Current report, items 5.02, 5.03 and 9.01
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) September 27, 2006
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)
Check
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors and Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
Effective
September 27, 2006, the Board of Directors of Hurco Companies, Inc. (the
“Registrant”) elected Michael P. Mazza to serve as a director. Mr. Mazza holds a
Master's degree in Intellectual Property Law, and was with the nationally
recognized intellectual property law firm of Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro of
Chicago for nearly 14 years before opening his own law firm. Mr. Mazza has
not
yet been named to a committee of the board of directors.
A
press
release regarding Mr. Mazza's appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and the information set forth therein is incorporated
herein by reference and constitutes a part of this report.
Item
5.03 Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
Effective
September 27, 2006, the Registrant amended its Amended and Restated By-Laws
to
increase the size of the Board of Directors from seven (7) to eight (8)
directors. The amended By-Laws are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and
incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 |
Press
Release dated September 27, 2006.
|
3.1 Amended
and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant.
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:
September 28, 2006
HURCO
COMPANIES, INC.
By:
___/s/ Michael Doar
Michael
Doar, Chairman and
Chief
Executive Officer
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No. Description
(d) Exhibits
99.1 |
Press Release dated September 27, 2006.
|
3.1 Amended
and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant.