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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010

OR

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

For the transition period from                  to

Commission file number: 000-15760

Hardinge Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Hardinge Inc.

One Hardinge Drive

Elmira, NY 14902

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

(607) 734-2281

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted to its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 in the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  Yes o  No x

As of  March 31, 2010 there were 11,610,789 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant outstanding.

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HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands Except Share and Per Share Data)

See accompanying notes.

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HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In Thousands Except Per Share Data)

See accompanying notes.

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HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

In these notes, the terms “Hardinge,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Hardinge Inc. and its predecessors together with its subsidiaries.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2010.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.  We operate in only one business segment — industrial machine tools.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

Certain amounts in the 2009 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the March 31, 2010 presentation.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT RECENT EVENTS

Class-Action Lawsuit Dismissed

In October 2008, a putative class-action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York against the Company and certain former officers.  This complaint, as amended, alleged that during the period from January 16, 2007 to February 21, 2008 the defendants made misleading statements and/or omissions relating to our business and operating results in violation of the Federal securities laws. On May 29, 2009, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. By a decision and order dated February 2, 2010, the Court dismissed the class action lawsuit. The plaintiff did not file a notice to appeal the Court’s dismissal of the lawsuit and the time to appeal has expired.

Share Purchase Rights Plan

In February 2010,  the Company adopted a one-year Share Purchase Rights Plan designed to ensure that all stockholders of Hardinge receive fair and equal treatment in the case of a takeover bid and to enable our stockholders to realize the full long-term value of their investment. The rights were distributed as a non-taxable dividend on March 1, 2010, payable to stockholders of record on that date, and expire in one year.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT RECENT EVENTS (continued)

Unsolicited Tender Offer by Industrias Romi S.A.

On March 30, 2010, Industrias Romi S.A. (“Romi”), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, commenced an unsolicited tender offer to acquire the outstanding Common Shares of Stock of Hardinge Inc. for $8.00 per share, subject to a number of terms and conditions contained in the tender offer documents filed by Romi with the SEC (“Romi’s Offer”).  Unless extended, the offer expires on May 10, 2010.  On April 5, 2010, our Company’s Board of Directors filed a Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC in which our Board unanimously determined that Romi’s Offer is not in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s shareholders and recommended that Company shareholders reject Romi’s Offer and not tender their shares.  The Schedule 14D-9 and amendments thereto include a complete discussion of the reasons and other material factors contributing to the Board of Director’s recommendation.

NOTE 3—INVENTORIES

Net inventories are stated at the lower of cost (computed in accordance with the first-in, first-out method) or market.  Elements of cost include materials, labor and overhead and are as follows:

We assess the valuation of our inventories and reduce the carrying value of those inventories that are obsolete or in excess of our forecasted usage to their estimated net realizable value.  We estimate the net realizable value of such inventories based on analyses and assumptions including, but not limited to, historical usage, future demand, and market requirements.  We also review the carrying value of our inventory compared to the estimated selling price less costs to sell and adjust our inventory carrying value accordingly. Reductions to the carrying value of inventories are recorded in cost of goods sold. If future demand for our products is less favorable than our forecasts, inventories may need to be reduced, which would result in additional expense.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 4—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Components of property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of the following:

NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and other separately recognized intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but rather reviewed at least annually for impairment or  reviewed for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that more likely than not would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. Intangible assets that are determined to have a finite life are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are also subject to review for impairment.

At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we do not have any amounts recorded as goodwill on our balance sheet.

Nonamortizable intangible assets include $6.9 million representing the value of the name, trademarks and copyrights associated with the former worldwide operations of Bridgeport, which were acquired in 2004.  We use the Bridgeport brand name on all of our machining center lines, therefore, the asset has been determined to have an indefinite useful life. These assets are reviewed annually for impairment.

Amortizable intangible assets of $3.6 million include the Bridgeport technical information, patents, distribution agreements, and other items. These assets are tested for impairment when indicators of impairment are present. The estimated useful lives of these intangible assets range from five to ten years.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 6—INCOME TAXES

We continue to maintain a full valuation allowance on the tax benefits of our U.S., U.K., German, Canadian and Dutch net deferred tax assets related to tax loss carryforwards in those jurisdictions, as well as all other deferred tax assets of those entities.

