8-K


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 27, 2016



 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.)

701 North Lilac Drive, P.O. Box 1452
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
 
55440
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(763) 540-1200

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 27, 2016, for purposes of electing three directors, ratifying the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016, and providing advisory approval of executive compensation. Results of shareholder voting on these matters were as follows:

 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker
Non-Vote
1. Each of the following three Class III directors was elected for a three-year term expiring in 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
William F. Austen
14,820,766
 
1,243,226
 
915,005
H. Chris Killingstad
14,820,239
 
1,243,753
 
915,005
David Windley
15,419,835
 
644,157
 
915,005

 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Vote
2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016 was ratified.
16,670,472
 
220,227
 
88,298
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Advisory approval of executive compensation was received.
15,727,289
 
295,522
 
41,181
 
915,005


There were 16,978,997 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 17,693,089 (95.96%) 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: April 28, 2016
By:
 /s/ Heidi M. Wilson
 
 
 
Heidi M. Wilson
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary