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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | March 4, 2019 |
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TENNANT COMPANY |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Minnesota | 1-16191 | 41-0572550 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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701 North Lilac Drive, P.O. Box 1452 Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 55440 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 4, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Maria Green as a member of the Board effective March 15, 2019. Ms. Green will stand for re-election at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders to a term that expires at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders as a member of Class I. Ms. Green was appointed to serve as a member of the Governance Committee and Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Green’s election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.
Ms. Green will receive a pro rata amount of the standard non-employee director compensation, the terms of which were disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2018.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99 News release announcing election of Maria Green to the Board.
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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| Tennant Company | |
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Date: March 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ Mary E. Talbott | |
| | Mary E. Talbott | |
| | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
99 | |
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