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Pentair, Inc. Summary Annual Report 2004

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financial highlights

Pentair, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Years ended December 31

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Operations

Net sales 

$ 2,278,129 $1,642,987  $ 1,488,453  $ 1,572,435  $ 1,675,972 

Operating income

247,242

170,210 

131,295 

86,205 

171,803 

Excluding certain items (1)

247,242 

170,210 

131,295 

154,098 

218,367 

Net income (cid:209) continuing operations

Excluding certain items (1)

Diluted EPS (cid:209) continuing operations

Excluding certain items (1)

137,024

137,024 

1.35

1.35

98,150 

98,150 

0.99 

0.99 

74,999 

74,999 

0.75 

0.75 

30,748 

83,788 

83,489 

119,200 

0.31 

0.85 

0.86 

1.23 

Net cash provided by operating activities

264,091

262,939 

270,794 

232,334 

184,947 

Capital expenditures (2)

Free cash flow (3)

48,867 

43,622 

56,696 

53,668 

68,041 

215,224

219,317 

214,098 

178,666 

116,906 

Number of employees at year end

12,900

9,000 

8,600 

8,700 

9,900 

Other financial data

Total debt

736,105

806,493 

735,085 

723,706 

913,974 

Shareholders(cid:213) equity

1,447,794

1,261,478 

1,105,724 

1,015,002 

1,010,591 

Total debt as a percent of total capital

Return on average shareholders(cid:213) equity

33.7% 

12.6%

39.0% 

11.9% 

39.9% 

12.3% 

41.6% 

3.2% 

47.5% 

5.6% 

Cash dividends declared per common share

Closing stock price

0.43

43.56

0.41 

22.85 

0.37 

17.28 

0.35 

18.26 

0.33 

12.09 

Restructuring charge

Tax effect of restructuring charge

Diluted EPS effect of restructuring charge

Goodwill amortization (4)

Tax effect of goodwill amortization (4)

Diluted EPS effect of goodwill amortization (4)

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209)

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(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209)  

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209)  

41,060 

(11,291)

0.30 

26,833 

(3,861)

0.23 

19,393 

(7,384)

0.12 

27,171 

(3,768)

0.24 

Weighted-average shares (cid:209) diluted

101,706 

99,620 

99,489 

98,594 

97,290

On May 17, 2004, our Board of Directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend payable on June 8, 2004, to shareholders of record
as of June 1, 2004. All share and per share information presented has been retroactively restated to reflect the effect of this stock split. 

Effective after the close of business October 2, 2004, we completed the sale of the Tools Group to The Black & Decker Corporation. Our consolidated financial 
statements have been restated to reflect the Tools Group as a discontinued operation for all periods presented.

(1) Excludes restructuring charge, cumulative change in accounting principle, and goodwill amortization net of any related tax effects. (2) 2002 includes $23.0 million
for the acquisition of a previously leased facility. (3) Free cash flow defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. (4) Effective
January 1, 2002, we adopted SFAS No. 142 which requires goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite life no longer be amortized. This standard
did not require restatement of prior period amounts to be consistent with the current year presentation. Certain financial information has been presented to show
the effect of excluding goodwill amortization for the prior year periods to be comparable with the current year presentation.

Pentair is a focused diversified industrial manufacturing company headquartered in Minnesota. Its

Water Group is a global leader in providing innovative products and systems used worldwide in the

movement, treatment, storage and enjoyment of water. Pentair(cid:213)s Enclosures Group is a leader in the

global enclosures market, designing and manufacturing standard, modified, and custom enclosures

that  house  and  protect  sensitive  electronics  and  electrical  components.  With  2004  revenues  of

$2.28 billion, Pentair has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide.

 
Pentair is a superior operating company

driving growth (cid:209) both organic and acquired

with a proven talent base

discipline
drive
talent
action

and boldly managing the portfolio

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to our shareholders

Discipline, drive, talent, action. These four simple words represent

the core strategies that generated total returns of 92.3 percent

(share price appreciation and dividends) for Pentair shareholders 

in 2004. This outstanding performance reflects an enviable list of

accomplishments. Included among them are the following:

Æ We traded the earnings of the Tools Group, and its prospects, for the earnings of WICOR Inc.,

and water market prospects, for a net cost of approximately $100 million. With the WICOR

acquisition, we will nearly double our water technology revenue and expand our global reach.

We completed the transactions earlier than expected, and finished the year with a considerably

stronger balance sheet.

Æ We achieved sales growth of 39 percent for the year, or 14 percent on an organic basis 

(removing the effects of acquisitions and excluding favorable foreign currency exchange). 

Total revenues were $2.3 billion, or $3.1 billion including the discontinued businesses. 

This demonstrates the value of the organic growth initiatives we instituted two years ago, 

and supports our belief that we have positioned the Company for growth in the global water 

and enclosures markets. So, even while the transformation was a huge undertaking, we 

clearly kept our eyes on the customer.

Æ Earnings Per Share from continuing operations totaled $1.35, up 36 percent over the prior year.

We also improved the earnings quality of our Company, moving margins from 10.4 percent in

2003 to 10.9 percent in 2004. At the Group level, 2004 margins in Water, excluding the impact

of the WICOR acquisition, increased 40 basis points over those of 2003. In Enclosures, margins

in 2004 were 350 basis points higher than in 2003. Our lean enterprise program (cid:209) known 

as the Pentair Integrated Management System (PIMS) (cid:209) and supply management activities 

continue to drive margin improvement. 

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Æ Our integration of both the Everpure and the former WICOR water businesses is proceeding

well. Everpure has met our aggressive expectations in the first full year of ownership and the

former WICOR businesses are being integrated efficiently and effectively.

Æ We generated $215 million of free cash flow (cash flow from operating activities less capital

expenditures). Higher margins, coupled with on-going improvement in working capital 

productivity, continue to improve our ability to consistently generate positive cash flows.

Æ We reduced our outstanding debt by $70 million during 2004, while completing the largest

acquisition in our history. At the end of 2004, Pentair(cid:213)s debt-to-total-capital ratio was 

33.7 percent (cid:209) approximately five points lower than what it was in late 2003. Clearly, we 

have the financial resources necessary to further expand our Water and Enclosures businesses.

Æ We announced a dividend rate increase of 18 percent to an annualized rate of $0.52 per 

share effective in February 2005, and implemented a two-for-one stock split in June 2004. 

The dividend increase was the 29th consecutive annual increase that Pentair has delivered 

to its shareholders.

These are no small feats. Many companies try to transform themselves and fail. Pentair, however,

has had three successful transformations since 1966. More importantly, we maintained 

our momentum in 2004, accomplishing many other key projects and meeting our operating 

objectives (cid:209) even while completing the largest transformation in our Company(cid:213)s history. These

actions were consistent with our strategy to drive shareholder value by focusing on attractive

growth markets where we can better control our own destiny, and building and executing a set 

of key operating disciplines to make Pentair a high performance company.

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discipline

During  the  past  three  years,  Pentair  has  worked  to  establish  and  maintain  a  set  of  operating  disciplines

designed  to  impart  structure  and  accountability  throughout  the  organization.  Included  among  them  is  a

commitment to deliver ever-improving results with measurements to track sales, operating income, earnings

per share, receivables and inventories, free cash flow, debt, and a variety of market measures. Pentair has

advanced  this  process  by  adopting  key  operating  practices  such  as  comprehensive  standardized  internal

reporting  processes;  robust  command  and  control  mechanisms;  and,  more  recently,  the  mechanism  of 

strategy  deployment  as  a  means  of  linking  actions,  strategies,  and  goals.  Applying  these  disciplines  to 

our  strategic  initiatives,  we  are  more  effectively  managing  our  cash  flow,  supply  management  and 

PIMS/lean enterprise processes, talent management, and organic growth initiatives across Pentair.

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We are completing the integration of the former WICOR businesses and continuing our journey to

a high performance company. We continue to drive our operating disciplines (cid:209) honed over the 

past four years at what are now our highest-performing businesses (cid:209) into all of our operations. 

We are reinforcing our efforts to build our talent base and equip our employees with the skills 

and tools they need to help grow Pentair. And, we have focused greater attention on the engines

that will drive that growth, both organically and through acquisitions, in the future.

Accelerating international growth, operating initiatives

We have already taken many actions to accelerate growth at Pentair and continue to identify 

attractive new opportunities to strengthen shareholder value. Our vital next steps in building a 

fast-growing, global company include developing new growth platforms and seizing opportunities

in markets beyond North America.

To assist in these efforts, we named Richard Cathcart as vice chairman of Pentair in February 2005.

Rick has taken on primary responsibility for strategic growth initiatives, particularly international

growth and business development. That means he will drive our strategic action for organic growth

and accelerate sales around the world. In 2004, Pentair(cid:213)s sales into international markets were 

23 percent of total sales; over the next five years, we intend to increase that percentage to 40 percent.

We believe this objective is achievable, as we now have two attractive businesses (cid:209) Water and

Enclosures (cid:209) that are global in nature.

Rick is the right person for this important role, having identified water as a growth platform for

Pentair in 1995. In just 10 years, Rick led Pentair(cid:213)s water business from $100 million of sales

to a $2 billion global leader. In 2004, he led the integration of the WICOR Inc. businesses, 

effectively doubling the size of our Water Group. And, throughout these significant transitions, 

he led a continued focus on results. Your board of directors and management team are confident

Rick will strive for even greater success in Pentair(cid:213)s growth initiatives through his proven 

leadership, intellect, integrity and commitment. 

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drive

Pentair  focuses  on  capturing  organic  and  acquired

growth  opportunities  across  the  organization.

Growing  organically  requires  that  we  focus  on  the

customer and identify new and different opportunities

to serve them. We are applying our growth evaluation

framework (cid:209) which we call our growth (cid:210)trees(cid:211) (cid:209) to

prioritize  and  track  performance. These  actions  have

proven-out  in  our  successful  efforts  to  segment 

distribution,  enter  new  markets,  and  work  with 

customers  to  identify  emerging  markets  and  new

products.  We  must  also  capture  opportunities  for

acquired  growth.  In  identifying  these  opportunities,

we  will  employ  comprehensive  financial  evaluations,

work  to  articulate  the  strategic  role  of  the  acquired

business within Pentair, and form clear and concrete

integration  and 

leadership  plans  that  deliver

increased value for our shareholders.

  
Pentair  is  building  on  the  strengths  of  its  proven

talent base. Through our shared values, our Code of

Business Conduct, and our ongoing desire not just

to win, but to win right, Pentair has established a

talent

strong and supportive cultural foundation. We are building on that foundation by training our employees to succeed in

our  high-performance  organizations,  by  nurturing  and  educating  future  leaders  of  the  organization,  by  sharing  best 

practices in professional development, and by employing the use of leadership and functional area councils that share

and implement performance-enhancing strategies. 

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Growth plans target customers, channel management, new geographies, and new products

The organic growth emphasis at Pentair is centered on four elements: building a stronger customer

focus, more effectively managing the channels of distribution, entering new geographies, and 

developing innovative new products. In early 2005, for example, we announced an important

strategic alliance with Ecolab (cid:209) the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning,

sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products for a broad array of industries. Under

the agreement, Ecolab is delivering Pentair(cid:213)s market-leading water treatment and filtration solutions

to the foodservice and hospitality markets through Ecolab(cid:213)s world-class sales and service organization.

The great breadth and depth of Pentair(cid:213)s product lines, combined with Ecolab(cid:213)s sales, marketing

and service capabilities, will strengthen our position and increase our volume by providing filtration

and water conditioning customers with higher levels of service and a broader product offering.

Steps we took in recent years to segment distribution in our North American electrical enclosures

markets serve as another example of how Pentair can grow by addressing the needs of the customer.

We strengthened our leading position in electrical enclosures by segmenting our distribution 

according to end-industry markets. This allowed us to tailor distribution to end markets such as

industrial, commercial and networking, and added hundreds of new distributors to the base. The

segmentation process has resulted in more than $50 million of sales from new distributors added

since 1999, with about 30 percent of those added sales coming from targeted growth markets.

An example of how product development plays a role in our growth plans can be found in our

Enclosures Group(cid:213)s Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) packaging 

system. This product is the industry(cid:213)s first open architecture platform specification for carrier-grade

central office equipment. Our global Enclosures business was directly involved in the establishment

of the standard and was the first in the industry to provide a complete range of fully functional

units, less than 12 months after approval of the standard. The ATCA standard reflects the 

innovative thinking that typifies the strong organic growth results in our Enclosures business.

Pentair will continue to grow by addressing customer needs, by more effectively managing 

distribution channels, by entering new geographies, and by introducing new and innovative 

products throughout the world.

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action

Pentair has made three successful transformations since its inception in 1966. Of these, the most

recent transformed Pentair to a water-led diversified manufacturer from a tools-led manufacturer

and, in the process, added more than $2 billion to Pentair(cid:213)s market capitalization. Through bold

portfolio  management  and  by  targeting  our  most  attractive  markets,  we  have  achieved  higher 

performance  levels  and  delivered  higher  returns  to  our  shareholders,  thereby  positioning  the 

Company for new growth and added value.
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Driving high performance

Looking ahead, our plans center on actions in 

five key areas: 

1. Achieve excellence in our operating initiatives

In 2001, Pentair began improving its operating

practices through three key strategic initiatives: 

our PIMS lean enterprise practices, supply 

management, and cash flow. By working these 

initiatives hard, we established consistently high

levels of free cash flow in each of the past four

years, reduced our costs, improved productivity,

and crafted a stronger operating entity overall.

Today, we are working to further institutionalize

these processes, making them part of our culture.

2. Craft a stronger global orientation

Our international strategy is a work in progress.

At this stage, we are building the leadership 

necessary to drive international growth and 

marshal the resources to support it. While most of

our resources are deployed in our key established 

markets, the greatest growth opportunities reside

in other regions of the globe. We are actively

working to align our resources and investments

with these bright opportunities, particularly those

in Asia and Eastern Europe.

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3. Grow through internal development and acquisitions

In 2002, Pentair launched an initiative to exploit our growth prospects, setting a five-year goal 

of achieving organic sales growth of five to eight percent annually. The results thus far are 

encouraging, with both of our operating groups recording positive organic growth in 2003 and

double-digit organic growth in 2004. As previously mentioned, we believe we can accelerate 

organic growth through our emphasis on customers, channels, geographies, and products.

Acquisitions will continue to play a role in our growth strategy. We are confident we have built a

good acquisition capability, and we are institutionalizing that capability so that it can be sustained

and repeated with each new acquisition. Our disciplines require that we have a well-articulated

strategic fit, a strong rationale for our ownership, a clear leadership plan, and a detailed integration

plan, in addition to the bottom-up financial analysis. 

4. Maintain our values

My shorthand for Pentair(cid:213)s ethics and business conduct consists of two words: Win Right. By that, 

I mean that Pentair sets its sights on winning in all aspects of business but, more importantly, we

want to win only in ways that are consistent with our high standards of ethics. 

Underlying our aggressive plans for 2005 is an ongoing commitment to remaining forthright and

ethical in all aspects of our business, and especially so in matters related to finance and accounting

practices. We worked hard to make certain that we were in compliance with Section 404 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act during 2004, and we are proud to report that we had no material weaknesses

and received an unqualified opinion from our external auditor on the effectiveness of our internal

control over financial reporting.

For 38 years, Pentair has enjoyed a reputation as a conservative, no-nonsense company that 

operates in accordance with a long-standing Code of Business Conduct. We all place great value in

that reputation. We will win, but we will win right.

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5. Build talent to drive results

The talent management initiative launched in 2001 has grown to encompass a variety of programs

and best practices that will nurture talent across the organization over the long term. Short term,

we have strengthened our human resources function to support general management in this critical

area. For example, we upgraded the talent in our supply management organization, enabling us to

achieve purchasing synergies from acquisitions. Further, we are focusing on sharing our operating

disciplines enterprise-wide, supporting professional development, and building competencies in

international management and in other key functional areas, such as engineering and strategic 

marketing. This new, more proactive talent management process will be a central part of driving

Pentair(cid:213)s high performance culture in the years ahead.

A new understanding

In summary, we believe we have the business mix, the leadership, and the resources to substantially

improve our performance in 2005 and beyond. We will achieve our goals by remaining close to our

businesses, staying grounded and practical in our outlook, practicing our proven competencies, and

expanding our skill sets. Our future is made more secure through efforts to expand internationally,

to achieve organic growth and balance it with disciplined acquisitions, and to extend our reach

through new channels of commerce and product offerings. 

Discipline, drive, talent, action. Our performance in 2004 reflects the potential that these words (cid:209)

and the underlying value proposition they represent (cid:209) offer for Pentair shareholders. We enter

2005 with a new understanding of what is possible and with greater confidence in our abilities to

drive shareholder value by focusing on attractive growth markets where we can better control our

own destiny and execute our operating disciplines. We at Pentair look forward to the future and

thank you for your support.

R a n da l l   J. H o g a n  
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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overview

groups

markets

offerings

brands

Water 

Pump Systems Residential, 
commercial and municipal applications
for sump, well and waste water; turf
and agricultural spraying and irrigation; 
fire protection; car wash; marine; HVAC;
water treatment; foodservice; water 
feature; pressure cleaning; and general
commercial and industrial applications.

Filtration and Purification
Residential, commercial, industrial,
municipal, foodservice, recreational
vehicles, aviation, and marine.

Pool and Spa Residential, 
commercial, and municipal markets for
domestic and international in-ground
and above-ground pools, spas, 
jetted tubs, aquarium, pond and 
aquaculture applications.

Products range from light-duty diaphragm
pumps to high-flow turbine pumps and
solid handling pumps designed for water
and wastewater applications, agricultural
spraying, as well as pressure tanks for
residential applications.

Control valves; residential, commercial,
and industrial filtration housings; 
replaceable cartridge elements; carbon
block filtration; drinking water filtration
system components; fiberglass wound
pressure tanks and vessels, brine 
cabinets, and storage tanks; pumps for
recreational vehicles, marine, industrial
applications and foodservice.

A complete line of commercial and 
residential pool/spa equipment and 
accessories including pumps, filters,
heaters, lights, automation, automatic pool
cleaners, commercial deck equipment,
barbeque deck equipment, aquatic pond
products and accessories, pool tile and
interior finishing surfaces, maintenance
equipment, spa/jetted tub hydrotherapy 
fittings and pool/spa accessories.

STA-RITE¤, Myers¤, Flotec¤, Aurora¤,
Hypro¤, Hydromatic¤, Fairbanks
Morse¤, Berkeley¤, AermotorTM,
Water Ace¤, Layne & BowlerTM,
Simer¤, Verti-lineTM, Sherwood¤,
SherTech¤, DiamondTM, FoamPro¤,
OngaTM, NocchiTM, Shur-Dri¤,
SHURflo¤, and Edwards¤.

Fleck¤; SIATATM; CodeLine¤;
StructuralTM; WellMateTM; American
Plumber¤, Armor¤, Everpure¤,
PentekTM, OMNIFILTER¤, Park
InternationalTM, SHURflo¤, 
and FibredyneTM.

Pentair Pool Products¤, Pentair
Water Pool and SpaTM, National
Pool Tile Group¤, Pentair Aquatics¤,
STA-RITE¤, Paragon Aquatics¤,
Pentair Spa & BathTM, Kreepy
Krauly¤, Compool¤, WhisperFlo¤,
PoolShark¤, LegendTM, RainbowTM,
Ultra Jet¤, Vico¤, FIBERworks¤, 
and IntellitouchTM.

Enclosures

Electrical Automotive; petroleum
and petrochemical; food and beverage;
machine tool and other industrial 
manufacturing customers; defense and
security; and commercial construction.

Enclosures, cabinets, data networking 
and communications, structural support,
and thermal protection solutions to 
protect electrical and electronic control
components, and instruments.

Electronic Telecom, computer 
networks, data communication, 
industrial controls, transport, test and
measurement, medical, defense, 
and aerospace.

Electronic OEMs Datacom, 
telecom, medical, security/defense, 
test and measurement, general 
industrial and semiconductor equipment.

Metallic enclosures consisting of 
19-inch racks, subracks and cabinets 
as structural parts for electrical and 
electronic devices/installations, as 
well as integrated solutions with 
power supplies, backplanes and thermal 
management products.

Standard, modified and custom electronic
enclosure solutions ranging from Schroff
brand electronic products to stamped 
chassis, custom indoor and outdoor cabinets,
aluminum enclosures and slide rail/cable
management solutions. Solutions offered
include prototype through high-volume 
production, soft-tool fabrication through
stage/progressive tooling, and complete 
system integration capabilities from Level 1
through 5. 

Hoffman¤

Schroff¤

Schroff¤, TaunusTM, Pentair
Electronic PackagingTM.

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customers

Professional distributors, 
plumbing wholesalers, catalog
distributors, hardware co-op 
distributors, supply houses, 
contractors, original equipment
manufacturers, home centers,
independent dealers, vertically
integrated dealers, food and 
beverage companies, builders,
specialty pool retailers, service
companies, and swimming pool
buying groups.

Industrial/Electrical MRO, OEM,
electrical and data contractors;
Motorola, Ericsson, Siemens,
Intel, Philips, and electronic
components distributors; Dell,
HP, Motorola, Lucent, Abbott
Labs, General Electric, Applied
Materials, and ASML.

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competitors

locations

Astral, Cuno, Ebara, Ecowater,
Flexcon, Flint & Walling,
Flowserve, Gormann Rupp,
Grundfos, Hayward, ITT, Jandy,
Osmonics/GE, Pall, Peerless,
Raypak, Wayne, and Zodiac. 

Ashland and Chardon, Ohio; North Aurora and
Hanover Park, Illinois; Kansas City, Kansas; Delavan,
Brookfield and Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Murrieta,
Cypress, and Long Beach, California; Grand Island,
Nebraska; New Brighton, Minnesota; Portland,
Oregon; Dover, New Hampshire; Monterrey and
Reynosa, Mexico; Buc and Colombes, France;
Herentals, Belgium; Pisa, Florence, and Milan, Italy;
Longstanton Cambridge and Billingham, England;
Melbourne, Australia; Coimbatore, New Delhi, and
Goa, India; Suzhou and Shanghai, China. 

APW, Cooper B-Line, Elma,
Hammond, Kn(cid:159)rr, Rittal,
Saginaw, Sanmina, Wiegmann,
and regional competitors.

Mt. Sterling, Kentucky; Anoka, Minnesota; Warwick,
Rhode Island; Des Plaines, Illinois; Scarborough,
Ontario, Canada; Reynosa and Mexico City, Mexico;
Boituva, Brazil; Straubenhardt, Germany; Hemel
Hempstead, United Kingdom; Betschdorf, France;
Skarpn(cid:138)ck, Sweden; Varese, Italy; Shinyokohama,
Japan; Singapore; Qingdao, China.

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1,200

1,000

800

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200

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sales

%

6

.

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debt

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1,000

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5
3
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3
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.
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receivables
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.
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200

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7
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inventories

inventories

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2

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1
2

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1
2

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9
7
1

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1
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50

40

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100

50

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1
1
100

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0

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

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’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
400

400

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’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

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150

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
150

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

eps

100

free cash flow
100
cash fl
($ in millions)
50

50

cash fl

30

30
’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
20
cash fl
10

20

10

sales

%
6
0
9

.

net sales
sales
($ in millions)

sales

debt

debt

100%

100%

debt
%
6
140%
.
0
9

%
6
.
0
9

oi

%
6
.
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3
1

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0

oi

adjusted operating
eps
income ($ in millions)

oi
200
%
6
receivables
0
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3
’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
1

receivables

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

%
6
.
8
3
1

receivables

.

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20%

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10%

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eps

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100%

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60%

40%

20%

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70

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50
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40
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30

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800

600

800

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%
0
400
9

800
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600
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%
400
1
3
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200
200
Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA
0

400

200

0

.

.

0

60%

60%

50%

50%

40%

120%
inventories
60%
400
100%
350

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300

120%
400
100%
350
80%
300

400

350

300

40%

60%
250

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3

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.
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%
150
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6
7.
100
0%
50
Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

%
20%
1
.
3

%
6
5

10%

.

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150
Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA
  0
  0
100

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA
  0

20

0

,

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7
8
%
%
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8
6
6
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.
7.
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5
1

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%
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.
5
100

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2,000
150
20%
100
1,500
0%
50
50
Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA
1,000
0
0

10
Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA
  0

30
%
6
20
7.

3
4
6
8
,
8
1
4
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2

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,

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50
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100

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0

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60
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1

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inventories

0
inventories

inventories

  0

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350

300

250

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1
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150

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1

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5
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0
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1
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4
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  0

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  0
0.50
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0.25
days on hand
(13 month moving average)
0

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0

50

0

50
inventories
($ in millions)
0

350

350

300

300

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100

100

50

50

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total debt
  0
($ in millions)

1y

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
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10

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50

debt/total capital
0

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500

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
3y

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
500
accounts
receivable
0
’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
($ in millions)

days sales
outstanding
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8
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8
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50

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’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
%
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cash fl

%
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%
6
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cash fl

cash fl

eps
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Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

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sales

sales
0

sales

100%

%
6
100%
0
9

.

%
adjusted diluted eps
eps
6
($ per share)
140%
100%
0
9

%
6
0
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.

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%
6

.

8
3
1
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0

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0%

oi
0%
Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA
%
6
1-year stock price
8
3
appreciation
1
1y

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04
%
6
8
cash fl
3
140%
1

1y

.

.

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

eps

eps

0%

3-year stock price
appreciation

3y

3y

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

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0.25

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Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

Pentair  S&P 500  DJIA

1y

1y

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3y

3y

3y

1y

3y

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                   
Pentair  has  an  ongoing  commitment  to  remaining  forthright  and  ethical  in 

all aspects of business, and especially so in matters related to finance and

accounting  practices. We  worked  hard  to  make  certain  that  we  were  in 

compliance  with  Section  404  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act  during  2004, and 

we are proud to report that we had no material weaknesses and received an

unqualified  opinion  from  our  external  auditor  on  the  effectiveness  of  our 

internal control over financial reporting.

enclosures
enclosures
enclosures
31%
31%
31%

water
69%

water
69%

enclosures
enclosures
water
enclosures
31%
31%
69%
31%

water
69%

water
69%

water
69%

Asia and other
Asia and other
4%
4%

Asia and other
4%
Europe 
14%

Europe 
14%

Europe 
14%

2004 net sales 
by business segment
2004 = $2.3 billion

2004 operating income
by business segment

2004 geographic sales
from point of origin

USA and Canada
USA and Canada
USA and Canada
82%
82%
82%

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$22

jan            feb         mar           apr          may          jun           jul           aug           sep          oct          nov          dec

Pentair stock price
($ per share)

CERTIFICATIONS The Company has filed as exhibits to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 the certifications of its
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  The Company submitted to the New York Stock
Exchange during 2004 the Annual CEO Certification required by Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. 

17

         
financial overview

Pentair, Inc. is a focused diversified industrial manufacturing company comprised of two operating segments:

Water and Enclosures.

Our  Water  Group  is  a  global  leader  in  providing  innovative  products  and  systems  used  worldwide  in  the  movement, 

treatment,  storage  and  enjoyment  of  water.  The  Water  Group  offers  a  broad  array  of  products  and  systems  to  multiple 

markets and customers. We have identified a target water industry totaling $50 billion, with a primary focus on three markets:

Pump (approximately 40% in sales), Pool & Spa (approximately 30% of sales) and Filtration (approximately 30% of sales). 

The Pump market is addressed with products ranging from light duty diaphragm pumps to high-flow turbine pumps and

solid handling pumps designed for water and wastewater applications, agricultural spraying, as well as pressure tanks for

residential applications. Applications for our broad range of products include pumps for residential and municipal wells,

water treatment, wastewater solids handling, pressure boosting, engine cooling, fluid delivery, circulation and transfer.

The Pool & Spa market is addressed with a complete line of commercial and residential pool/spa equipment and accessories

including pumps, filters, heaters, lights, automatic controls, automatic pool cleaners, commercial deck equipment, barbeque

deck equipment, aquatic pond products and accessories, pool tile and interior finishing surfaces, maintenance equipment,

spa/jetted tub hydrotherapy fittings and pool/spa accessories. Applications for our pool products include commercial/resi-

dential pool and spa construction, maintenance, repair, service and retail.

The  Filtration  market  is  addressed  with  control  valves,  filtration  components,  tanks,  pressure  vessels,  and  specialty 

dispensing  pumps  and  provide  flow  solutions  for  specific  end-user  market  applications  including  foodservice,  recreation

vehicles, marine and aviation. Filtration products are used in the manufacture of water softners; filtration, deionization, and

desalination systems; and industrial and residential water filtration applications.

Our  Enclosures  Group  is  a  leader  in  the  global  enclosures  market,  designing  and  manufacturing  standard,  modified  and 

custom enclosures that house and protect sensitive electronics and electrical components. The Enclosures Group focuses its

business portfolio on four primary industries: Commercial & Industrial (35% of segment), Telecom and Datacom (35% of

segment), Electronics (25% of segment), and Networking (5% of segment). The segment goes to market under four primary

trade  marks:  Hoffman¤, Schroff¤, Pentair  Electronic  PackagingTM, and  TaunusTM. Products  and  related  accessories  include

metallic  and  composite  enclosures,  cabinets,  cases,  subracks,  backplanes,  and  associated  thermal  management  systems.

