APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC

, Section (c); and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7. PLEASE READ THOSE DISCLOSURES CAREFULLY. 1 Table of Contents PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS. In this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (this "Annual Report"), Applied refers to Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., an Ohio corporation. References to we, us, our, and the Company refer to Applied and its subsidiaries. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Applied and its predecessor companies have engaged in business since 1923. The fiscal year end for Applied is June 30, 2025. We are a leading distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, power, control, and automation technologies. Through our comprehensive network of approximately 6,800 employee associates and approximately 600 facilities including service center, fluid power, flow control, and automation operations, as well as repair shops and distribution centers, we offer a selection of more than 9.2 million stock keeping units with a focus on industrial bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control, and advanced factory automation solutions, as well as general maintenance products. We market our products with a set of service solutions including inventory management, engineering, design, assembly, repair, and systems integration, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber, and shop services.