--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001005229-23-000201" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "CMCO" cik: "0001005229" company_name: "COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP" filed_at: "2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-13T03:53:13.598833+00:00" event_type: "dividend" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Columbus McKinnon declares $0.07 quarterly dividend; all shareholder proposals approved ## Summary - Dividend of $0.07 per share declared, payable August 21, 2023 to holders of record August 11, 2023. - All nine director nominees elected with majority votes; Aziz S. Aghili received 23.96M votes for. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 20.73M for vs 5.56M against (~78.9% support). - Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor approved with 26.55M votes for. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001005229-23-000201 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: CMCO - cik: 0001005229 - company_name: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP - filed_at: 2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: dividend - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.2 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000201/0001005229-23-000201-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000201/cmco-20230723.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000201 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000201.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000201.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder vote on executive compensation at the 2023-07-24 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-24 source text: Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on the frequency of the Shareholder Vote with respect to Executive Compensation The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the frequency of the shareholder vote regarding executive compensation: 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year Abstained Broker Non-Vote 24,995,946.75 4,378.00 1,623,639.99 14,499.02 1,000,054.00 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000201/0001005229-23-000201-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-07-24 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-24 source text: Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the approval of the advisory vote on executive compensation: Votes For Votes Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 20,734,744.13 5,555,959.01 347,760.62 1,000,054.00 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000201/0001005229-23-000201-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP shareholders approved Election of nine directors to serve for one-year terms at the 2023-07-24 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-24 source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to each director who was elected at the Annual Meeting. Each director received a majority vote. Name Votes For Votes Against Votes Withheld Broker Non-Vote Gerald G. Colella 25,846,343.76 786,282.00 5,838.00 1,000,054.00 Kathryn V. Roedel 25,786,810.76 846,214.00 5,439.00 1,000,054.00 David J. Wilson 26,146,493.76 486,132.00 5,838.00 1,000,054.00 Heath A. Mitts 26,157,231.76 478,547.00 2,685.00 1,000,054.00 Aziz S. Aghili 23,963,527.76 2,665,089.00 9,847.00 1,000,054.00 Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn 25,626,964.76 1,007,863.00 3,636.00 1,000,054.00 Michael Dastoor 25,806,391.76 826,234.00 5,838.00 1,000,054.00 Chad R. Abraham 26,100,071.77 532,568.99 5,823.00 1,000,054.00 Rebecca Yeung 25,864,953.77 713,454.99 60,055.00 1,000,054.00 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000201/0001005229-23-000201-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 at the 2023-07-24 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-07-24 source text: Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for fiscal year 2024: Votes For Votes Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 26,553,888.76 989,037.00 95,592.00 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000201/0001005229-23-000201-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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