Piedmont Lithium Inc (PLL)

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Pall Corp. (PLL) said late Monday its preliminary first-quarter earnings before interest and income taxes rose to $64.7 million from $35 million a year ago.

The company continues to fall behind on its financial reporting because it is restating past results after understating its U.S. income taxes and provision for income taxes in prior periods.

Pall said its due date for returning to compliance with its financial reporting obligations was extended to March 31, 2008.

Pall said revenue for the first quarter rose 12% to $561 million from a year ago.