# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000109563
**File Stem:** 0000109563-25-000098
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000109563-25-000098.hdr.sgml**: 20251023

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000109563-25-000098

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251021

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251023

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251023

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000109563
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 340117420
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OH
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02299
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251411402

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE APPLIED PLAZA
- **CITY:** CLEVELAND
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44115-5056
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 216-426-4753

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE APPLIED PLAZA
- **CITY:** CLEVELAND
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44115-5056

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BEARINGS INC /OH/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BROWN JIM STORES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19600201

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**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**

October 21, 2025

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

**APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.** 

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Ohio** | **1-2299** | **1-2299** | **34-0117420** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| **One Applied Plaza** | **Cleveland** | **Ohio** | **44115** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | | (Zip Code) |

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**(216) 426-4000** 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered <br> <u>Common Stock, without par value</u> <u>AIT</u> <u>New York Stock Exchange</u>

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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ITEM 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An annual meeting of the shareholders of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. was held on October 21, 2025. At that meeting, there were 37,751,071 shares of common stock entitled to vote. The shareholders voted on the matters submitted to the meeting as follows (as rounded):

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Election of three persons to be directors for a term of three years:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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| Name | Shares Voted For Election | Shares As To Which Voting Authority Withheld | Broker<br>Non-Votes |
| Mary Dean Hall | 28555324 | 3722211 | 2096107 |
| Joe A. Raver | 28731867 | 3545668 | 2096107 |
| Richard J. Simoncic | 31089269 | 1188266 | 2096107 |

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The terms of the following directors continued after the meeting: Madhuri A. Andrews, Shelly M. Chadwick, Robert J. Pagano, Jr., Vincent K. Petrella, Neil A. Schrimsher and Peter C. Wallace.

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation of Applied's named executive officers as described in Applied's proxy statement dated September 10, 2025:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Abstained From Voting | Broker<br>Non-Votes |
| 31,401,048 | 799,147 | 77,340 | 2,096,107 |

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3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Applied's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Shares Voted For Ratification | Shares Voted Against Ratification | Shares Abstained From Voting |
| 32,963,439 | 1,384,038 | 26,165 |

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<u>SIGNATURE</u>

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.

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| | APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| | (Registrant) |
| | By: <u>/s/ Jon S. Ploetz</u>  |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jon S. Ploetz, Vice President-General Counsel & Secretary |
| Date: October 23, 2025 |  |

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