0001005229-12-000008.txt : 20120524 0001005229-12-000008.hdr.sgml : 20120524 20120524145453 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001005229-12-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120523 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120524 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120524 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005229 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531] IRS NUMBER: 160547600 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PKWY CITY: AMHERST STATE: NY ZIP: 14228-1197 BUSINESS PHONE: 7166895400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY CITY: AMHERST STATE: NY ZIP: 14228-1197 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOWARD KAREN L CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001214461 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34362 FILM NUMBER: 12866931 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY CITY: AMHERST STATE: NY ZIP: 14228-1197 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0305 4 2012-05-23 0001005229 COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP CMCO 0001214461 HOWARD KAREN L 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY AMHERST NY 14228 0 1 0 0 VP-Strategic Initiatives Common Stock 63330 D Common Stock 2012-05-23 4 F 0 363 13.57 D 62967 D Common Stock 2940.8312 D Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy) 5.46 2005-05-17 2014-05-16 Common Stock 20000 20000 D Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) 28.45 2009-05-19 2018-05-18 Common Stock 3380 3380 D Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) 13.27 2010-05-18 2019-05-17 Common Stock 11063 11063 D Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) 18.24 2011-05-17 2020-05-16 Common Stock 8129 8129 D Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) 19.50 2012-05-23 2021-05-22 Common Stock 7597 7597 D Includes 7,228 shares of restricted stock issued to reporting person subject to forfeiture in whole or part; 1,477 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 5/18/2013; 594 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 5/19/2013, 2,139 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 50% per year for two years beginning 5/17/2013, and the remaining 3,018 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 33.33% per year for three years beginning 5/23/2013, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer. Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligation upon vesting 1,006 restricted stock units on 5/23/2012. Reports shares allocated to account of reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended (the "ESOP"). All exercisable, subject to IRS limitations. All exercisable, subject to IRS limitations. Exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/18/2010, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer. Exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/17/2011, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer. Exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/23/2012, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer. Mary C. O'Connor, Power of Attorney for Karen L. Howard 2012-05-24 EX-24 2 poa_howard.htm POA_HOWARD

POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Timothy R. Harvey, Mary C. O'Connor and Joyce

A. Hall, or any of them signing singly, and with full power of

substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the

undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments

thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to

obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make

electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section

16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or

regulation of the SEC;



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4,

and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behlaf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form

with the SEC and any stock exchagne or similar authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,

may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required

by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents

executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act

and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be

done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming

all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be

done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at

the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the

Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect

until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,

4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and

transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless

earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power

of Attorney to be executed as of the 12th day of May, 2008.





                              /s/ Karen L. Howard