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      ACCOUNT NO.     SHARES  
           

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders

 

  LOGO    Date:    November 17, 2017   
     Time:    9:00 A.M. (Central Daylight Time)   
     Place:    Foley and Lardner LLP, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 40th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin   

The purpose of the Special Meeting is to take the following actions:

 

1. Proposal to adopt and approve an amendment to Manitowoc’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation that effects (a) a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of Manitowoc’s common stock, at a reverse stock split ratio of one-for-four, and (b) a reduction in the number of authorized shares of Manitowoc’s common stock from 300,000,000 to 75,000,000.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” proposal 1.