Manitou Group — Share Issue/Capital Change 2011

Jul 6, 2011

New Manitou BF share capital following the merger of its holding company SFERT

Ancenis - July 5, 2011

During its 1st of July meeting, the Manitou BF Board of Directors has acknowledged, according to the delegation received June 9th, 2011 from the Shareholders' Meeting in its 13th resolution, the absence of objections by creditors on the completion of the merger.

As a result, the share capital of Manitou BF is now equal to €39 547 824 consisting in 39 547 824 shares with a par value of 1 euro per share.

Manitou, the Material-Handling Reference, is headquartered in Ancenis (West of France). Manitou designs, assembles and distributes material-handling solutions for agriculture, construction and industry markets. Manitou reported in 2010 revenue of €838 millions, of which two thirds outside France. Business is conducted under the Manitou®, Gehl®, Mustang®, Loc® et Edge® trademarks, through 1,400 independent dealers in more than 120 countries. As of December 31, 2010, Manitou employed 2,800 people of which 40% outside France.

Forthcoming event July 19, 2011 (after market close): H1'11 Revenue Corporate information is available at: www.manitou.com Shareholder information: communication.financiere@manitou.com

Listing codes:

ISIN: FR0000038606 • MNO: MTU • Reuter: MANP.PA • Bloomberg code: MTU.FP Indices: CAC Mid & Small, CAC Small, CAC All-Tradable, NEXT 150