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): May 4, 2010
Hardinge Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York | | 000-15760 | | 16-0470200 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | Commission file number | | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | | | | Identification No.) |
One Hardinge Drive Elmira, NY 14902
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(607) 734-2281
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hardinge Inc. was held on May 4, 2010. A total of 8,305,735 of the Company’s shares were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. Shareholders elected Mitchell I. Quain, Kyle H. Seymour and Richard L. Simons as Class I Directors for a three year term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting or when their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. Shareholders also voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Those elected and the results of voting are as follows:
Class I Directors | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| | | | | | | |
Mitchell I. Quain | | 3,065,038 | | 3,584,556 | | 1,656,141 | |
Kyle H. Seymour | | 3,083,648 | | 3,565,946 | | 1,656,141 | |
Richard L. Simons | | 3,094,162 | | 3,555,432 | | 1,656,141 | |
Ratify appointment of Ernst & Young
LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for 2010 | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstain | |
| | 8,176,474 | | 124,114 | | 5,147 | |
The two Class II Directors (with terms expiring in 2011), Daniel J. Burke and J. Philip Hunter, and the two Class III Directors (with terms expiring in 2012), Douglas A. Greenlee and John J. Perrotti, continued as directors of the Company.
No other matters were presented for a vote at the meeting.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Hardinge Inc. |
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Date: | By: | /s/ Edward J. Gaio |
May 7, 2010 | Edward J. Gaio |
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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