8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2014

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SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Florida	0-21835	59-2754337
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1500 West University Parkway, Sarasota, Florida	34243
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 941-362-1200

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 8, 2015, the Company issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the appointment of David W. Grzelak to the Company's Board of Directors.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
	99.1	Press release dated June 8, 2015.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Tricia L. Fulton
	Tricia L. Fulton
	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated: June 8, 2015

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Sun Hydraulics Corporation Appoints David W. Grzelak as Director

SARASOTA, FLA, June 8, 2015 - Sun Hydraulics Corporation (NASDAQ: SNHY) announces that its Board of Directors, at its June 2, 2015, meeting, appointed David W. Grzelak as a new director. Mr. Grzelak retired, effective June 30, 2013, as the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Komatsu America Corporation. Since that time, he has been an Executive Mining Advisor for Komatsu’s Ltd.’s Global Mining Business Division in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2006, Mr. Grzelak has served as a Director of Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG) and is a member of Alamo’s Audit, Compensation and Nomination Committees. Since 2005, he has served on the Advisory Board of Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, Pennsylvania State University.

Sun’s Chairman, Philippe Lemaitre, said “We are delighted to have David Grzelak join Sun’s Board of Directors. He has a demonstrated record of accomplishments with two major international manufacturing and distribution companies. His experience is well-aligned with our hydraulics and system control business, and he will contribute to Sun’s future growth.”

Mr. Grzelak received a BS in Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in 1971 and a MBA from Gannon University in 1976. In 2012, he finished the Corporate Governance: Effectiveness and Accountability in the Board Room Program at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Grzelak was inducted into Penn State Behrend’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992 and, in 2010, received the Alumni Fellow Award by Penn State University, the most prestigious award presented by the Penn State Alumni Association. He also received the Penn State College of Engineering Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1999, and Gannon University Distinguished Master’s Degree Alumnus Award in 2001. In December 2012, Mr. Grzelak was the commencement speaker at Gannon University and was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor Humane Letters.

Sun Hydraulics Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds for worldwide industrial and mobile markets. For more information about Sun, please visit our website at www.sunhydraulics.com.

Contact:

David Lamb

Investor Relations

941-362-1200

Tricia Fulton

Chief Financial Officer

941-362-1200

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