date:Feb 20, 2013
y reports. The current and prior years reported net earnings included charges associated with restructuring programs. Excluding restructuring and restructuring-related charges, adjusted net earnings increased 6 percent to $220 million, compared with $207 million in the prior years quarter, and adjusted net earnings per share increased 9 percent to $0.70 compared with $0.64 in the year-ago quarter.
Net earnings for the first half were $435 million, or $1.38 per share, compared with $470 million,