EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


       This Agreement is made as of April 5, 1999, by and between Tennant
Company, a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), and Janet Dolan (the
"Executive").

       WHEREAS Executive has worked for the Company for more than 12 years in
the positions of Associate General Counsel, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary, Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President,
President, and Chief Operating Officer;

       WHEREAS the Company desires to promote Executive to the position of
Chief Executive Officer in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in
this Agreement; and

       WHEREAS Executive desires to accept that promotion pursuant to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement;

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and undertakings described below, Executive and Company agree as
follows:

  I.   EMPLOYMENT

       1.1  EMPLOYMENT AS EXECUTIVE.  The Company agrees to employ Executive
       as its Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), and Executive accepts such
       employment.  The term of initial employment as CEO shall be three years,
       commencing on April 5, 1999, and ending on April 5, 2002, or continuing
       thereafter under the terms of this Agreement, except that pursuant to
       Article III of this Agreement, after April 5, 2002, Executive may be
       terminated by Company upon not less than three month's prior written
       notice.

       1.2  DUTIES.  Executive shall perform the duties and responsibilities
       of Chief Executive Officer.  Those duties  may be revised from time to
       time by the Board of Directors of the Company or its designee, to whom
       Executive shall report.

       1.3  EXCLUSIVE SERVICES.  Executive agrees to devote her full time,
       attention, and energy to performing her duties and responsibilities to
       the Company under this Agreement during the period that this Agreement is
       in effect.

 II.   COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND PERQUISITES

       2.1  SALARY.  During the period this Agreement is in effect, the
       Company shall pay Executive a salary to be determined annually less
       withholding and deductions required by law.  The salary shall be payable
       monthly.  Beginning February, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Company
       may review the salary periodically and may in


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       its sole discretion increase or decrease it to reflect performance and
       other factors.  However, the Company is not obligated to provide for any
       increases.

       2.2  INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.  While Executive is employed by the
       Company, She shall be entitled to incentive compensation determined
       according to the Tennant Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the
       "Incentive Plan") or such other incentive plans that may exist at that
       time and, for as long as they continue, she shall be entitled to
       participate in the Long-Term Incentive Plan, Stock Option Plan, and
       Restricted Stock Plan, as per Plan documents, or such other similar or
       modified plans that may hereafter be established by the Company in lieu
       of or in addition to the above-described plans.

       2.3  VACATIONS.  Executive shall be entitled to vacation in accordance
       with the policies of the Company.

       2.4  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.  Executive shall be entitled to the benefits
       and perquisites which the Company generally provides to its other
       executive employees from time to time under the applicable Company plans
       and policies then in effect.  Executive's participation in such benefit
       plans shall be on the same basis as applies to other executive employees
       of the Company and subject to the terms of applicable law, plan
       documents, and insurance policies then in effect.  Executive shall pay
       any contributions which are generally required of other executive
       employees to receive any such benefits.  The Company provides no
       assurance as to the adoption or continuance of any particular employee
       benefit plan or program, and Executive's participation in any such plan
       or program shall be subject to the provisions, rules and regulations
       applicable thereto.

       2.5  COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSURED BENEFITS.  In this Article II,
       to the extent the Company is providing certain benefits in the form of
       premiums of insurance coverage, the Company is not itself promising to
       pay the benefit an insurance company is obligated to pay under the policy
       the insurance company has issued.  If an insurance company does not or
       cannot pay benefits it owes to Executive or her beneficiaries under the
       insurance policy, neither Executive nor her personal representative or
       beneficiary shall have any claim for benefits against the Company.

       2.6  EXPENSES.  Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement
       from the Company (in accordance with the policies and procedures then in
       effect for the Company's employees) for all reasonable travel and other
       expenses incurred by her in connection with her services under this
       Employment Agreement.

III.   TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVE'S EMPLOYMENT

       3.1  TERMINATION.  Executive's employment by the Company shall
       terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

            (a)  Executive's death;


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            (b)  Executive's disability (as defined below);

            (c)  Termination by the Company for cause (as defined below);

            (d)  Termination by the Executive for good reason (as defined
            below);

            (e)  Executive's abandonment of her employment with the Company;

            (f)  Receipt by the Company of Executive's resignation from the
            Company (whether written or oral), by timely written notice, for
            any reason other than Disability; or

            (g)  At any time after April 5, 2002, termination by the Company
            at its sole right and election, upon not less than three months'
            prior written notice to Executive.

       3.2  PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION.

            (a)  If Executive's employment hereunder ends at the instance of
            the Company without Cause (as defined below), at the instance of
            Executive with Good Reason (as defined below) or due to her death
            or Disability (as defined below), then as severance pay or a
            death benefit (as the case may be) the Company shall pay
            Executive or her heirs: 1) her regular salary, paid on a monthly
            basis according to the Company's regular payroll, for one year;
            2) a pro rata portion (based on the number of calendar days of
            employment during the incentive plan year) of the incentive
            compensation Executive would have received under the Incentive
            Plan if she had been employed for the entire plan year; and in
            addition, 3) a payment equal to the incentive compensation that
            she would have received for one year for performance at target as
            set forth in the Incentive Plan.  The payments under 2) and 3)
            above shall be made within six months of the termination date, or
            as soon as is reasonably possible after the year-end EP has been
            determined, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties.  Any
            amount paid to Executive as severance pay shall be subject to
            deductions and withholding.  The Company shall have no other
            obligation to Executive, except as provided by law (including so
            called COBRA continuation rights for group health and insurance
            benefits).

            (b)  The Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to
            Executive in the event that she qualifies for payment due to a
            change of control pursuant to the Management Agreement dated June
            21, 1989, and amended as of December 10, 1993, or in the event
            that her employment is terminated by the Company for Cause (as
            defined below) or by Executive without Good Reason (as defined
            below).

            (c)  "Cause" for termination of Executive's employment at the
            instance of the Company means termination for:

                 (i)   Executive's material breach of this Agreement, which
                       is not remedied within thirty (30) days after
                       receipt of written notice;


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                 (ii)  an act or acts of dishonesty undertaken by Executive
                       and intended to result in gain or personal
                       enrichment of her at the expense of the Company;

                 (iii) persistent failure by Executive to perform the
                       duties of her employment, which failure is
                       demonstrably willful and deliberate on her part and
                       which is not remedied within ninety (90) days after
                       receipt of written notice from the Company;

                 (iv)  Executive's abandonment of her position with the
                       Company; or

                 (v)   the indictment or conviction of Executive for a
                       felony.

            (d)  "Good Reason" for termination of Executive's employment at
            the instance of Executive means termination for:

                 (i)   Company's material breach of this Agreement, which
                       is not remedied within thirty days after receipt of
                       written notice from Executive;

                 (ii)  a material reduction of Executive's base salary or a
                       material modification to the incentive compensation
                       plan that decreases by a substantial amount
                       Executive's opportunity to earn incentive
                       compensation, unless such reduction is part of a
                       general reduction in the base salaries and/or
                       incentive compensation plans for all executive
                       officers of the Company implemented as a result of
                       financial problems experienced by the Company;

                 (iii) the assignment to Executive of duties and
                       responsibilities that are substantially inconsistent
                       with or materially diminish Executive's position as
                       Chief Executive Officer of the Company; or

                 (iv)  the Company headquarters being relocated out of
                       Minnesota.

            (e)  "Disability" means the inability of Executive, with or
            without reasonable accommodation, to perform the essential
            functions of her duties hereunder by reason of illness or other
            physical or mental impairment or condition, if such inability
            continues for an uninterrupted period of 90 calendar days or
            more. A period of inability shall be "uninterrupted" unless and
            until Executive returns to full-time work for a continuous period
            of at least 30 calendar days.

            (f)  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
            III, the Company shall have the right to deduct from any
            severance pay the


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            Company is otherwise obligated to pay to Executive the amount of
            any indebtedness then established to be owed to the Company by
            Executive.

            (g)  The payments provided under this provision replace and are
            in lieu of the payments described in Section G of the Employee
            Agreement, attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 IV.   NONCOMPETITION COVENANT.

       4.1  AGREEMENT NOT TO COMPETE AND NOT TO SOLICIT.  Executive agrees to
       be bound by the terms of the Employee Agreement, attached as Exhibit
       A, except as expressly modified below:  Company shall be obligated to
       make twenty-three (23) such monthly payments ("Noncompete Payments")
       if Executive is not receiving one year of salary payments pursuant to
       paragraph 3.2(a)(1) of this Agreement ("Severance Salary Payments").
       If Executive is receiving such one year of Severance Salary Payments,
       the Company shall only have to make such Noncompete Payments after and
       to the extent such Severance Salary Payments are exhausted or no
       longer paid.

       4.2  AGREEMENT NOT TO HIRE.  During the term of Executive's employment
       with the Company and for a period of two (2) years from the date of
       the termination of such employment, whether such termination is with
       or without Cause (as defined below), or whether such termination is at
       the instance of Executive or the Company, Executive shall not,
       directly or indirectly, solicit any person who is then an employee of
       the Company or who was an employee of the Company at any time during
       the twelve-month period immediately preceding Executive's termination
       of employment, in any manner or capacity, including without limitation
       as a proprietor, principal, agent, partner, officer, director,
       stockholder, employee, member of any association, consultant or
       otherwise.

       4.3  BLUE PENCIL DOCTRINE.  If the duration of, the scope of or any
       business activity covered by any provision of this Section IV is in
       excess of what is valid and enforceable under applicable law, such
       provision shall be construed to cover only that duration, scope or
       activity that is valid and enforceable.  Executive hereby acknowledges
       that this Section IV shall be given the construction which renders its
       provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent, not exceeding
       its express terms, possible under applicable law.

       4.4  ACKNOWLEDGMENT.  Executive hereby acknowledges that the
       provisions of this Section IV are reasonable and necessary to protect
       the legitimate interests of the Company and that any violation of this
       Section IV by Executive shall cause substantial and irreparable harm
       to the Company to such an extent that monetary damages alone would be
       an inadequate remedy therefor.  Therefore, in the event that Executive
       violates any provision of this Section IV, the Company shall be
       entitled to an injunction, in addition to all the other remedies it
       may have, restraining Executive from violating or continuing to
       violate such provision.

       4.5  SURVIVAL.  The provisions of Section IV shall survive the
       termination or expiration of the term of this Agreement.


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  V.   ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

       5.1  Executive and Company agree that any dispute or claim that
       relates to or arises out of Executive's employment with the Company
       shall be resolved by the Rules of Arbitration set forth in Exhibit B
       to this Agreement.  Disputes and claims encompassed by this Agreement
       include all applicable federal and state employment-related claims,
       whether based on common law (such as breach of contract or
       defamation), or statutes (such as the Americans with Disabilities Act,
       Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in
       Employment Act, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act).  The Rules of
       Arbitration are intended to be exclusive and awards issued pursuant to
       the Rules are final and binding.

       5.2  Executive and Company acknowledge and agree that this arbitration
       provision is beneficial to both parties because it provides a quick,
       less expensive and confidential manner of resolving finally any
       dispute or claim.

       5.3  The costs of any arbitration, including attorneys' fees and
       arbitration expenses, shall be paid by the nonprevailing party, as
       determined by the Arbitrator.  In the event that the Arbitrator does
       not designate a prevailing party, the cost of the arbitration will be
       shared equally by Executive and Company.

  VI.  MOST FAVORED TERMS

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Executive, at
her sole and exclusive election, may choose any more favorable payments,
benefits, protections, or other terms afforded her under the below-described
agreements or plans of the Company, to the extent applicable and then in
force.

