Qualified Defined Benefit Retire ment Plan 
The Company has a qualified defined benefit retirement plan that provides benefi ts to certain hourly associates at retirement .  
These associates do not participate in the Retirement Savings Plan.  The benefits are based on length of service and date of 
retirement. 
  
31Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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