X0202 4 2004-12-17 0 0000313716 HARDINGE INC hdng 0001127337 SIMONS RICHARD L 298 BECKWITH RD PINE CITY NY 14871 1 1 0 0 Exec. Vice President & CFO Common Stock 2004-12-17 4 F 0 2862 11.26 D 70026 D Common Stock 2660.31 I by qualified plan J. Philip Hunter, as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated March 6, 1995, the original of which was previously filed with the Commission 2004-12-21