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): September 20, 2004
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.
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):
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01,
"Regulation FD Disclosure".
Attached as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference herein is the text
of registrant's press release dated September 20, 2004 regarding sales and
earnings guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 as well as the entire
year.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99 - Press release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
dated September 20, 2004.
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
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Fred D. Bauer
Vice President-General Counsel
& Secretary
Date: September 20, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Press release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated
September 20, 2004.