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Exhibit 99
 
Pall Corporation Reports Second Quarter EPS Up Over 50%
on Sales Increase of 15%
 
Port Washington, NY (March 10, 2011) -- Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 which ended on January 31, 2011.
 
Sales and Earnings Overview
 
Second quarter sales were $645.2 million, a 15.1% gain over last year. Sales in local currency ("LC") increased 15.7%. Foreign currency translation reduced reported sales by 0.6%.
 
Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $0.64, compared to $0.42 last year, an increase of 52%. Pro forma EPS were $0.68 excluding restructuring and other charges (“Discrete Items"). This compares to $0.42 last year, for an increase of 62%. The estimated impact of foreign currency translation increased both measures of fiscal year 2011 EPS by $0.01 in the quarter.
 
For the six months, sales increased 12.9% over last year. Sales in LC increased 14.0%. Foreign currency translation reduced reported sales in the six months by 1.1%. Diluted EPS were $1.25, a 28% increase compared to $0.98 for the same period last year. Pro forma EPS, excluding Discrete Items, were $1.29, a 57% increase compared to $0.82 a year earlier (which also excluded items reducing interest expense and provision for income taxes). The estimated impact of foreign currency translation increased both measures of fiscal year 2011 EPS in the six months by $0.01.
 
Eric Krasnoff, Chairman, CEO and President, said, “The Company’s execution of its strategic growth initiatives continues to yield positive results.
 
Sales growth from the first to the second quarter accelerated from 12% to over 15% in LC. Growth was broadly based by both market and geography. The BioPharmaceuticals and Microelectronics markets outperformed expectations in the quarter. All Industrial markets in the Western Hemisphere posted strong performance, collectively growing 42.5%.
 
Overall, sales increased 14% in LC in Life Sciences and nearly 18% in Industrial. Within Life Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals grew over 23%. Within Industrial, the Energy & Water and Microelectronics markets each grew over 20%. Sales in Aeropower increased more than 11%.
 
Orders remained strong. Life Sciences and Industrial orders increased 12% and 19%, respectively. At the end of the quarter, backlog growth was over 20%.
 
Operating margins continued their upward trend, reaching 17.8% as gross margin climbed to 51.5%.
 
These results demonstrate that Pall is on the right track and business is accelerating.”
 
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Life Sciences – Second Quarter Highlights
 
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands and Discussion of Sales and Orders Changes are in Local Currency)
 
                %   % CHANGE
Sales:         JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010       CHANGE       IN LC
BioPharmaceuticals   $ 179,550   $ 146,972   22.2   23.6
Medical     102,305     100,451   1.8   3.3
Food & Beverage     52,359     49,876   5.0   7.5
Total Life Sciences segment   $      334,214   $      297,299   12.4   14.0
                     
Gross profit   $ 184,726   $ 166,661        
       % of sales     55.3     56.1        
Operating profit   $ 83,650   $ 68,360        
       % of sales     25.0     23.0        

BioPharmaceuticals: Sales in Pharmaceuticals increased 25.1% reflecting Pall’s leading position in the fast-growing biotech, vaccine and plasma markets. Consumables sales grew 20.2% and systems sales more than doubled compared to last year.
 
Sales in Laboratory increased 14.8% with solid growth in all regions.
 
Medical: Hospital Critical Care sales grew 14.7%. Sales of Pall-AquasafeTM water filters to hospitals in Europe were particularly strong.
 
OEM sales grew 6.9% on strong demand for I.V. filters in the Western Hemisphere. Blood Filtration sales were flat.
 
Food & Beverage: Consumables sales increased 4.3%, with all geographies contributing. Systems grew 25.1%. New products, including PROFi beer systems and an expanded offering of consumable filters, are driving growth.
 
Overall, Life Sciences operating margin improved by 200 basis points reflecting the business’ continued ability to leverage its sales growth with disciplined cost control. Operating profit increased 22.4% compared to a year ago to $83.7 million.
 
Industrial – Second Quarter Highlights
 
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands and Discussion of Sales and Orders Changes are in Local Currency)
 
                %   % CHANGE
Sales:         JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010       CHANGE       IN LC
Aeropower   $ 106,614   $ 96,651   10.3   11.6
Energy & Water     127,611     105,484   21.0   21.0
Microelectronics     76,793     60,967   26.0   21.4
Total Industrial segment   $       311,018   $       263,102   18.2   17.7
                     
Gross profit   $ 147,759   $ 117,624        
       % of sales     47.5     44.7        
Operating profit   $ 47,942   $ 23,424        
       % of sales     15.4     8.9        

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Aeropower: Machinery & Equipment sales grew 15.0% with all geographies up. Demand in the mining and primary metals industries remained strong.
 
Sales in Aerospace increased 7.7% with 17.0% growth in Commercial Aerospace. Military Aerospace sales were flat.
 
Energy & Water: Sales in Fuels & Chemicals increased 6.4%. Robust activity in the oil and gas, chemicals, and polymers markets was seen in the Western Hemisphere and Europe.
 
Power Generation sales increased 16.3%. The wind turbine market in Asia and demand from fossil fuel and nuclear power stations in the Western Hemisphere were noteworthy contributors.
 
Municipal Water sales principally comprised of systems which can be lumpy, increased 82.3%. In the Western Hemisphere sales more than tripled from a year ago.
 
Microelectronics: Activity in the Microelectronics market remained high globally and in all end markets. We see continued high capacity utilization rates at chip producers and consumer demand for electronics.
 
Industrial’s operating margin improved 650 basis points reflecting leverage of a strong top line supported by productivity improvements in manufacturing. Operating profit more than doubled to $47.9 million compared to a year ago.
 
Conclusion/Outlook
 
Mr. Krasnoff concluded, “We have positioned the Company to benefit as the economy strengthens. Our first-half results attest to the demand for Pall technologies and solid execution of our growth plans. In light of our first half performance and our expectations for the rest of the year, we are raising guidance. Including an estimated $0.09 benefit from foreign currency translation, we now expect projected pro forma EPS to be in the range of $2.80 to $2.90 for fiscal 2011.
 
In closing, we see significant opportunities for sustained revenue and profit growth to continue to drive value creation for shareholders.”
 
Conference Call
On Friday, March 11, 2011, at 8:30 am EST, Pall Corporation will host a conference call to review these results. The call can be accessed at www.pall.com/investor. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.
 
About Pall Corporation
Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing solutions to meet the critical needs of customers across the broad spectrum of life sciences and industry. Pall works with customers to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. The Company’s engineered products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste. Pall Corporation, with total revenues of $2.4 billion for fiscal 2010, is an S&P 500 company with more than 10,000 employees serving customers worldwide. To see how Pall is helping enable a greener, safer, more sustainable future, visit www.pall.com/green.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
The matters discussed in this report contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 are preliminary until the Company's Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before March 14, 2011. Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events or developments that the Company or management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. All statements regarding future performance, earnings projections, earnings guidance, management’s expectations about its future cash needs and effective tax rate, and other future events or developments are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are those that use terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this and other written and oral reports are based on management’s assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors.
 
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The Company’s forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ materially from those envisaged by the Company’s forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I–Item 1A.–Risk Factors in the 2010 Form 10-K, and other reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the effect of litigation and regulatory inquiries associated with the restatement of our prior period financial statements; the impact of legislative, regulatory and political developments globally and the impact of the uncertain global economic environment and the timing and strength of a recovery in the markets and regions we serve, and the extent to which adverse economic conditions may affect our sales volume and results; demand for our products and business relationships with key customers and suppliers, which may be impacted by their cash flow and payment practices, as well as delays or cancellations in shipments; our ability to obtain regulatory approval or market acceptance of new technologies; our ability to successfully complete our business improvement initiatives, which include integrating and upgrading our information systems and the effect of a serious disruption in our information systems; fluctuations in our effective tax rate; volatility in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and energy costs and other macro economic challenges currently affecting us; changes in product mix, market mix and product pricing, particularly relating to the expansion of the systems business; increase in costs of manufacturing and operating costs; our ability to achieve and sustain the savings anticipated from cost reduction and gross margin improvement initiatives; the effect of the restrictive covenants in our debt facilities; our ability to enforce patents and protect proprietary products and manufacturing techniques; our ability to successfully complete or integrate any acquisitions; and the impact of pricing and other actions by competitors. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company makes these statements as of the date of this disclosure and undertakes no obligation to update them, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
 
Management uses certain non-GAAP measurements to assess the Company’s current and future financial performance. The non-GAAP measurements do not replace the presentation of the Company’s GAAP financial results. These measurements provide supplemental information to assist management in analyzing the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to facilitate meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of ongoing operations.
 
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PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
        JAN. 31, 2011       JULY 31, 2010
Assets:            
             
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 435,261   $ 498,563
Accounts receivable     545,436     566,499
Inventories     464,047     415,046
Other current assets     226,076     222,651
       Total current assets     1,670,820     1,702,759
             
Property, plant and equipment     734,353     706,435
Other assets     611,231     590,018
       Total assets   $      3,016,404   $      2,999,212
             
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:            
             
Short-term debt   $ 170,836   $ 42,028
Accounts payable, income taxes and other current liabilities     560,284     595,177
       Total current liabilities     731,120     637,205
             
Long-term debt     485,637     741,353
Deferred taxes and other non-current liabilities     444,240     438,304
       Total liabilities     1,660,997     1,816,862
             
Stockholders' equity     1,355,407     1,182,350
       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 3,016,404   $ 2,999,212
             
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PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
    SECOND QUARTER ENDED   SIX MONTHS ENDED
        JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010       JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010
Net sales   $      645,232     $      560,401     $      1,250,709     $     1,107,340  
Cost of sales     312,747       276,116       609,551       552,857  
Gross profit     332,485       284,285       641,158       554,483  
       % of sales     51.5 %     50.7 %     51.3 %     50.1 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses     197,100       187,012       379,398       363,670  
       % of sales     30.5 %     33.4 %     30.3 %     32.8 %
Research and development     20,773       18,639       40,942       35,888  
Earnings before restructuring and other charges,                                
net ("ROTC"), interest expense, net and income                                
taxes     114,612       78,634       220,818       154,925  
       % of sales     17.8 %     14.0 %     17.7 %     14.0 %
ROTC (a)     4,789       572       6,198       4,629  
Interest expense, net (b)     5,814       5,694       13,108       3,088  
Earnings before income taxes     104,009       72,368       201,512       147,208  
Provision for income taxes (b)     28,345       22,749       54,439       30,606  
Net earnings   $ 75,664     $ 49,619     $ 147,073     $ 116,602  
                                 
Earnings per share:                                
       Basic   $ 0.65     $ 0.42     $ 1.26     $ 0.99  
       Diluted   $ 0.64     $ 0.42     $ 1.25     $ 0.98  
                                 
Average shares outstanding:                                
       Basic     116,476       117,875       116,405       117,749  
       Diluted     118,266       119,290       118,102       119,028  
                                 
Net earnings as reported   $ 75,664     $ 49,619     $ 147,073     $ 116,602  
Discrete items:                                
       Tax adjustments (b)     -       -       -       (14,188 )
       Interest adjustments, after pro forma tax                                
              effect (b)     -       -       -       (7,499 )
       ROTC, after pro forma tax effect (a)     4,738       -       5,792       2,739  
       Total discrete items     4,738       -       5,792       (18,948 )
Pro forma earnings   $ 80,402     $ 49,619     $ 152,865     $ 97,654  
                                 
Diluted earnings per share as reported   $ 0.64     $ 0.42     $ 1.25     $ 0.98  
Discrete items:                                
       Tax adjustments (b)     -       -       -       (0.12 )
       Interest adjustments, after pro forma tax                                
              effect (b)     -       -       -       (0.06 )
       ROTC, after pro forma tax effect (a)     0.04       -       0.04       0.02  
       Total discrete items     0.04       -       0.04       (0.16 )
Pro forma diluted earnings per share   $ 0.68     $ 0.42     $ 1.29     $ 0.82  
                                 
Pro forma earnings exclude the items below as they are deemed to be non-recurring in nature and/or not considered by management to be indicative of underlying operating performance. The pro forma tax effects disclosed were calculated using applicable entity-specific U.S. federal and/or foreign tax rates.
 
(a) ROTC in the quarter and six months ended January 31, 2011 of $4,789 ($4,738 after pro forma tax effect of $51) and $6,198 ($5,792 after pro forma tax effect of $406), respectively, primarily includes costs related to the Company's cost reduction initiatives.
 
ROTC in the six months ended January 31, 2010 of $4,057 ($2,739 after pro forma tax effect of $1,318), primarily includes costs related to the Company's cost reduction initiatives.
 
(b) Interest expense net, and provision for income taxes in the six months ended January 31, 2010 includes the reversal of accrued interest of $8,984 ($7,499 after pro forma tax effect of $1,485) and income taxes payable of $14,188, principally related to the resolution of a foreign tax audit.
 
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PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
    SIX MONTHS ENDED
        JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010
Net cash provided by operating activities   $           155,523     $           156,008  
                 
Investing activities:                
                 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     -       (8,984 )
Capital expenditures     (59,945 )     (63,459 )
Other     (14,005 )     (3,187 )
Net cash used by investing activities     (73,950 )     (75,630 )
                 
Financing activities:                
                 
Dividends paid     (36,976 )     (33,913 )
Notes payable and long-term (repayments) / borrowings     (133,062 )     (1,815 )
Purchase of treasury stock     (29,538 )     (24,990 )
Other     34,777       10,113  
Net cash used by financing activities     (164,799 )     (50,605 )
                 
Cash flow for period     (83,226 )     29,773  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     498,563       414,011  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     19,924       (1,827 )
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 435,261     $ 441,957  
                 
Free cash flow:                
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 155,523     $ 156,008  
Less capital expenditures     59,945       63,459  
Free cash flow   $ 95,578     $ 92,549  
                 
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PALL CORPORATION
SUMMARY OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
 
    SECOND QUARTER ENDED   SIX MONTHS ENDED
        JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010       JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010
Life Sciences                                
Sales   $       334,214     $       297,299     $       645,794     $       585,426  
Cost of sales     149,488       130,638       291,149       262,944  
Gross profit     184,726       166,661       354,645       322,482  
       % of sales     55.3 %     56.1 %     54.9 %     55.1 %
                                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses     88,188       86,177       171,662       166,830  
       % of sales     26.4 %     29.0 %     26.6 %     28.5 %
Research and development     12,888       12,124       26,145       22,738  
Operating profit   $ 83,650     $ 68,360     $ 156,838     $ 132,914  
       % of sales     25.0 %     23.0 %     24.3 %     22.7 %
                                 
Industrial                                
Sales   $ 311,018     $ 263,102     $ 604,915     $ 521,914  
Cost of sales     163,259       145,478       318,402       289,913  
Gross profit     147,759       117,624       286,513       232,001  
       % of sales     47.5 %     44.7 %     47.4 %     44.5 %
                                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses     91,932       87,685       178,435       171,243  
       % of sales     29.6 %     33.3 %     29.5 %     32.8 %
Research and development     7,885       6,515       14,797       13,150  
Operating profit   $ 47,942     $ 23,424     $ 93,281     $ 47,608  
       % of sales     15.4 %     8.9 %     15.4 %     9.1 %
                                 
CONSOLIDATED:                                
Operating profit   $ 131,592     $ 91,784     $ 250,119     $ 180,522  
General corporate expenses     16,980       13,150       29,301       25,597  
Earnings before ROTC, interest expense, net and                                
income taxes     114,612       78,634       220,818       154,925  
ROTC     4,789       572       6,198       4,629  
Interest expense, net     5,814       5,694       13,108       3,088  
Earnings before income taxes   $ 104,009     $ 72,368     $ 201,512     $ 147,208  
                                 
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PALL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
 
                    EXCHANGE   % CHANGE
                    RATE   IN LOCAL
SECOND QUARTER ENDED       JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010       % CHANGE       IMPACT       CURRENCY
Life Sciences               |-------------- Increase/(Decrease) -------------|
By Market:                            
BioPharmaceuticals   $      179,550   $      146,972   22.2   $          (2,050 )   23.6
Medical     102,305     100,451   1.8     (1,495 )   3.3
Food & Beverage     52,359     49,876   5.0     (1,266 )   7.5
Total Life Sciences   $ 334,214   $ 297,299   12.4   $ (4,811 )   14.0
                             
By Geography:                            
Western Hemisphere   $ 118,477   $ 101,616   16.6   $ 136     16.5
Europe     153,725     147,593   4.2     (8,743 )   10.1
Asia     62,012     48,090   28.9     3,796     21.1
Total Life Sciences   $ 334,214   $ 297,299   12.4   $ (4,811 )   14.0
                             
Industrial                            
By Market:                            
Aeropower   $ 106,614   $ 96,651   10.3   $ (1,295 )   11.6
Energy & Water     127,611     105,484   21.0     (28 )   21.0
Microelectronics     76,793     60,967   26.0     2,786     21.4
Total Industrial   $ 311,018   $ 263,102   18.2   $ 1,463     17.7
                             
By Geography:                            
Western Hemisphere   $ 105,079   $ 73,510   42.9   $ 299     42.5
Europe     86,657     82,196   5.4     (5,552 )   12.2
Asia     119,282     107,396   11.1     6,716     4.8
Total Industrial   $ 311,018   $ 263,102   18.2   $ 1,463     17.7
                             
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PALL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
 
                    EXCHANGE   % CHANGE
                    RATE   IN LOCAL
SIX MONTHS ENDED       JAN. 31, 2011       JAN. 31, 2010       % CHANGE       IMPACT       CURRENCY
Life Sciences               |-------------- Increase/(Decrease) -------------|
By Market:                            
BioPharmaceuticals   $      340,959   $      290,195   17.5   $        (4,713 )   19.1
Medical     200,847     196,138   2.4     (3,359 )   4.1
Food & Beverage     103,988     99,093   4.9     (3,247 )   8.2
Total Life Sciences   $ 645,794   $ 585,426   10.3   $ (11,319 )   12.2
                             
By Geography:                            
Western Hemisphere   $ 228,128   $ 196,686   16.0   $ 280     15.8
Europe     299,113     295,336   1.3     (18,298 )   7.5
Asia     118,553     93,404   26.9     6,699     19.8
Total Life Sciences   $ 645,794   $ 585,426   10.3   $ (11,319 )   12.2
                             
Industrial                            
By Market:                            
Aeropower   $ 223,163   $ 191,670   16.4   $ (2,925 )   18.0
Energy & Water     230,004     212,728   8.1     (1,548 )   8.8
Microelectronics     151,748     117,516   29.1     4,585     25.2
Total Industrial   $ 604,915   $ 521,914   15.9   $ 112     15.9
                             
By Geography:                            
Western Hemisphere   $ 205,547   $ 145,608   41.2   $ 487     40.8
Europe     168,338     165,170   1.9     (11,299 )   8.8
Asia     231,030     211,136   9.4     10,924     4.2
Total Industrial   $ 604,915   $ 521,914   15.9   $ 112     15.9
                             
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Contact:

Pall Corporation
Patricia Iannucci
V.P. Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Telephone: 516-801-9848
Email:
piannucci@pall.com
 
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