Shareholder and Corporate Information As of March 31, 2003, there were 508 shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock. In addition, 1,818 Columbus McKinnon employees owned shares through the Company ESOP. Approximately 1,500 additional shareholders held shares in “street name.”  August 18, 2003; 10:00 a.m. Columbus McKinnon Corporation Corporate Headquarters 140 Audubon Parkway Amherst, NY 14228-1197 Please direct questions about lost certificates, change of address and consolidation of accounts to the Company’s transfer agent and registrar: American Stock Transfer & Trust Company 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level New York, NY 10038 (718) 921-8200 www.amstock.com Positioning  Lois H. Demler Corporate Secretary Columbus McKinnon Corporation 140 Audubon Parkway Amherst, NY 14228-1197 (716) 689-5409 lois.demler@cmworks.com Investor information is available on the Company’s Web site: www.cmworks.com Investor Relations Contact Transfer Agent Annual Shareholders Meeting The following are trademarks of Columbus McKinnon Corporation registered  in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: CM, Big Orange, Bossman, Budgit, Cady, Coffing, ColorLinks, Conco, Cyclone, Duff-Norton, Hammerlok, Herc- Alloy, Lift-Tech LTI, Little Mule, Lodestar, Shaw-Box, Tigrip, Univeyor, Yale. The following are trademarks of Columbus McKinnon Corporation: Abell-Howe, Camlok, CM Max, CraneMart, Deeweld, Gaffey, LARCO, Positech, Raccords Gautier, Rotary Union, Univeyor, WECO. Ernst & Young LLP 50 Fountain Plaza, 14th floor Buffalo, NY 14202-2297 Independent Auditors According to the March 31, 2003 SEC filings, approximately 36 institutional investors own 42.6% of Columbus McKinnon’s outstanding shares. Corporate Headquarters Lifting  Corporate Headquarters Columbus McKinnon Corporation 140 Audubon Parkway Amherst, NY 14228-1197 Telephone: (716) 689-5400 Safely Efficiently  39