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 28, 2021 |
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).
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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 its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2021 (the “2021 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, 2021 and providing advisory approval of 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 II directors was elected for a three-year term expiring in 2024 and one Class III director for a one-year term expiring in 2022: | |||||||
| Azita Arvani | 16,683,661 | 163,101 | 26,696 | 762,294 | |||
| Timothy R. Morse | 16,715,555 | 131,096 | 26,807 | 762,294 | |||
| Steven A. Sonnenberg | 16,322,802 | 527,386 | 23,270 | 762,294 | |||
| David W. Huml | 16,690,891 | 155,733 | 26,834 | 762,294 | |||
| 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, 2021 was ratified. | 17,569,065 | 61,329 | 5,358 | 0 | |||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
| 3. Advisory approval of executive compensation was received. | 16,488,142 | 347,987 | 37,329 | 762,294 | |||
There were 18,589,385 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting and a total of 17,635,752 (94.87%) 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 3, 2021 | By: | /s/ Kristin A. Stokes | |
| Kristin A. Stokes | |||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||