8-K
HYSTER-YALE, INC. (HY)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
| CURRENT REPORT | ||
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| Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | February 19, 2020 | |
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| HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| Delaware | 000-54799 | 31-1637659 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5875 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 300 | ||
| Cleveland | (440) | |
| OH | 449-9600 | 44124-4069 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | (Zip code) |
| N/A | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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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 |
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| Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | HY | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 19, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven members and elected David B. H. Williams as Director of the Company. Mr. Williams will serve for an initial term ending at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May 2020. The Board appointed Mr. Williams to serve as a member of the Finance Committee.
Mr. Williams currently serves as President of the law firm Williams, Bax & Saltzman, P.C. Mr. Williams is a lawyer with more than 25 years of experience providing legal counsel to businesses in connection with litigation and commercial matters. Mr. Williams' substantial experience as a litigator and commercial advisor enables him to provide valuable insight on business and legal issues pertinent to the Company. Mr. Williams does not currently serve on any other corporate boards.
Mr. Williams is not a party to any transaction described in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Mr. Williams is eligible to participate in the non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2019.
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.
| Date: | February 21, 2020 | HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Suzanne Schulze Taylor | ||
| Name: Suzanne Schulze Taylor | |||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |