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( BW)(PALL-CORPORATION)(PLC) Interim Results

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    EAST HILLS, N.Y--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 4, 2003--

       Pall Corporation Reports 36% Sales Increase and Over 70%
                  Earnings Increase in Second Quarter

Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) today reported sales and earnings results
for the second quarter and six months of fiscal 2003, which ended
February 1, 2003.

Sales for the second quarter increased 36% to $388.5 million compared
with $285.4 million last year. Foreign exchange rates increased sales
8 1/2% or $24.2 million. Excluding restructuring and other charges,
pro forma earnings increased 73 1/2% and were $32.0 million, or 26
cents per share, compared to last year's $18.4 million, or 15 cents
per share. Reported earnings for the second quarter were $31.4
million, or 25 cents per share.

Sales for the six months increased 29% to $720.7 million compared to
$559.6 million last year. Foreign exchange rates increased sales 6% or
$31.5 million. Excluding restructuring and other charges, pro forma
earnings were $48.2 million, or 39 cents per share, compared to last
year's $37.8 million, or 31 cents per share. Restructuring and other
charges of $39.9 million, or 32 cents per share including the pro
forma tax effect, were recorded in the six months primarily to
write-off the in-process research and development from the acquired
Filtration and Separations Group ("FSG"). This reduced the reported
results for the six months to earnings of $8.2 million, or 7 cents per
share.

Eric Krasnoff, Pall's Chairman and CEO, said, "Our second quarter
performance was uniformly robust. Earnings grew over 70% compared to
last year and exceeded both our own and analyst consensus
expectations. Life Sciences as expected was strong. The Industrial
side of our business showed resiliency and strength across all major
sectors. For Pall as a whole, expenses were well controlled and
foreign exchange provided more of a benefit than originally projected.

The General Industrial Group, which serves industries including food
and beverage, water processing and chemicals, achieved sales growth of
60 1/2% compared to last year and generated operating profits of $14.2
million. This is an increase of 144% over last year. The
Microelectronics Group posted double-digit sales growth for the third
consecutive quarter. Its operating profits grew over $7 million in the
quarter to 17.7% compared to break even in last year's second quarter.
The Aerospace Group's sales grew 13%, posting an operating profit
margin of 27.7%, up from 18.7% last year. Overall, Industrial business
operating profits have improved by 159% in the quarter.

Turning to Life Sciences, the BioPharmaceuticals Group grew 12%
compared to last year's second quarter, buoyed by strong biotechnology
sales. Medical Group sales grew 4% over last year's second quarter and
the operating profit margin was 16%. Looking at Medical sequentially,
sales increased 36 1/2% and operating profit margins more than doubled
compared to the first quarter.

By region, Europe posted sales growth of 36 1/2%, Asia's sales grew by
26% and the Western Hemisphere sales were up by 21% compared to last
year's second quarter. With sales growth of over $50 million in the
quarter compared to our first quarter, operating margins in each
geography have improved considerably."

Commenting on the quarter's earnings growth compared to last year, Mr.
Krasnoff said, "Organic growth, aided by continuing cost reduction
programs, contributed 4 cents in earnings per share. The change in
foreign exchange rates also added about 4 cents. We estimate that FSG
was accretive by about 3 cents. Our estimate of $5 million in
acquisition-related synergies for this quarter indicates that full
year synergies are running ahead of our $15 million goal."

Looking ahead, Mr. Krasnoff continued, "We anticipate earnings per
share for the year in the range of $1.02 to $1.12. This is an increase
of 2 cents from the midpoint of our prior guidance range and a 30%
increase from the prior year's 82 cents per share. For the third
quarter, we expect earnings per share in the range of 28 to 33 cents."

Mr. Krasnoff also announced top management changes, saying, "Pall's
President, Jeremy Hayward-Surry, is following through on his
long-standing plan to retire at the end of this fiscal year at age 60.
He has been a leader and force in our company for almost 30 years. I
wish him equal success and happiness in retirement.

Marcus Wilson, currently Pall's Executive Vice President, will succeed
Jeremy as President on August 1, 2003. Marc has been with Pall since
1978 and has broad experience in all facets of the business. He
currently manages Pall's European operations and will relocate to Long
Island, New York this summer.

Don Stevens, another Pall veteran, has been promoted to the newly
created position of Chief Operating Officer. Marc and Don will join me
to form an 'Office of the Chief Executive.' We will work closely
together to guide the strategic direction of the company," concluded
Mr. Krasnoff.

Tomorrow, March 5, 2003, at 8:30 a.m. EST, Pall Corporation will host
its quarterly earnings conference call. Individuals can access the
webcast on the home page of the Company's website,
http://www.pall.com. Listening to the webcast requires speakers and
Microsoft Windows Media Player audio software. The webcast will be
archived for 14 days.

