HURCO COMPANIES INC
10-K/A, 1995-02-27
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-K/A

                               AMENDMENT No. 1 to
                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994


Commission File
No. 0-9143



                             HURCO COMPANIES, INC.


Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, dated January 26, 1995, is
hereby  amended for Part III,  Items 10, 11, 12 and 13. No other items are being
amended.

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


                                          HURCO COMPANIES, INC.


February 27, 1995                        By:      /S/  ROGER J. WOLF
                                                   ------------------

                                                   Roger J. Wolf
                                                   Senior Vice President,
                                                   Secretary, Treasurer
                                                   and Chief Financial Officer













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                                    PART III


ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

DIRECTORS OF THE REGISTRANT

The following information sets forth the name of each director,  his age, tenure
as a director,  principal  occupation and business  experience for the last five
years:


                                                                  SERVED AS A
NAME                                        AGE                 DIRECTOR SINCE

Hendrik J. Hartong, Jr.                      55                       1986

Andrew L. Lewis IV                           38                       1988

Brian D. McLaughlin                          52                       1987

E. Keith Moore                               72                       1990

Richard T. Niner                             55                       1986

O. Curtis Noel                               59                       1993

Charles E. Mitchell Rentschler               55                       1986



Hendrik J. Hartong, Jr. has been a general partner of Brynwood  Management,  the
general  partner of Brynwood  Partners  Limited  Partnership,  since  1984.  Mr.
Hartong has also  served as  Chairman of the Board of Air Express  International
Corporation since 1985.

Andrew L. Lewis IV has served as Chief Executive  Officer of KRR Partners,  L.P.
since July 1993.  Beginning in 1990,  Mr.  Lewis has also been a consultant  for
USPCI of Pennsylvania, Inc. From 1988 to 1990, he was Chief Executive Officer of
Environmental  Management  Service.  From 1984 to 1989, he was Vice-President of
Lewis,  Eckert,  Robb & Company.  Mr.  Lewis is also a director  of Air  Express
International Corporation.

Brian D.  McLaughlin  has been  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer  of the
Company since December 1987. From 1982 to 1987, he was employed as President and
General Manager of various divisions of Ransburg Corporation. From 1965 to 1982,
he was employed in general  management and marketing  management  positions with
Eaton Corporation.

E.  Keith  Moore  has  served  as  President  of Hurco  International,  Inc.,  a
subsidiary of the Company since April 1988.  Beginning in 1984, he has served in
a variety of advisory capacities relating to the operations of the Company.  Mr.
Moore is also a director of Met-Coil Systems Corporation.



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Richard T. Niner has been a general partner of Brynwood Management,  the general
partner of Brynwood Partners Limited Partnership,  since 1984. Mr. Niner is also
a director of Air Express International Corp. and Arrow International, Inc.

Charles E.  Mitchell  Rentschler  has served as  President  and Chief  Executive
Officer of The Hamilton Foundry & Machine Co. since 1985.


THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Information  regarding the executive  officers of the Company appears on page 11
of Part I of Form 10-K as originally filed.


COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  requires the Company's
directors  and  executive  officers,  and  persons who own more than ten percent
(10%) of the Company's  common stock,  to file initial  reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity  securities  of
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

To the Company's knowledge, based solely upon a review of copies of such reports
furnished to the Company  during and  pertaining to its most recent fiscal year,
and certain written representations, all Section 16(a) filings applicable to the
Company's  officers,  directors  and greater than ten percent  (10%)  beneficial
owners were made on a timely basis except for one late report related to a stock
sale transaction for Mr. Michael E. Seall, a former executive officer.





























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ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

SUMMARY COMPENSATION
<TABLE>
The following table sets forth all  compensation  paid or accrued during each of
the last three fiscal years to the Chief Executive Officer and each of the other
most highly compensated executive officers of the Company, based on compensation
earned during fiscal 1994 (the "Named Executive Officers"):

                           Summary Compensation Table
<CAPTION>
                                                                        LONG-TERM     
                                       ANNUAL COMPENSATION             COMPENSATION     All Other
Name and              Fiscal    Salary     Bonus      Other Annual        Stock       Compensation
Principal Position     Year      ($)      ($)<F1>    Compensation ($) Option Awards<F2>  ($)<F3>
- - - - ------------------    ------   -------    --------   ----------------  --------------- -----------
<S>                    <C>     <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>
Brian D. McLaughlin    1994    220,000       -0-            -0-          70,000<F4>       2,302
President and CEO      1993    220,000       -0-            -0-            -0-            3,036
                       1992    216,923       -0-            -0-          15,000           3,193

Roger J. Wolf          1994    135,000      7,000        $16,308<F5>      7,000           1,934
Sr. VP, Secretary      1993     98,654<F6>  5,000<F7>       -0-          25,000<F7>         872
Treasurer and CFO


- - - - ---------------------------
<FN>
<F1> 
Represents  cash  bonuses  earned and paid in the  subsequent  year,  other than
specified  below.  

<F2>
Represents  options  granted  under the stock  option plan  related to the prior
year's performance,  other than specified below. The Company has not granted any
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs).

<F3>
Represents the Company's  contribution  to the 401-K  Retirement  Plan under the
Company matching program.

<F4> 
Represents  options  granted under the stock option plan to replace options that
had expired during the fiscal year.

<F5> 
Represents  amounts  reimbursed  during the fiscal year for the payment of taxes
related to relocation expenses.

<F6> 
Represents  compensation  for January 25, 1993  through  October 31,1993.

<F7> 
Represents  guaranteed  bonus and options granted under the stock option plan in
connection with initial employment.

</FN>
</TABLE>


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STOCK OPTIONS

<TABLE>

The following  table sets forth  information  related to options  granted to the
Named  Executive  Officers  during the 1994  fiscal  year.  The  Company has not
granted any Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs):

                     Option Grants During 1994 Fiscal Year
<CAPTION>

                                              INDIVIDUAL GRANTS                 Potential
                                                                              Realizable Value
                                      % of Total                             at Assumed Annual
                                        Options                              Rates of Stock
                                       Grantd to                            Price Apprec. for
                          Number        Emp. in    Exercise                    Option Term <F8>
                         Options        Fiscal      Price     Expiration    --------------------
Name                    Granted<F9>      Year       ($/SH)       Date        5%($)        10%($)
- - - - ----                    ----------     --------     ------    ----------    ------        ------
<S>                       <C>           <C>          <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>

Brian D. McLaughlin       70,000        40.1%        $2.50     06/10/04    $109,900     $278,600

Roger J. Wolf              7,000         4.1%        $2.50     06/10/04    $ 10,990     $ 27,860



- - - - ----------------------------
<FN>
<F8> 
The potential realizable value illustrates value that might be realized upon the
exercise of the options  immediately  prior to the  expiration  of their  terms,
assuming the specified  compounded rates of appreciation on the Company's common
stock from the date of grant  through the term of the options.  These numbers do
not take into account  provisions  that may result in termination of the options
following termination of employment or the vesting periods of three years.

<F9> 
Options may be exercised in three equal annual  installments,  or parts thereof,
commencing on the first anniversary date of the grant.

</FN>
</TABLE>
















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<TABLE>
The following table sets forth  information  related to options exercised during
the 1994 fiscal year and options held at fiscal  year-end by the Named Executive
Officers.  The Company does not have any outstanding Stock  Appreciation  Rights
(SARs):

     Aggregated Option Exercises in Fiscal 1994 and Year-End Option Values

<CAPTION>
                                                                          Value of
                                                  Number of              Unexercised
                                             Securities Underlying      In-the-Money
                         Shares               Unexercised Option         Options at
                      Acquired on   Value        at FY-end (#)         FY-end ($)<F11>
                        Exercise  Realized     Exer-     Unexer-       Exer-    Unexer-
Name                       (#)     ($)<F10>   cisable    cisable     cisable   cisable
- - - - ----                    --------  ---------   -------    -------     -------   ---------
<S>                        <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>           <C>     <C>

Brian D. McLaughlin        --         --       18,000     87,000        --      $100,660

Roger J. Wolf              --         --        5,000     27,000        --      $ 10,066


- - - - -----------------------------------------
<FN>

<F10> 
Value is calculated based on the closing market price of the common stock on the
date of exercise less the option exercise price.

<F11> 
The  closing  price for the  Company's  common  stock on October 31,  1994,  was
$3.938.
</FN>
</TABLE>

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Each director who is not an employee of the Company receives a fee of $1,000 for
each meeting of the Board of Directors  attended,  and each such  director  also
receives   $3,000  per  quarter.   Directors   are  also   entitled  to  receive
reimbursement for travel and other expenses incurred in attending such meetings.
Employee  directors  receive no fees. Mr. Niner received annual  compensation of
$72,000 for his services as Chairman of the Executive  Committee of the Board of
Directors.  Directors  are also  eligible  to receive  stock  options in amounts
specified in the Plan.











<PAGE>


EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Brian D.  McLaughlin  entered into an employment  contract on December 14, 1987.
The  contract  term  is  month-to-month.   Mr  McLaughlin's   salary  and  bonus
arrangements  are set annually by the Board of  Directors.  Other  compensation,
such as stock option grants,  is awarded  periodically  at the discretion of the
Board of Directors.  As part of that contract,  Mr. McLaughlin is entitled to 12
months'  salary if his  employment is terminated for any reason other than gross
misconduct.

Roger J. Wolf  entered  into an  employment  contract  on January  8, 1993.  The
contract term is unspecified.  Mr. Wolf's salary and bonus  arrangements are set
annually by the Board of  Directors.  Other  compensation,  such as stock option
grants, is awarded periodically at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  As
part of that  contract,  Mr.  Wolf  is  entitled  to 12  months'  salary  if his
employment as Senior Vice  President and Chief  Financial  Officer is terminated
without just cause.


COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

During fiscal 1994,  the members of the  Compensation  Committee were Hendrik J.
Hartong, Jr., Andrew L. Lewis IV and Charles E. Mitchell Rentschler. None of the
Committee  members  are an  officer  or  employee  of the  Company or any of its
subsidiaries  or a former  officer or  director.  Mr.  Hartong and Mr. Lewis are
directors  of Air Express  International  (AEI).  Mr.  Hartong is also a general
partner  of  Brynwood  Management,  which is the  general  partner  of  Brynwood
Partners Limited Partnership,  which has substantial ownership interest AEI. AEI
provides freight  forwarding and shipping services for the Company.  The cost of
these freight  services are negotiated on an  arms-length  basis and amounted to
$323,000  for the fiscal year ended  October  31,  1994.  None of the  Committee
members  are  involved in any other  relationships  requiring  disclosure  as an
interlocking oficer/director.























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ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

<TABLE>
The following  table sets forth  information  as of January 20, 1995,  regarding
beneficial  ownership  of common  stock by each  director  and  named  executive
officer,  by all  directors and  executive  officers as a group,  and by certain
other  beneficial  owners of more than 5%.  Each such person has sole voting and
investment power with respect to such securities, except as otherwise noted:

<CAPTION>
                                                       SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
NAME AND ADDRESS                                         NUMBER         PERCENT

                            OTHER BENEFICIAL OWNERS
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>
Brynwood Partners Limited Partnership                 1,390,001            25.7%
Two Soundview Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut  06830

Wellington Management Co.                               475,700 <F12>       8.8%
75 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02109

The TCW Group, Inc.                                     371,000             6.9%
865 South Figueroa Street
Los, Angeles, California 90017

                        DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Hendrik J. Hartong, Jr.                               1,408,481 <F13>      26.0%
                                                                <F14>
                                                                <F15>

Andrew L. Lewis IV                                       12,500 <F14>       0.2%

Brian D. McLaughlin                                      53,200 <F16>       1.0%
                                                                <F17>

E. Keith Moore                                           44,390 <F18>       0.8%
                                                                <F19>

Richard T. Niner                                      1,415,301 <F13>      26.1%
                                                                <F14>

O. Curtis Noel                                            5,000 <F14>       0.1%

Charles E. Mitchell Rentschler                           17,500 <F20>       0.3%

Roger J. Wolf                                            11,500 <F22>       0.2%

Executive officers and directors                      1,614,171 <F13>      29.8%
as a group (11 persons)                                         <F21>






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<FN>

<F12>
Wellington  Management Co. (WMC), a registered  investment advisor, is deemed to
have  beneficial  ownership of 475,700 shares of the Company's  stock,  which is
owned by various  advisory  clients of WMC.  WMC has no voting power for 105,700
shares and shared voting power for 370,000.  WMC has shared investment power for
all shares.

<F13> 
Includes the shares owned by Brynwood Partners Limited Partnership, of which the
sole general partner is Brynwood Management, a general partnership.  Mr. Hartong
and Mr. Niner are general partners of Brynwood Management and accordingly may be
deemed to have  beneficial  ownership of these shares.  These shares have shared
voting and investing power.

<F14> 
Includes 5,000 shares subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days.

<F15> 
Includes 100 shares owned by Mr.  Hartong's  wife,  as to which shares he may be
deemed to have  beneficial  ownership.  Also,  includes  3,000  shares that have
shared voting and investment power.

<F16> 
Includes  25,000  shares  subject to  options  held by Mr.  McLaughlin  that are
exercisable  within 60 days;  excludes 90,000 shares subject to options that are
not exercisable within the next 60 days.

<F17> 
Includes 2,100 shares owned by Mr.  McLaughlin's wife and children,  as to which
shares he may be deemed to have beneficial ownership.

<F18>  
Includes 8,600 shares subject to options held by Mr. Moore that are  exercisable
within 60 days; excludes 2,400 shares subject to option that are not exercisable
within the next 60 days.

<F19> 
Includes 1,320 shares owned by Mr. Moore's wife and children, as to which shares
he may be deemed to have beneficial ownership.

<F20> 
Includes  5,000 shares  owned by Mr.  Rentschler's  wife,  as to which he may be
deemed to have beneficial ownership.

<F21>  
Includes 100,500 shares subject to options that are exercisable  within 60 days.

<F22> 
Includes 10,000 shares subject to options that are  exercisable  within 60 days;
excludes  37,000 shares subject to options that are not  exercisable  within the
next 60 days.

</FN>
</TABLE>




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ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The Company  and Air Express  International  (AEI) are related  parties  because
Brynwood Partners Limited Partnership holds a substantial  ownership interest in
both companies.  AEI provides freight  forwarding and shipping  services for the
Company.  The cost of these  freight  services are  negotiated on an arms length
basis and amounted to $323,000 for the year ended October 31, 1994.



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