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 4, 2021
 
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, WI	 	53224	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (414) 760-4600
 
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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	 	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 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 4, 2021, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”).  At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on: (i) the election of eight 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, 2021; and (iii) an advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, dated March 25, 2021, for the 2021 Annual Meeting (the “2021 Proxy Statement”). 
 
The nominees named below were elected as directors at the 2021 Annual Meeting to each serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2022, or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the indicated votes cast:

 	 	 	 	
Name of Nominee	For	Withheld	  Broker Non-Votes	
 	 	 	 	
Anne E. Bélec	23,529,875	359,437	4,656,094	
Robert G. Bohn	22,984,806	904,506	4,656,094	
Donald M. Condon, Jr.	23,145,533	743,779	4,656,094	
Anne M. Cooney	23,409,674	479,638	4,656,094	
Kenneth W. Krueger	23,649,972	239,340	4,656,094	
C. David Myers	23,465,132	424,180	4,656,094	
John C. Pfeifer	23,145,050	744,262	4,656,094	
Aaron H. Ravenscroft	23,715,842	173,470	4,656,094	
 
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, was ratified by the indicated votes cast:

 	 	 	 	
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes	
28,286,802	240,657	17,947	0	
 
The advisory proposal seeking approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2021 Proxy Statement, was approved by the indicated votes cast:

 	 	 	 	
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes	
15,972,457	7,789,192	127,663	4,656,094	

Further information concerning the matters voted upon at the 2021 Annual Meeting is contained in the 2021 Proxy Statement.

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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, 2021	 	/s/ Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.	
 	 	Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.	
 	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	
 
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