<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001047469-18-001289-index.html : 20180305 <SEC-HEADER>0001047469-18-001289.hdr.sgml : 20180305 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180305173203 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-18-001289 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13E3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 70 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180305 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180305 GROUP MEMBERS: HARDINGE HOLDINGS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: HARDINGE MERGER SUB, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: MR. RYAN LEVENSON GROUP MEMBERS: PRIVET CAPITAL INVESTMENTS II, LP GROUP MEMBERS: PRIVET FUND LP GROUP MEMBERS: PRIVET FUND MANAGEMENT LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARDINGE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000313716 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MACHINE TOOLS, METAL CUTTING TYPES [3541] IRS NUMBER: 160470200 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13E3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-20073 FILM NUMBER: 18667578 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARDINGE DRIVE CITY: ELMIRA STATE: NY ZIP: 14902 BUSINESS PHONE: 6077342281 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARDINGE DRIVE CITY: ELMIRA STATE: NY ZIP: 14902 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HARDINGE BROTHERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARDINGE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000313716 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MACHINE TOOLS, METAL CUTTING TYPES [3541] IRS NUMBER: 160470200 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13E3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARDINGE DRIVE CITY: ELMIRA STATE: NY ZIP: 14902 BUSINESS PHONE: 6077342281 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARDINGE DRIVE CITY: ELMIRA STATE: NY ZIP: 14902 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HARDINGE BROTHERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>SC 13E3 <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>a2234727zsc13e3.htm <DESCRIPTION>SC 13E3 <TEXT> Document 1 - file: a2234727zsc13e3.htm
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