Applications  served  include  industrial  machinery,  data  communications,  networking,  telecommunications,  test  and 

measurement, automotive, medical, security, defense, and general electronics. 

water

(Dollars in thousands)

Net sales

Sales growth %

Operating income as reported

Add back goodwill amortization

Operating income excluding goodwill amortization

% of net sales

Percentage point change

Net sales

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

$ 1,563,394 

$ 1,060,303 

$ 932,420  $ 882,615 

$ 898,247 

47.4%

13.7% 

5.6% 

(1.7%)

55.1% 

$

$

197,310 

(cid:209)

197,310

$

$

143,962 

$ 126,559  $ 109,792 

$ 120,732 

(cid:209)  

(cid:209)  

18,560 

18,074 

143,962 

$ 126,559  $ 128,352 

$ 138,806 

12.6%

(1.0)

13.6% 

0.0 

13.6% 

(0.9)

14.5% 

(1.0)

15.5% 

0.6 

The 47.4 percent increase in Water segment sales in 2004 from 2003 was primarily the result of:
Æ  an increase in sales volume driven by our July 31, 2004 acquisition of WICOR and our December 31, 2003 acquisition

of Everpure;

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Æ higher  organic  growth  for  pool  and  spa  equipment  by  capturing  a  larger  share  of  the  increasing  spend  on  the  home 
environment,  primarily  through  the  expansion  of  our  product  offerings,  including  the  introduction  of  several  new 

innovative products and product systems;

Æ strong  sales  of  pumps  for  residential  water  systems  and  sump  pumps,  somewhat  driven  by  North  American  weather 

patterns, combined with strong demand for commercial and engineered pumping systems;

Æ significant growth in international markets;
Æ an increase in the sales of water filtration products including residential and industrial tanks and valves in the U.S. and
European markets, which was driven particularly in the first half of 2004 by rebounding economic conditions consistent

with increased housing starts and the low interest rate environment;

Æ favorable foreign currency effects; and
Æ selective increases in selling prices to mitigate inflationary cost increases.

The 13.7 percent increase in Water segment sales in 2003 from 2002 was primarily the

result of:
Æ sales attributable to our September 30, 2002 acquisition of Plymouth Products;
Æ higher sales of residential pumps and pool equipment;
Æ an increase in European sales, particularly commercial valves, water condition-

ing and pool products;

Æ continued growth in the developing markets of Asia and India; and
Æ favorable foreign currency effects.

1,500

1,250

1,000

750

500

250

0

16%

14%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0

1,500

1,250

1,000

750

500

250

0

14%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

Operating income

The 1.0 percentage point decline in Water segment operating income as a percent of

net sales
water
($ in millions)

operating 
income %
(as adjusted)

enclosur

es

net sales in 2004 from 2003 was primarily the result of:
Æ lower initial margins associated with our July 31, 2004 acquisition of WICOR;
Æ inflationary cost increases, particularly as it related to the costs of motors and resins;
Æ cost of outside support for integration planning and communications related to the WICOR acquisition;
Æ the expensing of fair market value inventory adjustments related to inventory acquired in the Everpure and WICOR trans-

actions; and

Æ expenses related to factory capacity rationalization.

These decreases were partially offset by:
Æ favorable operating leverage provided by supply management savings and productivity gains from higher sales volume;
Æ selective increases in selling prices to mitigate inflationary cost increases; and
Æ higher margins associated with our December 31, 2003 acquisition of Everpure.

The unchanged Water segment operating income as a percent of net sales in 2003 from 2002 was primarily the result of:
Æ benefits from the continued success of our PIMS and supply management initiatives;
Æ increased volume in our expanding markets of Europe, Asia, and India; and
Æ favorable foreign currency effects.

These benefits were offset by:
Æ increased selling and R&D expense;
Æ higher insurance costs in 2003; and
Æ price and volume declines related to our desalination (Codeline¤) product line and costs associated with downsizing the

Chardon, Ohio operation and moving most of this product line to our factory in India.

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enclosures

(Dollars in thousands)

Net sales

Sales growth %

Operating income as reported

Add back goodwill amortization

Add back restructuring charge

Operating income excluding goodwill

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

$ 714,735

$ 582,684 

$ 556,033  $ 689,820 

$ 777,725 

22.7%

4.8% 

(19.4%)

(11.3%)

18.3% 

$ 87,844 

$ 51,094 

$ 29,942  $

1,857 

$ 96,268 

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

(cid:209)  

(cid:209) 

(cid:209)  

(cid:209)  

8,273 

39,382 

9,097 

(1,625)

amortization and restructuring charge

$ 87,844

$ 51,094 

$ 29,942  $ 49,512 

$ 103,740 

% of net sales

Percentage point change

12.3%

3.5

8.8% 

3.4 

5.4% 

(1.8)

7.2% 

(6.1)

13.3% 

2.4 

Net sales

The 22.7 percent increase in Enclosures segment sales in 2004 from 2003 was primarily the result of:
Æ higher  sales  due  to  the  addition  of  new  distributors,  new  products,  and  higher  demand  from  established  industrial 

markets, as well as security, medical, networking, and commercial markets;

Æ some recovery in North American telecom and datacom demand;
Æ an increase in European sales volume due to new customers and improved business activity at large OEMs, particularly
in the test and measurement, automation and control, and telecom markets, offset by a slowing European economy;

Æ selective increases in selling prices to mitigate inflationary cost increases, principally for steel; and
Æ favorable foreign currency effects.

The 4.8 percent increase in Enclosures segment sales in 2003 from 2002 was primarily the result of:
Æ favorable foreign currency effects; and 
Æ growth in targeted areas such as networking, security, and medical markets.

Operating income

The 3.5 percentage point increase in Enclosures segment operating income as a percent of net sales in 2004 from 2003 was 

primarily the result of:
Æ leverage gained on volume expansion;
Æ savings from the continued success of PIMS and supply management activities; 
Æ selective increases in selling prices to mitigate inflationary cost increases; and
Æ the absence of expenses associated with downsizing included in the comparable prior period.

These increases were partially offset by:
Æ material cost inflation, primarily steel.
1,500

16%

14%
The 3.4 percentage point increase in Enclosures segment operating income
12%

1,250

as a percent of net sales in 2003 from 2002 was primarily due to:
1,000
10%
Æ efficiencies  resulting  from  our  continued  implementation  of  PIMS  and
8%

750

stronger sourcing practices;

Æ volume-related efficiencies and improved product mix; and
Æ shifting more production to lower-cost labor markets.

250

500

6%

4%

2%

0

1,500

1,250

1,000

750

500

250

0

14%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

’00    ’01    ’02    ’03    ’04

water

net sales
es
enclosur
($ in millions)

operating 
income %
(as adjusted)

These increases were partially offset by:
Æ expenses related to downsizing.

0

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management(cid:213)s report on 
internal control over financial reporting

Management of Pentair, Inc. and its subsidiaries ((cid:210)the Company(cid:211)) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate

internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934. The Company(cid:213)s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding

the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with

generally accepted accounting principles. The Company(cid:213)s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and

procedures that (1) pertain to maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions

and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary

to  permit  preparation  of  the  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and  that

receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  Company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and 

directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized

acquisition, use or disposition of the Company(cid:213)s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,

projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to

the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with

the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company(cid:213)s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004.

In  making  this  assessment,  management  used  the  criteria  for  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  described 

in  Internal  Control-Integrated  Framework issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway

Commission.  Based  on  this  assessment,  management  believes  that,  as  of  December  31,  2004,  the  Company(cid:213)s  internal 

control  over  financial  reporting  was  effective  based  on  those  criteria.  Management  has  excluded  from  its  assessment  the

internal  control  over  financial  reporting  at  WICOR,  Inc.  which  was  acquired  on  July  31,  2004,  and  whose  financial 

statements  reflect  total  assets  and  total  revenues  constituting  37  and  13  percent,  respectively,  of  the  related  consolidated

financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Our  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP,  has  issued  an  attestation  report  on 

management(cid:213)s assessment of the Company(cid:213)s internal control over financial reporting for December 31, 2004. That attestation

report is referred to in the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP included herein.

R a n da l l   J. H o g a n  
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dav i d   D. H a r r i s o n  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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report of 
independent registered public accounting firm

Board of Directors and Shareholders of Pentair, Inc.

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Pentair, Inc. and subsidiaries (the (cid:210)Company(cid:211)) as of December 31, 2004

and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows, and changes in shareholders(cid:213) equity for each of

the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004. We have also audited management’s assessment of the effectiveness

of  the  Company(cid:213)s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  and  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company(cid:213)s  internal  control  over

financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2004.  Such  consolidated  financial  statements,  management’s  assessment  of  the 

effectiveness of the Company(cid:213)s internal control over financial reporting, and our reports thereon dated March 10, 2005,

expressing unqualified opinions (which are not included herein), are included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the

Company for the year ended December 31, 2004. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are the

responsibility of the Company(cid:213)s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on such condensed consolidated

financial statements in relation to the complete consolidated financial statements. 

In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31,

2004 and 2003, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for each of the three years

in the period ended December 31, 2004, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic consolidated financial

statements from which it has been derived. 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 10, 2005

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condensed consolidated statements of income

Pentair, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Net sales

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative

Research and development

Operating income

Interest income

Interest expense

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Income from continuing operations

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

Years ended December 31

2004

2003

2002

$ 2,278,129

$ 1,642,987

$ 1,488,453 

1,623,419

1,196,757 

1,107,212 

654,710

376,015

31,453

247,242

721

37,931

210,032

73,008

137,024

40,248

(6,047)

446,230 

253,088 

22,932 

170,210 

386 

26,781 

143,815 

45,665 

98,150 

46,138 

(2,936)

381,241 

230,994 

18,952 

131,295 

661 

29,073 

102,883 

27,884 

74,999 

54,903 

(cid:209)  

Net income

$

171,225

$ 141,352 

$ 129,902 

Earnings per common share

Basic

Continuing operations

Discontinued operations

Basic earnings per common share

Diluted

Continuing operations

Discontinued operations

Diluted earnings per common share

Weighted average common shares outstanding

Basic

Diluted

$

$

$

$

1.38

0.34

1.72

1.35

0.33

1.68

$

$

$

$

1.00 

0.44 

1.44 

0.99 

0.43 

1.42 

$

$

$

$

0.76 

0.56 

1.32 

0.75 

0.56 

1.31 

99,316

101,706

97,876 

99,620 

98,471 

99,489 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in Pentair(cid:213)s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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condensed consolidated balance sheets

Pentair, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance of $35,968 and $23,844, respectively

Inventories

Current assets of discontinued operations

Deferred tax assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Total current assets

December 31

2004

2003

$

31,495

$

47,989 

396,459

323,676

(cid:209)

49,074

24,433

825,137

251,475 

166,862 

313,399 

30,871 

18,854 

829,450 

Property, plant and equipment, net

336,302

233,106 

Other assets

Non-current assets of discontinued operations

Goodwill

Intangibles, net

Other

Total other assets

Total assets

Liabilities and shareholders(cid:213) equity

Current liabilities

Current maturities of long-term debt

Accounts payable

Employee compensation and benefits

Accrued product claims and warranties

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

Income taxes

Accrued rebates and sales incentives

Other current liabilities

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt

Pension and other retirement compensation

Post-retirement medical and other benefits

Deferred tax liabilities

Other non-current liabilities

Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations

Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders(cid:213) equity

Common shares par value $0.16 2/3; 

100,967,385 and 99,005,084 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

Additional paid-in capital

Retained earnings

Unearned restricted stock compensation

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Total shareholders(cid:213) equity

Total liabilities and shareholders(cid:213) equity

393

1,620,404

258,126

80,213

539,892 

997,183 

98,490 

82,556 

1,959,136

1,718,121 

$ 3,120,575

$ 2,780,677 

11,957

195,289

104,821

42,524

192

27,395

41,618

103,083

526,879

724,148

135,356

69,667

142,873

70,804

3,054

73,631 

93,043 

61,213 

24,427 

155,898 

14,912 

14,103 

60,224 

497,451 

732,862 

100,234 

26,227 

60,636 

62,208 

39,581 

1,672,781

1,519,199 

16,828

517,369

889,063

(7,872)

32,406

8,250 

492,619 

760,966 

(6,189)

5,832 

1,447,794

1,261,478 

$ 3,120,575

$ 2,780,677 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in Pentair(cid:213)s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

Pentair, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Operating activities:

Net income

Net income from discontinued operations

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations

Depreciation

Amortization

Deferred income taxes

Stock compensation

Years ended December 31

2004

2003

2002

$ 171,225

$ 141,352 

$ 129,902 

(40,248)

(46,138)

(54,903)

6,047

47,063

13,846

16,736

(cid:209)

2,936 

40,809 

4,074 

31,319 

306 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions and dispositions

Accounts and notes receivable

Inventories

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Accounts payable

Employee compensation and benefits

Accrued product claims and warranties

Income taxes

Other current liabilities

Pension and post-retirement benefits

Other assets and liabilities

Net cash provided by continuing operations

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

Net cash provided by operating activities

Investing activities

Capital expenditures

Acquisition of previously leased facility

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

Divestitures

Equity investments

Other

26,918

(51,996)

2,176

17,274

4,596

2,993

6,352

8,879

11,508

6,794

250,163

13,928

264,091

(48,867)

(cid:209)

(869,155)

773,399

60

(cid:209)

(5,080)

13,174 

(4,781)

(12,758)

4,813 

(1,756)

5,437 

(3,336)

(2,108)

6,769 

175,032 

87,907 

262,939 

(43,622)

(cid:209)  

(229,094)

(2,400)

(5,294)

48 

(cid:209)  

38,577 

5,720 

23,594 

(cid:209)  

28,094 

25,883 

5,786 

(19,445)

976 

(849)

(3,483)

(17,248)

(6,111)

13,191 

169,684 

101,110 

270,794 

(33,744)

(22,952)

(170,270)

1,744 

(9,383)

(7)

Net cash used for investing activities

(144,563)

(280,362)

(234,612)

Financing activities

Net short-term (repayments) borrowings

Proceeds from the Bridge Facility

Repayment of the Bridge Facility

Proceeds from long-term debt

Repayment of long-term debt

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

Repurchases of common stock

Dividends paid

Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

Change in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

(4,162)

850,000

(850,000)

343,316

(440,518)

10,862

(4,200)

(43,128)

(137,830)

1,808

(16,494)

47,989

(873)

(cid:209)  

