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Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

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Transforming the way the world moves 
materials from Port to Home

Delivering tailored solutions through 
a portfolio of exceptional brands

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

Our brands solve the toughest 
global materials handling challenges

Lift Trucks & Robotics for demanding 
industrial applications

Innovative Lift Truck and
 Robotic Technologies for warehouses

Market-Leading Attachments 

Fuel Cell Electrification 
for mobile equipment

Cost-Effective Lift Trucks

High-Quality Lift Trucks for 
standard applications

Our Mission:  
Transforming the way the world moves materials from Port to Home

CONTENTS 
Selected Financial and Operating Data  .  . . 1 

Directors and Officers  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 92

Letter to Stockholders  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 2 

Corporate Information  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Back Cover

Form 10-K   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 7

 
2021 ANNUAL REPORT

2017(2)

Selected Financial & Operating Data

Operating Statement Data:
Revenues  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Operating profit (loss)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Net income (loss)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Net (income) loss attributable

to noncontrolling interest  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders  .  .  . .
Basic earnings (loss) per share
  attributable to stockholders  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
  attributable to stockholders  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

Balance Sheet Data at December 31:
Cash  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Total assets  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Long-term debt  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Stockholders’ equity  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

  2021(1) 

$  3,075.7
(152.3)
$ 
(183.2)
$ 

10.2
(173.0)

$ 

$ 

(10.29)

$ 

(10.29)

Year Ended December 31
2019 
(In millions, except per share and employee data)

2020 

2018 

$  2,812 .1
49 .9
$  
38 .5
$  

$  3,291 .8
53 .9
$  
36 .6
$  

$ 
$  
$  

 3,179 .1
38 .8
34 .3

$  2,885 .2
74 .1
$  
48 .9
$  

 (1 .4)
37 .1

2 .21

2 .21

$  

$  

$  

 (0 .8)
35 .8

2 .15

2 .14

$  

$  

$  

0 .4
34 .7

2 .10

2 .09

$  

$  

$  

(0 .3)
48 .6

2 .95

2 .94

$  

$  

$  

$  
65.5
$  1,970.1
$   261.7
$   357.1

$  
151 .4
$   1,859 .5
206 .1
$  
616 .9
$  

$  
64 .6
$   1,847 .2
204 .7
$  
544 .3
$  

$  
83 .7
$   1,742 .1
210 .1
$  
527 .4
$  

$  
220 .1
$   1,647 .9
216 .2
$  
565 .5
$  

Cash Flow Data:
Provided by (used for) operating activities  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Used for investing activities  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Cash flow before financing activities(3)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

$ 
$ 
$ 

(253.5)
(24.5)
(278.0)

$  
$ 
$ 

166 .9
(43 .7)
123 .2

$  
$ 
$ 

76 .7
(42 .0)
34 .7

$  
$ 
$ 

67 .6
(110 .9)
(43 .3)

Provided by (used for) financing activities  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

$  193.6

$ 

(40 .6)

$ 

(51 .6)

$ 

(87 .6)

Per Share Data:
Cash dividends   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Market value at December 31  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Stockholders’ equity at December 31  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Actual shares outstanding at December 31  .  .  .  .  .  .
Basic weighted average shares outstanding  .  .  .  .  .  .
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding  .  .  .  .
Total employees at December 31(4)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

$  1.2875
$   41.10
$ 
 21.22
  16.827
  16.818
  16.818
8,100

$  1 .2700
59 .55
$  
 36 .71
$ 
16 .805
16 .775
16 .799
7,600

$  1 .2625
58 .96
$  
 32 .66
$ 
16 .667
16 .645
16 .726
7,900

$  1 .2325
61 .96
$  
 31 .85
$ 
16 .561
16 .540
16 .602
7,700

$  
$ 
$ 

$  

164 .7
(47 .3)
117 .4

53 .1

$  1 .2025
85 .16
$  
 34 .35
$ 
16 .462
16 .447
16 .514
6,800

(1)  During 2021, Hyster-Yale recognized $26 .1 million of non-cash adjustments to inventory and property, plant and equipment at Nuvera, a non-cash goodwill impairment 
charge of $55 .6 million, which includes $11 .7 million for the noncontrolling interest share and resulted in a $43 .9 million impact on the net loss, and a $58 .6 million non-
cash charge for additional valuation allowances primarily on certain U .S . and U .K . deferred tax assets . 

