UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 28, 2026

COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

001-34362

16-0547600

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite D	Charlotte	NC	28277
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 689-5400

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

CMCO

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with the previously announced private offering by Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the “Company”) of $900.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.125% senior secured notes due 2033 (the “Notes”), the Company is providing investors with unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information giving effect to the Company’s pending acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Kito Crosby Limited (“Kito Crosby”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2025, by and among the Company, Kito Crosby, the equityholders of Kito Crosby set forth on the signature pages thereto and Ascend Overseas Limited, solely in its capacity as the representative, and the Company’s pending divestiture of its U.S. power chain hoist and chain manufacturing operations based out of its Damascus, Virginia and Lexington, Tennessee facilities and certain other assets as of and for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 and the related notes thereto. This information was updated from information previously provided to reflect, among other things, the updated respective aggregate principal amounts of the Notes and the proposed senior secured term loan B facility that the Company expects to enter into in connection with the Acquisition. This information is included in Exhibit 99.1 attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION

99.1		Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, together with the notes thereto.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.


COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION

By:		/s/ Gregory P. Rustowicz
Name:		Gregory P. Rustowicz
Title:		Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: January 28, 2026

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP 8-K