SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
                            Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

 X    Quarterly  report  pursuant  to  section  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 for the  quarterly  period ended  January 31, 1997 or
      Transition  report  pursuant  to  section  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities
      Exchange  Act  of  1934  for  the  transition  period  from  _________  to
      _________.


Commission File No. 0-9143

                               HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        INDIANA                                        35-1150732
(State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 incorporation or organization)

       ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY
       INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA                                     46268
   (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code              (317) 293-5309
                                                                --------------

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during  the  preceding  12  months,  and  (2) has  been  subject  to the  filing
requirements for the past 90 days:
                                                                 Yes  X   No



The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding as of March
14, 1997 was 6,535,371.





                                                                       

                                                                         
                                       



                               HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
                       January 1997 Form 10-Q Quarterly Report


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS



                          PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION



                                                                    Page
Item 1.Condensed Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations -
 Three months ended January 31, 1997 and 1996..........................3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet -
 As of January 31, 1997 and October 31, 1996...........................4

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows -
 Three months ended January 31, 1997 and 1996..........................5

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements...................6


Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations....................................7



                        PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.Legal Proceedings..............................................10

Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...............................10


Signatures............................................................11










                           PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements



                               HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                       (In thousands, except per-share data)



                                              Three Months Ended January 31,
                                                 1997                 1996
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                                                      (Unaudited)

SALES AND SERVICE FEES........................ $22,278           $  23,224

Cost of sales and service.....................  15,796              16,749
                                             ----------           ----------

     GROSS PROFIT.............................   6,482               6,475


Selling, general and administrative expenses..   5,046               5,049
                                             ----------           ----------

     OPERATING INCOME.........................   1,436               1,426

Interest expense..............................     522               1,130

License fee (income)..........................    (143)               (295)

Other (income) expense, net..................       23                  19
                                             ----------           ----------

     Income before income taxes.............     1,034                 572

Provision for income taxes..................        18                  --
                                             ----------           ----------

NET INCOME.................................. $   1,016             $   572
                                             ==========           ==========


EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE................... $     .15             $   .10
                                              =========           ==========


WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING..     6,680               5,579
                                             ==========           ==========


         The   accompanying   notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  condensed
consolidated financial statements.

                                     
                             HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                                  January 31,       October 31,
                                                      1997              1996
ASSETS                                           (Unaudited)         (Audited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
     Cash and cash equivalents..................$    1,238          $   1,877
     Accounts receivable........................    14,909             17,162
     Inventories................................    26,634             24,215
     Other......................................     1,026                854
                                                 ----------          ---------
         Total current assets...................    43,807             44,108
                                                 ----------          ---------
LONG-TERM LICENSE FEE RECEIVABLES...............     1,086              1,040
                                                 ----------          ---------
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
     Land    ...................................       761                761
     Building...................................     7,091              7,095
     Machinery and equipment....................    12,729             12,662
     Leasehold improvements.....................     1,010              1,002
     Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(11,894)           (11,714)
                                                 ----------          ---------
                                                     9,697              9,806
                                                 ----------          ---------
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS, LESS AMORTIZATION...     3,963              3,792
OTHER ASSETS ...................................     1,204              1,004
                                             ---------------     ---------------
                                                $   59,757          $  59,750
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY             ==========          =========
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
     Accounts payable.......................... $   11,261          $  11,407
     Accrued expenses..........................      6,031              7,454
     Accrued warranty expenses.................      1,501              1,425
     Current portion of long-term debt.........      3,036              3,050
                                                  ----------          ---------
         Total current liabilities.............     21,829             23,336
                                                  ----------          ---------
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
     Long-term debt............................     19,434             19,060
     Deferred credits and other obligations....      1,476              1,213
                                                  ----------          ---------
            Total non-current liabilities......     20,910             20,273
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:                             ----------          ---------
     Preferred stock:  $100 par value per share; 40,000
      shares authorized; no shares issued.....          --                 --
     Common stock: no par value; $.10 stated value per
      share; 7,500,000 shares authorized; and 6,534,171
      and 6,531,871 shares issued , respectively       653                653
     Additional paid-in capital.................    50,312             50,312
     Accumulated deficit........................   (29,192)           (30,208)
     Foreign currency translation adjustment....    (4,755)            (4,616)
                                                 ----------          ---------
         Total shareholders' equity.............    17,018             16,141
                                                 ----------          ---------
                                                   $59,757            $59,750
                                                   =======           =========
          The  accompanying   notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  condensed
consolidated financial statements.


                                                                         
                                       
                             HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                            (Dollars in thousands)

                                                 Three Months Ended January 31,
                                                     1997                 1996
                                                           (Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Net income............................... $    1,016           $      572
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..........        549                  780
       Change in assets and liabilities:
         (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable  2,016                 418
         (Increase) decrease in inventories...      (2,656)             (1,267)
         Increase (decrease) in accounts payable     (117)                (521)
         Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses   (1,235)              (1,778)
         Other...............................          44                  519
                                                -----------          ---------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING 
ACTIVITIES...................................        (383)              (1,277)
                                                -----------          ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Proceeds from sale of equipment.........           76                   2
     Purchases of property and equipment.....         (226)               (101)
     Software development costs..............         (374)               (284)
     Other...................................           -                   37
                                                 ----------          ----------
         NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) 
          INVESTING ACTIVITIES...............         (524)               (346)
                                                 ----------          ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Advances on bank credit facilities......        8,928              20,661
     Repayment on bank credit facilities.....       (6,727)            (18,397)
     Repayments of term debt.................       (1,786)             (1,786)
                                                 ----------          ----------
         NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR)
          FINANCING ACTIVITIES...............          415                 478
                                                 ----------          ----------

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH......         (147)                (10)
                                                 ----------          ----------
         NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH.....         (639)             (1,155)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD     1,877               2,072
                                                 ----------          ----------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD...   $    1,238           $     917
                                                 =========           ==========

          The  accompanying   notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  condensed
consolidated financial statements.





             NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                             (Unaudited)

1.   GENERAL

The condensed financial information as of January 31, 1997 and 1996 is unaudited
but includes all adjustments  which the Company  considers  necessary for a fair
presentation of financial  position at those dates and its results of operations
and cash flows for the three  months  then  ended.  It is  suggested  that those
condensed  financial  statements  be  read in  conjunction  with  the  financial
statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended October 31, 1996.

2.   LICENSE FEES

Fully paid-up license fees are recognized in income at the time the agreement is
consummated,  net of legal fees and  expenses,  when the  Company  has no future
obligation related to the agreement. License fees related to agreements in which
payments are received over future periods and contingent  on the patents  
remaining  valid  are  recognized  in income, net of legal fees and expenses, 
over the life of the respective patent.

3. HEDGING

The U.S.  dollar  equivalent  notional  amount of outstanding  foreign  currency
forward exchange contracts was approximately  $12,484,000 as of January 31, 1997
(of which $9,841,400  related to hedges of firm intercompany  sales commitments)
and  $12,645,000  as of October 31, 1996.  Deferred  gains  related to hedges of
intercompany  sales  commitments were  approximately  $316,000 as of January 31,
1997. Contracts  outstanding at January 31, 1997 mature at various times through
June 30, 1997.

4.   EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share of common stock are based on the weighted  average  number of
common shares outstanding,  which includes, for the first quarter of fiscal 1997
and 1996, common stock equivalents related to outstanding stock options computed
using the treasury method. Such common stock equivalents totaled 157,000 shares.
Fully diluted  earnings per share are the same as primary earnings per share for
this period.


5.   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  was $753,000 as of January 31, 1997 and
$785,000 as of October 31, 1996.











6.   INVENTORIES

Inventories,  priced at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market
are summarized below (in thousands):

                                     January 31, 1997          October 31, 1996
                                     ----------------          ----------------

Purchased parts and sub-assemblies    $   11,778                 $  12,354
Work-in-Process                            2,666                     1,942
Finished Goods                            12,190                     9,919
                                      ----------                  --------
                                      $   26,634                 $  24,215
                                      ==========                 =========




7.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT

In March 1997,  the Company's  wholly owned  subsidiary,  IMS  Technology,  Inc.
(IMS),   entered  into  a  settlement  with  Fanuc,  Ltd.,  a  major
manufacturer  of machine  tools and computer  numerical  control  (CNC)  systems
concerning  an IMS patent for  certain  interactive  CNC  technology  originally
developed by the Company. Under the settlement, IMS licensed its patent to Fanuc
and Fanuc  made a one-time  payment to IMS.  The  Company  expects to  recognize
income of approximately $5 million after foreign  withholding taxes and expenses
as a result of this  settlement  in its second  fiscal  quarter  ended April 30,
1997. 

As  reported  under Item 1.  "Legal  Proceedings",  the IMS patent is the
subject of a number of pending legal actions.

Item 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
       OF OPERATIONS

The  following  discussion  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  Condensed
Consolidated  Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere herein.
Certain   statements  made  in  this  report  may  constitute   "forward-looking
statements."  For a description of risks and  uncertainties  related to forward-
looking  statements,  see the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended October 31, 1996.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended January 31, 1997 Compared to Three Months Ended January 31, 
1996

Total sales and  service  fees for the first  quarter of fiscal  1997  decreased
$946,000, or 4.1%, from the first quarter of fiscal 1996. Of the total decrease,
$287,000  reflected the effects of weaker  European  currencies  when converting
foreign currency  revenues into U.S. dollars for financial  reporting  purposes.
Notwithstanding  the decline in revenues,  net income increased by $444,000,  or
approximately  77.6%,  primarily  as a  result  of a  substantial  reduction  in
interest expense.

Sales of CNC-operated machine tools, which totaled $13.6 in the first quarter of
fiscal 1997, were 12.3% below the unusually high level of $15.5 million
recorded during the  corresponding  fiscal  1996  period.  The  decrease  was
experienced both domestically, with a decline of $352,000, or 5.6%, and in

Europe, with a decline (inclusive of currency translation effects) of $1.5 
million, or 17.3%. The first quarter of fiscal 1996 was marked by an unusually
high level of shipments, as an increasing  availability of products from the 
Company's  contract  manufacturers permitted an  accelerated  reduction of the 
high backlog that had resulted  from the combined effects of a strengtening
machine tool market, the introduction of the Company's Advantage series product
line and capacity constraints on the part of the Company's contract 
manufacturers during fiscal 1995. Sales of CNC systems and  software 
(which do not include  systemsand  software  that are sold as an integral  part
of a machine tool)  increased during the first quarter of fiscal 1997 by 
$893,000,  or 20.8%,  primarily  due to increased  shipments of Autobend control
products in  response to improved worldwide  market  conditions  and domestic
promotional  programs.  

