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): May 17, 2020

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-27618	16-0547600
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

205 Crosspoint Parkway	Getzville	NY	14068
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number including area code: (716) 689-5400

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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, $0.01 par value per share	CMCO	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

(a) On May 17, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the “Company”) approved and adopted the Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the “Amended Bylaws”), which became effective immediately as of that date. The Amended Bylaws were modified (i) to provide that directors of the Company, other than a director that is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, may not serve on the boards of directors of more than four publicly traded companies (inclusive of the Company’s Board) and that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may not serve on the boards of directors of more than two publicly traded companies (inclusive of the Company’s Board) and (ii) to state that the size of the Board could be fixed at no more than ten (10) members for the limited time period between May 17, 2020 and September 1, 2020 and, after September 1, 2020, again no more than nine (9) members.

The description above is summary in nature, not complete and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

EXHIBIT NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
3.1	Sixth Amended and Restated By-laws, effective May 17, 2020
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are 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 thereunto duly authorized.

COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Alan S. Korman
Name:	Alan S. Korman
Title:	Vice President Corporate Development, General
	Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer

Dated: April 12, 2021