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


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

As previously disclosed, on May 24, 2018, Manitex International, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Tadano Ltd., a Japanese company ("Tadano"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, so long as Tadano owns at least 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock, Tadano will have the right to nominate one individual to serve on the Company's board of directors (the "Board"), and the Company will nominate and recommend Tadano's nominee at each election of directors. Pursuant to this arrangement and upon nomination by Tadano, the Company appointed Ingo Schiller to serve as a director of the Company, effective as of June 1, 2018.

On January 30, 2023, Mr. Schiller notified the Company of his resignation from the Board, effective upon the appointment of Tadano's successor nominee to the Board. Mr. Schiller's resignation was not due to a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Tadano nominated Takashi Kiso, its Global Officer, as its successor nominee, and upon such nomination by Tadano, the Company appointed Mr. Kiso to the Board, effective January 31, 2023. Mr. Kiso will serve as a director until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Kiso has not been appointed to any committees of the Board. Mr. Kiso will receive the standard compensation for non-employee directors pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Plan, consisting of $10,000 cash fees per quarter and periodic equity grants pursuant to the Company's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company expects that equity grants received by Mr. Kiso in connection with his service as a director of the Company will be assigned to Tadano.

Item 8.01. Other Items.

On January 31, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the resignation of Mr. Schiller from the Board and appointment of Mr. Kiso to the Board. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
  No.       Description

99.1          Press Release dated January 31, 2023.

104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
            document).

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