Shareholder Vote

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)  May 8, 2019     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 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 Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. T ennant Company ( the " Company ") held its 2019 Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 8, 2019 for purposes of electing three directors to a three-year term and one director to a one-year t erm , ratifying the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accou n ting firm for 2019, and approving, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. Results of shareholder voting on these matters were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 1 . Mes s rs. Aust e n, Killingstad and Windley were all elected for a three-year term expiring in 2021 and Ms. Green was elected for a one -year term expiring in 2020: William F. Austen 16,400,620  119,726  35,470  793,624  H. Chris Killingstad 16,323,145  28,231  204,440  793,624  David Windley 16,318,933  208,163  28,720  793,624  Maria C. Green 16,468,574  58,695  28,547  793,624  For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified. 17,168,389  166,445  14,606  —  For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 3. Advisory approval of executive compensation was received. 16,243,400  289,108  23,308  793,624  There were 18,154,166 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 17,349,440 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 13, 2019 By: /s/ Mary E. Talbott       Mary E. Talbott       Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary