secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MANITOWOC CO INC (MTW)
CIK:        0000061986
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-22-001482
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Manitowoc records $13.9M EPA charge; potential penalty up to $174M
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- Recorded $13.9M charge in Q4 2021; total estimated liability $14.9M as of Dec 31, 2021.
- EPA probe covers ~1,420 engines in cranes sold Jan 2014-Jul 2017 under TPEM program.
- Statutory maximum Clean Air Act penalties approx $174M; Company disputes noncompliance.
- Discussions with EPA and DOJ ongoing; outcome may materially impact financial condition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000095017022001482/0000950170-22-001482-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000095017022001482/mtw-20220218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-001482

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