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SEC Comment Letter for CARLISLE COMPANIES (CSL) — May 15, 2020

CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
Date: May 15, 2020 · CIK: 0000790051 · Accession: 0000000000-20-004349

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May 15, 2020
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CARLISLE COMPANIES INC

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United States securities and exchange commission logo May 15, 2020 Robert Roche Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CARLISLE COMPANIES INC 16430 North Scottsdale Road Suite 400 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 Re:CARLISLE COMPANIES INC Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019 Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 File No. 1-09278 Dear Mr. Roche: We have reviewed your filings and have the following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to our comment within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to our comment, we may have additional comments. Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net, page 15 1.We note your disclosure that, due to general market declines driven by the coronavirus global pandemic, you performed impairment testing on your goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. In both cases, you determined that the fair values of these assets exceeded their carrying value.

In order to provide investors with information to better assess the probability of future goodwill impairment charges, please disclose, if accurate, that the estimated fair values of the intangible assets you quantitatively tested for impairment substantially exceeded their carrying values. For any asset whose estimated fair value did not substantially exceed its carrying value, please disclose the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value at the date of the most recent test.

FirstName LastNameRobert Roche Comapany NameCARLISLE COMPANIES INC May 15, 2020 Page 2 FirstName LastName Robert Roche CARLISLE COMPANIES INC May 15, 2020 Page 2 We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. You may contact Charles Eastman, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3794 or John Cash, Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3768 if you have questions regarding comments or related matters. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Manufacturing

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
May 15, 2020
Robert Roche
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
16430 North Scottsdale Road
Suite 400
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
Re:CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2020
File No. 1-09278
Dear Mr. Roche:
            We have reviewed your filings and have the following comment.  In our comment, we
may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.
            Please respond to our comment within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond.  If you do not believe our
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing your response to our comment, we may have additional comments.
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net, page 15
1.We note your disclosure that, due to general market declines driven by the coronavirus
global pandemic, you performed impairment testing on your goodwill and indefinite-lived
intangible assets.  In both cases, you determined that the fair values of these assets
exceeded their carrying value.

In order to provide investors with information to better assess the probability of future
goodwill impairment charges, please disclose, if accurate, that the estimated fair values of
the intangible assets you quantitatively tested for impairment substantially exceeded their
carrying values. For any asset whose estimated fair value did not substantially exceed its
carrying value, please disclose the percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value
at the date of the most recent test.

 FirstName LastNameRobert Roche
 Comapany NameCARLISLE COMPANIES INC
 May 15, 2020 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Robert Roche
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
May 15, 2020
Page 2
            We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
            You may contact Charles Eastman, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3794 or John Cash,
Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3768 if you have questions regarding comments or
related matters.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing