Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) Sr VP Mark Paradowski Receives Award

What Happened
Mark R. Paradowski, Senior Vice President, Information Services & Chief Data Officer of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO), was granted awards on August 17, 2026 totaling 17,458.7 shares (17.7 + 5,421 + 12,020) recorded at $0.00. These entries are awards/acquisitions (Form 4 code A) and include restricted stock units (RSUs) and related derivative awards that are subject to forfeiture and vesting schedules rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 17, 2026; Form 4 filed August 19, 2026 (appears timely under the two-business‑day rule).
• Grants: 17.7 shares (dividend reinvestment), 5,421 RSUs (LTIP grant), and 12,020 derivative units — all reported at $0.00. Total ≈ 17,458.7 shares.
• Vesting/forfeiture: Multiple vesting schedules apply per filing footnotes — e.g., some RSUs vest 33.33% per year over three years (8/17/2027, 5/18/2028, 5/18/2029); other restricted shares have separate vesting installments in May 2026/2027 and phased vesting thereafter.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided summary of the filing.
• Footnotes of note: F1 = dividend-reinvestment RSUs; F2 = RSUs issued under the 2016 LTIP with multi-year vesting; F3 = breakdown of restricted stock tranche vesting amounts.
• Filing timeliness: Reported two days after the transaction date; appears to comply with Form 4 timing requirements.

Context

• These are compensation awards (RSUs/derivative awards), not open‑market purchases or sales — they do not represent a cash investment by the insider at grant and are subject to vesting/forfeiture conditions.
• Such grants are routine for executive compensation; they inform about insider remuneration but do not by themselves indicate a buying/selling signal.