(cid:209)  

780,857 

(709,886)

5,795 

(1,589)

(40,494)

33,810 

(8,046)

8,341 

39,648 

665 

(cid:209)  

(cid:209)-  

462,599 

(468,161)

2,730 

(cid:209)  

(36,420)

(38,587)

2,209 

(196)

39,844 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 31,495

$ 47,989

$ 39,648 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in Pentair(cid:213)s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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selected financial data

Pentair, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Statement of operations

Net sales

Sales growth

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Margin %

Selling, general and administrative

Research and development

Restructuring charge

Operating income

Margin %

Margin % excluding restructuring charge

Gain on sale of business

Net interest expense

Other expense, write-off of investment

Provision for income taxes

Income from continuing operations

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax

Net income

Preferred dividends

Income available to common shareholders

Common share data

Basic EPS (cid:209) continuing operations

Diluted EPS (cid:209) continuing operations

Cash dividends declared per common share

Stock dividends declared per common share

Market value per share (December 31)

Balance sheet data

Accounts Receivable

Inventories

Property and equipment, net

Goodwill, net

Total assets

Total debt

Shareholders(cid:213) equity

Other data

Debt/total capital

Depreciation

Goodwill amortization

Tax effect of goodwill amortization (1)

Diluted EPS effect of goodwill amortization (1)

Other amortization

Net cash provided by operating activities

Capital expenditures

Employees of continuing operations

Days sales outstanding (DSO) (13 mo moving avg)

Days inventory on hand (DOH) (13 mo moving avg)

Years ended December 31

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Years ended December 31

$ 2,278,129

$ 1,642,987 

$ 1,488,453 

$ 1,572,435 

$ 1,675,972 

$ 1,236,736 

$ 1,025,639 

$ 1,033,274 

38.7%

1,623,419

654,710

28.7%

376,015

31,453

(cid:209)

247,242

10.9%

10.9%

(cid:209)

37,210

(cid:209)

73,008

137,024

40,248

(6,047)

(cid:209)

171,225

(cid:209)

171,225

1.38

1.35

0.43

100%

43.56

396,459

323,676

336,302

1,620,404

3,120,575

736,105

1,447,794

33.7%

47,063

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

(cid:209)

13,846

264,091

48,867

12,900

52

62

10.4% 

(5.3%)

1,196,757 

446,230 

1,107,212 

381,241 

27.2% 

25.6% 

(6.2%)

35.5% 

26.0% 

28.5% 

253,088 

22,932 

(cid:209) 

170,210 

10.4% 

10.4% 

(cid:209) 

26,395 

(cid:209) 

45,665 

98,150 

46,138 

(2,936)

(cid:209) 

141,352 

(cid:209) 

141,352 

1.00 

0.99 

0.41 

(cid:209)  

22.85 

251,475 

166,862 

233,106 

997,183 

2,780,677 

806,493 

1,261,478 

230,994 

18,952 

(cid:209) 

131,295 

8.8% 

8.8% 

(cid:209) 

28,412 

(cid:209) 

27,884 

74,999 

54,903 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

129,902 

(cid:209) 

129,902 

0.76 

0.75 

0.37 

(cid:209)  

17.28 

223,778 

165,389 

236,322 

843,243 

2,514,450 

735,085 

1,105,724 

39.0% 

40,809 

39.9% 

38,577 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

4,073 

262,939 

43,622 

9,000 

54 

59 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

5,720 

270,794 

56,696 

8,600 

58 

64 

1,163,001 

409,434 

266,229 

15,941 

40,105 

86,205 

5.5% 

8.1% 

(cid:209) 

40,325 

2,985 

12,147 

30,748 

26,768 

(24,647)

32,869 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

32,869 

0.31 

0.31 

0.35 

(cid:209)  

18.26 

229,455 

178,464 

231,615 

743,499 

2,372,198 

723,706 

1,015,002 

42,641 

26,833 

(3,861)

0.24 

5,568 

232,334 

53,668 

8,700 

65 

72 

1,199,122 

476,850 

267,518 

18,138 

19,393 

171,803 

10.3% 

11.4% 

46,435 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

41,580 

83,788 

(27,872)

(cid:209) 

(29)

55,887 

(cid:209) 

55,887 

0.86 

0.86 

0.33 

(cid:209)  

12.09 

284,674 

208,267 

248,576 

786,984 

2,644,025 

913,974 

1,010,591 

42,491 

27,171 

(3,768)

0.25 

2,683 

184,947 

68,041 

9,900 

65 

64 

20.6% 

883,737 

352,999 

28.5% 

231,100 

11,927 

16,743 

93,228 

7.5% 

8.9% 

(cid:209) 

30,467 

(cid:209) 

21,406 

41,355 

61,954 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

103,309 

103,309 

0.47 

0.47 

0.32 

(cid:209)  

19.25 

247,404 

179,073 

265,027 

800,937 

2,706,516 

1,035,084 

990,771 

42,466 

21,127 

(3,453)

0.20 

1,578 

144,296 

53,671 

8,700 

58 

67 

(0.7%)

747,976 

277,663 

27.1% 

191,358 

8,986 

(cid:209) 

77,319 

7.5% 

7.5% 

16,698 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

20,495 

40,126 

66,714 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

106,840 

(4,267)

102,573 

0.52 

0.46 

0.30 

(cid:209)  

19.91 

160,796 

132,620 

212,493 

442,322 

1,484,207 

340,721 

707,628 

35,774 

13,625 

(2,441)

0.13 

1,571 

120,872 

43,335 

6,500 

59 

73 

12.7% 

765,291

267,983

25.9% 

180,828 

9,373 

(cid:209) 

77,782 

7.5%

7.5% 

10,313 

16,621 

(cid:209) 

31,957 

39,517 

52,083 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

91,600

(4,867)

86,733 

0.46 

0.45 

0.27 

(cid:209) 

17.97 

169,063 

137,030

206,760 

410,068 

1,413,494

328,538 

627,653

37,913

13,357

(2,274)

0.12 

1,669

107,896 

69,364 

6,600 

58

77 

41.6% 

47.5% 

51.1% 

32.5% 

34.4%

Refer to the footnotes in the financial highlights (inside front cover) for drivers behind historical restatements for purposes of comparison.

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2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Years ended December 31

$ 1,572,435 

$ 1,675,972 

$ 1,236,736 

$ 1,025,639 

$ 1,033,274 

(6.2%)

35.5% 

1,163,001 

409,434 

1,199,122 

476,850 

26.0% 

28.5% 

266,229 

15,941 

40,105 

86,205 

5.5% 

8.1% 

(cid:209) 

40,325 

2,985 

12,147 

30,748 

26,768 

(24,647)

(cid:209) 

32,869 

(cid:209) 

32,869 

0.31 

0.31 

0.35 

(cid:209)  

18.26 

229,455 

178,464 

231,615 

743,499 

2,372,198 

723,706 

1,015,002 

267,518 

18,138 

19,393 

171,803 

10.3% 

11.4% 

(cid:209) 

46,435 

(cid:209) 

41,580 

83,788 

(27,872)

(cid:209) 

(29)

55,887 

(cid:209) 

55,887 

0.86 

0.86 

0.33 

(cid:209)  

12.09 

284,674 

208,267 

248,576 

786,984 

2,644,025 

913,974 

1,010,591 

20.6% 

883,737 

352,999 

28.5% 

231,100 

11,927 

16,743 

93,228 

7.5% 

8.9% 

(cid:209) 

