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): April 25, 2017
Commission file number 001-11625
Pentair plc
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
Ireland
 
98-1141328
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification number)

43 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TF, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 44-207-374-8925
 
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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Pentair plc (“Pentair”) is providing the following supplemental information with respect to its results of operations for the first quarter of 2017:

In the first quarter of 2017, sales, gross profit and segment income were negatively impacted by large job adjustments of $9.7 million, $14.7 million and $14.7 million, respectively.  Also in the first quarter of 2017, selling, general & administrative expense and segment income were positively impacted by $13.3 million due to the reversal of an indemnification liability.

ITEM 8.01 Other Events
The information set forth in Item 2.02 is hereby incorporated by reference.





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, thereunto duly authorized, on April 25, 2017.
 
PENTAIR PLC
 
Registrant
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ John L. Stauch
 
 
John L. Stauch
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer