Current report, items 5.02 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) July 21, 2006 (July 18, 2006)
Hurco
Companies, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
0-9143 35-115073
(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 or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers.
On
July
18, 2006, Stephen J. Alesia, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Hurco
Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Company of his intention to resign
from his positions with the Company. The effective date of Mr. Alesia's
resignation will be September 1, 2006. The Company has not formally
designated a new or acting Chief Financial Officer at this time.
On
July 21, 2006, the Company issued a press release relating to this
event. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release, dated July 21, 2006
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:
July 21, 2006
HURCO
COMPANIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Michaeld Doar
Michael
Doar, Chairman and
Chief
Executive Officer
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press
Release dated July 21, 2006.