30,467 

(cid:209) 

21,406 

41,355 

61,954 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

103,309 

(cid:209) 

103,309 

0.47 

0.47 

0.32 

(cid:209)  

19.25 

247,404 

179,073 

265,027 

800,937 

2,706,516 

1,035,084 

990,771 

(0.7%)

747,976 

277,663 

27.1% 

191,358 

8,986 

(cid:209) 

77,319 

7.5% 

7.5% 

(cid:209) 

16,698 

(cid:209) 

20,495 

40,126 

66,714 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

106,840 

(4,267)

102,573 

0.52 

0.46 

0.30 

(cid:209)  

19.91 

160,796 

132,620 

212,493 

442,322 

1,484,207 

340,721 

707,628 

12.7% 

765,291

267,983

25.9% 

180,828 

9,373 

(cid:209) 

77,782 

7.5%

7.5% 

10,313 

16,621 

(cid:209) 

31,957 

39,517 

52,083 

(cid:209) 

(cid:209) 

91,600

(4,867)

86,733 

0.46 

0.45 

0.27 

(cid:209) 

17.97 

169,063 

137,030

206,760 

410,068 

1,413,494

328,538 

627,653

41.6% 

47.5% 

51.1% 

32.5% 

34.4%

42,641 

26,833 

(3,861)

0.24 

5,568 

232,334 

53,668 

8,700 

65 

72 

42,491 

27,171 

(3,768)

0.25 

2,683 

184,947 

68,041 

9,900 

65 

64 

42,466 

21,127 

(3,453)

0.20 

1,578 

144,296 

53,671 

8,700 

58 

67 

35,774 

13,625 

(2,441)

0.13 

1,571 

120,872 

43,335 

6,500 

59 

73 

37,913

13,357

(2,274)

0.12 

1,669

107,896 

69,364 

6,600 

58

77 

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corporate leadership

Board of Directors

Corporate Officers

G ly n i s   A . B rya n   (1), 46
Chief Financial Officer of APL Logistics

R a n da l l   J. H o g a n  
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ba r ba r a   B . G ro g a n   (2,3,4), 57
Former Chairman and President of Western Industrial Contractors, Inc.

R i c h a r d   J. Cat h c a rt  
Vice Chairman 

C h a r l e s   A . H ag g e rt y   (2,3,4), 63
Chief Executive Officer of LeConte Associates, LLC

Dav i d   D. H a r r i s o n  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

R a n da l l   J. H o g a n   (4), 49
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pentair, Inc.

M i c h a e l   V. S c h ro c k  
President and Chief Operating Officer, Enclosures

Dav i d   A . Jo n e s   (1), 55
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rayovac Corporation

L o u i s   L . A i n swo rt h  
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

St ua rt   M a i t l a n d   (2,3), 59
Former Director of Manufacturing Operations for Vehicle Operations, 
Ford Motor Company

Jac k   J. D e m p s e y
Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology

Fr e d e r i c k   S . Ko u ry
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

K a r e n   A . D u r a n t  
Vice President, Finance and Controller

M i c h a e l   G . M e y e r
Vice President, Treasury and Tax

Au g u s to   M e o z z i   (1,4), 65
President of the European operations of ISOLA Group

Ro n a l d   L . M e r r i m a n   (1), 60
Managing Partner of Merriman Partners

Wi l l i a m   T. M o n a h a n   (2, 3, 4), 57
Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Imation Corp.

K a r e n   E . We l k e   (1,4), 60
Former Group Vice President for Medical Markets, 3M Company

(1) Audit and Finance Committee 
(2) Compensation Committee 
(3) Governance Committee 
(4) International Committee

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code of business conduct

As an independent, publicly owned company, Pentair created the Code of

Business Conduct and Ethics to guide its development and the conduct of

its business. 

Æ We will manage our business according to the highest business, ethical,

moral and civic standards that apply to a public company.

Æ We will operate our businesses to earn the respect of our shareholders,

employees, plant communities, customers, suppliers and all others with

a stake in our success.

Æ We  intend  to  make  Pentair  a  top-performing  company,  managed  and 

operated for the long-term benefit of all its constituents.

As  a  company,  by  following  the  spirit  of  the  Code,  Pentair  creates  an 

operating  environment  where  management  sets  clear  goals,  company 

leadership  is  engaged,  and  all  operations  are  accountable  for  their 

performance  and  practices.  Our  business  style  is  practical,  with  an 

emphasis  on  openness,  informality  and  candid,  conversational  exchanges

among  employees.  We  expect  all  employees  equally  to  uphold  the

Company(cid:213)s standards for ethics, integrity and work practices.

The full text of Pentair(cid:213)s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can be found at http://www.pentair.com/code.html

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investor information
Common stock data Pentair common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PNR. 
The price information below represents closing sale prices reported in the Wall Street Journal for the calendar year 2004.
There were 3,995 shareholder accounts on December 31, 2004. 

Price range and dividends of common stock ($)

2004

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

High

29.60

33.64

35.03

44.03

Low

22.52

28.48

30.90

34.27

Close

29.60

32.95

35.03

43.56

Div.

0.105

0.105

0.110

0.110

2003

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

High

18.78

20.95

21.77

23.29

Low

16.40

17.86

19.29

18.43

Close

18.24

19.69

19.72

22.85

Div.

0.095

0.105

0.105

0.105

Common dividends Dividends are currently $0.13 per share paid quarterly in February, May, August, and November.
Pentair has now paid 116 consecutive quarterly dividends.

Dividend reinvestment Pentair has established a Dividend Reinvestment Plan. This plan enables shareholders to 
automatically reinvest Pentair dividends and to invest up to an additional $3,000 per calendar quarter in Pentair common
stock, with any costs of purchasing the shares paid by the Company. The plan brochure and enrollment cards are 
available from the Company or Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Direct book entry registration Pentair offers its shareholders the opportunity to participate in the Company(cid:213)s Direct
Book Entry Registration service. Direct Book Entry is an uncertificated form of stock ownership that provides protection
against loss, theft, and inadvertent destruction of stock certificate(s), while reducing administrative costs. Shareholders can
contact Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for more information.

Shareholder account information available online Shareholders of record can view their shareholder account 
information online at http://www.wellsfargo.com. For assistance, shareholders can contact Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Annual meeting The annual meeting of shareholders will be held in the Auditorium at Thrivent Financial, 625 Fourth
Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 10:00 a.m. on April 29, 2005. Management and directors encourage all 
shareholders to attend the annual meeting.

Form 10-K available A copy of the Company(cid:213)s annual report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, will be provided on request. Written requests should be directed to Pentair Investor Relations. All Pentair
reports and filings are available on line at http://www.pentair.com under the Financial Information section.

Forward-looking statements This summary annual report contains forward-looking statements that are based on 
current expectations, estimates, and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ 
materially include changes in industry conditions, changes in business strategies, governmental and regulatory policies,
general economic conditions, and changes in operating factors.

Trademarks, copyrights, and trade names Certain trademarks, copyrights, and trade names are owned or licensed by
Pentair, Inc. or its wholly owned subsidiaries. Other trademarks, copyrights, and trade names may also appear in this
report. It is not Pentair(cid:213)s intent to imply that these are its own.

Registrar, stock transfer, and dividend paying agent Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., P.O. Box 64854, St. Paul, 
MN 55164-0854, 1-877-536-3554, http://www.wellsfargo.com/com/shareowner_services

Independent registered public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP, Minneapolis, MN 55402

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