Edgar Filing: MANITOWOC CO INC

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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	Date of Report
	(Date of earliest
	event reported):	May 18, 2008

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	1-11978	39-0448110
(State or other	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

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)

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On May 18, 2008, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Syndication Agents, and BNP Paribas, as Documentation Agent. The Amendment amends certain provisions of the Credit Agreement for the purpose of permitting Manitowoc’s increased bid for Enodis plc. The Amendment also provides for an increase in the amount of the Term Loan Y facility made available to Manitowoc under the Credit Agreement from $800,000,000 to $1,075,000,000, resulting in an increase in the aggregate amount of the loan facilities made available to Manitowoc under the Credit Agreement from $2,400,000,000 to $2,675,000,000.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

On May 18, 2008, Manitowoc entered into the Amendment. For a description of the Amendment and the Credit Agreement, see, respectively, Item 1.01 above and Item 2.03 on Manitowoc’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 14, 2008.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not applicable.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

(4.1)

Amendment, dated as of May 18, 2008, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2008, by and among The Manitowoc Company, Inc., the subsidiary borrowers named therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders named therein. Schedules and exhibits to the Amendment have not been filed herewith. Manitowoc agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Commission upon request.

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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: May 22, 2008	By: /s/ Maurice D. Jones
	Maurice D. Jones
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.
FORM 8-K
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description

(4.1)

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