Edgar Filing: Buer Gene P

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Buer Gene P

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP [CMCO]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP Hoist Products The Americas

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

AMHERST,Â NYÂ 14228

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	228 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	301 ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	4,099 ⁽³⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	05/19/2009	05/18/2018	Common Stock	432 ⁽⁴⁾	$ 28.45	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	10/19/2018	Common Stock	10,000 ⁽⁵⁾	$ 16.81	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁶⁾	05/17/2019	Common Stock	7,680 ⁽⁶⁾	$ 13.27	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Buer Gene P 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY AMHERST,Â NYÂ 14228	Â	Â	Â VP Hoist Products The Americas	Â

Signatures

Gene P. Buer		05/27/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents restricted stock units issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006, subject to forfeiture in whole or part; units become fully vested and non-forfeitable 33.33% per year for three years beginning 5/19/2011, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(2)	Reports shares allocated to account of reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended (the "ESOP").
(3)	Represents restricted stock units issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006, subject to forfeiture in whole or part; units become fully vested and non-forfeitable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/18/2010, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(4)	Represents non-qualified stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006; options become exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/19/2009, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(5)	Represents non-qualified stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006; options become exercisable 33.33% per year for three years beginning 10/20/2011, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(6)	Represents non-qualified stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006; options become exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/18/2010, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.

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