Business
Columbus McKinnon Announces Change of Venue for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Columbus McKinnon Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCO), a leading designer and manufacturer of motion control products, technologies,
About this update from Columbus Mckinnon Corporation
[{"type":"text","content":" BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nColumbus McKinnon Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCO), a leading designer and manufacturer of motion control products, technologies, automated systems and services for material handling, announced today that it has changed the venue of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders due to its previous planned location being unavailable as a result of COVID-19 impeding the completion of its renovation plans.\n\n\nFor shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 1, 2020, the meeting will now be held at the following location:\n\n\nColumbus McKinnon Corporation\nAnnual Meeting of Shareholders\n10:00 am CST, Monday, July 20, 2020\nGibson’s Bar & Steakhouse (Rush Room)\n1028 North Rush Street\nChicago, Illinois 60611\n\n\nThe Company advises that shareholders who are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or anyone who has been in contact with any person experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms should not attend the annual meeting in person. The Company may put in place additional procedures or limitations on meeting attendees, including limiting seating, requiring health screenings, protective masks and other reasonable or required measures in order to enter the meeting location.\n\n\nWhether shareholders plan to attend Columbus McKinnon’s 2020 Annual Meeting in person or not, all shareholders are encouraged to vote and submit their proxies in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the Company’s 2020 proxy materials. The proxy card included with the proxy materials will not be updated to reflect the change in meeting venue, but may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the 2020 Annual Meeting. Shareholders are also encouraged to return their proxies, as instructed in the materials, as early as possible to avoid any processing delays that may be caused by the COVID-19 environment.\n\n\nFurther information regarding the change of location of the Annual Meeting can be found in the Notice of Change of Location of Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2020.\n\n\nGiven the fluid nature of the situation regarding the COVID-19 virus, the Annual Meeting may be converted to a virtual-only meeting at a future date, if deemed to be prudent by the Company. If Columbus McKinnon decides to further modify the structure of i...