International  sales were approximately 43.8% of total revenues during the first
quarter of fiscal 1997,  down  slightly  from 45.8% of total revenues during 
the first quarter of fiscal 1996.

New order  bookings  during the first quarter of fiscal 1997 were $21.2 million,
an  increase  of  approximately  6% from  the  $20.0  million  reported  for the
corresponding period of fiscal 1996. The increase was primarily  attributable to
international  business,  which represented  approximately 47% of the new orders
for the first quarter of 1997 compared to approximately 44% for the 1996 period.
Backlog at January 31, 1997 was $7.3 million compared to $9.0 million at October
31, 1996  primarily as a result of the  increased  availability  of products for
shipment.

Gross  profit  improved  during the first  quarter of fiscal  1997,  despite the
decline in sales,  as a result of  improved  margins on  domestic  machine  tool
sales.  As a percentage of sales,  gross profit  increased to 29.1%  compared to
27.9 % for the  corresponding  period in fiscal 1996. The improvement in margins
is attributable to the combined effects of a price increase in the first quarter
of fiscal 1996,  increased sales of software options, an increased percentage of
higher-margin  products in the total sales mix, and reduced  operating  costs of
the Company's domestic service organization.

Interest  expense for the first quarter of fiscal 1997  decreased  approximately
$608,000,  or 53.8%,  from the amount reported for the  corresponding  period in
fiscal 1996, primarily due to a substantial reduction in outstanding  borrowings
and the  inclusion  in the 1996 period of $240,000 of  nonrecurring  fees to the
Company's lenders.

The Company  manages its foreign  currency  exposure  through the use of foreign
currency  forward  exchange  contracts.  The Company  does not  speculate in the
financial  markets  and,  therefore,  does not enter  into these  contracts  for
trading  purposes.  The Company  also  moderates  its  currency  risk related to
significant  purchase  commitments  with certain  foreign  vendors through price
adjustment  agreements  that provide for a sharing of, or otherwise  limit,  the
potential  adverse  effect of currency  fluctuations  on the costs of  purchased
products. The results of these programs achieved management's objectives for the
first  quarter  of fiscal  1997 and  fiscal  1996.  See Note 2 to the  Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.









LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At January 31, 1997,  the Company had cash and cash  equivalents of $1.2 million
compared to $1.9 million at October 31, 1996.  Cash used for operations  totaled
$383,000  in the first  quarter of fiscal 1997  compared to $1.3  million in the
same period of fiscal 1996.  During the first  quarter of fiscal 1997,  accounts
receivable  decreased by $2.0 million,  or 13.1%,  reflecting the lower level of
sales in the quarter,  while inventories increased by $2.7 million, or 10.0% due
in part to increased  availability  of finished  machine tools products from the
company's  contract   manufacturers.   Accounts  payable  and  accrued  expenses
decreased  during the 1997 first  quarter by $1.4  million,  or 7.4%,  primarily
because of seasonal payments related to fiscal 1996 operations.

Working capital was $22.0 million at January 31, 1997, compared to $20.8 million
at October 31, 1996.  During the first quarter of fiscal 1997,  borrowings under
the Company's revolving credit facilities  increased by $360,000.  As of January
31, 1997, the Company had unutilized credit facilities of $5.1 million available
for either direct borrowings or commercial letters of credit.

Under the terms of the Company's agreements with its lenders, which were amended
and restated  effective January 22, 1997, $3.0 million of term loan payments are
due  and  payable  over  the  next  twelve  months.   Management  believes  that
anticipated  cash  flow  from  operations  and  available  borrowings  under the
Company's  bank credit  facilities  will be  sufficient to enable the Company to
meet its anticipated cash requirements during that period.

The  Company  expects to  recognize  income of  approximately  $5 million  after
foreign  withholding  taxes and expenses in its second  quarter  ended April 30,
1997 as a result of a settlement between the Company's wholly-owned  subsidiary,
IMS  Technology,  Inc. (IMS) and Fanuc,  Ltd., a major  manufacturer  of machine
tools and CNC control  systems.  Although IMS is actively  pursuing a program to
license the use of its patent to other CNC  manufacturers  and has entered  into
three license agreements since January 1996, there can be no assurance that IMS
will enter into  addtional  license  agreements in the future or that the terms 
of any such future license agreements will be similar to those previously
entered into.

























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                        PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As previously  reported,  IMS and the Company are parties to a number of pending
legal proceedings  involving patent  infringement and other claims in connection
with an IMS patent for certain interactive CNC technology  originally  developed
by the Company (the IMS actions).  In connection  with a settlement  with Fanuc,
Ltd., a major manufacturer of machine tools and CNC systems,  the terms of which
are discussed  elsewhere herein, IMS and Fanuc have agreed to dismiss all claims
against each other in the IMS  actions.  Other than the  settlement  with Fanuc,
there have been no other  material  developments  in the IMS actions since those
described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended October
31, 1996.

The Company is  involved in various  other  claims and  lawsuits  arising in the
ordinary  course of business,  none of which,  in the opinion of management,  is
expected  to  have a  material  adverse  effect  on its  consolidated  financial
position or results of operations.

Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)      Exhibits:

10.20.29 Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Term Loan
         Agreement, dated January 22, 1997, between the Registrant and NBD Bank.

10.20.30 Sixth Amendment to Letter  Agreement  (European  Facility),  dated
         January 22, 1997,  between the Registrant's  foreign  subsidiaries
         and NBD Bank.

11            Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings

27            Financial Data Schedule (electronic filing only).



(b)      Reports on Form 8-K:       None
















                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.



                              HURCO COMPANIES, INC.


                                                 By:      /s/ Roger J. Wolf
                                                              Roger J. Wolf
                                                      Senior Vice President and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer



                                                 By:      /s/ Stephen J. Alesia
                                                              Stephen J. Alesia
                                                       Corporate Controller and
                                                    Principal Accounting Officer





March 17, 1997

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                                Exhibit 10.20.29




            SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
                             AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
               dated January 22, 1997, between the Registrant and
                                    NBD Bank









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                               SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                      AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
                             AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT


         THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND TERM
LOAN  AGREEMENT  dated as of _________,  1997 (this  "Amendment")  between HURCO
COMPANIES, INC., an Indiana corporation (the "Company") and NBD BANK, a Michigan
banking corporation (the "Bank").

                                                      RECITALS

         A. The parties hereto have entered into an Amended and Restated  Credit
Agreement and Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 26, 1996 , as
amended  by the First  Amendment  to  Restated  Credit  Agreement  and Term Loan
Agreement dated as of July 1, 1996 (collectively, the "Credit Agreement"), which
is in full force and effect.





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         B. The Company  desires to amend the Credit  Agreement as herein 
provided,  and the Bank is willing to so amend the Credit Agreement
on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

                                    AGREEMENT

         Based upon these recitals, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Amendment.  Upon the Company  satisfying  the  condition  set forth 
in paragraph 4 (the date that this occurs being called the "effective date"),
the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

                  (a)  The  following   definitions  of  the  terms  "Eurodollar
Business Day", "Eurodollar Interest Period", "Eurodollar Rate", "Eurodollar Rate
Loan", and "Floating Rate Loan" are added to Section 1.1 in alphabetical order:





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         "Eurodollar  Business Day" means,  with respect to any Eurodollar  Rate
         Loan, a day which is both a Business Day and a day on which dealings in
         Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

         "Eurodollar Interest Period" means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate
         Loan,  the period  commencing on the day such  Eurodollar  Rate Loan is
         made or converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the day which
         is one, two or three months thereafter,  as the Company may elect under
         Section  3.1(a) or 3.5, and each  subsequent  period  commencing on the
         last day of the immediately  preceding  Eurodollar  Interest Period and
         ending on the day which is one, two or three months thereafter,  as the
         Company may elect under Section 3.1(a) or 3.5, provided,  however, that
         (a)  any  Eurodollar  Interest  Period  which  commences  on  the  last
         Eurodollar  Business  Day of a calendar  month (or on any day for which
         there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent
         calendar  month) shall end on the last  Eurodollar  Business Day of the
         appropriate  subsequent  calendar month,  (b) each Eurodollar  Interest
         Period  which would  otherwise  end on a day which is not a  Eurodollar
         Business Day shall end on the next succeeding  Eurodollar  Business Day
         or, if such next succeeding  Eurodollar  Business Day falls in the next
         succeeding  calendar month, on the next preceding  Eurodollar  Business
         Day, and (c) no  Eurodollar  Interest  Period which would end after the
         Termination Date shall be permitted.

         "Eurodollar  Rate" means,  with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan and
         the  related  Eurodollar  Interest  Period,  the per annum rate that is
         equal to the sum of:

          (a)  two percent (2%) per annum, plus

          (b)  the rate per annum  obtained  by  dividing  (i) the per annum 
               rate of  interest at which deposits in Dollars  for such 
               Eurodollar  Interest  Period and in an  aggregate  amount 
               comparable  to the  amount  of such  Eurodollar  Rate Loan are 
               offered  to NBD by other prime banks in the London interbank 
               market at  approximately  11:00 a.m. London time on the second 
               Eurodollar  Business Day prior to the first day of such 
               Eurodollar  Interest Period by (ii) an amount  equal to one minus
               the stated  maximum  rate  (expressed  as a decimal) of all 
               reserve  requirements  (including,  without  limitation,  any 
               marginal, emergency,  supplemental,  special or other  reserves)
               that are  specified on the first day of such  Eurodollar Interest
               Period  by the  Board  of  Governors  of the  Federal
               Reserve System (or any successor  agency  thereto) for  
               determining  the maximum reserve requirement   with  respect  to
               eurocurrency   funding   (currently   referred  to  as
               "Eurocurrency  liabilities"  in Regulation D of such Board) 
               maintained by a member bank of such System;

         all as  conclusively  determined  by NBD, such sum to be rounded up, if
         necessary,  to the nearest whole multiple of one  one-hundredth  of one
         percent (1/100 of 1%).

         "Eurodollar  Rate  Loan"  means  any New  Facility  Loan or other  loan
         outstanding under the Outstanding Facilities,  or portion thereof, that
         bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate.

         "Floating  Rate  Loan"  means  any  New  Facility  Loan or  other  loan
         outstanding under the Outstanding Facilities,  or portion thereof, that
         bears interest at the Floating Rate.

         (b)  The  definitions  of  the  terms  "Automatic   Termination  Date",
"Interest  Payment,"  and  "Overdue  Rate" in Section 1.1 are amended to read in
full as follows:

         "Automatic Termination Date" means May 1, 1998.

         "Interest  Payment Date" means (a) with respect to any Eurodollar  Rate
         Loan, the last day of each  Eurodollar  Interest Period with respect to
         such Loan and, in the case of any Eurodollar  Interest Period exceeding
         one month, those days that occur during that Eurodollar Interest Period
         at  intervals  of one  month  after  the  first  day of the  Eurodollar
         Interest  Period,  and (b) in all other cases, the last Business Day of
         each  month,  commencing  with the first  such day after the  Effective
         Date.

         "Overdue  Rate"  means (a) in respect of  principal  of  Floating  Rate
         Loans,  a rate per annum that is equal to the sum of three percent (3%)
         per annum  plus the  Floating  Rate,  (b) in respect  of  principal  of
         Eurodollar  Rate  Loans,  a rate per annum  that is equal to the sum of
         three percent (3%) per annum plus the per annum rate in effect  thereon
         until the end of the then-current  Eurodollar  Interest Period for such
         Eurodollar Rate Loan and, thereafter, a rate per annum that is equal to
         the sum of three percent (3%) per annum plus the Floating Rate, and (c)
         in respect of other  amounts  payable by the Company  hereunder  (other
         than  interest),  a per  annum  rate  that is equal to the sum of three
         percent (3%) per annum plus the Floating Rate.


         (c) The second sentence of Section 2.5(a) is amended to read in full 
               as follows:

                  Unless  such  payment  shall have been made on such day,  upon
         each  such  payment,  NBD  shall be  deemed  to have  disbursed  to the
         Company, and the Company shall be deemed to have elected to satisfy its
         reimbursement  obligation  by,  a New  Facility  Loan  made on such day
         bearing  interest at the Floating Rate in an amount equal to the amount
         so paid under the Letter of Credit.

         (d)      Section 3.1(a)(i) is amended to read in full as follows:

                  (a)(i) The  Company  shall give NBD notice of its  request for
         each New Facility  Advance prior to 12:00 p.m. Noon Detroit time (i) in
         the case of any Eurodollar Rate Loan,  three  Eurodollar  Business Days
         prior to the date such  Eurodollar  Rate Loan is  requested to be made,
         (ii) in the case of any Floating  Rate Loan,  on the date such Floating
         Rate  Loan is  requested  to be made,  and (iii) in the case of any New
         Facility Letter of Credit Advance, five Business Days prior to the date
         such  advance  is   requested  to  be  made,   which  notice  shall  be
         substantially  in the form of  Exhibit B  attached  hereto.  The notice
         shall specify  whether a Eurodollar  Rate Loan,  Floating Rate Loan, or
         New Facility  Letter of Credit Advance is requested and, in the case of
         each requested  Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Eurodollar Interest Period to
         be initially  applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, and, in the case
         of each New  Facility  Letter of Credit  Advance,  shall  include  such
         information  as may be  necessary  for its issuance by NBD and shall be
         accompanied by a fully completed  standby letter of credit  application
         in NBD's  customary form.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement,  the
         proceeds of each requested New Facility Advance shall be made available
         to the Company by  depositing  the  proceeds  thereof,  in  immediately
         available funds, in an account maintained and designated by the Company
         at NBD's principal office.






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         (e)      Section 3.4 is amended to read in full as follows:
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                  3.4  Minimum  Amounts;  Limitation  on Number  of Loans;  Etc.
         Except for New Facility Loans which exhaust the entire remaining amount
         of the New Facility Commitment,  each loan hereunder, each continuation
         or  conversion  pursuant to Section  3.5, and each  prepayment  thereof
         shall be in a minimum amount of $200,000 and in an integral multiple of
         $10,000.  Each New  Facility  Letter  of Credit  Advance  shall be in a
         minimum face value of the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000.  The aggregate
         number of  Eurodollar  Rate Loans  outstanding  at any one time may not
         exceed four.

         (f) The third sentence of Section 4.2(b) is amended to read as follows:

                  The NBD Term Loan  Agreement  is further  modified  to provide
         that,  notwithstanding  any provisions therein to the contrary,  on and
         after the Effective Date, interest shall accrue on the Term Loan at the
         Floating  Rate or at the  Eurodollar  Rate,  as the Company may request
         from time to time in accordance with the procedures  established  under
         this  Agreement,  and be payable on each  Interest  Payment  Date (each
         capitalized term to be used as defined in this Agreement).

         (g)  The last sentence of Section 4.3(a) is amended to read as follows:

                  Prior to such due date,  the Company shall pay interest on the
         reimbursement amount at the Floating Rate or at the Eurodollar Rate, as
         the  Company  may  request  from  time to time in  accordance  with the
         procedures  established  under the Credit  Agreement,  on each Interest
         Payment Date (each capitalized term to be used as defined in the Credit
         Agreement)."

         (h)      Sections 3.5 and 3.6 are added as follows:

                  3.5  Subsequent  Elections as to Loans.  The Company may elect
         (a) to continue a  Eurodollar  Rate Loan,  or a portion  thereof,  as a
         Eurodollar  Rate Loan,  or (b) to convert a Eurodollar  Rate Loan, or a
         portion thereof,  to a Floating Rate Loan, or (c) to convert a Floating
         Rate Loan,  or a portion  thereof,  to a Eurodollar  Rate Loan, in each
         case by giving notice thereof to the Bank in substantially  the form of
         Exhibit I hereto  not later than 12:00  p.m.  Noon  Detroit  time three
         Eurodollar  Business Days prior to the date any such continuation of or
         conversion  to a Eurodollar  Rate Loan is to be effective and not later
         than 12:00 p.m.  Noon  Detroit  time one Business Day prior to the date
         such  continuation or conversion is to be effective in all other cases,
         provided that an outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be converted
         on the last day of the  then-current  Eurodollar  Interest  Period with
         respect to such Loan, and provided,  further,  if a  continuation  of a
         Loan  as,  or a  conversion  of a Loan to, a  Eurodollar  Rate  Loan is
         requested,  such  notice  shall also  specify the  Eurodollar  Interest
         Period  requested to be applicable  thereto upon such  continuation  or
         conversion.  If the Company does not timely  deliver such a notice with
         respect to any  outstanding  Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Company shall be
         deemed  to have  elected  to  convert  such  Eurodollar  Rate Loan to a
         Floating  Rate  Loan on the  last  day of the  then-current  Eurodollar
         Interest Period with respect to such Loan.

                  3.6 Limitation of Requests and Elections.  Notwithstanding any
         other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if, upon receiving a
         request for a Eurodollar  Rate Loan  pursuant to Section  3.1(a),  or a
         request for a continuation  of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, or a request for
         a  conversion  of a  Floating  Rate  Loan to a  Eurodollar  Rate  Loan,
         pursuant to Section 3.5, (a) in the case of any  Eurodollar  Rate Loan,
         deposits in Dollars for periods  comparable to the Eurodollar  Interest
         Period  elected by the Company are not  available  to NBD in the London
         interbank  market,  or (b) the Eurodollar  Rate will not adequately and
         fairly reflect the cost to NBD of making,  funding or  maintaining  the
         related  Eurodollar  Rate  Loan,  or  (c)  by  reason  of  national  or
         international financial,  political or economic conditions or by reason
         of any applicable law, treaty or other international agreement, rule or
         regulation (whether domestic or foreign) now or hereafter in effect, or
         the  interpretation  or  administration  thereof  by  any  governmental
         authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or
         compliance by the Bank with any guideline, request or directive of such
         authority  (whether or not having the force of law),  including without
         limitation  exchange  controls,   it  is  impracticable,   unlawful  or
         impossible for, or shall limit or impair the ability of, NBD to make or
         fund the relevant Loan or to continue such Loan or to convert a Loan to
         such a Loan,  then the Company  shall not be entitled,  so long as such
         circumstances continue, to request a Loan of the affected type pursuant
         to Section 3.1(a) or a  continuation  of or conversion to a Loan of the
         affected  type  pursuant  to  Section  3.5.  In  the  event  that  such
         circumstances  no longer exist,  NBD shall again consider  requests for
         Loans of the affected type pursuant to Section 3.1(a), and requests for
         continuations of and conversions to Loans of the affected type pursuant
         to Section 3.5.

         (i)      Section 5.2 is amended to read in full as follows:

                  5.2 Permitted Principal Payments.  The Company may at any time
         and from time to time prepay all or a portion of the New Facility Loans
         in accordance with Section 3.1(b), without premium or penalty, provided
         that (i) the Company  shall have notified NBD not later than 12:00 p.m.
         Noon Detroit time on the Business Day a prepayment is to be made,  (ii)
         the Company may not prepay any portion of any New  Facility  Loan as to
         which an election for a continuation of or a conversion to a Eurodollar
         Rate Loan is pending  pursuant to Section 3.5, and (iii) unless earlier
         payment is required under this Agreement,  any Eurodollar Rate Loan may
         only be prepaid on the last day of the then-current Eurodollar Interest
         Period with respect to such Eurodollar Rate Loan.

         (j) Clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.6 are amended to read in full as
                follows:

                  (a)      New  Facility.  The Company shall pay interest to NBD
                           on the unpaid  principal  amount of the New Facility,
                           from the date hereof  until the New  Facility is paid
                           in full,  on each  Interest  Payment  Date and on the
                           Termination  Date, and  thereafter on demand,  at the
                           Eurodollar  Rate,  if the loan is a  Eurodollar  Rate
                           Loan,  and at the  Floating  Rate,  if the  loan is a
                           Floating Rate Loan.

                  (b)      NBD Term Note.  The Company shall pay interest to NBD
                           on the unpaid  principal  amount of the Amended  Term
                           Note,  from the date hereof  until the  Amended  Term
                           Note is paid in full, on each  Interest  Payment Date
                           and at  maturity  (whether  at  stated  maturity,  by
                           acceleration,   or  otherwise),   and  thereafter  on
                           demand,  at the  Eurodollar  Rate,  if the  loan is a
                           Eurodollar  Rate Loan,  and at the Floating  Rate, if
                           the loan is a Floating Rate Loan.