About Pall Corporation:

Pall Corporation is the global leader in the rapidly growing field of
filtration, separations and purification. Pall's business is organized
around two broad markets: Life Sciences and Industrial. The Company
provides leading-edge products to meet the demanding needs of
customers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, transfusion medicine,
semiconductors, municipal drinking water and aerospace. Total revenues
for fiscal 2002 were about $1.3 billion. The Company is headquartered
in East Hills, New York, and has operations in more than 30 countries.
Further information can be found on its Web site http://www.pall.com.

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
based on current Company expectations and are subject to risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; regulatory approval
and market acceptance of new technologies; changes in product mix and
product pricing and in interest rates and cost of raw materials; the
Company's success in enforcing its patents and protecting its
proprietary products and manufacturing techniques and in integrating
the operations of FSG into the Company's business; global and regional
economic conditions and legislative, regulatory and political
developments; and domestic and international competition in the
Company's global markets. Additional information regarding these and
other factors is available on the web at http://www.pall.com and is
included in the Company's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Copies of such reports can be obtained, without
charge, at: http://www.sec.gov.

PALL CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands)

                                            FEB. 1,       AUG. 3,
                                              2003          2002
Assets

Cash and short-term investments         $  123,185    $  145,424
Accounts receivable, net                   373,015       415,853
Inventories, net                           280,547       256,910
Other current assets                        95,898        94,946

  Total current assets                     872,645       913,133

Property, plant and equipment, net         607,727       605,095
Other assets                               482,549       500,995

  Total assets                          $1,962,921    $2,019,223


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Short-term debt                         $   61,268    $  103,546
Accounts payable, income taxes
 and other current liabilities             296,738       331,777

 Total current liabilities                 358,006       435,323

Long-term debt                             598,838       619,705
Deferred taxes and other
  non-current liabilities                  162,372       144,475

 Total liabilities                       1,119,216     1,199,503

Stockholders' equity                       843,705       819,720

  Total liabilities and
  stockholders' equity                  $1,962,921    $2,019,223


PALL CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                            SECOND QUARTER ENDED     SIX MONTHS ENDED
                             
                               FEB. 1,  JAN. 26    FEB. 1,   JAN. 26,
                                2003      2002       2003      2002

Net sales                     $388,522  $285,435  $720,732$   559,554
Cost of sales                  200,085   145,394    374,346   280,464
Gross profit                   188,437   140,041    346,386   279,090

Selling, general and
 administrative expenses       128,837   101,152    245,697   199,226
Research and development        12,415    12,468     25,460    25,315
Restructuring and other
 charges                           924         -     41,299         -
Interest expense, net            6,207     2,815     13,473     6,078
Earnings before
 income taxes                   40,054    23,606     20,457    48,471
Provision for
 income taxes                    8,675     5,191     12,216    10,664

Net earnings                  $ 31,379  $ 18,415  $   8,241  $ 37,807

Earnings per share:
    Basic:                    $   0.26  $   0.15  $    0.07  $   0.31
    Diluted:                  $   0.25  $   0.15  $    0.07  $   0.31

Average number of
 shares outstanding:
    Basic:                     122,948   122,151    122,893   122,200
    Diluted:                   123,551   123,408    123,612   123,530

Net earnings
 as reported                  $ 31,379  $ 18,415  $   8,241  $ 37,807
Restructuring and other
 charges after pro forma
 tax effect                      585(a)        -   39,928(a)        -
Pro forma earnings            $ 31,964  $ 18,415  $  48,169  $ 37,807

Diluted earnings per
 share as reported            $   0.25  $   0.15  $    0.07  $   0.31
Restructuring and
 other charges                $ 0.01(a) $      -  $  0.32(a) $      -
Pro forma diluted
 earnings per share           $   0.26  $   0.15  $    0.39  $   0.31

         
(a) Restructuring and other charges for the six months includes
    $37,600 (30 cents per share) of acquired in-process research and
    development and restructuring costs of $2,328 (2 cents per share,
    after pro forma tax effect) inclusive of $585 (1 cent per share,
    after pro forma tax effect) incurred in the second quarter.
    

PALL CORPORATION MARKET SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

                                                              % CHANGE
SALES                                                   %     IN LOCAL
SECOND QUARTER ENDED:       FEB. 1, 2003 JAN. 26, 2002 CHANGE CURRENCY
MARKET SEGMENT
INFORMATION:

Medical(a)                         $ 79,119  $ 72,733   9       4
BioPharmaceuticals (a)               81,652    68,345  19 1/2      12
Total Life Sciences                 160,771   141,078  14       8

General Industrial                  140,888    80,738  74 1/2  60 1/2
Aerospace                            46,019    38,738  19      13
Microelectronics                     40,844    24,881  64      55
Total Industrial                    227,751   144,357  58      47

Total                              $388,522  $285,435  36  27 1/2


GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION:

SALES
TO UNAFFILIATED CUSTOMERS

Western
  Hemisphere                       $151,092  $126,320  19 1/2  21
Europe                              165,970   105,284  57 1/2  36 1/2
Asia                                 71,460    53,831  33      26

Total                              $388,522  $285,435  36      27 1/2


TOTAL SALES
Western
  Hemisphere                       $189,719  $153,128
Europe                              185,548   119,569
Asia                                 72,306    54,396
Eliminations                        (59,051)  (41,658)

Total                              $388,522  $285,435

(a) Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to
    the current year presentation. 

OPERATING PROFIT
SECOND QUARTER ENDED:          FEB. 1, 2003  %   JAN. 26,2002   %
MARKET SEGMENT
INFORMATION:

Medical(a)                       $ 12,665   16.0  $ 11,597   15.9
BioPharmaceuticals(a)              16,039   19.6    16,350   23.9
Life Sciences                      28,704   17.9    27,947   19.8

General Industrial                 14,213   10.1     5,832    7.2
Aerospace                          12,752   27.7     7,246   18.7
Microelectronics                    7,246   17.7       114     .5
Industrial                         34,211   15.0    13,192    9.1
   Subtotal                        62,915   16.2    41,139   14.4
Restructuring and other charges      (924)               -
General corporate expenses        (15,730)         (14,718)
Interest expense, net              (6,207)          (2,815)
Earnings before income taxes     $ 40,054         $ 23,606

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

Western Hemisphere               $ 24,727   13.0  $ 13,348    8.7
Europe                             29,271   15.8    19,198   16.1
Asia                               11,192   15.5     8,763   16.1
Eliminations                       (2,275)            (170)
   Subtotal                        62,915   16.2    41,139   14.4
Restructuring and other charges      (924)
General corporate expenses        (15,730)         (14,718)
Interest expense, net              (6,207)          (2,815)
Earnings before income taxes     $ 40,054         $ 23,606

(a) Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to
    the current year presentation. 

PALL CORPORATION MARKET SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

                                                            % CHANGE
SALES                                                 %     IN LOCAL
SIX MONTHS ENDED:     FEB. 1, 2003   JAN.26, 2002   CHANGE  CURRENCY
MARKET SEGMENT
INFORMATION:

Medical(a)              $137,085     $140,168      (2)       (5 1/2) 
BioPharmaceuticals (a)   155,715      132,874      17        12
Total Life Sciences      292,800      273,042       7         3
                                                         
General Industrial       267,267      160,695      66 1/2    57 1/2
Aerospace                 82,972       76,382       8 1/2     4 1/2
Microelectronics          77,693       49,435      57        51 1/2
Total Industrial         427,932      286,512      49 1/2    42 1/2
                                                         
Total                   $720,732     $559,554      29        23



GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

SALES
TO UNAFFILIATED CUSTOMERS

Western
  Hemisphere            $ 289,159    $252,012      14 1/2      16 1/2
Europe                    301,020     200,020      50 1/2      34 1/2
Asia                      130,553     107,522      21 1/2      17 1/2

Total                   $ 720,732    $559,554      29          23


TOTAL SALES
Western
  Hemisphere            $ 367,356    $306,875
Europe                    338,899     226,385
Asia                      132,273     108,488
Eliminations             (117,796)    (82,194)

Total                   $ 720,732    $559,554

(a) Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to
    the current year presentation. 

OPERATING PROFIT
SIX MONTHS ENDED:             FEB. 1, 2003   %  JAN. 26,2002   %
MARKET SEGMENT
INFORMATION:

Medical(a)                         $ 17,192  12.5  $ 16,196  11.6
BioPharmaceuticals(a)                31,211  20.0    33,268  25.0
Life Sciences                        48,403  16.5    49,464  18.1

General Industrial                   25,037   9.4    16,296  10.1
Aerospace                            21,239  25.6    18,711  24.5
Microelectronics                     12,060  15.5       144    .3
Industrial                           58,336  13.6    35,151  12.3
   Subtotal                         106,739  14.8    84,615  15.1
Restructuring and other charges     (41,299)              -
General corporate expenses          (31,510)        (30,066)
Interest expense, net               (13,473)         (6,078)
Earnings before income taxes       $ 20,457        $ 48,471


GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

Western Hemisphere                 $ 44,676  12.2  $ 31,583  10.3
Europe                               46,998  13.9    34,684  15.3
Asia                                 17,651  13.3    17,567  16.2
Eliminations                         (2,586)            781
   Subtotal                         106,739  14.8    84,615  15.1
Restructuring and other charges     (41,299)              -
General corporate expenses          (31,510)        (30,066)
Interest expense, net               (13,473)         (6,078)
Earnings before income taxes       $ 20,457        $ 48,471

(a) Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to
    the current year presentation.

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