1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 1999 Registration No. 333-_________ ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 34-0117420 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan ------------------------------------------------------------- (Full title of the plan) Robert C. Stinson Vice President-Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) (216) 426-4000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================================================ Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Title of Securities Amount to be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Amount of to be Registered (1) Registered per Share (2) Price (2) Registration Fee ================================================================================================================ Common Stock, 800,000 15.125 $12,100,000 $3,364 no par value ================================================================================================================ (1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. Pursuant to Securities Act Rule 457(c), the proposed maximum offering price per unit is calculated as the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock as reported in the New York Stock Exchange consolidated reporting system as of July 23, 1999. ================================================================================ 2 REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES Pursuant to General Instruction E, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (the "Registrant") to register additional securities under the Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") which is covered by and filed as exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 033-65513). The contents of Registration Statement No. 033-65513 are incorporated herein by reference. 3 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. EXHIBITS. --------- The following is a complete list of exhibits filed as a part of or incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. Exhibit No: Description of Exhibit - ----------- ---------------------- 4(a) Certificate of Merger of Bearings, Inc. (Ohio) and Bearings, Inc. (Delaware) filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on October 18, 1988, including an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated September 6, 1988 (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed May 23, 1997, Registration No. 333-27801, and incorporated here by reference). 4(b) $80,000,000 Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount Note Purchase and Private Shelf Facility dated October 31, 1992 between the Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed May 23, 1997, Registration No. 333-27801, and incorporated here by reference). 4(c) Amendment to $80,000,000 Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount Note Purchase and Private Shelf Facility dated October 31, 1992 between the Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (filed as Exhibit 4(g) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 4(d) $50,000,000 Private Shelf Agreement dated as of November 27, 1996, as amended on January 30, 1998, between the Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (filed as Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 4(e) $150,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of Attached November 5, 1998 among the Company, KeyBank National Association as Agent, and various financial institutions (filed as Exhibit 4(e) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 4(f) Rights Agreement, dated as of February 2, 1998, between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, which includes as 4 Exhibit B thereto the Form of Rights Certificate (filed as Exhibit No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed July 20, 1998, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 5 Opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP as to the legality of the securities registered. 23(a) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. 23(b) Consent of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP (contained in Exhibit 5). 5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, and the State of Ohio, on July 15, 1999. APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. By: /s/ John C. Dannemiller ------------------------------- John C. Dannemiller Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby makes, constitutes and appoints John C. Dannemiller and Robert C. Stinson to act as, his or her true and lawful attorney, with full power to sign for such person and in such person's name and capacity indicated bellow any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, hereby ratifying and confirming such person's signature as it may be signed by said attorney to any and all amendments. Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ John C. Dannemiller - ----------------------- John C. Dannemiller Chairman, Chief Executive Officer July 15, 1999 (signing as Principal Executive Officer and a Director) /s/ John R. Whitten - ----------------------- John R. Whitten Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and July 15, 1999 Treasurer (signing as Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Mark O. Eisele - ----------------------- Mark O. Eisele Vice President and Controller (signing as July 15, 1999 Controller) 6 Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- - ---------------------------- William G. Bares Director July 15, 1999 /s/ Dr. Roger D. Blackwell - ---------------------------- Dr. Roger D. Blackwell Director July 15, 1999 /s/ William E. Butler - ---------------------------- William E. Butler Director July 15, 1999 /s/ Thomas A. Commes - ---------------------------- Thomas A. Commes Director July 15, 1999 /s/ Russel B. Every - ---------------------------- Russel B. Every Director July 15, 1999 /s/ Russell R. Gifford - ---------------------------- Russell R. Gifford Director July 15, 1999 /s/ L. Thomas Hiltz - ---------------------------- L. Thomas Hiltz Director July 15, 1999 /s/ John J. Kahl - ---------------------------- John J. Kahl Director July 15, 1999 /s/ J. Michael Moore - ---------------------------- J. Michael Moore Director July 15, 1999 /s/ Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton - ---------------------------- Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton Director July 15, 1999 7 The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees of or other persons who administer the Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, and the State of Ohio on the 15th day of July, 1999. APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN By: Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., as Plan Administrator By: /s/ John C. Dannemiller ------------------------------ John C. Dannemiller Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 8 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT METHOD OF NUMBER DESCRIPTION FILING* ------ ----------- ------- 4(a) Certificate of Merger of Bearings, Inc. (Ohio) and Bearings, Inc. (Delaware) filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on October 18, 1988, including an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated September 6, 1988 (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed May 23, 1997, Registration No. 333-27801, and incorporated here by reference). 4(b) $80,000,000 Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount Note Purchase and Private Shelf Facility dated October 31, 1992 between the Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed May 23, 1997, Registration No. 333-27801, and incorporated here by reference). 4(c) Amendment to $80,000,000 Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount Note Purchase and Private Shelf Facility dated October 31, 1992 between the Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (filed as Exhibit 4(g) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 4(d) $50,000,000 Private Shelf Agreement dated as of November 27, 1996, as amended on January 30, 1998, between the Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (filed as Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 4(e) $150,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of Attached November 5, 1998 among the Company, KeyBank National Association as Agent, and various financial institutions (filed as Exhibit 4(e) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 4(f) Rights Agreement, dated as of February 2, 1998, between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit B thereto the Form of Rights Certificate (filed as Exhibit No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed July 20, 1998, SEC File No. 1-2299, and incorporated here by reference). 5 Opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP as to the legality of the securities registered. (attached) - ----------------- * All exhibits hereto are being filed through incorporation by reference, unless otherwise indicated. 9 23(a) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. (attached) 23(b) Consent of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP (contained in Exhibit 5).