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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-804942
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161227
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161228

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MANITOWOC CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000061986
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531]
		IRS NUMBER:				390448110
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11978
		FILM NUMBER:		162071626

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2400 SOUTH 44TH STREET
		CITY:			MANITOWOC
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			54221-0066
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9206522222

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2400 SOUTH 44TH STREET
		CITY:			MANITOWOC
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			54221-0066
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;December 27, 2016 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Manitowoc Company, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">39-0448110</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission File</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2400 South 44th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221-0066 </B></P>
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the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 C.F.R. &#167;230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;27, 2016, The Manitowoc
Company, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the &#147;Rights Agent&#148;) entered into an amendment (the &#147;Amendment&#148;) to the Company&#146;s Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;21, 2007 (the
&#147;Rights Agreement&#148;), between the Company and the Rights Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amendment accelerates the scheduled expiration date of the
Rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement to December&nbsp;31, 2016. Accordingly, as of 5:00 p.m., New York time, on December&nbsp;31, 2016, the Rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement will expire and will no longer be outstanding and
the Rights Agreement will terminate as of that time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Amendment contains certain changes to the rights and obligations of
the Rights Agent for the purpose of updating the Rights Agreement to conform with current standards and practices. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summary
of the Amendment is a general description only, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Material Modification of Rights to Security Holders </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information contained in Item
1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with its approval of the Amendment, the Board of Directors
of the Company adopted a policy concerning the adoption of any shareholder rights plan in the future. The policy is as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The
Manitowoc Company, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Policy Regarding Shareholder Rights Plans </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Adopted as of November&nbsp;16, 2016) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors (&#147;Board&#148;) of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (&#147;Manitowoc&#148;) has determined it to be in the best
interests of Manitowoc and its shareholders to adopt this Policy Regarding Shareholder Rights Plans (&#147;Policy&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under this
Policy, no shareholder rights plan shall be adopted unless such action is approved by a majority of directors who satisfy New York Stock Exchange independence requirements and such directors find that such action is consistent with the exercise of
their fiduciary responsibilities to Manitowoc and its shareholders. If a shareholder rights plan is adopted by the Board that did not receive shareholder approval prior to its implementation, then such shareholder rights plan shall expire on the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> anniversary of its implementation unless it is ratified by shareholders prior to that date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Policy is adopted by the Board as of November&nbsp;16, 2016 and shall be subject to reconsideration and amendment by the Board from time
to time consistent with the Board&#146;s duties and the interests of Manitowoc. The Corporate Governance Committee of the Board shall review this Policy on at least an annual basis and report to the Board on any recommendations it may have
concerning this Policy. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Exhibits</U>. The following exhibit is being filed herewith: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Amendment, dated December&nbsp;27, 2016, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;21, 2007, by and between The Manitowoc Company, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amendment, dated December&nbsp;27, 2016, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;21, 2007, by and between The Manitowoc Company, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 4.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>AMENDMENT </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Amendment (this &#147;Amendment&#148;), dated and effective as of December&nbsp;27, 2016 (the &#147;Effective Time&#148;), is made and entered into by and between The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association (the &#147;Rights Agent&#148;), under that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;21, 2007 (the &#147;Rights Agreement&#148;). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, pursuant to Section&nbsp;27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company may from time to time amend the Rights Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, based on action of its Board of Directors, the Company desires to amend the Rights Agreement in the manner set forth below.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AGREEMENT: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW,
THEREFORE</B>, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Amendment of Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement</U>. Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended to read in
its entirety as follows as of the Effective Time: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, the registered holder of any Rights Certificate
may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby (except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the restrictions on exercisability set forth in Section 9(c), Section 11(a)(iii), Section 23(a) and Section 24(b) hereof) in whole or in
part at any time after the Distribution Date upon surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to purchase and the certificate on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the office of the Rights Agent
designated for such purpose, together with payment (in accordance with subsection (c)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;7) of the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to the total number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash or other assets,
as the case may be) as to which such surrendered Rights are then exercisable, at or prior to the earliest of (i)&nbsp;the Close of Business on March&nbsp;29, 2017 (the &#147;Final Expiration Date&#148;), (ii) the time at which the Rights are
redeemed as provided in Section&nbsp;23 hereof (the &#147;Redemption Date&#148;) or (iii)&nbsp;the Close of Business on December&nbsp;31, 2016 (the earliest of (i), (ii) and (iii)&nbsp;being herein referred to as the &#147;Expiration
Date&#148;).&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Amendment to Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;20 of the Rights Agreement</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 20(a) is hereby amended to read as follows as of the Effective Time: </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be legal counsel for the Company),
and the opinion or advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in the absence of bad faith and in accordance with such opinion or advice.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 20(b) is hereby amended to read as follows as of the Effective Time: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement the Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or
matter (including, without limitation, the identity of any Acquiring Person and the determination of &#147;Current Market Price&#148;) be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter
(unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by any one of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any
Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Rights Agent; and such certificate shall be full authorization to the Rights Agent for any action taken or suffered
by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section
20(c) is hereby amended to read as follows as of the Effective Time: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder to the Company and any other Person only for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (which gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct must be determined by a final, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-appealable</FONT> judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 20(g) is hereby amended to read as follows as of the Effective Time: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The Rights Agent is hereby authorized to and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from
any one of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and to apply to any such officers for advice or
instructions in connection with its duties, and it shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in accordance with instructions of any such officer.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New Section 20(l) is hereby added to the Rights Agreement as of the Effective Time: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The provisions contained in Section&nbsp;18 and this Section&nbsp;20 shall survive the expiration of the Rights and the termination of
this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Rights Agent.&#148; </P>
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Agreement</U>. The final sentence of Section&nbsp;29 of the Rights Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows as of the Effective Time: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Without limiting the rights of the Rights Agent, all such actions, calculations, interpretations and determinations (including, for
purposes of clause (y)&nbsp;below, all omissions with respect to the foregoing) which are done or made by the Board in good faith, shall (x)&nbsp;be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the Rights Agent, the holders of the Rights and all
other parties, and (y)&nbsp;not subject the Board to any liability to the holders of the Rights and the Rights Agent is entitled to assume the Board acted in good faith and shall be fully protected and incur no liability in reliance thereon.&#148;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Miscellaneous</U>. Any certificate, instrument or other document for which the Rights Agent&#146;s signature
is required under the Rights Agreement may be executed by an authorized signatory of the Rights Agent by manual or facsimile signature. Such signature when executed manually or transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect and
enforceability as an original signature. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Representations and Warranties</U>. The Company represents and
warrants that this Amendment is in compliance with the terms of Section&nbsp;27 of the Rights Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No
Further Amendment</U>. Except as specifically supplemented and amended, changed or modified by this Amendment, the Rights Agreement shall be unaffected by this Amendment and shall remain in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Governing Law</U>. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York
and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Counterparts</U>. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts
shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Descriptive Headings</U>. Descriptive headings of the Sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience
only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of this Amendment. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="8"><B>THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY,</B></P>
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