the Registrant's Registration Statement on
                        Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-17417).

3 ( i )*                Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
                        as amended through November 23, 1993, filed as
                        Exhibit 3 ( i ) to the Registrant's Annual Report on
                        Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 30, 1994.

3 (ii )*                By-Laws of the Registrant as amended on November
                        21, 1995, filed as Exhibit 3 (ii) to the Registrant's
                        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
                        period ended October 28, 1995.

10 (a)                  Employment Agreement made as of January 5, 1998
                        between the Registrant and John Adamovich.

27                      Financial Data Schedule (only filed electronically).
</TABLE>


*  Incorporated herein by reference.

(a) Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         AGREEMENT made as of January 5, 1998, between PALL CORPORATION, a New
York corporation (the "Company"), and JOHN ADAMOVICH ("Executive"). In
consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

         Section 1. Employment and Term

         The Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to
serve, as an executive employee of the Company with the duties set forth in
Section 2, for a term (hereinafter called the "Term of Employment") beginning
January 5, 1998 and ending, unless sooner terminated under Section 4, on the
effective date specified in a notice of termination given by either party to the
other except that such effective date shall not be earlier than the later of (i)
January 4, 2003 and (ii) the second anniversary of the date on which such notice
is given.

         Section 2. Duties

         (a) Executive agrees that during the Term of Employment he will hold
such offices or positions with the Company, and perform such duties and
assignments relating to the business of the Company, as the chief executive
officer of the Company shall direct except that Executive shall not be required
to hold any office or position or to perform any duties or assignment
inconsistent with his experience and qualifications or not customarily performed
by a corporate officer. The Company represents to Executive (i) that the Board
of Directors (acting by its Compensation Committee) has authorized the making of
this
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Agreement and expressed its present intention that during the Term of
Employment Executive will be a Group Vice President and the Treasurer of the
Company and (ii) that under the by-laws of the Company as now in effect the
Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the Company. Neither the failure of
any future Board of Directors to elect Executive to the offices just named nor
any amendment of the by-laws shall, however, be deemed to relieve either party
hereto of any of his or its obligations under this Agreement.

         (b) If the chief executive officer of the Company so directs, Executive
shall serve as an officer of one or more subsidiaries of the Company (provided
that the duties of such office are not inconsistent with Executive's experience
and qualifications and are duties customarily performed by a corporate officer)
and part or all of the compensation to which Executive is entitled hereunder may
be paid by such subsidiary or subsidiaries. However, such employment and/or
payment of Executive by a subsidiary or subsidiaries shall not relieve the
Company from any of its obligations under this Agreement except to the extent of
payments actually made to Executive by a subsidiary.

         (c) During the Term of Employment Executive shall, except during
customary vacation periods and periods of illness, devote substantially all of
his business time and attention to the performance of his duties hereunder and
to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries and to promoting
the best interests of the Company and its subsidiaries and he shall not, either
during or outside of such normal business hours, engage in any activity inimical
to such best interests.


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         Section 3. Compensation During Term of Employment

         (a) Base Salary. With respect to the period beginning January 5, 1998
and ending at the end of the Term of Employment, the Company shall pay to
Executive base compensation (in addition to the compensation provided for
elsewhere in this Agreement) at such rate as the Board of Directors may
determine (the amount so determined by the Board of Directors being herein
called the "Base Salary") but at not less than the rate of $250,000 per annum
(hereinafter called the "Original Base Salary") adjusted for each Contract Year
(as hereinafter defined) beginning with the Contract Year which starts August 1,
1998, as follows: The term "Contract Year" as used herein means the period from
August 1 of each year through July 31 of the following year. For each Contract
Year during the Term of Employment beginning with the Contract Year which starts
August 1, 1998, the minimum compensation payable to Executive under this
Section 3(a) (hereinafter called the "Minimum Base Salary") shall be determined
by increasing (or decreasing) the Original Base Salary by the percentage
increase (or decrease) of the Consumer Price Index (as hereinafter defined) for
the month of June immediately preceding the start of the Contract Year in
question over (or below) the Consumer Price Index for June 1997. The term
"Consumer Price Index" as herein used means the "Consumer Price Index for all
Urban Consumers" compiled and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
United States Department of Labor for "New York - Northern New Jersey - Long
Island, NY-NJ-CT." To illustrate the operation of the foregoing provisions of
this Section 3(a): Executive's Base Salary for the Contract Year August 1, 1998


