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): November 13, 2006
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| OHIO | | 1-2299 | | 34-0117420 |
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One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(Address of Principal Executive Officers) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
Bill L. Purser, President & Chief Operating Officer of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (“Applied”), entered into a Trading Plan with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. effective November 10, 2006, pursuant to SEC Rule 10b5-1, to exercise up to 100,000 Applied employee stock options and sell up to 100,000 shares of Applied common stock.
Rule 10b5-1 permits individuals who are not then in possession of material nonpublic information to establish prearranged plans to buy or sell stock in the future, regardless of subsequent material nonpublic information.
The plan will facilitate the orderly sale of stock for personal financial planning purposes with the goals of minimizing market impact and avoiding concerns about the timing of the transactions.
A copy of the plan is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| | | Exhibit No. 99 Trading Plan entered into as of November 10, 2006 between Bill L. Purser and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. |
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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| | By: | /s/ Fred D. Bauer | |
| | | Fred D. Bauer | |
| | | Vice President-General Counsel & Secretary | |
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Date: November 13, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99 | | Trading Plan entered into as of November 10, 2006 between Bill L. Purser and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. |
