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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000315374-03-000011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030603
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HURCO COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000315374
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		IRS NUMBER:				351150732
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09143
		FILM NUMBER:		03730195

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY
		CITY:			INDIANAPOLIS
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46268
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3172935390

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY
		CITY:			INDIANAPOLIS
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46268

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HURCO MANUFACTURING CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19850324
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                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                FORM 8-K



                              CURRENT REPORT


                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        DATE OF REPORT - JUNE 3, 2003
                      (Date of Earliest Event Reported)



                            HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                          Commission File No. 0-9143



             Indiana                                     35-1150732
- ---------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
      (State of Incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

         One Technology Way
       Indianapolis, Indiana                               46268
- ----------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (317) 293-5309



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Item 5.  Other Events

     The information set forth in the press release issued by Hurco
Companies, Inc. on June 3, 2003, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits.

               99.1  Press Release of Hurco Companies, Inc., dated June 3, 2003.


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                             SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             HURCO COMPANIES, INC.



                                             By:      /s/ Roger J. Wolf
                                             Name:    Roger J. Wolf
                                             Title:   Senior Vice President and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

Date:  June 3, 2003


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                            EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.           Description

99.1                  Press Release, dated June 3, 2003.




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                      HURCO ANNOUNCES ODD-LOT TENDER OFFER


         INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003--Hurco Companies, Inc.
(Nasdaq:HURC) today announced that it has commenced a tender offer for the
purchase of all shares of its common stock held by persons owning 99 or fewer
shares as of the close of business on June 2, 2003. The Company will pay $3.35
for each share properly tendered by an eligible stockholder. This price
represents a premium of 19.6% over the last sale price of the common stock on
the Nasdaq National Market on June 2, 2003, the last trading day prior to the
date of the offer.

         The offer is not conditioned on the receipt of any minimum number of
tenders. The Company has reserved the right to withdraw the offer if it
determines that it is inadvisable to proceed with the offer for any reason.

         The offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday,
July 1, 2003, unless extended or terminated earlier. Eligible stockholders who
would like to accept the offer must tender all shares that they own. Partial
tenders will not be accepted.

         Questions or requests for documents may be directed to Innisfree M&A
Incorporated, the Information Agent for the offer, by telephone at (888)
750-5834 (toll free) or in writing at 501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York,
New York 10022.

         Hurco Companies, Inc. is an industrial technology company that designs
and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine
tools for the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industry. The end market
for the Company's products consists primarily of independent job shops and
short-run manufacturing operations within large corporations in industries such
as the aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, transportation and
computer equipment. The Company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has
sales, application engineering and service subsidiaries in High Wycombe,
England; Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Milan, Italy; Shanghai, China and
Singapore, along with manufacturing operations in Taiwan. Products are sold
through independent agents and distributors in the United States, Europe and
Asia. The Company also has direct sales forces in the United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Italy, and Asia.

Web Site:  www.hurco.com

This announcement is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to
purchase with respect to the common stock. The tender offer is being made upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and
the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, each dated June 3, 2003.

CONTACT: Roger J. Wolf
                  Senior Vice President
                  Chief Financial Officer
                  (317) 293-5309






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