Current Report Filing (8-k)

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2015

APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



OHIO	1-2299	34-0117420
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)	Number)	Identification No.)

One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115

(Address of Principal Executive Officers) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of Applied was held on October 27, 2015. At that meeting, there were 39,677,969 shares of common stock entitled to vote. The shareholders voted on the matters submitted to the meeting as follows (as rounded):


1.	Election of three persons to be directors of Class I for a term of three years:



Name	Shares Voted For Election	Shares As To Which Voting Authority Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Peter A. Dorsman	34,079,179	262,438	1,713,692
Vincent K. Petrella	34,174,575	167,042	1,713,692
Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton	33,969,405	368,183	1,713,692

The terms of the Class II directors, including L. Thomas Hiltz, Edith Kelly-Green and Dan P. Komnenovich, and Class III directors, including John F. Meier, Neil A. Schrimsher and Peter C. Wallace, continued after the meeting.


2.	A nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation of Applied's named executive officers as described in Applied's proxy statement dated September 11, 2015:



Shares Voted For	Shares Voted Against	Shares Abstained From Voting	Broker Non-Votes
33,533,761	708,531	99,447	1,713,692


3.	Approval of the 2015 Long-Term Performance Plan:



Shares Voted For	Shares Voted Against	Shares Abstained From Voting	Broker Non-Votes
32,992,407	1,279,207	70,126	1,713,692


4.	Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Applied's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.



Shares Voted For Ratification	Shares Voted Against Ratification	Shares Abstained From Voting
35,907,078	122,117	26,237

SIGNATURE

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.