       (i)   The Management Agreement, dated June 21, 1989, amended as of
       December 10, 1993, and as may be further amended hereafter, and any
       replacement to that Management Agreement; or

       (ii)  Any severance plans of the Company as may be hereafter established
       or amended.

 VII.  MISCELLANEOUS

       6.1  CONTINUED COOPERATION.  Following termination of her employment
       for any reason, Executive shall cooperate with Company as may
       reasonably be necessary to assist it with ongoing projects,
       litigation, or investigations.  Company shall compensate Executive for
       her time and expense in providing such cooperation on an hourly basis.
       The hourly rate for such work shall be equal to Executive's annual
       salary at the time of termination divided by 2080.

       6.2  AMENDMENT.  This Agreement may be amended only in a writing that
       is signed by both parties.

       6.3  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement contains the entire
       understanding of the parties with regard to the employment of the
       Executive by the Company.  There are no other agreements, conditions,
       or representations, oral or written, expressed or


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       implied, with regard thereto.  This Agreement supersedes all prior
       agreements, promises, and representations relating to the employment
       of Executive by the Company.

       6.4  (a)  ASSIGNMENT.  The Company will assign this Agreement to any
            entity which succeeds to some or all of the business of the
            Company through merger, consolidation, a sale of some or all of
            the assets of the Company, or any similar transaction.  Executive
            acknowledges that the services to be rendered by her are unique
            and personal.  Accordingly, Executive may not assign any of her
            rights or obligations under this Agreement.

            (b)  The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
            indirect, by purchase of a majority of the outstanding voting
            stock of the Company or all or substantially all of the assets of
            the Company, or by merger, consolidation, or otherwise), by
            agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to
            assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
            manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required
            to perform it if no such succession had taken place.  Failure of
            the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness
            of any such succession, shall constitute "Good Reason" for
            termination by the Executive pursuant to paragraph 3.2 hereof,
            and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company
            in the same amount and on the same terms as provided in paragraph
            3.2 hereof.  As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the
            Company entering into this Agreement with Executive and any
            successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which is
            required to execute and deliver the agreement provided for in
            this paragraph 6.4(b) or which otherwise becomes bound by all the
            terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.

       6.5  SUCCESSORS.  Subject to Section 5.4, the provisions of this
       Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, upon any successor
       to or assign of the Company, and upon Executive's heirs and the
       personal representative of Executive or Executive's estate.

       6.6  NOTICES.  Any notice required to be given under this Agreement
       shall be in writing and shall be delivered either in person or by
       certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.  Any notice by
       mail shall be addressed as follows:

            If to the Company, to:

                 Vice President - Human Resources
                 Tennant Company
                 701 North Lilac Drive
                 Minneapolis, MN  55422

            If to Executive, to:

                 Ms. Janet Dolan
                 2720 - 15th Street NW
                 New Brighton, MN  55112


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       or to such other addresses as either party may be designate in writing
       to the other party from time to time.

       6.7  WAIVER OF BREACH.  Any waiver by either party of compliance with
       any provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not operate
       or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement
       or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this
       Agreement.  No waiver by the Company shall be valid unless in writing
       and signed by the President of the Company.

       6.8  SEVERABILITY.  If any one or more of the provisions (or portions
       thereof) of this Agreement shall for any reason be held by a final
       determination of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
       illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality,
       or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions (or portions
       of the provisions) of this Agreement, and the invalid, illegal, or
       unenforceable provision shall be deemed replaced by a provision that
       is valid, legal, and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing
       intention of the parties.

       6.9  GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced
       in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving
       effect to conflict of law principles.

       6.10  HEADINGS.  The headings of articles and sections herein are
       included solely for convenience and reference and shall not control
       the meaning of interpretation of any of the provisions of this
       Agreement.

       6.11  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed by either of the
       parties in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original,
       but all such counterparts shall constitute a single instrument.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective
as of the date set forth above.


                                        TENNANT COMPANY


                                        By: _________________________________

                                        Its _________________________________


                                        EXECUTIVE


                                        _____________________________________
                                        JANET DOLAN


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6/96                                                                 EXHIBIT A



                                  TENNANT COMPANY
                                 EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT


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Employee's Last Name                 First Name                     Initial
                                   (Please Print)


I AM EMPLOYED OR DESIRE TO BE EMPLOYED BY TENNANT COMPANY IN A CAPACITY IN
WHICH I MAY RECEIVE OR CONTRIBUTE TO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. IN
CONSIDERATION OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, AND THE WAGES OR
SALARY, AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN COMPENSATION FOR MY SERVICES, AND IN
CONSIDERATION OF THE POST-TERMINATION PAYMENTS DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND IN
CONSIDERATION OF BEING GIVEN ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, ALL OF WHICH
CONSIDERATION I EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE IS VALUABLE TO ME; I AGREE THAT:

A.   In this Employee Agreement:

     1.  "Company" means Tennant Company, a corporation of the State of
         Minnesota, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and any existing or future
         subsidiaries, owned or controlled directly or indirectly by said
         Company.

     2.  "Confidential Information" means information not generally known
         and proprietary to Company, including trade secret information
         about Company's methods or processes and products, including
         information relating to research, development, manufacture,
         purchasing, accounting, engineering, marketing, merchandising,
         selling, leasing, servicing, customers, finance and business
         systems and techniques. All information disclosed to me, or to
         which I obtain access, whether originated by me or by others,
         during the period of my employment, which I have reasonable basis
         to believe to be confidential information, or which is treated by
         Company as being confidential information, shall be presumed to be
         Confidential Information.

     3.  "lnventions" means discoveries, improvements and ideas (whether or
         not shown or described in writing or reduced to practice) and
         works of authorship, whether or not patentable or copyrightable,

         (a)  which relate directly to the business of Company, or

         (b)  which relate to Company's actual or demonstrably
              anticipated research or development, or

         (c)  which result from any work performed by me for Company, or

         (d)  for which equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret
              information of Company are used, or

         (e)  which is developed on any Company time.

     4.  "Conflicting Product" means any product, method or process, system
         or service of any person or organization other than Company, in
         existence or under development, which is the same as or similar to
         or competes with, or has a usage allied to, a product, method or
         process, system or service upon which I shall have worked (in
         either a sales or a non-sales capacity) during the last
         three (3) years of my employment by Company, or about which I have
         or shall have acquired Confidential Information.

     5.  "Conflicting Organization" means any person or organization which
         is engaged in or about to become engaged in, research on or
         development, production, marketing, leasing, selling, or servicing
         of a Conflicting Product.



B.   With respect to Inventions made, authored or conceived by me, either
     solely or jointly with others during my employment, whether or not during
     normal working hours or whether or not at Company's premises; or within
     one year after termination of my employment; I will:

     1.  Keep accurate, complete and timely records of such Inventions,
         which records shall be Company property and be retained on
         Company's premises.

     2.  Promptly and fully disclose and describe such Inventions in
         writing to Company.

     3.  Assign (and I do hereby assign) to Company all of my rights to
         such Inventions, and to applications for letters patent and/or
         copyrights in all countries and to letters patent and/or
         copyrights granted upon such Inventions in all countries.

     4.  Acknowledge and deliver promptly to Company (without charge to
         Company but at the expense of Company) such written instruments
         and to do such other acts, as may be necessary in the opinion of
         Company, to preserve property rights against forfeiture,
         abandonment or loss and to obtain and maintain letters patent
         and/or copyrights and to vest the entire right and title thereto
         in Company.

     Company shall retain all right, title and interest in and to any
     Inventions and any information on Inventions shall be held by me in trust
     and solely for the benefit of Company, and shall not be disclosed to any
     others without Company's written consent and shall be the sole and
     exclusive property of Company.

NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

I UNDERSTAND THAT PARAGRAPH B OF THIS EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT WHICH I AM BEING
ASKED TO SIGN AS A CONDITION OF MY EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT DOES
NOT APPLY TO AN INVENTION FOR WHICH THERE WERE NO EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES,
FACILITY, OR TRADE SECRET INFORMATION OF COMPANY USED AND WHICH WAS DEVELOPED
ENTIRELY ON MY OWN TIME, AND WHICH DOES NOT RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE BUSINESS
OF COMPANY OR TO COMPANY'S ACTUAL OR DEMONSTRABLY ANTICIPATED RESEARCH OR
DEVELOPMENT OR WHICH DOES NOT RESULT FROM ANY WORK PERFORMED BY ME FOR
COMPANY.

C.   Any information received as a result of my employment with Company is to
     be the property of Company and shall be held by me in trust and solely
     for Company's benefit, and except as required in my duties to Company,
     I will never, either during my employment by Company or at any time
     thereafter, use or disclose any Confidential Information as defined in
     Paragraph A (2), hereinabove.

D.   Upon termination of my employment with Company, all records and any
     compositions, articles, devices, equipment, and other items which
     disclose or embody Confidential Information including all copies or
     specimens thereof in my possession, whether prepared or made by me or
     others, will be left with Company.

E.   During the course of employment and for a period of two (2) years
     commencing upon expiration of employment, voluntary or involuntary, I
     will not, individually or on behalf of persons not party to this
     Agreement, aid or try to solicit or induce any other employee or
     employees of Company to leave their employment with Company in order to
     accept employment of any kind with any other person, firm, partnership,
     corporation, or business.

F.   For two (2) years after termination of employment with Company (for any
     reason or by either party) or for two (2) years after the termination of
     any breach of any of my obligations under this Employee Agreement, I will
     not, directly or indirectly, either as a proprietor, partner, employee,
     or agent:

     1.  Accept employment or association without immediately informing
         Company of such employment or association and also without
         informing my new employer or associate of this Employee Agreement
         and provide such employer or associate with a copy thereof.

     2.  Sell or solicit orders for any Conflicting Products:

         (a)  to or from any customer whom, within the three (3) year
              period immediately preceding termination of my employment
              with Company, I solicited or serviced or in connection with
              whom I managed the solicitation or servicing thereof for
              Company, or

         (b)  in any territory in which, within the three (3) year period
              immediately preceding termination of my employment with
              Company, I was working or which I managed for Company.



     3.  Supervise, manage, direct, promote, or assist in the development,
         production, sales, or servicing of any Conflicting Products.

     4.  Directly or indirectly render services to any Conflicting
         Organization except that I may accept employment with a
         Conflicting Organization whose business is diversified and which
         has separate and distinct divisions, if:

         (a)  my services are rendered to such a separate and distinct
              division which of itself is not a Conflicting Organization,
              and

         (b)  provided, prior to my accepting such employment, Company
              shall receive, satisfactorily to Company, separate written
              assurances from such Conflicting Organization and from me
              that I will not directly or indirectly render services in
              connection with any Conflicting Product.

G.   If solely because of provisions of Paragraph F, I am unable to obtain
     employment consistent with my abilities and education within one month
     after termination of my employment with Company, and so advised the
     Company in writing, Company shall make payments to me, equal to:

         my monthly base pay at time of termination, and

         if at time of termination I am also being paid a commission, my
         average monthly commission that I shall have been paid under the
         then current general commission plan over the period of time it
         shall have been in effect for me but not to exceed the most recent
         twelve (12) months, and

         exclusive of any other extra compensation, bonus or employee
         benefits,

     for each month of such unemployment, commencing with the end of the
     second month after termination of my employment with Company and ending
     as described below.

