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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001326389-25-000147
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250324
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250326
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250326

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001326389
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09143
		FILM NUMBER:		25773034

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16 YORK STREET SUITE 2900
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 0E6
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-367-4364

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16 YORK STREET SUITE 2900
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 0E6

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Polar Securities Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050506

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HURCO COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000315374
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				351150732
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY
		CITY:			INDIANAPOLIS
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46268
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3172935309

	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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        <footnote id="F1">Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada (the &quot;Reporting Person&quot;), serves as investment advisor to Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (&quot;PMSMF&quot;), a Cayman Islands exempted company, Polar Micro-Cap Fund, an Ontario open-ended investment trust (&quot;PMCF&quot;), and Polar Micro-Cap Fund II LP, an Ontario Limited Partnership (&quot;PMCFII&quot;) (together with PMSMF, and PMCF, the &quot;Polar Vehicles&quot;) and has sole voting and investment discretion with respects to the securities reported herein which are held by the Polar Vehicles. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, except to the extent of Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Andrew Ma, Chief Compliance Officer, on behalf of Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-26</signatureDate>
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