Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2017 PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)         Ohio 1-4982 34-0451060 (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)       6035 Parkland Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio   44124-4141 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 896-3000 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).                            Emerging growth company ¨      If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨   Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a)    On October 25, 2017, the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Parker-Hannifin Corporation (the “Company”) was held. (b)(i)      The Shareholders elected the following directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2018, as follows:     NOMINEE VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES   Lee C. Banks 104,651,700 3,554,851 415,622 8,686,351               Robert G. Bohn 106,390,771 1,718,309 513,903 8,686,351               Linda S. Harty 106,534,895 1,569,782 517,496 8,686,351               Robert J. Kohlhepp 103,491,889 4,561,049 569,235 8,686,351               Kevin A. Lobo 106,505,162 1,569,322 547,689 8,686,351               Klaus-Peter Mûller 103,476,411 4,517,487 628,275 8,686,351               Candy M. Obourn 104,478,980 3,531,878 611,315 8,686,351               Joseph Scaminace 103,666,345 4,424,688 531,140 8,686,351               Wolfgang R. Schmitt 103,185,490 4,791,328 645,355 8,686,351               Åke Svensson 106,476,113 1,603,347 542,713 8,686,351               James R. Verrier 106,097,648 1,905,104 619,421 8,686,351               James L. Wainscott 105,452,836 2,629,925 539,412 8,686,351   Thomas L. Williams 99,900,003 7,543,163 1,179,007 8,686,351   (ii) The Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, as follows: Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes   113,164,980     3,753,380     390,164                0   (iii) The Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers of the Company, as follows: Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 102,088,416     5,690,095     842,509        8,686,351 (iv) The Shareholders recommended, on a non-binding, advisory basis, that future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every year, as follows: Votes For 1 Year Votes For 2 Years Votes For 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 96,504,857 611,286 10,638,266 867,511      8,686,351 Based on these results, and consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company intends to hold future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of such non-binding, advisory votes. SIGNATURE 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, hereunto duly authorized.                 PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION                           By: /s/Joseph R. Leonti         Joseph R. Leonti         Vice President and Secretary                       Date: October 25, 2017