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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): December 12, 2017

Hardinge Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



New York	000-15760	16-0470200
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One Hardinge Drive Elmira, NY		14903
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(607) 734-2281

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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:

o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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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 o

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. o

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

Base Salary Adjustment for William B. Sepanik

On December 12, 2017, the independent members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hardinge Inc. (“Hardinge”), based on the recommendations of the Compensation Committee of the Board, increased the annual base salary of Mr. Sepanik, the Vice President-Workholding of Hardinge, by $30,000. As a result of the increase, effective as of January 1, 2018, Mr. Sepanik's annual base salary is $230,000.

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.



		Hardinge Inc.
		(Registrant)
Date	December 18, 2017
		/s/ Douglas J. Malone
		Douglas J. Malone Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer