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): January 23, 2008
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1-2299
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34-0117420 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000.
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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-
12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On January 23, 2008, Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (“Applied”) issued an earnings
release related to its second quarter ended December 31, 2007 and the text of that announcement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99. None of the contents of the earnings release should be deemed
incorporated by reference into a Securities Act registration statement.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
99
– Earnings release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated January 23, 2008.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Fred D. Bauer
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Fred D. Bauer |
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Vice President-General Counsel
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Date: January 23, 2008