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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 5/25/18 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 1 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 313716 |
| Issuer Name: HARDINGE INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: HDNG |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1363032 |
| | Owner Name: Levenson Ryan |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O HARDINGE INC. |
| | Owner Street 2: ONE HARDINGE DRIVE |
| | Owner City: ELMIRA |
| | Owner State: NY |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 14903 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 5/25/18 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: J |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,315,090 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By Privet Fund LP |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 5/25/18 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: J |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,315,090 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1,315,090 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By Hardinge Holdings, LLC |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 5/25/18 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 57,098 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 18.5 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By Privet Fund Management LLC |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1,632 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Shares transferred to Hardinge Holdings, LLC pursuant to a certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 12, 2018, by and among Hardinge Holdings, LLC, Hardinge Merger Sub, Inc., and Hardinge Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Merger Agreement"). |
| Footnote - F2: Shares transferred from Privet Fund LP pursuant to the Merger Agreement. |
| Footnote - F3: Shares disposed of for cash consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement. |
| Footnote - F4: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: John R. Alexander, as Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated November 1, 2016 |
| Signature Date: 5/30/18 |