8-K


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) 
February 17, 2016



 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(d) Effective February 17, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company elected David Windley as a member of the Board. Mr. Windley is a Class III Director whose term expires at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Windley was appointed to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee and Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Windley's election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Windley 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 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2015.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

99    News release announcing election of David Windley 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.


 
Tennant Company
 
 
 
 
 
Date: February 17, 2016
By:
 /s/ Heidi M. Wilson
 
 
 
Heidi M. Wilson
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary