Exhibit 10.4
COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION THRIFT 401(K) PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 15 OF THE 1998 PLAN RESTATEMENT
Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the "Corporation") hereby amends the Columbus McKinnon
Corporation Thrift 401(K) Plan (the "Plan"), as amended and restated in its entirety effective January 1, 1998,
and as further amended by Amendment Nos. 1 through 14, as permitted under Section 14.1 of the Plan, as
follows:
1. Section 3.2, entitled “Matching Contributions,” is amended effective January 31, 2009 by changing
Section 3.2(b) to read as follows:
(b) Amount and Allocation of Contribution
. The Matching Contribution required to be made on behalf of a Participant under Section 3.2(a) shall be
an amount equal to 50 percent of the Salary Reduction Contributions made on behalf of the Participant
during Plan Years ending before 2009 and during the first two months of 2009. Matching Contributions
made with respect to Salary Reduction Contributions made during the first two months of 2009 shall not
exceed 3.0 percent of the Participant’s Base Pay for such months. Beginning March 1, 2009, Matching
Contributions shall be made in such amount, or in no amount, as the Board of Directors may determine in
its discretion from year to year. Matching Contributions made with respect to the last ten months of
2009 and with respect to subsequent Plan Years shall be allocated among Participants in proportion to
their respective Salary Reduction Contributions (but excluding Salary Reduction Contributions in excess
of 6 percent of Base Pay) made during the last ten months of 2009 or subsequent Plan Year, as
applicable.
WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument of amendment has been executed by a duly authorized officer of
the Corporation this 27th day of January, 2009.
COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
By Karen L. Howard
Title Vice President - Finance & CFO