     1.  I agree that during each month of such unemployment I will make
         conscientious and aggressive efforts to find employment; and
         within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month, I will
         give Company a detailed written account of my efforts to obtain
         employment. Such account will include a statement by me that,
         although I aggressively sought employment, I was unable to obtain
         employment that would not conflict with the provisions of
         Paragraph F of this Employee Agreement.

         It is understood that Company shall, at its option, be relieved of
         making a monthly payment to me for any month during which I shall
         have failed to seek employment conscientiously and aggressively or
         account to Company, as provided for immediately above.

     2.  Upon my fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Paragraph G (1)
         above, Company is obligated to make and to continue to make such
         monthly payments to me, unless:

         (a)  thirty (30) days before such monthly payment would
              otherwise be due, Company gives me written permission to
              accept available employment, or Company gives me a written
              release from the obligations of Paragraph F, or

         (b)  I am deceased, or

         (c)  except as modified by subparagraph (5) below, I obtain
              employment, (and I agree that I will give prompt written
              notice of any such employment to Company), or

         (d)  I have already violated the provisions of Paragraphs C or F
              above.

     3.  Discontinuance of such monthly payments by Company for any reason
         shall not be considered to be a liquidation of any damages
         suffered by Company, and Company may avail itself of any remedies
         otherwise available under this Employee Agreement, or applicable
         principles of law or equity for any breach or default by me of
         this Employee Agreement.

     4.  Company's liability, under this Employee Agreement or in any
         action relating thereto, shall be limited to an amount not to
         exceed the equivalent of twenty-three (23) such monthly payments,
         less any amounts already paid to me by Company pursuant to this
         Employee Agreement; Company not being obligated under this
         Employee Agreement to make a payment to me for the first month of
         such unemployment.



     5.  If, after termination of my employment with Company, I obtain
         other employment but because of the provisions of Paragraph F, my
         position is such that my gross monthly income is actually less
         than the gross monthly payment that would be due to me while
         unemployed as first described above under this Paragraph G, then
         Company's obligations to make payments to me for the period
         specified in this paragraph will be limited to the difference
         between:

         (a)  the gross monthly payment that would be due to me while
              unemployed as first described under this Paragraph G, and

         (b)  any lesser gross monthly income I receive in my subsequent
              employment.

H.   All my obligations under this Employee Agreement, except for Paragraphs F
     and G, shall be binding upon my heirs, spouses, assigns, and legal
     representatives.

I.   Company and I acknowledge and agree that the law of Minnesota shall
     govern the respective rights and obligations of the parties to this
     Employee Agreement.  If any provision of this Employee Agreement shall be
     voided by reason of a statute or law, as properly and judicially applied
     to this Employee Agreement, then this Employee Agreement shall be
     construed as if such provision is not contained herein insofar as such
     particular jurisdiction is concerned.

J.   This Employee Agreement replaces any existing agreement entered into by
     me and Company for the same purpose relating generally to the same
     subject matter; but such replacement shall not affect either party's
     rights and obligations arising out of any such prior agreement not
     otherwise superseded by this Employee Agreement which remaining rights
     and obligations shall then continue to be in effect for that purpose.

K.   Except as listed immediately below, I will not assert any rights under
     any Inventions as having been made, conceived, authored or acquired by me
     prior to my being employed by Company.

     (Do not disclose or describe here anything you regard as being
     confidential.  What is wanted in this space, OR ON A SEPARATE ATTACHED
     SHEET TO BE REFERENCED HEREBELOW, pursuant to Paragraph K above, is a
     brief description of the product or process, etc., plus a list of source
     documents, such as patents, patent applications, drawings, or written
     descriptions, identified by number, title, and date.)


I UNDERSTAND AND EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO
COMPANY THAT I FULFILL MY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT.
FURTHER, IF I DO NOT FULFILL MY OBLIGATIONS IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IT LIKELY
WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR COMPANY TO ASCERTAIN OR MEASURE DAMAGES COMPANY
HAS SUFFERED OR MIGHT SUFFER FROM MY FAILURE TO FULFILL SUCH OBLIGATIONS, OR
DAMAGES, IF DETERMINED, WILL BE INADEQUATE TO COMPANY'S INTERESTS. THEREFORE,
I FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COMPANY WILL PREFER AND BE ENTITLED TO INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF (FOR EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITED THERETO, PREVENTING ME FROM ACCEPTING
SUCH EMPLOYMENT) IN THE EVENT OF MY BREACH OR DEFAULT OF THIS EMPLOYEE
AGREEMENT.

I FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF THE FOREGOING TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE
BINDING UPON ME DURING THE TERM OF MY EMPLOYMENT WITH COMPANY AND THEREAFTER
WHETHER OR NOT MY EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY IS TERMINATED VOLUNTARILY OR
INVOLUNTARILY.


                                       
EMPLOYEE:                                 EMPLOYER:

Signed by me at ______________________    Accepted for Tennant Company at
                     (City, State)        Minneapolis, Minnesota
this ____ day of ______________, 19___    this ____ day of ______________, 19___

______________________________________    By: __________________________________
Employee's Signature                                      Signature

______________________________________    ______________________________________
Home Address                                            Title

______________________________________
City            State         Zip Code
                                          TENNANT COMPANY
______________________________________    P.O. BOX 1452
Employee's Social Security Number         Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440



                                RULES OF ARBITRATION


1.   DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION

     Arbitration is commenced by either Executive or the Company under these
Rules of Arbitration ("these Rules") by serving upon the other party a demand
for arbitration.  The demand for arbitration shall contain a clear statement
of the claim.

2.   LOCALE OF ARBITRATION

     The locale of the arbitration shall be Minneapolis, Minnesota, unless
the parties agree otherwise in writing.

3.   THE ARBITRATION PROCESS

     All disputes will be heard by a single arbitrator.  The American
Arbitration Association National Rules for the Resolution of Employment
Disputes applicable at the time of the dispute will govern the arbitration
proceedings, so long as those guidelines incorporate the following minimum
elements of due process.

     The arbitrator must apply the federal or state substantive law that
would have governed the employment dispute had it been heard in federal or
state court (including, but not limited to, the applicable statutes of
limitation, the applicable order and burdens of proof, and the applicable
remedies).  The arbitrator may not grant remedies that would have been
unavailable if the dispute had been heard in federal or state court.  The
arbitrator also may not award a remedy that neither Executive nor Company has
requested.  Finally, the guidelines must provide for fair discovery.

4.   REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL

     Any party may be represented by counsel.  A party intending to be so
represented shall notify the other party and the arbitrator of the name and
address of counsel at least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing at
which counsel is first to appear.

5.   CONFIDENTIALITY

     All arbitration proceedings shall be confidential, information provided
in the course of discovery shall be confidential and all communications
between the parties and the arbitrator shall be confidential.  The parties
and the arbitrator shall keep confidential the existence and nature of any
claim or dispute and of the arbitration proceedings, and, in the event of any
judicial proceedings relating to such arbitration or enforcement of the
award, shall cooperate to have the record of such arbitration proceedings
sealed.  The arbitrator shall maintain the privacy of the hearing.



6.   EXCLUSIONS FROM ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

     The Arbitration Agreement does not apply to:

     1.  Workers' Compensation claims;

     2.  Unemployment Insurance claims;

     3.  Welfare and retirement benefit claims which are covered by
         special appeal procedures;

     4.  Claims for injunctive or equitable relief (for example,
         claims by Tennant to protect its confidential, proprietary,
         or trade secret information); and

     5.  Claims that are expressly excluded by statute from
         arbitration or that are expressly required by federal
         statute to be arbitrated under a different procedure.

7.   BINDING NATURE OF ARBITRATION

     The result of the arbitration is final and binding upon Executive and
Company.

8.   AMENDMENT OF RULES

     The parties to the arbitration may by mutual written agreement amend,
modify or supplement these Rules.


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