         (k)      Sections 5.11 and 5.12 are added, to read as follows:

                  5.11     Illegality and  Impossibility.  In the event that any
                           applicable   law,   treaty  or  other   international
                           agreement,  rule or regulation  (whether  domestic or
                           foreign)  now or  hereafter  in effect and whether or
                           not    presently    applicable   to   NBD,   or   any
                           interpretation  or  administration   thereof  by  any
                           governmental     authority     charged    with    the
                           interpretation   or   administration    thereof,   or
                           compliance  by NBD with  any  guideline,  request  or
                           directive  of such  authority  (whether or not having
                           the  force  of  law),  including  without  limitation
                           exchange   controls,   shall  make  it   unlawful  or
                           impossible  for NBD to maintain any  Eurodollar  Rate
                           Loan under this  Agreement,  the Company shall,  upon
                           receiving  notice  thereof  from NBD,  repay in full,
                           either  directly or through  converting  the relevant
                           Eurodollar  Rate Loan to a Floating  Rate  Loan,  the
                           then-outstanding  principal amount of each Eurodollar
                           Rate  Loan so  affected,  together  with all  accrued
                           interest  thereon  to the  date  of  payment  and all
                           amounts owing to the Bank under Section 5.12,  (a) on
                           the last day of the then-current  Eurodollar Interest
                           Period  applicable  to such loan if NBD may  lawfully
                           continue  to  maintain  such loan to that day, or (b)
                           immediately  if NBD may not continue to maintain such
                           loan to that day.

                  5.12     Indemnification.  If the Company makes any payment of
                           principal with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan on
                           any  other  date  than the  last day of a  Eurodollar
                           Interest Period applicable  thereto (whether pursuant
                           to  Section  5.1,   Section  5.4,   Section  8.2,  or
                           otherwise),  or if the  Company  fails to borrow  any
                           Eurodollar  Rate Loan after  notice has been given to
                           NBD in  accordance  with  Section  3.1(a),  or if the
                           Company  fails to make any  payment of  principal  or
                           interest  in respect of a  Eurodollar  Rate Loan when
                           due  on  any  other  date  than  the  last  day  of a
                           Eurodollar   Interest   Period,   the  Company  shall
                           reimburse  NBD on demand  for any  resulting  loss or
                           expense incurred by NBD, including without limitation
                           any  loss  incurred  in  obtaining,   liquidating  or
                           employing deposits from third parties, whether or not
                           NBD shall have funded or committed to fund such loan.
                           A statement as to the amount of such loss or expense,
                           prepared  in good faith and in  reasonable  detail by
                           NBD and  submitted  by NBD to the  Company,  shall be
                           conclusive  and  binding  for  all  purposes   absent
                           manifest  error in  computation.  Calculation  of all
                           amounts  payable to NBD under this Section 5.12 shall
                           be made as though NBD shall have  actually  funded or
                           committed to fund the relevant  Eurodollar  Rate Loan
                           through the purchase of an  underlying  deposit in an
                           amount  equal  to the  amount  of  such  loan  in the
                           relevant  market and having a maturity  comparable to
                           the related  Eurodollar  Interest  Period and, in the
                           case  of  any  Eurodollar  Rate  Loan,   through  the
                           transfer of such deposit to a domestic  office of NBD
                           in the United States; provided, however, that NBD may
                           fund any  Eurodollar  Rate Loan in any manner it sees
                           fit and the  foregoing  assumption  shall be utilized
                           only for the purpose of calculating  amounts  payable
                           under this Section 5.12.

         (l)  Exhibit B attached  to this  Amendment  is  substituted  for 
              Exhibit B attached  to the Credit Agreement.

         (m)  Exhibit I attached to this Amendment is added as Exhibit I to the 
              Credit Agreement.

         2. References to Credit Agreement. From and after the effective date of
this Amendment,  references to the Credit  Agreement in the Credit Agreement and
all  other  documents  issued  under  or with  respect  thereto  (as each of the
foregoing is amended hereby or pursuant hereto) shall be deemed to be references
to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

         3. Representations and Warranties.  The Company represents and warrants
            to the Bank that:

                  (a)  (i)  The  execution,  delivery  and  performance  of this
Amendment and all  agreements  and documents  delivered  pursuant  hereto by the
Company have been duly authorized by all necessary  corporate  action and do not
and  will  not  violate  any  provision  of any law,  rule,  regulation,  order,
judgment,  injunction,  or award  presently in effect  applying to it, or of its
articles of  incorporation  or bylaws,  or result in a breach of or constitute a
default under any material  agreement,  lease or instrument to which the Company
is a party or by which it or its  properties  may be bound or affected;  (ii) no
authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption or filing of a registration
with any court or governmental department,  agency or instrumentality is or will
be necessary to the valid  execution,  delivery or performance by the Company of
this Amendment and all agreements and documents  delivered  pursuant hereto; and
(iii) this Amendment and all agreements and documents  delivered pursuant hereto
by the Company  are the legal,  valid and binding  obligations  of the  Company,
enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof.

                  (b) After giving effect to the  amendments  contained  herein,
the representations  and warranties  contained in Article VI (other than Section
6.5) of the Credit  Agreement  are true and  correct on and as of the  effective
date  hereof  with  the  same  force  and  effect  as if  made on and as of such
effective date.

                  (c) No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will
exist under the Credit Agreement as of the effective date hereof.

