UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2016

HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

5875 Landerbrook Drive

Cleveland, Ohio 44124-4069

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(440) 449-9600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 1, 2016, Hyster-Yale Capital Holding Italy S.r.l., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the shareholders of Penta Holding S.p.A. (“Penta”), which supplemented the Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into on February 14, 2016 by the Company and the shareholders of Penta. Among other things, the Amendment provides for a specific allocation of the purchase price for the Penta shares among the sellers, certain changes in the resignation of certain directors and officers, including the selling shareholders, from Penta, Bolzoni S.p.A. (“Bolzoni”) and its subsidiaries as were originally set forth in the Agreement in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby. The Amendment further provides for certain releases from liability and indemnification of certain directors of Bolzoni’s subsidiaries, governance modifications to Penta in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, and updated financial statements of Penta and information in the “notices” section of the Agreement.

The foregoing summary has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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