[8-K] MANITOWOC CO INC Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. expanded its Board of Directors from eight to ten members and elected Mark B. Rourke and Randy A. Wood as new directors, effective immediately. Their terms will run until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Rourke and Wood will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described under “Non-Employee Director Compensation” in Manitowoc’s Proxy Statement for its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, which was on March 21, 2025. The Company also issued a press release announcing the board additions, which is included as Exhibit 99.1.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): January 21, 2026

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Wisconsin			1-11978	39-0448110
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
11270 West Park Place Suite 1000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin				53224
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 414 760-4600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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, $.01 Par Value		MTW		The New York Stock Exchange

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).

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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 January 20, 2026, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) from eight directors to ten directors and elected Mark B. Rourke and Randy A. Wood as new directors to fill the vacancies created by such increase, effective immediately, each with a term expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Messrs. Rourke and Wood will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described under “Non-Employee Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2025.

A copy of the press release announcing this addition to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The exhibits listed in the exhibit index below are being filed herewith.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated January 21, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

			The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Date:	January 21, 2026	By:	/s/ Jennifer L. Peterson
			Jennifer L. Peterson Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary