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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 18, 2007
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| OHIO | 1-2299 | 34-0117420 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Incorporation or Organization) | Number) | Identification No.) |
One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s 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):
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On January 18, 2007, the registrant issued an earnings release related to its second quarter ended December 31, 2006 and the text of that announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (d) | Exhibits. | ||
| Exhibit 99 — Earnings release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated January 18, 2007. |
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 | |||||
| Vice President-General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
Date: January 18, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99 | Earnings release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated January 18, 2007. |