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 29, 2025  

 

TENNANT COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota	1-16191	41-0572550
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

10400 Clean Street Eden Prairie, Minnesota	55344
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(763) 540-1200

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.375 per share		TNC		New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Tennant Company (the “Company”) held the 2025 Annual Meeting for purposes of electing four directors, ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2025, and providing advisory approval on executive compensation. Results of shareholder voting on these matters were as follows:

 

		For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Vote
1. Each of the following three Class III directors was elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028 and one Class II director was elected to a two-year term expiring in 2027:
Andrew P. Hider		16,349,173			106,409			3,460			754,763
David W. Huml		16,380,211			75,342			3,489			754,763
David Windley		15,594,859			856,275			7,908			754,763
Mark W. Sheahan		16,416,758			38,824			3,460			754,763

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

2. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified.

17,188,081

22,250

3,474

 

		For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Vote
3. Advisory approval of executive compensation was received.		15,996,741			452,300			10,001			754,763

 

There were 18,806,189 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting and a total of 17,213,805 (91.53%) shares were represented at the meeting.

 

 

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.

 

	Tennant Company
Date: May 2, 2025	By:	/s/ Kristin A. Erickson
		Kristin A. Erickson
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary