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): August 8, 2006

                      APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              OHIO                        1-2299                  34-0117420
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of       (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)            Number)            Identification No.)

                    One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000.

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ITEM 2.02.        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On August 8, 2006, the registrant issued an earnings release related to
its year-end and fourth quarter period ended June 30, 2006 and the text of that
announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

         None of the contents of this Form 8-K should be deemed incorporated by
reference into a Securities Act registration statement.


ITEM 9.01.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 99 -- Press release of Applied Industrial
                  Technologies, Inc. dated August 8, 2006.



                                    SIGNATURE
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         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
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                                              Fred D. Bauer
                                              Vice President-General Counsel
                                                    & Secretary

Date: August 8, 2006







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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    99            Press release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated
                  August 8, 2006.