Parker to Webcast Annual Meeting of Shareholders on October 27 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern

CLEVELAND, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Parker Hannifin Corporation , the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it will webcast its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled for October 27, 2010 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time.

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Don Washkewicz, Chairman, CEO and President, is scheduled to make a presentation during the meeting to review the company's performance, strategy and outlook for the future. A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible on Parker's investor information website at http://www.phstock.com/ and also will be archived on the site.

With annual sales of $10 billion in fiscal year 2010, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 55,000 people in 46 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 54 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.parker.com/, or its investor information web site at http://www.phstock.com/.

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Parker Hannifin Corporation

CONTACT: Media - Christopher M. Farage, Vice President, Communications &
External Affairs, [phone], [e-mail]; Financial Analysts -
Pamela Huggins, Vice President & Treasurer, [phone],
[e-mail]

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