<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000790051-19-000138.txt : 20191223
<SEC-HEADER>0000790051-19-000138.hdr.sgml : 20191223
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20191223152249
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000790051-19-000138
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191105
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191223

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROBERTS DAVID A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001198752

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09278
		FILM NUMBER:		191305530

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3013 KINGS MANOR DRIVE
		CITY:			WEDDINGTON
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			21104-6868

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000790051
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060]
		IRS NUMBER:				311168055
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16430 N. SCOTTSDALE RD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85254
		BUSINESS PHONE:		480-781-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16430 N. SCOTTSDALE RD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85254
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    <periodOfReport>2019-11-05</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0000790051</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CARLISLE COMPANIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CSL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001198752</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ROBERTS DAVID A</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SCOTTSDALE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>AZ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>85254</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <otherText></otherText>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2019-11-05</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value>E</value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6315</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>65365</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>See Footnotes 2 and 3</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On November 5, 2019, the reporting person gifted 6,315 shares to an educational institution.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 7,508 shares transferred to direct ownership from the termination of a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust on February 14, 2019, excludes 14,121 shares transferred to a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust on August 29, 2019 for the benefit of the reporting person's children of which the reporting person's spouse is trustee, and excludes 8,826 shares transferred to a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust on August 29, 2019 for the benefit of the reporting person's children of which the reporting person is trustee.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Consists of (i) 71,364 shares held in Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's children of which the reporting person is trustee, inclusive of the 8,826 shares and exclusive of the 7,508 shares referenced in Footnote 2, (ii) 30,598 shares held in a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children of which the reporting person's spouse is trustee, inclusive of the 14,121 shares referenced in Footnote 2, (iii) 10,594 shares held in trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children of which the reporting person's spouse is trustee, and (iv) 24,532 shares held in a private foundation created by the reporting person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ David A. Roberts by Ronald P. Fuss, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-12-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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