UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 15, 2018

 

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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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.

On May 15, 2018, Manitex International, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Laura R. Yu as Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller of the Company, effective as of such date. Ms. Yu will serve as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company.

Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Yu, 47, worked for Tenneco Inc., a publicly-traded global manufacturer of clean air and ride performance products and systems for the automotive, commercial truck, off-highway markets and the aftermarket, where she served as Director, Corporate Finance from May 2016 to May 2018 and Senior Manager, Corporate Finance from February 2013 to April 2016. Previously, she was employed with Filtran LLC, a leading provider of filtration solutions, as Controller from January 2010 to February 2013 and Division Finance Manager from August 2006 to December 2009.

There are no arrangements or understandings required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K or family relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. Similarly, there are no transactions with related persons required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving Ms. Yu.

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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.

 

Date: May 17, 2018