         4. Conditions  to  Effectiveness.  This  Amendment  shall not  become  
effective  until the Bank has received the following  documents  and the
following  conditions  have been  satisfied,  each in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank:

                  (a) Copies, certified as of the effective date hereof, of such
corporate  documents  of the Company and the  Guarantor as the Bank may request,
including  articles of incorporation,  bylaws (or certifying as to the continued
accuracy of the articles of incorporation  and by-laws  previously  delivered to
the Bank), and incumbency certificates,  and such documents evidencing necessary
corporate action by the Company and the Guarantor with respect to this Amendment
and all other agreements or documents  delivered pursuant hereto as the Bank may
request;

                  (b)  A  Consent  under  Intercreditor,   Agency,  and  Sharing
Agreement of even date herewith among the Company,  the Bank,  Principal  Mutual
Life Insurance  Company ("PML"),  and the Bank as Agent for the Bank and PML, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Bank;

                  (c) A  letter  agreement  regarding  the  Sixth  Amendment  to
European Facility of even date herewith among Hurco Europe,  Hurco GmbH, and the
Bank, in form and sustance satisfactory to the Bank; and

                  (d)Such  additional  agreements  and  documents,  fully 
executed  by the  Company,  as are reasonably requested by the Bank.

         5. Miscellaneous.  The terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective  meanings  ascribed  thereto  in  the  Credit  Agreement.  Except  as
expressly  amended hereby,  the Credit  Agreement and all other documents issued
under or with respect  thereto are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Bank and
the Company and shall  remain in full force and effect,  and the Company  hereby
acknowledges  that  it has no  defense,  offset  or  counterclaim  with  respect
thereto.

         6.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of  
counterparts,  all of which taken together shall  constitute one and the same 
instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by
signing any such counterpart.

         7. Expenses.  The Company agrees to pay and save the Bank harmless from
liability  for all costs and  expenses  of the Bank  arising  in respect of this
Amendment,  including the  reasonable  fees and expenses of  Dickinson,  Wright,
Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, counsel to the Bank, in connection with preparing and
reviewing this Amendment and any related agreements and documents.

         8. Governing Law. This Amendment is a contract made under, and shall be
governed by and construed in accordance  with, the laws of the State of Michigan
applicable to contracts made and to be performed  entirely within such state and
without giving effect to the choice law principles of such state.






         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.


HURCO COMPANIES, INC.                                NBD BANK


By:_________________________              By:      ________________________

  Its: _____________________                Its:     __________________








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                              Exhibit 10.20.30

               SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT (EUROPEAN FACILITY)
               dated January 22, 1997, between the Registrant's foreign
                                and NBD Bank


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                                    NBD BANK
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                               611 Woodward Avenue
                             Detroit, Michigan 48226



                                            Dated as of January __, 1997




Hurco Europe Limited
Hurco GmbH Werkzeugmaschinen
  CIM-Bausteine Vertrieb und Service

                    Re: Sixth Amendment to European Facility

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         This letter amends the letter  agreement  with you dated June 17, 1993,
as  previously  amended by the letter  agreements  dated March 24,  1994,  as of
January 31, 1995,  as of May 31, 1995,  as of August 1, 1995,  and as of January
16, 1996 (as amended,  the  "European  Facility"),  and is being entered into in
conjunction  with the Second  Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
and Term Loan Agreement of even date herewith with your parent, Hurco Companies,
Inc. (the "Amendment ").

         The definition of "Expiration Date" in the European Facility is amended
to read as follows:

                           "Expiration  Date"  means the earlier to occur of (a)
                  May 1,  1998,  and (b) the date on which  NBD  declares  under
                  paragraph 13 all principal and interest on indebtedness to NBD
                  provided  under  this  agreement  to be  immediately  due  and
                  payable.

         Should  the  foregoing  be  agreeable  to you,  as it is to us,  please
indicate your  agreement and  acceptance by executing and returning the enclosed
copy of this letter,  whereupon the European Facility shall be amended as herein
provided,  and  references  to the  European  Facility  shall be to the European
Facility as so amended.  Except as amended hereby,  the European  Facility shall
remain in full force and effect.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                                NBD Bank


                                                 By:  _________________________

                                                       Its:  Vice President






Agreed and accepted:


HURCO EUROPE LIMITED


By:      ________________________
         Roger J. Wolf
         Its:     Director

Dated as of January __, 1997


HURCO GmbH WERKZEUGMASCHINEN
CIM-BAUSTEINE VERTRIEB UND
SERVICE


By:      ________________________
         Its:  General Manager


Dated as of January __, 1997

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                              Exhibit 11


                    STATEMENT RE:  COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS



                              Exhibit 11

                    STATEMENT RE:  COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

                                             Three Months Ended January 31,
                                                  1997           1996
                                             -----------------------------
(in thousands, except per share                        Fully             Fully
  amount)                                    Primary  Diluted  Primary  Diluted

 Net Income................................  $1,016    $1,016   $572      $572

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding.   6,532     6,532   5,426    5,426 

Assumed Issuances Under Stock Option Plans.     148       157     153      153

                                             ------    ------   -----    -----
                                              6,680     6,689   5,579    5,579
                                             ======    ======   =====    =====
Earnings(loss) per common share...........    $.15      $.15     $.10     $.10
                                             ======    ======   =====    =====

 


5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0000315374 SONJA BUCKLES 1,000 US DOLLARS 3-MOS OCT-31-1997 NOV-1-1996 JAN-31-1997 1 1,238 0 15,662 753 26,634 43,807 21,591 11,894 59,757 21,829 0 0 0 653 16,365 59,757 22,278 22,278 15,796 15,796 (120) 0 522 1,034 18 1,016 0 0 0 1,016 .15 .15