Shareholder Vote

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 24, 2017 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 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 5.07    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. An annual meeting of the shareholders of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. was held on October 24, 2017. At that meeting, there were 38,867,064 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 III for a term of three years:           Name Shares Voted For Election Shares As To Which Voting Authority Withheld Broker Non-Votes Robert J. Pagano, Jr. 33,264,249 157,547 2,458,909 Neil A. Schrimsher 33,195,715 226,081 2,458,909 Peter C. Wallace 33,219,959 201,837 2,458,909 The terms of the Class I directors, including Peter A. Dorsman, Vince K. Petrella and Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, and Class II directors, including L. Thomas Hiltz, Edith Kelly-Green, Dan P. Komnenovich and Joe A. Raver, 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, 2017:      Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Abstained From Voting Broker Non-Votes 32,869,018 450,830 101,948 2,458,909 3. A nonbinding advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on the compensation of Applied's named executive officers:      Shares Voted For Every Year Shares Voted For Every Two Years Shares Voted For Every Three Years Shares Abstained From Voting Broker Non-Votes 26,207,295 49,862 7,068,776 95,863 2,458,909 After reviewing its recommendation to the shareholders in favor of a frequency of every year, and the results of the vote at the annual meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors decided on October 24, 2017, to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on the compensation of Applied’s named executive officers every year until the next frequency vote of Applied’s shareholders. 4. Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Applied's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.          Shares Voted For Ratification Shares Voted Against Ratification Shares Abstained From Voting 35,434,620 428,354 17,731 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/ Fred D. Bauer              Fred D. Bauer, Vice President-General Counsel & Secretary Date: October 27, 2017