UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) July 8, 2009
| Hurco Companies, Inc. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter |
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| Indiana |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
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| 0-9143 | | 35-1150732 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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| One Technology Way | | |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | | 46268 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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| (317) 293-5309 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code |
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| Not Applicable |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On July 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of Hurco Companies, Inc. (“the Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws to opt out of the mandatory provision under the Indiana Business Corporation Law that requires a classified board of directors to have one-third of its members elected each year to a three-year term of office.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| | Dated: July 8, 2009 |
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| | HURCO COMPANIES, INC |
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| | By: | /s/John G. Oblazney |
| | | John G. Oblazney, Vice President and |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
