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): June 21, 2005


                      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 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

     Dr.  Roger D.  Blackwell,  a member of the Board of  Directors  of  Applied
Industrial Technologies, Inc. ("Applied"),  resigned on June 21, 2005, effective
immediately.  The  resignation  followed  a  federal  jury's  conviction  of Dr.
Blackwell on June 20, 2005 on insider trading and conspiracy  charges related to
trading in shares of Worthington  Foods,  Inc. in 1999. The circumstances of the
charges  against Dr.  Blackwell  and his  conviction  were wholly  unrelated  to
Applied or his services as a director.


                                    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:  June 21, 2005