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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly
with a market maker.

1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print):  Hardinge Inc.
1(b) IRS IDENT. NO.: 16-0470200
1(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.: 0-15760
1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER: One Hardinge Drive, P.O. Box 1503, Elmira, NY 14902
1(e) TELEPHONE NO.:  607-378-4207
2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD:
Douglas C. Tifft
2(b) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER:  Officer
2(c) ADDRESS:  70 Durland Avenue, Elmira, NY 14905

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

3(a) Title of the Class of Securities to Be Sold: Hardinge Common
3(b)  Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities Are to be
Offered or Each Market Maker Who Is Acquiring the Securities:
Computershare (DRS), 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021
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3(c) Number of Shares or Other Units to Be Sold: 5,688
3(d) Aggregate Market Value: $52,045.20 as of 08/10/2012
3(e) Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding: 11,690,275 as of 06/30/2012
3(f) Approximate Date of Sale: 08/13/2012
3(g) Name of Each Securities Exchange: NASDAQ

TABLE I  SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
purchase price or other consideration therefor:
Title of the Class:  Hardinge Common
Date you Acquired:  05/23/2001
Nature of Acquisition Transaction:  Award from Hardinge Inc. 1993 Incentive
Stock Plan
Name of Person from Whom Acquired:  Hardinge Inc.
Amount of Securities Acquired:  5,688
Date of Payment:  N/A
Nature of Payment: None

TABLE II  SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold
during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to
be sold.
Name and Address of Seller:  None
Title of Securities Sold:  None
Date of Sale:  None
Amount of Securities Sold:  None
Gross Proceeds:  None


INSTRUCTIONS:  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.
Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the
securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that
definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all
persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be
aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

ATTENTION: The person for whose account the securities to which this notice
relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does
not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and
prospecitve operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has
not been publicly disclosed.  If such person has adopted a written trading
plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange
Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted
or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the
plan adoption or instruction date.

DATE OF NOTICE:  August 13, 2012
(SIGNATURE):  s/ Douglas C. Tifft

The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities
are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any
copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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