(2)  During 2017, Hyster-Yale recognized $19 .8 million of equity income from its financing joint venture and $38 .2 million of income tax expense as a result of the new U .S . tax 

reform legislation enacted in December 2017 .

(3) Cash flow before financing activities is equal to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities less net cash used for investing activities .
(4) Excludes temporary employees .

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HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING  

To Our Stockholders

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Rajiv K. Prasad

As 2021 began, the global economy appeared to be 
recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. 
The global lift truck market, which had increased to 
well over pre-pandemic levels by the fourth quarter 
of 2020, was expected to, and did continue to, grow 
in 2021. Throughout 2021, particularly the first half, 
the global lift truck markets surged much faster than 
expected, which resulted in a 41.7% increase in the 
2021 global lift truck market compared with 2020. 
Early in the year, the sustainability of the 2021 
growth rates was unclear. As a result, Hyster-Yale 
Materials Handling took a conservative view and 
kept production levels at a reduced rate for the first 
two quarters. While this significant market growth 
in association with enhanced market share helped 
to increase the Company’s bookings and backlog to 
historically high levels, the increased demand, which 
moderated noticeably only in the 2021 fourth quarter, 
led to operational challenges which increased as 
the year progressed. In particular, the Company’s 
ability to produce trucks to keep up with the surging 
demand became challenging as obtaining the 
components necessary to build trucks and ramp up 
production rates became increasingly difficult, and 
material and freight costs for the primarily fixed-
price backlog increased very significantly. 

Throughout 2021 the Company’s ability to ship 

product was constrained substantially by parts 
shortages and supply chain disruptions. These 
shortages, which only modestly improved in the 
2021 fourth quarter, arose as the global supply chain 
system struggled to ramp up its production, and 
were exacerbated by continuing pandemic-related 
supplier labor shortages, lack of shipping container 
availability from Asia, congestion at U.S. ports and 
a shortage of trucks available to move goods once 
they were received at U.S. ports. The Company put 
very significant effort into securing components 
by working closely with suppliers and using 
different shipping methods and alternate vendors. 
However, the limited availability of alternative 
shipping methods and the build-to-order, highly 

configured nature of the Company’s trucks meant 
that alternative vendors which could provide the 
necessary components were very limited, with 
the result that counteracting these constraints 
successfully has been very difficult. 

Despite parts shortages and supply chain 
disruptions, the high backlog, as well as strong 
shipments in December 2021, led to an 11% increase 
in shipments over the pandemic-affected 2020 low 
shipment levels. This increase in shipments generated 
a 9.4% improvement in revenues to $3.1 billion in 
2021. However, shipments were much lower than 
anticipated with the most significant impact felt in 
the Company’s Americas Lift Truck division where 
the logistics and supply chain component availability 
challenges were greatest. 

In last year’s annual report, we indicated that 
supply chain constraints and inflation were likely 
to present substantial margin challenges to the 
Company in 2021 because of their impact on margins 
in the largely fixed-price backlog. The impact of these 
challenges was greater than expected. The Company 
raised prices several times in 2021 to counteract the 
high material and freight costs, but these added costs 
could not be recovered adequately given their timing 
in relation to the largely fixed-price backlog.

In the context of these factors, the Company 
reported a net loss(1) of $173.0 million for 2021. The 
net loss includes an increase in material and freight 
costs of $113.9 million over 2020, a non-cash goodwill 
impairment charge of $43.9 million, net of a non-
controlling interest share, $26.1 million of non-cash 
adjustments to inventory and property, plant and 
equipment at Nuvera, and a $58.6 million non-cash 
charge for additional valuation allowances primarily 
on certain U.S. and U.K. deferred tax assets. Each 
of these three non-cash charges were recognized in 
2021 due to the effect of the continued supply chain 
disruptions and significant material and logistics 
costs on the Company’s nearer-term financial 
forecasts, as well as the delayed expected timing of 
Nuvera bookings. 

(1) For purposes of this annual report, discussions about net loss refer to net loss attributable to stockholders. 

