UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2004
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OHIO 1-2299 34-0117420
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Number) Identification No.)
One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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(Address of Principal Executive Officers) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 22, 2004, L. Thomas Hiltz, a director of Applied Industrial
Technologies, Inc. ("Applied"), entered into a Pre-Programmed Executive Stock
Sale Plan on behalf of H.C.S. Foundation, of which Mr. Hiltz is one of five
trustees, with Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, pursuant to SEC Rule 10b5-1,
to sell up to 175,000 shares of Applied common stock held by H. C. S.
Foundation. The trustees, including Mr. Hiltz, have disclaimed beneficial
ownership of the shares.
A copy of the stock sale plan is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. 99 Pre-Programmed Executive Stock Sale Plan
entered into as of October 22, 2004
between H. C. S. Foundation and Robert W.
Baird & Co. Incorporated
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Fred D. Bauer
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Fred D. Bauer
Vice President-General Counsel
& Secretary
Date: October 26, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Pre-Programmed Executive Stock Sale Plan entered into as of
October 22, 2004 between H. C. S. Foundation and Robert W.
Baird & Co. Incorporated