Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):		October 3, 2019

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
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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain

Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 3, 2019, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (the “Company”) announced Colin Wilson, 65, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. (“HYG”), the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the Company, and President and Chief Executive Officer, HYG of the Company, intends to retire from the Company and HYG on December 31, 2019 after 31 years of service to the Company and its predecessors.

Rajiv K. Prasad, age 56, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of HYG, effective January 1, 2020. At the Company, Mr. Prasad will hold the title of President and Chief Executive Officer, HYG. Mr. Prasad became Vice President, Global Product Development of NMHG (now known as HYG) in 2007; Vice President, Global Product Development and Manufacturing of NMHG in 2012; Senior Vice President, Global Product Development, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy of NMHG in 2014; and Chief Product and Operations Officer of HYG in 2018.

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:	October 8, 2019		HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC.

		By:	/s/ Suzanne Schulze Taylor
			Name: Suzanne Schulze Taylor
			Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary