MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES .
−Removed: Applied's common stock, without par value, is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol “AIT.” On August 1, 2025, there were 7,476 shareholders of record including 6,501 shareholders in the Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
+Added: Applied's common stock, without par value, is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol “AIT.” On July 31, 2026, there were 7,375 shareholders of record including 6,459 shareholders in the Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
Retirement Savings Plan.
−Removed: The following table summarizes Applied's repurchases of its common stock in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025.
+Added: The following table summarizes Applied's repurchases of its common stock in the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Period (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased (b) Average Price Paid per Share ($) (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026 (2)
+Added: 125,748 282.37 125,748 2,994,252
May 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026 — — — 2,994,252
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Total 265,748 304.20 265,748 2,854,252
−Removed: (1) On August 9, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the Company's common stock, replacing the prior authorization.
−Removed: Applied publicly announced the new authorization on August 11, 2022.
+Added: (1) On April 29, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the Company's common stock (the "2025 Authorization").
Purchases under this authorization were made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
−Removed: On April 29, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the Company's common stock, replacing the August 9, 2022 authorization.
−Removed: Applied publicly announced the new authorization on May 1, 2025.
+Added: On April 22, 2026, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 3.0 million shares of the Company's common stock (the "2026 Authorization"), replacing the April 29, 2025 authorization, which was terminated upon and effective as of the date of the 2026 Authorization.
Purchases can be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
The authorization is in effect until all shares are purchased, or the Board revokes or amends the authorization.
+Added: (2) During April 2026, the Company acquired 112,000 shares of its common stock under the 2025 Authorization and the remaining shares were acquired under the 2026 Authorization.
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