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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | April 29, 2015 |
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 |
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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 29, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 II directors was elected for a three-year term expiring in 2018: | |||||
| Azita Arvani | 16,059,967 | 345,007 | 1,049,043 | ||
| Steven A. Sonnenberg | 16,013,764 | 391,210 | 1,049,043 | ||
| David S. Wichmann | 15,986,748 | 418,226 | 1,049,043 | ||
| 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, 2015 was ratified. | 16,631,809 | 764,313 | 57,895 | 0 | |||
| 3. Advisory approval of executive compensation was received. | 15,999,541 | 365,486 | 39,947 | 1,049,043 | |||
There were 18,457,795 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 17,454,017 (94.56%) 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 30, 2015 | By: | /s/ Heidi M. Wilson | |
| Heidi M. Wilson | |||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||