UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-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): December 14, 2016
MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Michigan | | 001-32401 | | 42-1628978 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(708)430-7500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Rooke appointed as CEO of ASV
Effective as of December 14, 2016, the Board of Managers of A.S.V., LLC (“ASV”), a joint venture owned 51% by Manitex International, Inc. (the “Company”) and 49% by Terex Corporation, appointed Andrew M. Rooke, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, as the Chief Executive Officer of ASV. In connection with Mr. Rooke’s appointment as the CEO of ASV, he resigned as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and David J. Langevin, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was also appointed as the Company’s President.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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By: | | /S/ David H. Gransee |
Name: | | David H. Gransee |
Title: | | Vice President and CFO |
Date: December 20, 2016
