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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Manitex International, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Michigan</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">42-1628978</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9725 Industrial Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bridgeview, Illinois 60455 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(708) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">430-7500</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Manitex
International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>J. Michael Coffey </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Manitex International, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9725 Industrial Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bridgeview, Illinois 60455 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(708) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">430-7500</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address, including telephone number and area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Todd M. Kaye </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bryan Cave
Leighton Paisner LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>St. Louis, Missouri 63102 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(314) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">259-2000</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional
1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) of Manitex International, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) that may be issued under the Manitex International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
and restated through June&nbsp;1, 2023 (the &#147;2019 Plan&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the entire contents of, including all documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference into, the
registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-232357)</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on June&nbsp;26, 2019,
registering 279,717 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock issuable under the 2019 Plan, relating to securities of the same class as to which this registration statement relates, except as amended or supplemented in Part II of this
Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000095017023006604/mntx-20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for its fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001302028/000095017023017512/mntx-20230331.htm">March&nbsp;31,
 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000095017023037723/mntx-20230630.htm">June&nbsp;30, 2023</A>; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312523019677/d457907d8k.htm">January&nbsp;31,
 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312523026230/d441095d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
7, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312523137072/d401030d8k.htm">May 5, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312523159621/d280499d8k.htm">June&nbsp;2,
 2023</A>; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000095017023013762/mntx-def14a_2023.htm">Schedule
 14A</A> filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;21, 2023 for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June&nbsp;1, 2023; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312505000728/d8a12b.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed on January&nbsp;4, 2005 under the caption &#147;Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered&#148; and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and other documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, excluding any information furnished under Item 7.01 or Item 2.02 of any Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or replaces such statement.&nbsp;Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is organized under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, which generally empowers Michigan corporations to indemnify a person
that is a party, or threatened to be made a party, to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, whether formal or informal (other than actions by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or of another enterprise serving at such corporation&#146;s request, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
in connection therewith if such person acted in good faith and in a manner in which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders, and, with respect to a criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In a derivative action (an action brought by or in
the right of the corporation), the Michigan Business Corporation Act provides that indemnification may be made for expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the director, officer,
employee or agent in connection with the action or suit only if such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders; except
that no indemnification is available if such person has been found liable to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which the action or suit was brought determines upon application that the defendant director or officer is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity. If a director or officer is successful in defending a derivative action, the Michigan Business Corporation Act requires that a Michigan corporation indemnify such director or officer against any expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in the action. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Michigan Business Corporation Act permits Michigan corporations to eliminate or limit
the personal liability of directors, except liability for (i)&nbsp;the amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which he or she is not entitled; (ii)&nbsp;intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or its shareholders;
(iii)&nbsp;a violation of Section&nbsp;551 of the Michigan Business Corporation Act, which pertains to unlawful payments of dividends, stock purchases or redemptions; and (iv)&nbsp;an intentional criminal act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has adopted provisions in its Amended and Restated Bylaws that provide for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law. In addition, the Registrant will maintain directors and officers liability insurance coverage for our directors and officers that will provide for damages, judgments, settlements, defense costs, charges and expenses incurred by
reason of any actual or alleged breach of duty, error, misstatement, misleading statement or omission done or made in their capacities as directors and/or officers of the Registrant.. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits have been filed (except where otherwise indicated) as part of this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Description</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312508235181/dex31.htm">Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q
</FONT> filed on November&nbsp;13, 2008; File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-32401).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312508067183/dex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Veri-Tek</FONT> International, Corp. (now known as Manitex International, Inc.), as amended
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed on March&nbsp;27, 2008; File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-32401).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302028/000119312523159621/d280499dex101.htm">Manitex International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated through June&nbsp;
1, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on June&nbsp;2, 2023; File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-32401).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d429657dex51.htm">Opinion of Bowen, Radabaugh&nbsp;&amp; Milton, P.C. regarding the validity of the securities offered by this Registration Statement. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d429657dex231.htm">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d429657dex51.htm">Consent of Bowen, Radabaugh&nbsp;&amp; Milton, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Powers of Attorney of directors and certain officers of the Registrant (included on signature page). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d429657dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
this registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P>
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to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bridgeview, State of
Illinois, on August&nbsp;3, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ J. Michael Coffey</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">J. Michael Coffey</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>Power of Attorney </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints J. Michael Coffey and Joseph Doolan, and each of them (with full
power to each of them to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments and documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and any and all other documents filed with respect thereto, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (or any other governmental or regulatory authority), granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys in fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on August&nbsp;3, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David J. Langevin</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David J. Langevin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Chairman and Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ J. Michael Coffey</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J. Michael Coffey</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Joseph Doolan</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph Doolan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ronald M. Clark</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ronald M. Clark</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Takashi Kiso</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Takashi Kiso</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Frederick B. Knox</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Frederick B. Knox</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen J. Tober</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2023
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Manitex International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
42-1628978
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
9725 Industrial Drive
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455
(708)
430-7500
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Manitex
International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated
(Full title of the plan)
J. Michael Coffey
Chief
Executive Officer
Manitex International, Inc.
