Tifft Douglas C – ‘5’ for 12/31/06 re: Hardinge Inc. – ‘EX-99’

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Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider   —   Form 5   —   SEA’34
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 5           Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial           HTML      5K 
                Ownership of Securities by an Insider --                         
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 2: EX-99       Power of Attorney                                      2±    10K 

‘EX-99’   —   Power of Attorney

POWER OF ATTORNEY                                                               

Know all by these presents that the                                             
undersigned hereby constitutes                                                  
and appoints each of J. Patrick Ervin,                                          
Elizabeth Tranter and John R.                                                   
Alexander, signing singly, his true                                             
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:                                                 

(1) execute for and on behalf of the                                            
undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 and                                                
in accordance with Section 13(d) and                                            
Section 16(a) of the Securities                                                 
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules                                              
thereunder or any other form, statement,                                        
certification or representation                                                 
required under the federal securities laws,                                     
including Form 144 and Schedule 13D                                             
(hereinafter collectively referred to                                           
as "Forms");                                                                    

(2) do and perform any and all acts for                                         
and on behalf of the undersigned                                                
which may be necessary or desirable to                                          
complete the execution of any such                                              
Forms and the filing of such Forms with                                         
the United States Securities and                                                
Exchange Commission and any other                                               
authority; and                                                                  

(3) take any other action of any type                                           
whatsoever in connection with the                                               
foregoing which, in the opinion of such                                         
attorney-in-fact, may be of                                                     
benefit to, in the best interest of,                                            
or legally required by, the undersigned,                                        
it being understood that the documents                                          
executed by such attorney-in-fact on                                            
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to                                           
this Power of Attorney shall be in such                                         
form and shall contain such terms and                                           
conditions as such attorney-in-fact                                             
may approve in his discretion.                                                  

The undersigned hereby grants to each                                           
such attorney-in-fact full power and                                            
authority to do and perform all and                                             
every act and thing whatsoever requisite,                                       
necessary and proper to be done in the                                          
exercise of any of the rights and powers                                        
herein granted, as fully to all intents                                         
and purposes as such attorney-in-fact                                           
might or could do if personally present,                                        
with full power of substitution or                                              
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming                                     
all that such attorney-in-fact, or                                              
his substitute or substitutes, shall                                            
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue                                       
of this Power of Attorney and the rights                                        
and powers herein granted. This Power                                           
of Attorney shall remain in effect until                                        
revoked.                                                                        

The undersigned acknowledges that the                                           
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving                                         
in such capacity at the request of the                                          
undersigned, are not assuming any of                                            
the undersigned's responsibilities to                                           
comply with Section 13 or Section 16                                            
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                          
or any other federal securities laws.                                           

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has                                         
caused this Power of Attorney to be                                             
executed as of this 5th day of January,                                         
2007.                                                                           

/s/ Douglas C. Tifft                                                            
Douglas C. Tifft                                                                

State of New York )                                                             
: ss.                                                                           
County of Chemung )                                                             

On this 5th day of January, 2007, before                                        
me, the subscriber, personally appeared                                         
DOUGLAS C. TIFFT, to me known and known                                         
to me to be the same person described in                                        
and who executed the foregoing instrument,                                      
and he duly acknowledged to me that he                                          
executed the same.                                                              

/s/ Thomas J. Mitchell                                                          
Notary Public.                                                                  

THOMAS J. MITCHELL                                                              
Notary Public, State of New York                                                
County of Chemung No. 4869826                                                   
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