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): November 14, 2014
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On November 14, 2014, Hurco Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing payment of a cash dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock.
A copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
99.1 | Dividend press release dated November 14, 2014 |
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: November 14, 2014 | |||
HURCO COMPANIES, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Sonja K. McClelland | ||
Sonja K. McClelland, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 | Dividend press release dated November 14, 2014 |
Exhibit 99.1
Hurco Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) November 14, 2014 — Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: HURC), an international industrial technology company, announced today that its Board of Directors approved the payment of a cash dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend will be paid on January 12, 2015, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 30, 2014.
Future declarations of dividends are subject to approval of the Board of Directors and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.
About the Company
Hurco Companies, Inc. is an industrial technology company that designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine tools and machine tool components for the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industry. The end market for the Company's products consists primarily of independent job shops and short-run manufacturing operations within large corporations in industries such as aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, transportation and computer equipment. The Company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with manufacturing operations in Taiwan, Italy, and China, and sells its products through direct and indirect sales forces throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The Company has sales, application engineering support and service subsidiaries in China, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Singapore, South Africa and the United States of America. Web Site: www.hurco.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the cyclical nature of the machine tool industry, changes in general economic and business conditions that affect demand for our products, the risks of our international operations, changes in manufacturing markets, innovations by competitors, the ability to protect our intellectual property, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, increases in prices of raw materials, quality and delivery performance by our vendors, our ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, negative or unforeseen tax consequences and governmental actions and initiatives including import and export restrictions and tariffs.
Contact: | Sonja K. McClelland |
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer | |
317-293-5309 |