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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Tennant Company (the “Company”) held the 2025 Annual Meeting for purposes of electing four directors, ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2025, and providing advisory approval on executive compensation. Results of shareholder voting on these matters were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| 1. Each of the following three Class III directors was elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028 and one Class II director was elected to a two-year term expiring in 2027: | ||||||||||||
| Andrew P. Hider | 16,349,173 | 106,409 | 3,460 | 754,763 | ||||||||
| David W. Huml | 16,380,211 | 75,342 | 3,489 | 754,763 | ||||||||
| David Windley | 15,594,859 | 856,275 | 7,908 | 754,763 | ||||||||
| Mark W. Sheahan | 16,416,758 | 38,824 | 3,460 | 754,763 |
| 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, 2025 was ratified. | 17,188,081 | 22,250 | 3,474 |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| 3. Advisory approval of executive compensation was received. | 15,996,741 | 452,300 | 10,001 | 754,763 |
There were 18,806,189 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting and a total of 17,213,805 (91.53%) shares were represented at the meeting.
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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, 2025 | By: | /s/ Kristin A. Erickson |
| Kristin A. Erickson | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
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