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Section 240.14a-101 Schedule 14A.
Information required in proxy statement.
Schedule 14A Information
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Filed by the Registrant [ ]
Filed by a party other than the Registrant [X]
Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement
[ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted
by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
[X] Definitive Additional Materials
[ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section
240.14a-12
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
THE COLUMBUS MCKINNON SHAREHOLDRS COMMITTEE
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[X] No fee required
[ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1)
and 0-11
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
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(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction
applies:
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(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction
computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount
on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined):
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(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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(5) Total fee paid:
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[ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for
which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
previous filing by registration statement number, or the
Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount Previously Paid:
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(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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(3) Filing Party:
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(4) Date Filed:
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[LETTERHEAD OF MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC.]
NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT:
Stan Kay
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
212/929-5940
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
COLUMBUS MCKINNON AND SHAREHOLDERS COMMITTEE
DISCONTINUE PENDING LITIGATION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, August 5, 1999 -- The Columbus McKinnon Shareholders
Committee anounced today that Columbus today that Columbus McKinnon Corporation
(NASDAQ: CMCO) and the Committee mutually agreed to discontinue without
prejudice and without costs the pending litigation between them. The parties
both agreed that the proxy contest should be determined by a vote of the
shareholders at the upcoming annual meeting on August 16, 1999.
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