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) April 26, 2022   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.)   10400 Clean Street   Eden Prairie , Minnesota 55344 (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):   ¨      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   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   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   ¨   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. ¨             Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   Tennant Company (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) for purposes of electing two directors, ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022 and providing advisory approval of executive compensation. Results of shareholder voting on these matters were as follows:       For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Vote   1. Each of the following two Class III directors was elected for a three-year term expiring in 2025, such that the total number of directors is eight:                                 David W. Huml     16,684,769       153,168       21,273       547,572   David Windley     16,302,371       535,141       21,698       547,572         For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Vote   2. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified.     17,285,584       106,329       14,869       0         For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Vote   3. Advisory approval of executive compensation was received.     16,450,032       399,180       9,998       547,572     There were 18,573,473 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the 2022 Annual Meeting and a total of 17,406,782 (93.72%) shares were represented at the meeting.     2       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 2, 2022 By: /s/ Kristin A. Stokes       Kristin A. Stokes       Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary       3