SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13E-3
                                 (Rule 13e-100)


           TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(e) OF THE SECURITIES
                 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 13e-3 THEREUNDER


           RULE 13e-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(e) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                (Amendment No. 5)

                              HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                              HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
                      (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                           Common Stock, no par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                    447324104
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)



                                  Michael Doar
                Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
                              Hurco Companies, Inc.
                               One Technology Way
                           Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
                                 (317) 293-5309
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
 Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

                                 With copies to:

                             Stephen H. Cooper, Esq.
                                767 Fifth Avenue
                            New York, New York 10153
                                 (212) 310-8000
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This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
        a.        The filing of solicitation materials or an information
                  statement subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule
                  13e-3(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
        b.        The filing of a registration statement under the Securities
                  Act of 1993.
        c.    X   A tender offer.
        d.        None of the above.

Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement
referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies:

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the transaction.
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                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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    Transaction valuation: $27,805*             Amount of filing fee: $2.25
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*    Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee, based upon
     the odd-lot tender offer price of $3.35 share for the eligible common
     stock, multiplied by 8,300, the maximum number of shares to be purchased in
     the offer.
  X  Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
     Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
     previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
     number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
      Amount Previously Paid:  $2.25        Filing Party:  Hurco Companies, Inc.
      Form or Registration No.: Schedule    Date Filed: June 3, 2003
                                  13E-3




         This Amendment No. 5 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the
Schedule 13E-3 Transaction Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on June 3, 2003, Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule
13E-3 Transaction Statement filed with the Commission on June 13, 2003,
Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13E-3 Transaction Statement filed with the
Commission on June 18, 2003, Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13E-3 Transaction
Statement filed with the Commission on June 20, 2003 and Amendment No. 4 to the
Schedule 13E-3 Transaction Statement filed with the Commission on July 14, 2003
(as so amended, the "Schedule 13E-3") by Hurco Companies, Inc. (the "Company").
This Schedule 13E-3 relates to the offer (the "Offer") by the Company to
purchase for cash all shares of the Company's common stock, no par value (the
"Common Stock"), held by stockholders that own 99 or less shares of Common Stock
as of the close of business on June 2, 2003, pursuant to the Offer to Purchase,
dated June 3, 2003 and the related Letter of Transmittal.

         The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related
Letter of Transmittal is expressly incorporated herein by reference in response
to all the items of this Amendment, except as set forth below. In addition, the
information set forth in Items 1 through 16 of the Schedule 13E-3 are
incorporated herein by reference with respect to Items 1 through 16 of this
Amendment, except those Items as to which information specifically provided
herein is relevant, in which case the information contained in the Schedule
13E-3 is incorporated herein by reference in partial answer to those Items
unless otherwise noted hereto.

Item 16: Exhibits.

         Item 16 of Schedule 13E-3 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following exhibit thereto:

         (a)(10)  Press Release of the Company, dated June 3, 2003 (filed as
                  Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
                  June 3, 2003).*

         (a)(11)  Press Release of the Company, dated June 23, 2003 (filed as
                  Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
                  June 23, 2003).*

         (a)(12)  Press Release of the Company, dated July 2, 2003 (filed as
                  Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
                  July 2, 2003).*

         (a)(13)  Press Release of the Company, dated August 1, 2003












                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:   August 1, 2003
                              HURCO COMPANIES, INC.



                               By:    /s/ Michael Doar
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                               Name:  Michael Doar
                               Title: Chairman of the Board and
                                      Chief Executive Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

          Exhibit No.      Exhibit
            (a)(10)        Press Release of the Company, dated June 3, 2003
                           (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current
                           Report on Form 8-K filed June 3, 2003).*
            (a)(11)        Press Release of the Company, dated June 23, 2003
                           (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current
                           Report on Form 8-K filed June 23, 2003).*
            (a)(12)        Press Release of the Company, dated July 2, 2003
                           (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current
                           Report on Form 8-K filed July 2, 2003).*
            (a)(13)        Press Release of the Company, dated August 1, 2003.






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* Incorporated herein by reference.