To the extent applicable, the information in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.08.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 7, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company approved Wednesday, May 3, 2017 as the date of the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hardinge Inc. (the “2017 Annual Meeting”) and that shareholders of record at the close of business on Monday, March 6, 2017 will be entitled to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Given that the date of the 2017 Annual Meeting has changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary of the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Company is informing shareholders of this change in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The time and location of the 2017 Annual Meeting will be set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting.

The proxy statement issued by the Company for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hardinge Inc. (the “2016 Proxy Statement”) which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2016, stated that the anticipated date for the 2017 Annual Meeting was Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Additionally, the 2016 Proxy Statement had also furnished deadlines for (i) shareholder proposals to be included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting and (ii) advance notice to be delivered to the Company with respect to shareholder proposals sought to be presented directly at the 2017 Annual Meeting without inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting. Both of those deadlines have since passed.

About Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ:HDNG)

Hardinge Inc. (Hardinge) is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in precision computer numerically controlled metalcutting machines and workholding technology solutions. The Company supplies high precision computer controlled metalcutting turning machines, grinding machines, machining centers and repair parts related to those machines. It also engineers and supplies high precision, standard and specialty workholding devices, and other machine tool accessories. It operates through two segments: Metalcutting Machine Solutions (MMS), and Aftermarket Tooling and Accessories (ATA). The MMS segment includes high precision computer controlled metalcutting turning machines, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, and grinding machines. The ATA segment includes products, primarily collets and chucks that are purchased by manufacturers throughout the lives of their Hardinge or other branded machines.

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