In order to limit the expansion of Covid-19 and following the closure announcements received in the morning of March 17 by numerous partners, customers and suppliers, the Manitou Group has decided to close its operations in France as from today 1 pm until March 31, 2020. This provision concerns all French operations, excluding spare parts, customer support and some central functions.

The Group is currently unable to determine the overall impact that this crisis will have on the financial full year.