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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897069-20-000192
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200416
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200416
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200416

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001287213
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531]
		IRS NUMBER:				134275891
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34728
		FILM NUMBER:		20795278

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7777 NORTH 73RD ST
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53233
		BUSINESS PHONE:		414-362-3940

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7777 NORTH 73RD ST
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53233

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DOUGLAS DYNAMICS HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040415
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</div>
    <div style="text-align: center;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
    <div style="text-align: center;">(Amendment No.____)</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">Filed by the Registrant [X]</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">Check the appropriate box:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">[&#160;&#160; ]<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Preliminary Proxy Statement</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 9pt; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">Douglas Dynamics, Inc.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</div>
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                <div>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</div>
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                <div>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</div>
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                <div>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0&#8209;11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and
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                <div>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</div>
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                <div>Total fee paid:</div>
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                <div>Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0&#8209;11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.&#160;
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                <div>Amount Previously Paid:</div>
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                <div>Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</div>
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                <div>Date Filed:</div>
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      <div style="font-size: 12pt;">For further information contact:</div>
      <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Douglas Dynamics, Inc.</div>
      <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Nathan Elwell</div>
      <div style="font-size: 12pt;">847-530-0249</div>
      <div style="font-size: 12pt;">investorrelations@douglasdynamics.com</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">DOUGLAS DYNAMICS TO PROVIDE TELECONFERENCE AND WEBCAST OF 2020 ANNUAL MEETING</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Company Encourages Shareholders to Utilize the Teleconference and Webcast Options</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">and Avoid Attending in Person</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">April 16, 2020 &#8212; Milwaukee, Wisconsin</font> &#8212;<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE: PLOW), today announced the company will host a live teleconference and webcast of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) at
        the Douglas Dynamics Distribution Center located at 7611 N. 73rd Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53223. The Company decided to offer these additional options to protect the health and safety of its employees and shareholders during the ongoing
        COVID-19 pandemic.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">While the Company currently plans to hold the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as presented in the Notice of Annual Meeting provided to shareholders
        on or around March 27, 2020, the Company encourages all shareholders to access the annual meeting via teleconference or webcast, rather than attending the meeting in person to minimize the health and safety risks to everyone involved. This
        proactive approach is consistent with other recent actions intended to limit public gatherings.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">Please note that shareholders will be able to listen in to the meeting via teleconference or webcast, but will not be able to vote, or revoke a proxy, or
        ask questions via this manner of participation. Therefore, to ensure that your vote is counted at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the company strongly encourages its shareholders to complete and return the proxy card included with the
        Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement first mailed to shareholders on or around March 27, 2020, or through your broker, bank or other nominee&#8217;s voting instruction form.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">Shareholders of record may still attend the meeting and revoke their proxy at any time before it is voted; however, as stated above, the Company strongly
        encourages its shareholders to consider the safety of everyone involved, as well as any existing governmental orders, and avoid attending the meeting in person.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">The Company is closely monitoring developments with the COVID-19 pandemic and urges all stakeholders to follow recommendations provided by the U.S.
        Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).</div>
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        <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">To listen to the teleconference, shareholders should dial (877) 369-6591 domestically, or (253) 237-1176 internationally.</div>
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        <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">A live webcast will also be available via the Investor Relations section of the Company&#8217;s website at www.douglasdynamics.com.</div>
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        <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">Those planning to listen should connect to the teleconference or live webcast at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.&#160; For further
          questions regarding how to access the Annual Meeting of Shareholders via teleconference or webcast, please contact Investor Relations at investorrelations@douglasdynamics.com
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      <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>About Douglas Dynamics</u></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">Home to the most trusted brands in the industry, Douglas Dynamics is North America&#8217;s premier manufacturer and up-fitter of commercial work truck
        attachments and equipment. For more than 70 years, the Company has been innovating products that not only enable people to perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively, but also enable businesses to increase profitability. Through its
        proprietary Douglas Dynamics Management System (DDMS), the Company is committed to continuous improvement aimed at consistently producing the highest quality products, at industry-leading levels of service and delivery that ultimately drive
        shareholder value. The Douglas Dynamics portfolio of products and services is separated into two segments:&#160; First, the Work Truck Attachments segment, which includes commercial snow and ice control equipment sold under the FISHER&#174;, SNOWEX&#174; and
        WESTERN&#174; brands. Second, the Work Truck Solutions segment, which includes the up-fit of market leading attachments and storage solutions under the HENDERSON&#174; brand, and the DEJANA&#174; brand and its related sub-brands.</div>
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