8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 16, 2024

   

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Wisconsin	1-11978	39-0448110
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11270 West Park Place Suite 1000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin		53224
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 414 760-4600

   

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	MTW	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 16, 2024, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) from nine directors to ten directors and elected Ryan M. Gwillim as a new director to fill the vacancy created by such increase, effective immediately, with a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Mr. Gwillim will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described under “Non-Employee Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2023.

A copy of the press release announcing this addition to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The exhibits listed in the exhibit index below are being filed herewith.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description


99		Press Release, dated January 16, 2024.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Date:	January 16, 2024	By:	/s/ Jennifer L. Peterson
			Jennifer L. Peterson Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary