Edgar Filing: DONALDSON CO INC

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on November 18, 2011

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Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.

For holders as of: September 22, 2011

Date: November 18, 2011 Time: 1:00 PM CST

Location:

Donaldson Company, Inc.
Campus West
2001 West 94th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

ATTN: NORMAN LINNELL

P.O. BOX 1299

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440-1299

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

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John Sample

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:


1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees
01	F. Guillaume Bastiaens	02	Janet M. Dolan	03	Jeffrey Noddle	04	Ajita G. Rajendra

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3


2.	Approval of amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 120,000,000 to 240,000,000.

3.	Non-binding advisory vote to approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR 3 YEARS on the following proposal:

4.	Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

5.	Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Donaldson Company, Inc’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2012.

NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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