EXHIBIT 10.20.22




            Fourth Amendment to Letter Agreement (European Facility)
                              dated August 1, 1995
            among the Registrant's Foreign Subsidiaries and NBD Bank


































                                   NBD BANK
                              611 Woodward Avenue
                            Detroit, Michigan 48226

                           Dated as of August 1, 1995

Hurco Europe Limited
Hurco GmbH Werkzeugmaschinen
  CIM-Bausteine Vertrieb und Service

                   Re: Fourth Amendment to European Facility

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     This letter  amends the letter  agreement  with you dated June 17, 1993, as
previously  amended by the letter agreements dated March 24, 1994, as of January
31, 1995, and as of May 31, 1995 (as amended, the "European  Facility"),  and is
being entered into in conjunction  with the Third Amendment to Credit  Agreement
of even date herewith with your parent, Hurco Companies, Inc.

     The definition of "Expiration  Date" in the European Facility is amended to
read as follows:

               "Expiration  Date" means the earlier to occur of (a)  November 1,
               1996, and (b) the date on which NBD declares  under  paragraph 13
               all principal and interest on  indebtedness to NBD provided under
               this agreement to be immediately due and payable.

     Should the foregoing be agreeable to you, as it is to us,  please  indicate
your  agreement  and  acceptance by executing and returning the enclosed copy of
this letter whereupon the European Facility shall be amended as herein provided,
and references to the European  Facility shall be to the European Facility as so
amended.  Except as amended hereby,  the European  Facility shall remain in full
force and effect.
                                                 Very truly yours,
                                                 NBD Bank

                                                 By:  /S/ BRUCE THOMSON
                                                 ----------------------
                                                 Its:  Vice President

Agreed and accepted:
HURCO EUROPE LIMITED

By:  /S/ ROGER J. WOLF
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Its: Director
Dated as of August 1, 1995

HURCO GmbH WERKZEUGMASCHINEN
CIM-BAUSTEINE VERTRIEB UND
SERVICE
By:  /S/ GERHARD KOHLBACHER
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Its: General Manager
Dated as of August 1, 1995