9725 Industrial Drive
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455
(708)
430-7500
(Name and address, including telephone number and area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Todd M. Kaye
Bryan Cave
Leighton Paisner LLP
211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
(314)
259-2000
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☒
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional
1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") of Manitex International, Inc. (the "Registrant") that may be issued under the Manitex International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
and restated through June 1, 2023 (the "2019 Plan").
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the entire contents of, including all documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference into, the
registration statement on Form
S-8
(File
No. 333-232357)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 26, 2019,
registering 279,717 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock issuable under the 2019 Plan, relating to securities of the same class as to which this registration statement relates, except as amended or supplemented in Part II of this
Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022;
(b) The
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
for the quarters ended
March 31,
 2023
and
June 30, 2023
;
(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed on
January 31,
 2023
,
February 
7, 2023
,
May 5, 2023
and
June 2,
 2023
;
(d) The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule
 14A
filed with the Commission on April 21, 2023 for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 1, 2023; and
(e) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form
8-A
filed on January 4, 2005 under the caption "Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description; and
All reports and other documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, excluding any information furnished under Item 7.01 or Item 2.02 of any Current Report on Form
8-K.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant is organized under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, which generally empowers Michigan corporations to indemnify a person
that is a party, or threatened to be made a party, to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, whether formal or informal (other than actions by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or of another enterprise serving at such corporation's request, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
in connection therewith if such person acted in good faith and in a manner in which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders, and, with respect to a criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
In a derivative action (an action brought by or in
the right of the corporation), the Michigan Business Corporation Act provides that indemnification may be made for expenses, including attorneys' fees and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the director, officer,
employee or agent in connection with the action or suit only if such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders; except
that no indemnification is available if such person has been found liable to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which the action or suit was brought determines upon application that the defendant director or officer is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity. If a director or officer is successful in defending a derivative action, the Michigan Business Corporation Act requires that a Michigan corporation indemnify such director or officer against any expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in the action.
The Michigan Business Corporation Act permits Michigan corporations to eliminate or limit
the personal liability of directors, except liability for (i) the amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which he or she is not entitled; (ii) intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or its shareholders;
(iii) a violation of Section 551 of the Michigan Business Corporation Act, which pertains to unlawful payments of dividends, stock purchases or redemptions; and (iv) an intentional criminal act.
The Registrant has adopted provisions in its Amended and Restated Bylaws that provide for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law. In addition, the Registrant will maintain directors and officers liability insurance coverage for our directors and officers that will provide for damages, judgments, settlements, defense costs, charges and expenses incurred by
reason of any actual or alleged breach of duty, error, misstatement, misleading statement or omission done or made in their capacities as directors and/or officers of the Registrant..
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits have been filed (except where otherwise indicated) as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
filed on November 13, 2008; File
No. 001-32401).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of
Veri-Tek
International, Corp. (now known as Manitex International, Inc.), as amended
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed on March 27, 2008; File
No. 001-32401).
4.3
Manitex International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated through June 
1, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on June 2, 2023; File
No. 001-32401).
5.1
Opinion of Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton, P.C. regarding the validity of the securities offered by this Registration Statement.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2
Consent of Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24
Powers of Attorney of directors and certain officers of the Registrant (included on signature page).
107
Filing Fee Table.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
this registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on a Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bridgeview, State of
Illinois, on August 3, 2023.
MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ J. Michael Coffey
J. Michael Coffey
Chief Executive Officer
Power of Attorney
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints J. Michael Coffey and Joseph Doolan, and each of them (with full
power to each of them to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments and documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and any and all other documents filed with respect thereto, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (or any other governmental or regulatory authority), granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys in fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 3, 2023.
SIGNATURE
CAPACITY
/s/ David J. Langevin
David J. Langevin
Executive Chairman and Director
/s/ J. Michael Coffey
J. Michael Coffey
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Joseph Doolan
Joseph Doolan
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Ronald M. Clark
Ronald M. Clark
Director
/s/ Takashi Kiso
Takashi Kiso
Director
/s/ Frederick B. Knox
Frederick B. Knox
Director
/s/ Stephen J. Tober
Stephen J. Tober
Director