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):   May 3, 2011

 

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

2400 S. 44th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221-0066

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

 

(920) 684-4410

 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 3, 2011, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  At the Annual Meeting the Company’s shareholders voted on (i) the election of three directors, (ii) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, (iii) an advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and (iv) an advisory proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

The nominees named below were elected as directors at the Annual Meeting by the indicated votes cast for each nominee:

 

Name of Nominee		For		Withheld		Broker Nonvotes
Donald M. Condon, Jr.		74,045,060		7,073,520		36,007,571
Keith D. Nosbusch		73,604,592		7,513,988		36,007,571
Glen E. Tellock		70,330,057		10,788,523		36,007,571

 

The directors listed above will serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in the year 2014.  The following other directors continue in office (subject to the Company’s age 72 limit):  Roy V. Armes, Virgis W. Colbert, Cynthia M. Egnotovich, Kenneth W. Krueger, James L. Packard and Robert C. Stift.

 

At the Annual Meeting, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, was ratified by the indicated votes cast:

 

For		Against		Abstentions
109,736,619		7,084,094		305,438

 

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders approved the advisory proposal regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the indicated votes cast:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Nonvotes
60,427,331		20,182,728		568,515		35,947,577

 

Finally, at the Annual Meeting, the advisory proposal regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:

 

3 Years		2 Years		1 Year		Abstentions		Broker Nonvotes
30,603,207		1,224,786		46,153,919		3,135,947		36,008,291

 

After consideration of the results of the vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that it would implement an annual advisory vote on such compensation until the next required shareholder vote on the frequency of these votes.

 

Further information concerning the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting is contained in the Company’s proxy statement, dated March 24, 2011, with respect to the 2011 Annual Meeting.

 

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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.

 

	THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.
	(Registrant)
DATE:  May 5, 2011	/s/ Maurice D. Jones
	Maurice D. Jones
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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