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through July 31, 1999 shall be not less than the Original Base Salary adjusted
by the percentage increase (or decrease) of the Consumer Price Index for June
1998 over (or below) said Index for June 1997. Further adjustment in the Minimum
Base Salary shall be made for each ensuing Contract Year, in each case (i) using
the Consumer Price Index for June 1997 as the base except as provided in the
immediately following paragraph hereof and (ii) applying the percentage increase
(or decrease) in the Consumer Price Index since said base month to the Original
Base Salary to determine the Minimum Base Salary. The Base Salary shall be paid
in such periodic installments as the Company may determine but not less often
than monthly.

         If with respect to any Contract Year (including the Contract Year
beginning August 1, 1998) the Board of Directors fixes the Base Salary at an
amount higher than the Minimum Base Salary, then (unless the resolution fixing
such higher Base Salary provides otherwise), for the purpose of determining the
Minimum Base Salary for subsequent Contract Years: (1) the amount of the higher
Base Salary so fixed shall be deemed substituted for the Original Base Salary
wherever the Original Base Salary is referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph hereof, and (ii) the base month for determining the Consumer Price
Index adjustment shall be June of the calendar year in which the Contract Year
to which such higher Base Salary is applicable begins (e.g., if the Board of
Directors fixes a Base Salary for the Contract Year beginning August 1, 1998
which is higher than the Minimum Base


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Salary, then June 1998 would become the base month for the purposes of making
the CPI adjustment to determine the Minimum Base Salary for subsequent Contract
Years).

         (b) Bonus Compensation. With respect to each fiscal year of the Company
falling in whole or in part within the Term of Employment beginning with the
fiscal year ending August 1, 1998, Executive shall be entitled to a bonus (in
addition to his Base Salary) in such amount and computed in such manner as shall
be determined by the Board of Directors but in no event shall the bonus payable
to Executive under this Section 3(b) be less than an amount computed by applying
to the fiscal year in question the following bonus formula:

                  "Bonus Compensation" means the amount, if any, payable to
         Executive under this Section 3(b).

                  "Average Equity" means the average of stockholders' equity as
         shown on the fiscal year-end consolidated balance sheet of the Company
         as of the end of the fiscal year with respect to which Bonus
         Compensation is being computed hereunder and as of the end of the
         immediately preceding fiscal year (e.g., "Average Equity" to be used in
         computing Bonus Compensation for the fiscal year ending August 1, 1998
         will be the average of stockholders' equity as of August 2, 1997 and
         August 1, 1998) except that the amount shown as the "equity adjustment
         from foreign currency translation" on each such consolidated balance
         sheet shall be disregarded and the amount of $3,744,000 shall be the
         equity adjustment (increase) from foreign currency translation


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         used to determine stockholders' equity at each such year-end balance
         sheet date.

                  "Net Earnings" means the after-tax consolidated net earnings
         of the Company and its subsidiaries as certified by its independent
         accountants for inclusion in the annual report to stockholders.

                  "Return on Equity" means Net Earnings as a percentage of
         Average Equity.

         For fiscal year 1998, "Zero Bonus Percentage" shall mean a Return on
Equity of 12.5% and "Maximum Bonus Percentage" shall mean a Return on Equity of
18%. For fiscal years after fiscal 1998, the Company shall determine the Zero
Bonus Percentage and the Maximum Bonus Percentage consistent with expected
results based upon the Company's normal projection procedures, or based on sound
statistical or trend data, and the determination by the Company of such
percentages shall be conclusive and binding on Executive.

         If Return on Equity for the fiscal year in question is the Zero Bonus
Percentage or less, no Bonus Compensation shall be payable. If Return on Equity
equals or exceeds the Maximum Bonus Percentage, the Bonus Compensation payable
to Executive shall be 70% of his Base Salary. If Return on Equity is more than
the Zero Bonus Percentage and less than the Maximum Bonus Percentage, the Bonus
Compensation shall be increased from zero percent of Base Salary towards 70% of
Base Salary in the same proportion that Return on


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Equity increases from the Zero Bonus Percentage to the Maximum Bonus Percentage.
Thus, for example, if Return on Equity for fiscal 1998 is 15.25% (the midpoint
between 12.5% and 18%), the Bonus Compensation shall be an amount equal to 35%
of Executive's Base Salary (the midpoint between zero percent of Base Salary and
70% of Base Salary).

         The Bonus Compensation shall be paid in installments, as follows:

                  (i) 50% of the estimated amount thereof in July of the fiscal
         year with respect to which the Bonus Compensation is payable (e.g., 50%
         in July 1998 with respect to Bonus Compensation for the fiscal year
         ending August 1, 1998), based on the then current projections of Return
         on Equity, and

                  (ii) the balance thereof not later than January 15th next
         following the end of the fiscal year with respect to which the Bonus
         Compensation is payable.

         With respect to any fiscal year of the Company which falls in part but
not in whole within the Term of Employment, the Bonus Compensation to which
Executive is entitled under this Section 3(b) shall be prorated on the basis of
the number of days of such fiscal year falling within the Term of Employment
except that if the Term of Employment ends within five days before or after the
end of a fiscal year, there shall be no proration and the Bonus Compensation
shall be payable with respect to the full fiscal year ending within such
five-day period.


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         (c) Fringe Benefits and Perquisites. (i) During the Term of Employment,
Executive shall enjoy the customary perquisites of office, including, but not
limited to, office space and furnishings, secretarial services, expense
reimbursements and any similar emoluments customarily afforded to senior
executive officers of the Company at the same level as Executive. Executive
shall also be entitled to receive or participate in all "fringe benefits" and
employee benefit plans provided or made available by the Company to its
executives or management personnel generally (such as, but not limited to, group
hospitalization, medical, life and disability insurance, and pension,
retirement, profit-sharing and stock option or purchase plans), at such time and
on such terms and conditions as each such plan provides.

         (ii) The Company has two profit-sharing plans in which employees at the
level of Executive are entitled to participate, to wit: the Pall Corporation
Profit-Sharing Plan, which is a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code (the "qualified plan"), and the Pall Corporation
Supplementary Profit-Sharing Plan, which is not a qualified plan (the
"supplementary plan") (collectively "the profit-sharing plans"). Executive will
not be entitled to participate in the profit-sharing plans with respect to 1998
because to participate therein an employee must have been an employee of the
Company for at least six months prior to the start of the plan year (which is
the calendar year). The Company agrees that at the time that contributions are
made for 1998 to the accounts of participants in the profit-sharing plans, the
Company will establish an account for Executive under the


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<PAGE>   9
supplementary plan and will make a contribution to the supplementary plan for
his account in the amount that would have been contributed to his accounts under
the qualified and supplementary plans with respect to 1998 had he been eligible
to participate in those plans with respect to 1998, based on his "Compensation",
as defined for purposes of Section 3.4 of the qualified plan, for the period
from the beginning of the Term of Employment hereunder to and including August
1, 1998. With respect to all plan years after 1998, Executive shall have those
rights that he has by the terms of the profit-sharing plans, and there shall be
no special or additional contribution by virtue of this paragraph.

         (d) Vacations. Executive shall be entitled each year to a vacation or
vacations in accordance with the policies of the Company as determined by the
Board or by an authorized senior officer of the Company from time to time. The
Company shall not pay Executive any additional compensation for any vacation
time not used by Executive.

         Section 4. Termination by Reason of Disability, Death, Retirement or
Change of Control.

         (a) Disability or Death. If, during the Term of Employment, Executive,
by reason of physical or mental disability, is incapable of performing his
principal duties hereunder for an aggregate of 130 working days out of any
period of twelve consecutive months, the Company at its option may terminate the
Term of Employment effective immediately by notice to Executive given within 90
days after the end of such twelve-month period. If Executive shall die during
the Term of Employment or if the Company terminates the Term of Employment
pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence by reason of Executive's


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<PAGE>   10
disability, the Company shall pay to Executive, or to Executive's legal
representatives, or in accordance with a direction given by Executive to the
Company in writing, the following: (i) Executive's Base Salary to the end of the
month in which such death or termination for disability occurs and Executive's
Bonus Compensation prorated to said last day of the month and (ii) for the
period from the end of the month in which such death or termination for
disability occurs until the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of the date of
death or termination and (y) the date on which the Term of Employment would have
ended but for such death or termination for disability, monthly payments at
one-half of the rate of Executive's Base Salary plus one-half of Executive's
Bonus Compensation (prorated to the last day of such period) which would have
been payable with respect to such period but for such death or termination.

         (b) Retirement. (i) The Term of Employment shall end automatically,
without action by either party, on Executive's 65th birthday unless, prior to
such birthday, Executive and the Company have agreed in writing that the Term of
Employment shall continue past such 65th birthday. In that event, unless the
parties have agreed otherwise, the Term of Employment shall be automatically
renewed and extended each year, as of Executive's birthday, for an additional
one-year term, unless either party has given a Non-Renewal Notice. A Non-Renewal
Notice shall be effective as of Executive's ensuing birthday only if given not
less than 60 days before such birthday, and shall state that the party giving
such


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notice elects that this Agreement shall not automatically renew itself further,
with the result that the Term of Employment shall end on Executive's ensuing
birthday.

         (ii) If the Term of Employment ends pursuant to this Section 4(b) by
reason of a notice given by either party as herein permitted or automatically at
age 65 or any subsequent birthday, the Company shall pay to Executive, or to
another payee specified by Executive to the Company in writing, Executive's Base
Salary and Bonus Compensation prorated to the date on which the Term of
Employment ends.

         (iii) Anything hereinabove to the contrary notwithstanding, if any
provision of this Section 4(b) violates federal or applicable state law relating
to discrimination on account of age, such provision shall be deemed modified or
suspended to the extent necessary to eliminate such violation of law. If at a
later date, by reason of changed circumstances or otherwise, the enforcement of
such provision as set forth herein would no longer constitute a violation of
law, then it shall be enforced in accordance with its terms as set forth herein.

         (c) Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control (as
hereinafter defined), Executive shall have the right to terminate the Term of
Employment, by notice to the Company given at any time after such Change of
Control, effective on the date specified in such notice, which data shall not be
more than (but can be less than) one year after the giving of such notice. A
Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as a majority of
the directors then in office are not Continuing Directors as defined in
subparagraph (C)(6) of Article 12 of the Company's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation


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dated November 23, 1993 and filed by the New York Department of State on
December 7, 1993.

         Section 5. Covenant Not to Compete.

         For a period of eighteen months after the end of the Term of Employment
if the Term of Employment is terminated by notice to the Company given by
Executive under Section 1 or Section 4 hereof, or for a period of twelve months
after the end of the Term of Employment if the Term of Employment is terminated
by notice to Executive given by the Company under Section 1 or Section 4 hereof
or terminates under Section 4 by reason of Executive's attaining the age of 65,
Executive shall not render services to any corporation, individual or other
entity engaged in any activity, or himself engage directly or indirectly in any
activity, which is competitive to any material extent with the business of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, provided, however, that if the Company
terminates under Section 1 following a Change of Control (as defined in Section
4(c)), the foregoing covenant not to compete shall not apply.

         Section 6. Company's Right to Injunctive Relief

         Executive acknowledges that his services to the Company are of a unique
character, which gives them a peculiar value to the Company, the loss of which
cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law,
and that therefore, in addition to any other remedy which the Company may have
at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief for a
breach of this Agreement by Executive.


