Privet Fund Management Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Privet Fund Management LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE

SUITE 2670

(Street)

ATLANTA GA 30305

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARDINGE INC [ HDNG ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	57,098	D
Common Stock	1,294,879	I	By Privet Fund LP(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Privet Fund Management LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE

SUITE 2670

(Street)

ATLANTA GA 30305

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Privet Fund LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE

SUITE 2670

(Street)

Atlanta GA 30305

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported securities are owned directly by Privet Fund LP, and indirectly by Privet Fund Management LLC, as general partner of Privet Fund LP. Privet Fund Management LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

	Ryan Levenson, Managing Member, on behalf of Privet Fund Management LLC	08/09/2017
	Ryan Levenson, Managing Member, on behalf of Privet Fund Management LLC, General Partner, on behalf of Privet Fund LP	08/09/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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