Each quarter, we estimate our full year tax rate for jurisdictions not subject to valuation allowances based upon our most recent forecast of full year anticipated results and adjust year to date tax expense to reflect our full year anticipated tax rate.  The effective tax rate was (2.7)% for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  The anticipated full year tax rate has been affected by the non-recognition of tax benefits for certain entities in a loss position for which a full valuation allowance has been recorded.

The tax years 2006 to 2009 remain open to examination by United States taxing authorities, and for our other major jurisdictions (Switzerland, UK, Taiwan, Germany, Canada, and China), the tax years 2004 to 2009 generally remain open to routine examination by foreign taxing authorities, depending on the jurisdiction.

At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had a $2.3 million and $2.4 million liability recorded for uncertain income tax positions, respectively, which included interest and penalties of $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively. If recognized, essentially all of the uncertain tax benefits and related interest and penalties at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 would be recorded as a benefit to income tax expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we recognized the settlement of an uncertain tax position at one of our foreign subsidiaries, and recorded a benefit to the tax provision of $0.1 million.

NOTE 7—WARRANTIES

We offer warranties for our products.  The specific terms and conditions of those warranties vary depending upon the product sold and the country in which we sold the product.  We generally provide a basic limited warranty, including parts and labor for a period of up to one year.  We estimate the costs that may be incurred under the basic limited warranty, based largely upon actual warranty repair cost history, and record a liability for such costs in the month that product revenue is recognized. The resulting accrual balance is reviewed during the year. Factors that affect our warranty liability include the number of installed units, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim.

We also sell extended warranties for some of our products.  These extended warranties usually cover a 12-24 month period that begins up to 12 months after time of sale.  Revenues for these extended warranties are recognized monthly as a portion of the warranty expires.

These liabilities are reported as accrued expenses on our consolidated balance sheet.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 7—WARRANTIES (continued)

A reconciliation of the changes in our product warranty accrual during the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:

NOTE 8—PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT PLANS

A summary of the components of net periodic pension costs and post retirement costs for the consolidated company for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is presented below.

The expected contributions to be paid during the year ending December 31, 2010 to the domestic defined benefit plans are $0.6 million.  Contributions to the domestic plans as of March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $0.03 million and $0.7 million, respectively.  The Company also provides defined benefit pension plans or defined contribution pension plans for some of its foreign subsidiaries.  The expected contributions to be paid during the year ending December 31, 2010 to the foreign defined benefit plans are $2.2 million.  For each of the Company’s foreign plans, contributions are made on a monthly or quarterly basis and are determined by applicable governmental regulations.  As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, $0.5 million and $0.6 million of contributions have been made to the foreign plans, respectively. Each of the foreign plans requires employee and employer contributions, except for Taiwan, to which only employer contributions are made.

Effective June 15, 2009, the Company suspended future accrual of benefits under its U.S. defined benefit pension plan (which was closed to new participants in 2004) and also suspended Company contributions to the 401(k) program as of the same date.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 9— DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We principally use derivative financial instruments to manage foreign exchange risk related to foreign operations and foreign currency transactions. We enter into derivative financial instruments with a number of major financial institutions to minimize foreign exchange risk. These derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. We have foreign currency exposure on receivables and payables that are denominated in a foreign currency and are adjusted to current values using period-end exchange rates. The resulting gains or losses are recorded in the statement of operations. To minimize foreign currency exposure, we have foreign currency forwards with notional amounts of approximately $11.9 million and $12.4 million at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

The foreign currency forwards are recorded in the balance sheet at fair value and resulting gains or losses are recorded in the statements of operations, generally offsetting the gains or losses from the adjustments on the foreign currency denominated transactions and revaluation of the foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. At March 31, 2010, the fair value of the foreign currency forwards was a $0.02 million asset, which was included in prepaid expenses and a $0.01 million liability which was included in accrued expenses. At December 31, 2009, the fair value of the foreign currency forwards was a $0.06 million asset, which was included in prepaid expenses and a $0.03 million liability which was included in accrued expenses. The loss recognized for derivative instruments in the statement of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 of $.08 million, was included in other (income) expense.

NOTE 10—FAIR VALUE

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, various techniques and assumptions can be used to estimate fair value. We are using the following fair value hierarchy definition:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities.

Level 3 – Inputs for which significant valuation assumptions are unobservable in a market and therefore value is based on the best available data, some of which is internally developed and considers risk premiums that a market participant would require.

The following table presents the fair values and classification of our financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis:

Fair value of foreign currency derivative assets and liabilities are determined by using market prices obtained from the banks using foreign currency spot rate and forward rates. We have elected not to measure any additional financial instruments and other items at fair value.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 10—FAIR VALUE (continued)

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments.  At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the carrying value of notes receivable approximated their fair value.  The fair value of our variable interest rate debt is approximately equal to its carrying value, as the underlying interest rate is variable.  We did not have any significant non-recurring measurements of nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities.

NOTE 11—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Our operations are subject to extensive federal and state legislation and regulation relating to environmental matters.

Certain environmental laws can impose joint and several liability for releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances upon certain statutorily defined parties regardless of fault or the lawfulness of the original activity or disposal.  Activities at properties we own or previously owned and on adjacent areas have resulted in environmental impacts.

In particular, our Elmira, New York manufacturing facility is located within the Kentucky Avenue Wellfield on the National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites designated for cleanup by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) because of groundwater contamination.  The Kentucky Avenue Wellfield Site (the “Site”) encompasses an area which includes sections of the Town of Horseheads and the Village of Elmira Heights in Chemung County, New York. In February 2006, we received a Special Notice Concerning a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”) for the Koppers Pond (the “Pond”) portion of the Site.  The EPA documented the release and threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at the Site, including releases into and in the vicinity of the Pond.  The hazardous substances, including metals and polychlorinated biphenyls, have been detected in sediments in the Pond.

A substantial portion of the Pond is located on our property.  Hardinge, along with Beazer East, Inc., the Village of Horseheads, the Town of Horseheads, the County of Chemung, CBS Corporation, and Toshiba America, Inc., the Potentially Responsible Parties (the “PRPs”) have agreed to voluntarily participate in the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”) by signing an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order of Consent on September 29, 2006.  On September 29, 2006, the Director of Emergency and Remedial Response Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, approved and executed the Agreement on behalf of the EPA.  The PRPs also signed a PRP Member Agreement, agreeing to share the cost of the RI/FS study on a per capita basis.  The cost of the RI/FS was estimated to be approximately $0.84 million. We estimated our portion of the study to be $0.12 million for which we established a reserve of $0.13 million. As of March 31, 2010 we have incurred total expenses of $0.12 million with respect to the study and other activities relating to the Site, thus the remaining reserve balance at March 31, 2010 was $0.01 million.

The PRPs developed a Draft RI/FS with their consultants and, following EPA comments, submitted a Revised RI/FS on December 6, 2007. In May 2008, the EPA approved the RI/FS Work Plan.  The PRPs commenced field work in the spring of 2008 and submitted a Draft Site Characterization Report to EPA in the fall.  The PRPs currently are performing Risk Assessments in accordance with the Remedial Investigation portion of the RI/FS.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 11—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)

property within this Site under supervision of regulatory authorities had identified off-site sources for such groundwater contamination and sediment contamination in the Pond and found no evidence that our operations or property have or are contributing to the contamination.  Other than as described above, we have not established a reserve for any potential costs relating to this Site, as it is too early in the process to determine our responsibility as well as to estimate any potential costs to remediate.  We have notified all appropriate insurance carriers and are actively cooperating with them, but whether coverage will be available has not yet been determined and possible insurance recovery cannot now be estimated with any degree of certainty.

Although we believe, based upon information currently available, that, except as described in the preceding paragraphs, we will not have material liabilities for environmental remediation, it is possible that future remedial requirements or changes in the enforcement of existing laws and regulations, which are subject to extensive regulatory discretion, will result in material liabilities to Hardinge.

During 2008 and 2009, the Company offered a Voluntary Early Retirement Program (VERP) to employees whose sum of current age and length of service equaled 94. The VERP covers post-retirement health care costs for 60 months or until Medicare coverage begins, which ever occurs first.  The Company also incurred various restructuring related charges in 2009 due to workforce reductions in Europe, the closure of our Exeter England facility, and the reduction in our U.S. workforce due the strategic changes within the Elmira, NY manufacturing facility. During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we utilized $1.3 million of the restructuring reserves, of which $0.1 million was for the VERP and $1.2 million was related to severance. At March 31, 2010, the remaining liability on our balance sheet associated with all of these restructuring related charges was $1.8 million. The VERP which is the post-retirement health care benefit is $1.3 million of this liability and will be relieved through April 2014. The remaining $0.5 million liability is severance related and will be paid out during the balance of 2010.

NOTE 12—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

All of our equity-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options are recognized in our statement of operations based on the grant date fair value of the award.

We did not issue any new stock options during the first three months of 2010 or 2009. Expense related to stock options was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  For restricted stock awards issued, the cost is equal to the fair value of the award at the date of grant and compensation expense is recognized for those awards over the requisite service period of the grant.  A summary of the restricted stock activity under the Incentive Stock Plan for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 12—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)

The fair value of the restricted stock/units awarded in the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Total share-based compensation expense relating to restricted stock for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. At March 31, 2010, the compensation cost not yet recognized on these shares was $1.1 million, which will be amortized over a weighted average term of 2.2 years.

NOTE 13—EARNINGS PER SHARE

We calculate earnings per share using the two-class method. Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders represents net (loss) income reduced by the allocation of earnings to participating securities. Losses are not allocated to participating securities. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by adjusting the weighted average outstanding shares to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive stock options.

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and are included in the earnings allocation in the earnings per share calculation under the two-class method. Recipients of restricted stock are entitled to receive non-forfeitable dividends during the vesting period, therefore, meeting the definition of a participating security.

The computation of earnings per share is as follows:

There is no dilutive effect of the restrictive stock and stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 since the impact would be anti-dilutive. 110,519 and 27,582 shares would have been included in the diluted earnings per share calculations at March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, had the impact of including these diluted securities not been anti-dilutive. All restricted shares are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer. Unconditional vesting occurs upon the completion of a specified period ranging from three to eight years from the date of grant.  Stock options vest over a three year period and are exercisable over ten years.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 14—REPORTING COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

Balances of the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

NOTE 15—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Hardinge Acquires the Assets of Jones and Shipman

On April 8, 2010, L. Kellenberger & Co. AG, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hardinge Inc. acquired the assets of Jones and Shipman (“J&S”), a UK-based manufacturer of grinding and super-abrasive machines and machining systems, for £2 million from Precision Technologies Group Ltd. Located in Leicester, UK, J&S manufactures and distributes a range of high-quality grinding (surface, creep feed and cylindrical) machines used by a diverse range of industries, including aerospace, medical, mould tool & die, power generation and high-end automotive.  The J&S business has operated continuously in the UK, under various owners, since 1899. The company currently has approximately 65 employees.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

March 31, 2010

NOTE 16—NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition ASC Topic 605: Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements - a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (ASU 2009-13). ASU 2009-13 addresses the accounting for sales arrangements that include multiple products or services by revising the criteria for when deliverables may be accounted for separately rather than as a combined unit. Specifically, this guidance establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which is necessary to separately account for each product or service. This hierarchy provides more options for establishing selling price than existing guidance. ASU 2009-13 is required to be applied prospectively to new or materially modified revenue arrang ements in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In January 2010, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The amendment requires new disclosures on the transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers. Additionally, the guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). The guidance became effective for us with the reporting period beginning January 1, 2010, except for the disclosure on the roll forward activities for Level 3 fair value measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. Other than requiring additional disclosures, adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

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PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview.  The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is written to help the reader understand our Company. The MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited condensed financial statements, the accompanying condensed financial statement notes (“Notes”) appearing elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Our primary business is designing, manufacturing, and distributing high-precision computer controlled metal-cutting turning, grinding and milling machines and related accessories. We are geographically diversified with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Switzerland, Taiwan, and China and with sales to most industrialized countries.  Approximately 70% of our 2009 sales were to customers outside of North America, 69% of our 2009 products sold were manufactured outside of North America, and 66% of our employees were outside of North America.

Our machine products are considered to be capital goods and are part of what has historically been a highly cyclical industry. Our management believes that a key performance indicator is our order level as compared to industry measures of market activity levels.

The global economic recession, which began in 2008, continues to impact the industries in many of the regions in which we conduct business. The reduced availability of credit has impacted our customers’ ability to obtain financing.  As a result, we continue to experience lower levels of incoming orders and related sales activity in several regions in which we conduct business.  Order volumes in the Asia and Other market have shown dramatic improvements over the past 18 months as those economies begin the rebound to more normalized levels.

