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

~~August~~October 1421, 2025

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio	1-2299		34-0117420
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Applied Plaza	Cleveland	Ohio	44115
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(216) 426-4000

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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


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

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.

ITEM 25.~~02. RESULTS~~07 SUBMISSION OF ~~OPERATIONS~~MATTERS ~~AND~~TO ~~FINANCIAL~~A ~~CONDITION~~VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

OnAn ~~August~~annual ~~14,~~meeting ~~2025,~~of the shareholders of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. ~~(“Applied”)~~was ~~issued~~held aon ~~press~~October ~~release~~21, ~~related~~2025. At tothat ~~its~~meeting, ~~earnings~~there ~~for~~were ~~the~~37,751,071 ~~fiscal~~shares ~~year~~of ~~2025~~common ~~fourth~~stock ~~quarter~~entitled ~~ended~~to ~~June 30, 2025~~vote. The ~~release~~shareholders isvoted ~~attached~~on asthe ~~Exhibit~~matters ~~99.1~~submitted to ~~this~~the ~~Report~~meeting onas ~~Form~~follows ~~8-K.~~(as rounded):

1. ~~The~~Election ~~information in this Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes~~ of ~~Section~~three 18persons ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject~~ to ~~the liabilities of that section, nor shall it~~ be ~~deemed~~directors ~~incorporated~~for bya ~~reference~~term ~~in any filing under the Securities Act~~ of ~~1933~~three ~~or the Exchange Act.~~ years:

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


Name	Shares Voted For Election	Shares As To Which Voting Authority Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Mary Dean Hall	28,555,324	3,722,211	2,096,107
Joe A. Raver	28,731,867	3,545,668	2,096,107
Richard J. Simoncic	31,089,269	1,188,266	2,096,107

~~(d) Exhibits~~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.

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dated August 14, 2025
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

2. 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:


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

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


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

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.

			APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
			(Registrant)
			By: /s/ Jon S. Ploetz
			Jon S. Ploetz, Vice President-General Counsel & Secretary
Date: August 14, 2025
Date: October 23, 2025

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