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<a name="s6014268F81AC45D53DA346A2A4944757"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font><img src="logo.jpg" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;height:84px;width:276px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">April 23, 2013</font></div><div 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Employer</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;Identification Number)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2400 S. 44th&#160;Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221-0066</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">(920) 684-4410</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:2pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:2pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:1pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:2pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:2pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s6014268F81AC45D53DA346A2A4944757"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:2pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:2pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">As announced on April 3, 2013, Michael J. Kachmer resigned as president of the Foodservice segment of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and as a senior vice president of the Company.  On April 23, 2013, the Company entered into a severance agreement and release (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) with Mr. Kachmer.  Pursuant to the Agreement (a) Mr. Kachmer will be paid $485,000 in twenty-six (26) biweekly payments over a one year period, (b) Mr. Kachmer was granted one additional year of vesting on all previously awarded stock options that had yet to vest as of the effective date of Mr. Kachmer&#8217;s resignation (the &#8220;Termination Date&#8221;), (c) the portion of the performance share award granted in 2011 that was subject to the additional requirement that Mr. Kachmer be continuously employed through the end of 2013 is considered earned and will be paid out at December 31, 2013, (d) the exercise period for all vested stock options, including those for which the vesting is accelerated, is twelve (12) months from the Termination Date, (e) all outstanding equity awards other than those outstanding equity awards that have vested as of the Termination Date and those noted in clauses (b) and (c) above, are forfeited, and (f) Mr. Kachmer will continue to receive normal health and welfare plan benefits through April 30, 2013.  The Agreement also includes a release and customary covenants restricting Mr. Kachmer from disclosing confidential information, from competing with the Company&#8217;s business and from soliciting employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A copy of the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.16 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)  Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit No.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Description</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Exhibit 10.16</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Severance Agreement and Release, dated April 23, 2013, by and between The Manitowoc Company, Inc. and Michael J. Kachmer.   </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">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 thereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:94.35483870967742%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="51%"></td><td width="49%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Registrant)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">DATE:&#160;&#160;April 26, 2013</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">/s/ Maurice D. 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Form8-KreSeveranceAgreement04-23-13
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):
April 23, 2013
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)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2400 S. 44th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221-0066
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(920) 684-4410
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As announced on April 3, 2013, Michael J. Kachmer resigned as president of the Foodservice segment of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the "Company") and as a senior vice president of the Company.  On April 23, 2013, the Company entered into a severance agreement and release (the "Agreement") with Mr. Kachmer.  Pursuant to the Agreement (a) Mr. Kachmer will be paid $485,000 in twenty-six (26) biweekly payments over a one year period, (b) Mr. Kachmer was granted one additional year of vesting on all previously awarded stock options that had yet to vest as of the effective date of Mr. Kachmer's resignation (the "Termination Date"), (c) the portion of the performance share award granted in 2011 that was subject to the additional requirement that Mr. Kachmer be continuously employed through the end of 2013 is considered earned and will be paid out at December 31, 2013, (d) the exercise period for all vested stock options, including those for which the vesting is accelerated, is twelve (12) months from the Termination Date, (e) all outstanding equity awards other than those outstanding equity awards that have vested as of the Termination Date and those noted in clauses (b) and (c) above, are forfeited, and (f) Mr. Kachmer will continue to receive normal health and welfare plan benefits through April 30, 2013.  The Agreement also includes a release and customary covenants restricting Mr. Kachmer from disclosing confidential information, from competing with the Company's business and from soliciting employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.
A copy of the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.16 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  Exhibits.
Exhibit No.        Description
Exhibit 10.16
Severance Agreement and Release, dated April 23, 2013, by and between The Manitowoc Company, Inc. and Michael J. Kachmer.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.
(Registrant)
DATE:  April 26, 2013
/s/ Maurice D. Jones
Maurice D. Jones
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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