The U.S. market activity metric most closely watched by our management has been metal-cutting machine orders as reported by the Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT), the primary industry group for U.S. machine tool manufacturers, and machine tool consumption as reported annually by Gardner Publications in the Metalworking Insiders Report. Other closely followed U.S. market indicators are tracked to determine activity levels in U.S. manufacturing plants that might purchase our products.  One such measurement is the PMI (formerly called the Purchasing Manager’s Index), as reported by the Institute for Supply Management.  Another measurement is capacity utilization of U.S. manufacturing plants, as reported by the Federal Reserve Board. Similar information regarding machine tool consumption in foreign countries is published in various trade journals.

Non-machine sales, which include collets, accessories, repair parts, and service revenue, have typically accounted for approximately 27% of overall sales and are an important part of our business, especially in the U.S. where Hardinge has an installed base of thousands of machines.  Sales of these products do not vary on a year-to-year basis as significantly as capital goods, but demand does typically track the direction of the related machine metrics.

Other key performance indicators are geographic distribution of net sales and orders, gross profit as a percent of net sales, income from operations, working capital changes, and debt level trends. In an industry where constant product technology development has led to an average model life of three to five years, effectiveness of technological innovation and development of new products are also key performance indicators.

We are exposed to financial market risk resulting from changes in interest and foreign currency rates. The current global recessionary conditions and related disruptions within the financial markets have also increased our exposure to the possible liquidity and credit risks of our counterparties. We believe we

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have sufficient liquidity to fund our foreseeable business needs, including cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, and our bank financing arrangements.

We monitor the third-party depository institutions that hold our cash and equivalents. Our emphasis is primarily on safety of principal. Our cash and equivalents are diversified among counterparties to minimize exposure to any one of these entities.

We are also subject to credit risks relating to the ability of counterparties of hedging transactions to meet their contractual payment obligations. The risks related to creditworthiness and nonperformance has been considered in the fair value measurements of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

We also expect that some of our customers and vendors may experience difficulty in maintaining the liquidity required to buy inventory or raw materials. We continue to monitor our customers’ financial condition in order to mitigate our accounts receivable collectability risks.

Foreign currency exchange rate changes can be significant to reported results for several reasons. Our primary competitors, particularly for the most technologically advanced products, are now largely manufacturers in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Korea, and Taiwan which causes the worldwide valuation of the Japanese Yen, Euro, Swiss Franc, South Korean Won, and New Taiwanese Dollar to be central to competitive pricing in all of our markets.  Also, we translate the results of our Swiss, Taiwanese, Chinese, British, German, Dutch and Canadian subsidiaries into U.S. Dollars for consolidation and reporting purposes.  Period to period changes in the exchange rate between their local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect comparative data significantly.  We also purchase computer controls and other components from suppliers throughout the world, with purchase costs reflecting currency changes.

In March 2010, our Taiwan subsidiary amended their NTD 100.0 million (approximately $3.2 million) unsecured credit facility.  The amendment changed the facility from an NTD based facility to a USD based facility and increased the available credit to $5.0 million. This credit facility charges interest at the banks current base rate of 2.5% subject to change by the bank based on market conditions. It carries no commitment fees on unused funds.

Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources for further details on the Company’s credit facilities.

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Results of Operations

Summarized selected financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:

Orders:   The table below summarizes orders by geographical region for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009:

Orders for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 were $57.5 million, an increase of $24.7 million or 75% compared to the same quarter in 2009.  The increase in orders was driven by overall strong market conditions in the Asia and Other market.  European orders showed improved activity on a year over year basis. Currency exchange rates had a favorable impact on new orders of approximately $1.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.

North American orders increased by $.4 million or 3% for the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009.  This slight increase was driven by a strong 2010 quarter in parts and accessories which were up 18% over the same quarter in 2009.  This increase was offset by weaker performance in machine orders.  The decrease in machine orders can be attributed to the continued recessionary conditions as well as the transition period associated with the change to our new U.S. distributor based model during the first quarter of 2010.

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same quarter in 2009.  This increase was primarily driven by strong machine order activity in Turkey, Germany and Italy for specialized grinding machines while order activity in most of the remaining European countries lag 2009 orders as a result of continued recessionary conditions.  The increase from the prior year quarter was also influenced by a favorable foreign currency translation impact of approximately $1.4 million.

Asia & Other orders increased by $17.0 million or 184% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009.  This increase was primarily driven by strong machine order activity in China, Taiwan and Thailand, which collectively increased $14.8 million or 169% over the same quarter in 2009.  The increase from the prior year quarter was also influenced by a favorable foreign currency translation impact of approximately $0.2 million.

Net Sales.  The table below summarizes net sales by geographical region for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009:

Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 were $43.2 million, a decrease of $8.9 million or 17% compared to the same quarter in 2009.  First quarter 2009 sales in Europe benefited from shipments out of the backlog of orders generated prior to the collapse of worldwide demand. Sales in the first quarter 2010 were negatively influenced by temporary supply chain shortages for computer controls in addition to logistical delays in large turnkey orders that required customer run-offs, which translated to approximately $3.0 million in revenue being deferred to subsequent quarters in 2010. The China market continues to be a strong market with a year over year increase in net sales of 79%.  Currency exchange rates had a favorable impact on sales of approximately $1.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.

North American sales decreased by $4.6 million or 28% for the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009 primarily due to the continued effects of the global economic recession and related financial crisis as well as the transition to our new U.S. distributor based model during the quarter. This decrease was noted across all of our machine product lines and countries within North America.

European sales decreased by $11.9 million or 49% for the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009. As in North America, the decrease was primarily related to the continued effects of the global economic recession and related financial crisis, and was noted across all of our machine product lines and countries within Europe.  The decrease from the prior year quarter was favorably influenced by foreign currency translation impact of approximately $1.2 million.

Asia & Other increased by $7.5 million or 64% for the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009. This increase was primarily driven by strong machine order activity in China which increased $6.6 million or 79% over the same quarter in 2009.  The increase from the prior year quarter was also influenced by a favorable foreign currency translation impact of approximately $0.4 million

Under U.S. generally accepted accounting standards, results of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. Dollars at the average exchange rate during the periods presented. For the first quarter of 2010, the U.S. Dollar weakened by 9% against the British Pound Sterling, 6% against the New Taiwanese Dollar, 20% against the Canadian Dollar, 9% against the Swiss Franc, and 6% against the Euro compared to the average rates during the same period in 2009. The U. S. Dollar remained relatively flat against the Chinese

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Renminbi.  The net of these foreign currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar was an approximate favorable impact of approximately $1.6 million on net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.

Net sales of machines accounted for 68% and 73% of consolidated net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Sales of non-machine products and services consist of workholding, repair parts, service and accessories.

Gross Profit.  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2010 was $8.9 million, a decrease of $5.1 million or 36% when compared to the same quarter of 2009. The decrease was a direct result of reduced sales, continued market pricing pressures, and the impact of lower production volumes against fixed manufacturing expenses. Gross margin in the first quarter of 2010 was 20.7%, compared to 27.0% in the first quarter of 2009.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses & Other.  Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the quarter decreased by $3.8 million to $14.4 million, or 21% lower when compared to the same quarter of the prior year.  First quarter 2010 SG&A included charges of $0.9 million for professional services expenses related to the tender offer and $0.2 million related to Jones and Shipman acquisition costs, while first quarter 2009 SG&A included severance related charges of $1.4 million. Exclusive of these charges, SG&A for the first quarter of 2010 would have been $13.3 million, or 21% below the first quarter of 2009. The reduction is a direct result of transformational changes to the Company’s business model as well as reductions in variable expenses given the lower sales levels. Foreign currency translation had an unfavorable impact of approximately $0.6 million during the first quarter compared to the same quarter of 2009.

Other (Income) Expense. Other income was $0.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.

(Loss) from Operations.  Loss from operations was ($5.3) million or (12.2%) of net sales for the quarter, compared to a loss of ($3.9) million or (7.5%) of net sales for the same quarter of the prior year.

Interest Expense & Interest Income.  Net interest expense was $0.1 million for the quarter compared to $1.2 million for the same quarter of the prior year. The decrease for the quarter is attributed to $1.0 million of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the termination of the multi-currency credit facility which were expensed in the prior year quarter.

Income Taxes.  The provision for income taxes was a benefit of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to tax expense of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009.  The effective tax rate was (2.7)% for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to 5.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2009. This difference was driven by the non-recognition of tax benefits for certain entities in a loss position for which a full valuation allowance has been recorded and by the mix of earnings by country.

Each quarter, an estimate of the full year tax rate for jurisdictions not subject to a full valuation allowance is developed based upon anticipated annual results and an adjustment is made, if required, to the year to date income tax expense to reflect the full year anticipated effective tax rate. We expect the 2010 effective income tax rate to be in the range of (5)% to 10%, inclusive of the effects of the valuation allowances described above.

We maintain a full valuation allowance on the tax benefits of our U.S., U.K., German, Canadian, and Dutch net deferred tax assets related to tax loss carryforwards in those jurisdictions, as well as all other deferred tax assets of those entities.

The effective tax rate for the period ended March 31, 2010 of (2.7)% differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to no tax benefit being recorded for certain entities in a loss position for which a full valuation allowance has been recorded.

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Net (Loss).  Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was ($5.2) million, or (12.0%) of net sales, compared to a net loss of ($5.4) million, or (10.3%) of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2009.  Basic and diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2010 were ($0.45) compared to ($0.47) for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2010 cash and cash equivalents were $28.3 million compared to $24.6 million at December 31, 2009.  The $3.7 million increase in cash was driven by cash flow generated by operating activities of $3.6 million. The cash flow from operating activities was generated as a result of net working capital reductions as a result of the global economic business conditions.

Cash Flow Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities and Investing Activities:

Cash flow provided by (used in) operating and investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 are summarized in the table below:

Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $10.1 million for the same period in 2009, a decrease of $6.5 million. The primary driver of this decrease is related to the contraction of our balance sheet as a result of reduced sales levels in late 2008 and the first quarter of 2009.  As a result of these decreased sales levels, our accounts receivable balances decreased dramatically during the first quarter of 2009 providing $19.7 million in cash flow.  These same business conditions existed during the first quarter of 2010, however, as the sales levels had been depressed since late 2008, the magnitude of the decreases in accounts receivable were diminished resulting in $9.2 million in cash flow provided, a year over year decrease in cash flow provided by accounts receivable reductions of $10.5 million. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2010, our purchases of raw materials and parts increased due to the increased order activity, resulting in cash used of $5.9 million, which was offset by an increase in accounts payable of $5.6 million due to the increased inventory purchasing activity.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2009. Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2010 included modest investment in manufacturing equipment.

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Cash Flow Provided by (Used In) Financing Activities:

Cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, are summarized in the table below:

Cash flow provided by financing activities was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to cash flow used in financing activities of $16.5 million for the same period in 2009. During the first quarter of 2009, we used $24.0 million to repay and terminate our multi-currency debt facility.  Dividend payments during the first three months of 2010 decreased by $0.06 million over the same period in 2009 as a result of our decreasing the quarterly dividend payout to $0.005 per share at June 2009.  During the first three months of 2010, we paid fees of $0.07 million related to the revolving credit facility compared to $0.6 million paid for the term loan and the multi-currency debt facility during the same period of 2009.

Debt outstanding, including notes payable was $5.8 million on March 31, 2010 compared to $5.0 million on December 31, 2009.

Credit Facilities:

We have a $10.0 million revolving credit facility due March 31, 2011. This credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s U. S. assets (exclusive of real property), a negative pledge on the Company’s headquarters in Elmira, NY and a pledge of 65% of the Company’s investment in Hardinge Holdings GmbH. The credit facility is guaranteed by Hardinge Technology Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and owner of the real property comprising the Company’s world headquarters in Elmira, New York.  The credit facility’s interest is based on the one-month LIBOR with a minimum interest rate of 5.5%. The credit facility does not include any financial covenants.  There are no amounts outstanding under this credit facility as of March 31, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

We have a $3.0 million unsecured short-term line of credit from a bank with interest based on the prime rate with a floor of 5.0% and a ceiling of 16%. There was no balance outstanding at March 31, 2010 or December 31, 2009 on this line. The agreement is negotiated annually and requires no commitment fee. It is payable on demand.

At our Swiss subsidiary, Kellenberger, we have two credit agreements with a bank. The first facility provides for borrowing of up to CHF 7.5 million ($7.1 million equivalent) which can be used for guarantees,  documentary credit, or margin cover for foreign exchange hedging activity conducted with the bank with maximum terms of 12 months.  The interest rate, which is currently 1.5% per annum, is determined by the bank based on prevailing money and capital market conditions and the bank’s risk assessment of Kellenberger.  The credit facility is secured by the real property owned by Kellenberger.

