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): April 24, 2008
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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OHIO
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1-2299
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34-0117420 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On April 24, 2008, Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (Applied) issued an earnings
release related to its third quarter ended March 31, 2008. The earnings release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit, is being furnished and
shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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99.1 |
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Earnings release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated April 24,
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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.
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APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Fred D. Bauer
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Fred D. Bauer |
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Vice President-General Counsel
& Secretary |
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Date: April 24, 2008