{"url_path":"/sec/cmco/8-k/2026-01-20/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-01-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/0001193125-26-015918-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-015918","cik":"0001005229","ticker":"CMCO","issuer_name":"COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/0001193125-26-015918-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001005229","primary_entity_name":"COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP"},"word_count":710,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01\n\nOther Events.\n\nOn January 20, 2026, the Company announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other customary conditions, $1,225.0 million of senior secured notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) in connection with the Acquisition.\n\nThe offering of the Notes is not conditioned on the consummation of the Acquisition. The Notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption in the event that (i) the consummation of the Acquisition does not occur on or before close of business on August 10, 2026 (or such later date if the end date is extended under the Stock Purchase Agreement) (the “End Date”) or (ii) the Company delivers a notice to the trustee stating it has determined that the consummation of the Acquisition will not occur on or before the End Date.\n\nThe Notes will initially be unsecured and not guaranteed by any subsidiary of the Company. Following the closing of the Acquisition, the Notes will be (i) secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries that will guarantee the new senior secured credit facilities that the Company expects to enter into in connection with the Acquisition (the “New Credit Agreement”), subject to certain thresholds, exceptions and permitted liens and (ii) unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries that will guarantee the New Credit Agreement.\n\nThe Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with proceeds from the sale of Series A Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Shares of the Company to CD&R XII Keystone Holdings, L.P. and the New Credit Agreement, to finance the Acquisition (including the repayment of Kito Crosby’s existing indebtedness), to refinance the Company’s existing senior secured credit facilities and to pay any related fees and expenses.\n\nA copy of the Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.4 hereto. The press release is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.\n\nThis Form 8-K, including the exhibits attached hereto, does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. No offer, solicitation, or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis report may contain statements concerning our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and future events or performance, including, but not limited to, the statements about the proposed offering of the Notes, our intention to issue the Notes, the expected use of proceeds, the Acquisition and the Divestiture. Such statements are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to trends and events that may affect our future financial position and operating results. The terms such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “target,” and similar words or expressions, as well as statements in future tense, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and\n\nare subject to risks and may differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties related to the Company include factors detailed in the reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described under “Risk Factors” in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors and we make no commitment to update any forward-looking statement or to disclose any facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof that may affect the accuracy of any forward-looking statement."}