Form 8-K filed 04-30-15


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 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