2

These factors have also caused the Company’s 
inventory balances to increase significantly. Working 
capital, specifically inventory, began to build in 
preparation for a planned ramp-up of production 
volume in the second half of 2021. However, the 
planned production levels were not achieved due to 
component shortages. As a result, the Company is 
now focused on managing down its inventory levels. 
The Company’s updated plans include substantially 
reducing inventory by using currently on-hand 
inventory to build trucks for which production 
has been significantly delayed, while also delaying 
inbound inventory receipts to include only those 
components needed for immediate production. 
The Company is also managing 2022 capital 
expenditures, operating expenses and its production 
plans in a manner designed to enhance liquidity. 
The Company has implemented a program of strict 
controls over operating expenses to reduce cash 
outflow, including delays in the timing of strategic 
program investments. While the Company plans, 
over time, to make these capital expenditures and 
investments in the business, maintaining liquidity  
is and will continue to be a priority in 2022. 

Core Strategic Initiatives 

Despite the 2021 challenges, and results that are 
well below target objectives, the Company remains 
committed to its target of achieving an operating 
profit margin of 7% and return on total capital 
employed (“ROTCE”) of 20% in the Lift Truck 
business, a 7% operating profit margin at Bolzoni, 
and increased revenues and movement toward 
breakeven at Nuvera. The Company expects to make 
significant progress toward these targets in both  
2022 and 2023. 

To move toward achievement of its financial 
targets, the Company has continued to execute 
its long-term strategy, albeit with some delays, by 
making progress on its core strategic initiatives. 
The Company’s objective is to transform the way 
the world moves materials from Port to Home 
by being a leading, globally integrated designer, 

manufacturer and marketer of a complete range 
of lift truck solutions offering the lowest cost of 
ownership and the best overall value by leveraging 
its high quality, application-tailored lift trucks, 
attachments and power solutions. The Company is 
focused on providing a wide range of transformative, 
high-value solutions aimed at helping customers 
solve the toughest challenges in their materials 
handling applications. The Company – which 
has three highly interrelated, but independently 
managed, businesses – has five key strategic 
initiatives that interact to create a unique and 
sustainable competitive advantage. While these 
strategic initiatives are the foundation for driving 
the Company’s economic engine and are expected 
to have a collective transformational impact on 
the Company’s competitiveness, market position 
and economic performance as it emerges from the 
current period of mismatch of costs and prices, the 
projects undertaken to execute those initiatives will 
determine the ability and timing of Hyster-Yale 
achieving their full potential impact on its margins.

The Company expects to make 
significant progress toward  
its financial targets as  
2022 proceeds and in 2023

The Lift Truck business is focusing on three core 

strategies. The first is to provide the lowest cost of 
ownership while enhancing customer productivity. 
The primary focus of this strategic initiative is the 
new modular and scalable product projects, which are 
expected to lay the groundwork for enhanced market 
position by providing lower cost of ownership and 
enhanced productivity for the Company’s customers, 
including low-intensity applications. Additional to 
this are key projects geared toward electrification of 
trucks for applications now dominated by internal 
combustion engine trucks, automation product 

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options and providing telemetry and operator assist 
systems. The second core strategy is to be the leader 
in the delivery of industry- and customer-focused 
solutions, with a primary focus on transforming 
the Company’s sales methods by using an industry-
focused approach to meet its customers’ needs. The 
third core strategy is to be the leader in independent 
distribution, with a main focus on dealer and major 
account coverage, dealer excellence and ensuring 
outstanding dealer ownership globally. 

Bolzoni continues to focus on implementing its 
strategic “One Company - 3 Brands” organization 
approach to help streamline and focus corporate 
operations and strengthen its North America and 
JAPIC commercial operations. Bolzoni is working 
to increase its Americas business by strengthening 
its ability to serve key attachment industries and 
customers in the North America market through the 
introduction of a broader range of locally produced 
attachments with shorter lead times, while continuing 
to sell cylinders and various other components 
produced in its Sulligent, Alabama plant. Bolzoni 
is also increasing its sales, marketing and product 
support capabilities in North America and Europe 
based on an industry-specific approach, with an 
immediate focus on the paper, beverage, appliance, 
third-party logistics and automotive industries.  

Nuvera continues to focus on applying its 45kW 

and 60kW engines, which were both released for 
sale late in 2020, in niche, heavy-duty vehicle 
applications with expected strong near-term fuel 
cell adoption potential. As a result of these releases, 
Nuvera accelerated its 45kW and 60kW engine 
commercialization operations for the global market 
in 2021. In 2022, Nuvera will continue to focus on 
ramping up demonstrations, quotes and bookings 
of these products. In addition, Nuvera has initiated 
development of a new 125kW engine and continues to 
focus on applications in the forklift truck market.
Collectively, these initiatives ultimately are 
expected to increase market share and generate 
profitable growth at the Lift Truck business and 
Bolzoni by increasing volumes and enhancing gross 
margins and operating margins on a sustained 
basis, while also gaining substantial bookings and 
shipments at Nuvera. 

Hyster-Yale’s strategic initiatives  
are expected to increase  
market share and generate 
profitable growth

Looking Forward

Looking forward, in 2022, the global lift truck 

market is still anticipated to be higher than pre-
pandemic levels, but it is expected to recede from 
the historical highs of 2021. As a result, the Lift 
Truck business is expecting a substantial decrease 
in bookings from the record levels seen in 2021. 
However, full-year shipments are expected to increase 
significantly in 2022 over 2021 given the robust 
backlog at the Lift Truck business and actions being 
put in place to mitigate the impact of supply chain 
constraints and shortages, which are anticipated to 
begin to moderate in the first half of the year but 
continue into the beginning of the third quarter. 
Significant material cost inflation and higher 
freight costs, as well as the non-renewal of tariff 
exclusions, are expected to continue to keep the 
cost of components and freight high in 2022, as the 
Company expects inflation rates to continue, but at 
a lower rate of change. While more moderate cost 
increases are expected in 2022, there are some signs 
that suggest costs have peaked. As a result of these 
factors, managing margins on new orders is a high 
priority. The price increases implemented in 2021 and 
early in 2022 are expected to help improve margins, 
but many of the orders in the backlog slotted for 
production in the first nine months of 2022 do not 
reflect the full effect of all these price increases. 
However, new bookings are being made at close to 
target margins based on expected future costs at 
the time of production. As a result, the Lift Truck 
business expects margins to remain very low early in 
2022 and then increase over the successive quarters, 
with much stronger margins in the fourth quarter 
when the higher-margin, already-booked trucks, and 
trucks still to be booked, are expected to be produced 
and shipped. 

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HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING  As a result of its core strategies, the increased 
shipment volume potential of the current backlog 
and expected bookings in 2022, and enhanced 
prices, the Lift Truck business expects to move from 
significant operating losses in the first quarter of 
2022 to substantial operating profit and net income 
in the fourth quarter, with the improvements in the 
second half of the year expected to more than offset 
the losses in the first half of 2022. 

Bolzoni expects to follow a similar path, but with 
moderate operating profit in the first quarter followed 
by improving operating profit in the remaining 
quarters of the year, resulting in sizeable operating 
profit and net income for 2022. 

Excluding the impact of the 2021 non-cash 
charges, Nuvera expects moderately reduced losses  
in 2022 as a result of enhanced fuel cell shipments. 
Given the continued extensive component 
shortages due to supply chain constraints and 
significant material and freight cost inflation, as 
well as continued losses at Nuvera, on a consolidated 
basis, the Company expects a large net loss in the 
first quarter, a substantially reduced net loss in the 
second quarter, approximately breakeven results in 
the third quarter and substantial net income in the 
fourth quarter of 2022. However, the fourth-quarter 
net income is not expected to fully offset the losses 
generated in the first nine months. 

The overarching objective of all  
the strategic programs is to create  
long-term stockholder value 

Throughout 2022, we will be focused on 

managing effectively in a challenging and dynamic 
environment, and we will continue to execute our 
mid-term and long-term strategies. Our strategy 
for the longer term is clear and transformative. 
Our key projects, as well as the explicit objectives 
for the Lift Truck, Bolzoni and Nuvera businesses, 
support this long-term strategy. Further, our end 
markets are strong, we have a record lift truck 

backlog and a strong current booking environment, 
and we are working diligently to manage our 
supply chain headwinds. We are also continuing 
to invest in innovative products to meet increased 
customer demand. As we bring costs, prices and 
production volumes in line quarter-by-quarter over 
2022 at the Lift Truck and Bolzoni businesses, we 
expect operating profit on a consolidated basis to 
be strong in the 2022 fourth quarter and in 2023 
despite continuing supply chain challenges. Further, 
bookings momentum for Nuvera’s 45kW and 60kW 
engines is expected to develop in 2022 and increase 
in 2023 due to improving adoption rates for key fuel 
cell market segments.

While it focuses on strategic projects and 
financial results, the Company also continues to 
embrace corporate responsibility. Hyster-Yale believes 
the long-term best interests of its stockholders 
are best served by embracing economic, social, 
environmental and health and safety objectives 
throughout its organization for the benefit not only 
of its stockholders but also of its customers and the 
communities in which it operates. The Company 
has established specific cost-effective corporate 
projects through its 2026 Vision program that will 
reduce its impact on the environment and conserve 
natural resources. All of this is being carried out 
in the context of its leadership in electric forklift 
and especially fuel cell products, which have the 
potential for zero emissions. Hyster-Yale’s Corporate 
Responsibility report is available on the Company's 
website (hyster-yale.com) and describes the 
Company’s commitment to promote a responsible 
culture throughout the business and its product 
value chain as it moves toward its 2026 Vision.
The overarching objective of all of Hyster-
Yale’s strategic programs is to create long-term 
stockholder value in all of the business units. We 
are optimistic about the Company’s future. As a 
result of its strategic initiatives and the expected 
improvements in results as 2022 progresses and 
in 2023, we believe Hyster-Yale offers a compelling 
investment opportunity. However, traditional 
valuation metrics which view the Company as a 
single business can be misleading. We believe the 
Company’s valuation is better thought of as the sum 

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HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING  

of separate value analyses for each of its businesses. 
The Lift Truck business and Bolzoni are mature 
businesses focused on creating long-term value by 
increasing unit volume and market share through 
the execution of core strategic initiatives. Nuvera, 
on the other hand, is a new technology business 
focused on commercializing and selling products 
that are complementary and additive to the Lift 
Truck business and have other industry product 
applications as well. As a result, given the current 
stage of development of the market for fuel cell 
products, we believe this business should be valued 
independently as a venture business in the context 
of very significant long-term market growth. We 
believe an enhanced market multiple valuation could 
be reasonable over time for our mature businesses 
and that Nuvera has significant value now, with the 
opportunity for enhanced value ahead of it.

■■■

In closing, navigating through the challenges of 

2021 required hard work among our global team. 
We have an outstanding group of employees, which 
includes very capable leaders, who have worked 
diligently to manage production and supply chain 
disruptions as well as cost increases and have kept 
the Company moving forward constructively on its 
strategic programs throughout this period. We are 
still grappling with external headwinds but given  
the strength and resilience of our global team, we 
have great confidence in the Company’s ability to 
deliver strong sales and earnings performance by 
the end of 2022 and achieve our financial objectives 
in the years ahead. This year, in particular, we 
would like to thank our employees for their shared 
sacrifices, resiliency, passion and commitment to 
dealing with these challenges. Their hard work and 
disciplined execution during this difficult period 
have enabled, and we expect will continue to enable, 
our Company to continue to support our dealers  
and customers successfully. 

We believe we are effectively 
navigating our way through this 
dynamic environment and are now 
on an upward trajectory

We would also like to take this opportunity to 
thank our customers, dealers, suppliers, lenders  
and Hyster-Yale stockholders for their continued 
support during this turbulent and difficult period. 
After the unprecedented 2020 year, we did not 
expect that 2021 would prove to be an even greater 
challenge. Our 2021 results are disappointing. 
However, we believe we are effectively navigating  
our way through this dynamic environment and 
are now on an upward trajectory to deliver positive 
progress in 2022 and move to significant profitability 
in the fourth quarter and in 2023. Without this 
support, navigating this challenging period would 
have been far more difficult. 

We look forward to an improving 2022 and to 
building an even better longer-term future based on 
the hard lessons learned from this turbulent year.

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. and
Chairman, Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.

Rajiv K. Prasad
President, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.

This annual report to stockholders contains forward-looking statements. For a discussion of the factors that may cause the Company’s actual 
results to differ from these forward-looking statements, please see page 29 in the attached Form 10-K.

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HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING  

Directors & Officers

Directors & Officers of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 

Directors:
James B. Bemowski 
Retired Vice Chairman of Doosan Group

J.C. Butler, Jr. 
President and Chief Executive Officer,  
NACCO Industries, Inc. and The North  
American Coal Corporation

Carolyn Corvi 
Retired Vice President and General Manager  
–Airplane Programs of The Boeing Company

Edward. T. Eliopoulos 
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP

John P. Jumper 
Retired Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

Dennis W. LaBarre 
Retired Partner, Jones Day

H. Vincent Poor 
Michael Henry Strater University Professor of 
Electrical Engineering at Princeton University

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
Chairman of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.
Non-Executive Chairman of NACCO  
Industries, Inc. and The North American  
Coal Corporation
Non-Executive Chairman of Hamilton Beach 
Brands Holding Company

Claiborne R. Rankin 
Manager of NCAF Management, LLC, the 
managing member of North Coast Angel 
Fund, LLC

Britton T. Taplin 
Self-employed (personal investments)

David B.H. Williams 
President and Partner,  
Williams, Bax & Saltzman, P.C.

Eugene Wong 
Professor Emeritus of the University of  
California at Berkeley

Officers:
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Rajiv K. Prasad
President

Gregory J. Breier
Vice President, Tax

Brian K. Frentzko
Vice President, Treasurer

Jennifer M. Langer 
Vice President, Controller and  
Chief Accounting Officer

Anthony J. Salgado
Chief Operating Officer,  
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.

Kenneth C. Schilling
Senior Vice President and  
Chief Financial Officer

Suzanne S. Taylor
Senior Vice President, General Counsel  
and Secretary

Executives and Officers of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. and its Subsidiary Companies

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. 
Chairman

Rajiv K. Prasad 
President and Chief Executive Officer

Gregory J. Breier 
Vice President, Tax

Brian K. Frentzko 
Vice President, Treasurer

Patrice G. Groisiller 
Vice President, Product Platforms

Tracy S. Hixson 
Vice President, Global Supply Chain

Stephen J. Karas 
Senior Vice President, President APIC

Jennifer M. Langer 
Vice President, Controller

David M. LeBlanc 
President, Global Technology  
Solutions Division

Roberto Scotti 
President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Bolzoni S.p.A.

Stewart D. Murdoch 
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, 
Europe, Middle East and Africa

Gopichand Somayajula 
Senior Vice President, Global Product  
Development

Charles F. Pascarelli 
Senior Vice President, President, Americas

Jon C. Taylor 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Lucien M.J. Robroek 
Chief Executive Officer of  
Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC

Anthony J. Salgado 
Chief Operating Officer

Patric Schroeter 
Vice President Finance, APIC

Suzanne S. Taylor 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel  
and Secretary

Mark H. Trivett 
Vice President Finance,  
Europe, Middle East and Africa

Raymond C. Ulmer 
Vice President Finance, Americas

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

Corporate Information

Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of 
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. will 
be held on May 10, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the 
corporate office located at: 
5875 Landerbrook Drive  
Cleveland, Ohio 44124

Form 10-K
Additional copies of the Company’s  
Form 10-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission are available free  
of charge through Hyster-Yale’s website  
(hyster-yale.com) or by request to Investor 
Relations

Investor Relations Contact 
Investor questions may be addressed to: 
Investor Relations 
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
5875 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 300 
Cleveland, Ohio 44124 
(440) 449-9589

Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar 
Stockholder Correspondence: 
Computershare 
P.O. Box 505000 
Louisville, KY 40233-5000

Overnight Correspondence: 
Computershare 
462 South 4th St., Suite 1600 
Louisville, KY 40202

(877) 373-6374 (U.S., Canada and  
Puerto Rico) 
(781) 575-2879 (International)

Legal Counsel 
Jones Day 
North Point 
901 Lakeside Avenue 
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Independent Registered Public  
Accounting Firm 
Ernst & Young LLP 
950 Main Avenue, Suite 1800 
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Stock Exchange Listing 
The New York Stock Exchange 
Symbol: HY

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
Website 
Additional information on Hyster-Yale 
Materials Handling may be found at the 
corporate website, hyster-yale.com. The 
Company considers this website to be one 
of the primary sources of information for 
investors and other interested parties.

Brand Websites: 
Hyster Global: hyster.com
Yale Global: yale.com
Nuvera Fuel Cells: nuvera.com
Bolzoni: bolzonigroup.com
Hyster-Yale Maximal: maxforklift.com

5875 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 300  |  Cleveland, Ohio 44124  | hyster-yale.com
An Equal Opportunity Employer