Edgar Filing: HURCO COMPANIES INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): March 15, 2018

Hurco Companies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Indiana

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-9143		35-1150732
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Technology Way Indianapolis, Indiana		46268
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(317) 293-5309

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Hurco Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 15, 2018. The shareholders:

elected all eight of the Company’s nominees for director to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders;

approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting; and

ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2018.

Shares were voted on these proposals as follows:

	Number of Votes FOR		Number of Votes WITHHELD		Broker Non- Votes		Abstentions
Election of Directors:
Thomas A. Aaro		5,290,477		26,606		769,402		--
Robert W. Cruickshank		5,262,967		54,116		769,402		--
Michael Doar		4,735,983		581,100		769,402		--
Timothy J. Gardner		5,290,488		26,595		769,402		--
Jay C. Longbottom		5,291,149		25,934		769,402		--
Andrew Niner		5,289,344		27,739		769,402		--
Richard Porter		5,289,551		27,532		769,402		--
Janaki Sivanesan		5,290,786		26,297		769,402		--

For

Against

Broker
Non-

Votes

Abstentions

Advisory vote to approve executive compensation:

5,157,537

73,267

769,402

86,279

	For		Against		Broker Non- Votes		Abstentions
Ratification of appointment of public accounting firm:		6,044,848		38,085		--		3,552

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company’s press release issued on March 16, 2018 announced the payment of a cash dividend of $0.11 per share of common stock. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

99.1

Press release of Hurco Companies, Inc. dated March 16, 2018

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Dated: March 16, 2018

	HURCO COMPANIES, INC.


	By:		/s/ Sonja K. McClelland
			Sonja K. McClelland,
			Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer