EXHIBIT 99.1
News Release
140 John James Audubon Parkway
Amherst, NY 14228
Immediate Release
Columbus McKinnon Declares Quarterly Dividend
of $0.04 per Share
AMHERST, NY, October 20, 2014 - Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.04 per common share. The dividend will be payable on or about November 17, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2014.
About Columbus McKinnon
Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, systems and services, which efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position and secure materials. Key products include hoists, cranes, actuators and rigging tools. The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by its superior design and engineering know-how. Comprehensive information on Columbus McKinnon is available on its website at http://www.cmworks.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning future revenue and earnings, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements, including general economic and business conditions, conditions affecting the industries served by the Company and its subsidiaries, conditions affecting the Company's customers and suppliers, competitor responses to the Company's products and services, the overall market acceptance of such products and services, the effect of operating leverage, the pace of bookings relative to shipments, the ability to expand into new markets and geographic regions, the success in acquiring new business, the speed at which shipments improve, and other factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this release.
Contacts:
| Gregory P. Rustowicz | Investor Relations: |
| Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer | Deborah K. Pawlowski |
| Columbus McKinnon Corporation | Kei Advisors LLC |
| 716-689-5442 | 716-843-3908 |
| greg.rustowicz@cmworks.com | dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com |
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