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 17, 2005 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) OHIO 1-2299 34-0117420 ---- ------ ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Number) Identification No.) One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 ---------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Officers) (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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a- 12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS. L. Thomas Hiltz, a director of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. ("Applied"), entered into a Pre-Programmed Executive Stock Sale Plan on behalf of H.C.S. Foundation, of which Mr. Hiltz is one of five trustees, with Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated effective August 17, 2005, pursuant to SEC Rule 10b5-1, to sell up to 91,000 shares of Applied common stock held by H. C. S. Foundation. The trustees, including Mr. Hiltz, have disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares. A copy of the stock sale plan is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. --------- Exhibit No. 99 Pre-Programmed Executive Stock Sale Plan entered into as of August 17, 2005 between H. C. S. Foundation and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated 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: August 17, 2005 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99 Pre-Programmed Executive Stock Sale Plan entered into as of August 17, 2005 between H. C. S. Foundation and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated