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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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to be held on May 2, 2017, for The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

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      ACCOUNT NO.     SHARES  
           

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Notice of Annual Meeting

 

  LOGO    Date:    Tuesday, May 2, 2017   
     Time:    9:00 A.M. (Central Daylight Time)   
     Place:    Holiday Inn, 4601 Calumet Avenue, Manitowoc, Wisconsin   

The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to take the following actions:

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the following:

 

1. Election of Nine Directors

 

Nominees   01 José María Alapont   02 Robert G. Bohn   03 Donald M. Condon, Jr.   04 Anne M. Cooney
  05 Kenneth W. Krueger   06 Jesse A. Lynn   07 C. David Myers   08 Barry L. Pennypacker
  09 John C. Pfeifer      

 

2. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017;

 

3. An advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

 

4. An advisory vote to hold future advisory votes EVERY YEAR to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

 

5. Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.