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): October 25, 2011
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OHIO |
1-2299 |
34-0117420 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio |
44115 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000.
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 25, 2011, Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (Applied) issued an earnings release related to its first quarter ended September 30, 2011. The earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit 99.1 Earnings release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated October 25, 2011. |
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.
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
By: | /s/ Fred D. Bauer | |||||
Fred D. Bauer | ||||||
Vice President-General Counsel & Secretary |
Date: October 25, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | The following exhibit is furnished with this Report on Form 8-K: Earnings release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated October 25, 2011. |