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         Section 7. Inventions and Patents

         All inventions, ideas, concepts, processes, discoveries, improvements
and trademarks (hereinafter collectively referred to as intangible rights),
whether patentable or registrable or not, which are conceived, made, invented or
suggested either by Executive alone or by Executive in collaboration with others
during the Term of Employment, and whether or not during regular working hours,
shall be disclosed to the Company and shall be the sole and exclusive property
of the Company. If the Company deems that any of such intangible rights are
patentable or otherwise registrable under any federal, state or foreign law,
Executive, at the expense of the Company, shall execute all documents and do all
things necessary or proper to obtain patents and/or registrations and to vest
the Company with full title thereto.

         Section 8. Trade Secrets and Confidential Information

         Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, except as required
in the course of his employment by the Company, disclose or use at any time,
whether during or subsequent to the Term of Employment, any information of a
proprietary nature owned by the Company, including, but not limited to, records,
data, formulae, documents, specifications, inventions, processes, methods and
intangible rights which are acquired by him in the performance of his duties for
the Company and which are of a confidential information or trade secret nature.
All records, files, drawings, documents, equipment and the like, relating to the
Company's business, which Executive shall prepare, use, construct or observe,
shall be and remain the


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Company's sole property. Upon the termination of his employment or at any time
prior thereto upon request by the Company, Executive shall return to the
possession of the Company any materials or copies thereof involving any
confidential information or trade secrets and shall not take any material or
copies thereof from the possession of the Company.

         Section 9. Mergers and Consolidations; Assignability

         In the event that the Company, or any entity resulting from any merger
or consolidation referred to in this Section 9 or which shall be a purchaser or
transferee so referred to, shall at any time be merged or consolidated into or
with any other entity or entities, or in the event that substantially all of the
assets of the Company or any such entity shall be sold or otherwise transferred
to another entity, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the continuing entity in or the entity resulting
from such merger or consolidation or the entity to which such assets shall be
sold or transferred. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence of
this Section 9, this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company or by any
entity referred to in such immediately preceding sentence. This Agreement shall
not be assignable by Executive, but in the event of his death, it shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of his legal representatives to the extent
required to effectuate the terms hereof.

         Section 10.     Captions

         The captions in this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof,
are merely for the purpose of reference and shall have no force or effect for
any purpose whatsoever,


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<PAGE>   15
including the construction of the provisions of this Agreement, and if any
caption is inconsistent with any provisions of this Agreement, said provisions
shall govern.

         Section 11. Choice of Law

         This Agreement is made in, and shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of, the State of New York.

         Section 12. Entire Contract

         This instrument contains the entire agreement of the parties on the
subject matter hereof except that the rights of the Company hereunder shall be
deemed to be in addition to and not in substitution for its rights under the
Company's standard printed form of "Employee's Secrecy and Invention Agreement"
or "Employee Agreement" if heretofore or hereafter entered into between the
parties hereto so that the making of this Agreement shall not be construed as
depriving the Company of any of its rights or remedies under any such Secrecy
and Invention Agreement or Employee Agreement. This Agreement may not be changed
orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension or discharge is
sought.

         Section 13. Notices

         All notices given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by
registered or certified mail or overnight delivery service such as Federal
Express or delivered by hand, and, if intended for the Company, shall be
addressed to it (if sent by mail or overnight delivery service) or delivered to
it (if delivered by hand) at its principal office for the


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<PAGE>   16
attention of the Secretary of the Company, or at such other address and for the
attention of such other person of which the Company shall have given notice to
Executive in the manner herein provided, and, if intended for Executive, shall
be delivered to him personally or shall be addressed to him (if sent by mail or
overnight delivery service) at his most recent residence address shown in the
Company's employment records or at such other address or to such designee of
which Executive shall have given notice to the Company in the manner herein
provided. Each such notice shall be deemed to be given on the date on which it
is mailed or on which it is received by the overnight delivery service or, if
delivered personally, on the date so delivered.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

                                  PALL CORPORATION


                                  By: /s/ Jeremy Hayward-Surry
                                      ------------------------------
                                      Title: President


                                         /s/ John Adamovich
                                  ------------------------------------
                                             John Adamovich


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