Corporate Profile for Graco Inc., dated Oct. 18, 1996.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and information services See Information Systems. . These include Dow Jones News/Retrieval, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Reuter Company Newsyear, Reuter Business Briefing, DataTimes, Nexis, Dialog, NewsNet, America OnLine, CompuServe, Delphi, Individual's HeadsUp and First!, Desktop Data's NewsEdge, UMI UMI University Microfilms International UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands (ISO Country code) UMI University of Miami UMI Universal Management Infrastructure (IBM) Data Courier, NewsBank, Information Access Company, Prodigy, Comtex, and many others. -0-
Published Date: Oct. 18, 1996
Company Name: Graco Inc.
Address: PO Box 1441
Mpls, MN 55440-1441
Main Telephone
Number: 612-623-6000
Chief Executive
Officer: George Aristides
Chief Financial
Officer: N/A
Investor Relations
Contact: David Lowe, Treasurer
Business number: 612-623-6789
Home number: N/A
e-mail address: N/A
Public Relations
Contact: David Lowe, Treasurer
Business number: 612-623-6789
Home number: N/A
e-mail address: N/A
URL Address: N/A
Trading Symbol: NYSE "GGG"
Industry: Manufacturing
Company description: Graco products move, measure, control, dispense and apply a wide range of fluids and viscous materials used in vehicle lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of , commercial and industrial settings. The Company's success is based on its unwavering commitment to technical excellence, world-class manufacturing and unparalleled customer service. Working closely with specialized distributors, Graco offers systems, products and technology which set the quality standards in a wide range of fluid handling applications, including spray finishing and paint circulation, lubrication, sealants and adhesives, along with power application equipment for the contractor industry. Sales in 1995 were $386.3 million with earnings of $27.7 million. Approximately 40% of Graco's sales are outside the Americas. The Company has its corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, MN and employs 1,945 people worldwide. Graco common stock (ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors : GGG GGG German Goo Girls (pornography website) GGG Giggle (email, USENET, chat slang) GGG Gadolinium Gallium Garnet GGG Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV show) ) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . In 1995, Graco common stock traded in a range of $13.17 to $25.50, and closed on December 29, 1995 at $20.33. CONTACT: GRACO INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . |
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