Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year

On July 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of Hurco Companies, Inc. ("the Company") approved an amendment to the Company's Bylaws to opt out of the mandatory provision under the Indiana Business Corporation Law that requires a classified board of directors to have one-third of its members elected each year to a three-year term of office.

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