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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * AuYeung Benjamin   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP [CMCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP-APAC (Last) (First) (Middle) 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/22/2017 (Street) GETZVILLE, NY 14068 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/22/2017   A   3,018 (1) A $ 0 12,627.724 (2) D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 24.33

05/22/2017

A

9,959 (3)

05/22/2018

05/21/2027

Common Stock

9,959

$ 0

9,959 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AuYeung Benjamin 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY GETZVILLE, NY 14068			VP-APAC

Signatures

Mary C. O'Connor, Power of Attorney for Benjamin AuYeung		05/23/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of July 18, 2016, subject to forfeiture in whole or part; units become fully vested and non-forfeitable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/22/2018, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(2)	Includes 9,917.7240 shares of restricted stock issued to reporting person subject to forfeiture in whole or part; 189.2616 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 5/19/2018; 1,586.3236 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 50% per year for two years beginning 5/18/2018; 5,124.1388 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/23/2017; and the remaining 3,018 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/22/2018 if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(3)	Represents non-qualified stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of July 18, 2016 subject to forfeiture in whole or part; options become exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/22/2018, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.

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