The second credit facility is a working capital facility which can provide for borrowing of up to CHF 5.0 million ($4.7 million equivalent), and can be used as a limit for cash credits in the form of fixed advances in CHF and/or in any other freely convertible foreign currencies with maximum terms of up to 36 months.  The interest rate, which is currently LIBOR plus 1.5% for a 90 day borrowing, is determined by the bank based on prevailing money and capital market conditions and the bank’s risk assessment of Kellenberger. The credit facility is secured by the real property owned by Kellenberger.

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The above two facilities are also subject to a minimum equity covenant requirement where the minimum equity for Kellenberger must be at least 35% of its balance sheet total assets.  Indebtedness under both facilities is payable upon demand.   At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with the required minimum equity ratios. At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no borrowings under the working capital facility.

At our Swiss subsidiary, Kellenberger, we also have a credit agreement with another bank that provides a CHF 7.0 million ($6.6 million equivalent) facility, that provides for up to CHF 7.0 million ($6.6 million equivalent) for guarantees, documentary credit and margin cover for foreign exchange trades and of which up to CHF 3.0 million ($2.8 million equivalent) of the facility can be used for working capital. This facility is secured by the Company’s real estate in Biel Switzerland up to CHF 3.0 million ($2.8 million equivalent). This credit facility charges interest at the current rate of 5.75% subject to change by the bank based on market conditions. It carries no commitment fees on unused funds. The credit facility contains a minimum equity ratio covenant. At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with the required minimum equity ratios. At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no borrowings under the working capital facility.

At our Taiwan subsidiary we have a mortgage loan with a bank secured by the real property owned by the Taiwan subsidiary which initially provided borrowings of 180.0 million New Taiwanese Dollars which was equivalent to approximately $5.5 million. At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 borrowings under this agreement were $3.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Principal on the mortgage loan is repaid quarterly in the amount of 4.5 million New Taiwanese Dollars ($0.1 million equivalent).

At our Taiwan subsidiary we have an unsecured credit facility with a bank.  This agreement provided a working capital facility of NTD 100.0 million ($3.2 million equivalent). On March 19, 2010, we amended the credit facility. The amendment changed the facility from an NTD based facility to a USD based facility and increased the available credit to $5.0 million. This credit facility charges interest at the banks current base rate of 2.5% subject to change by the bank based on market conditions. It carries no commitment fees on unused funds.  At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the balance outstanding under this facility was and $2.3 million and NTD 43.6 million ($1.4 million equivalent) respectively.

Under our current credit facilities, the Company has total credit availability of up to $40.0 million at March 31, 2010 of which $25.6 million is available for working capital needs. Of the $25.6 million working capital capacity under these credit facilities, $22.0 million was available at March 31, 2010. Total consolidated outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $5.8 million and $5.0 million, respectively.

We believe that the currently available funds and credit facilities, along with internally generated funds, will provide sufficient financial resources for ongoing operations throughout 2010.

Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments have not changed materially, including the impact from FIN 48, from the disclosures in our 2009 Form 10K.

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Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believes,” “project,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our expectations will be realized. Such statements are based upon information known to management at this time. The Company cautions that such statements necessarily involve uncertainties and risk and deal with matters beyond the Company’s ability to control, and in many cases the Company cannot predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Among the many factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements are fluctuations in the machine tool business cycles, changes in general economic conditions in the U.S. or internationally, the mix of products sold and the profit margins thereon, the relative success of the Company’s entry into new product and geographic markets, the Company’s ability to manage its operating costs, actions taken by customers such as order cancellations or reduced bookings by customers or distributors, competitors’ actions such as price discounting or new product introductions, governmental regulations and environmental matters, changes in the availability and cost of materials and supplies, the implementation of new technologies and currency fluctuations. Any forward-looking statement should be considered in light of these factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise its forward-looking statements if unanticipated events alter their accuracy.

PART I.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

There have been no material changes to our market risk exposures during the first three months of 2010.  For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks, contained in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2010, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and determined that these controls and procedures were effective.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

In October 2008, a putative class-action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York against the Company and certain former officers.  This complaint, as amended, alleged that during the period from January 16, 2007 to February 21, 2008 the defendants made misleading statements and/or omissions relating to our business and operating results in violation of the Federal securities laws. On May 29, 2009, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. By a decision and order dated February 2, 2010, the Court dismissed the class action lawsuit. The plaintiff did not file a notice to appeal the Court’s dismissal of the lawsuit and the time to appeal has expired.

Item 1.a.  Risk Factors

There is no change to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3.  Default upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.  (Removed and Reserved)