cmco-20200829

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2020

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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

205 Crosspoint Parkway

Getzville

14068

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

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

(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

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Item 5.02			DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN DIRECTORS.

On August 29, 2020, Mr. R. Scott Trumbull, a director of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the “Company”) passed away. Mr. Trumbull served as Chair of the Compensation and Succession Committee and on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

On August 31, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the death of Mr. Trumbull. A copy of the press release is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.


EXHIBIT NUMBER						DESCRIPTION

99.1						Press Release dated August 31, 2020
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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/ Gregory P. Rustowicz
Name:			Gregory P. Rustowicz
Title:			Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)


Item 9.01			FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.