Executive Change

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)  August 14, 2018       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   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):     o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)       o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)       o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))       o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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). Emerging growth company o 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. o Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.   On August 14, 2018, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Tennant Company (the “Company”) adopted the Cash Incentive Plan under which executive officers and other members of the management team of the Company may receive cash incentive awards (the “Cash Incentive Plan”). The Cash Incentive Plan is intended to replace the Company’s 2014 Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “2014 STIP”) with respect to cash incentive awards made on or after January 2, 2019. The Cash Incentive Plan is substantially similar to the 2014 STIP, except that it removes certain references and requirements previously applicable to qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code following the repeal of the Section 162(m) exemption under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The Cash Incentive Plan also provides that cash incentive awards may be made with respect to a performance that is longer or shorter than one fiscal year. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Cash Incentive Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d)    Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:                                10.1           Cash Incentive Plan. 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:  August 20, 2018 By: /s/ Thomas Paulson       Thomas Paulson       Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer           EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number   Description 10.1   Cash Incentive Plan.