11-K 1 tennantform11-k12x31x2023.htm FORM 11-K Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)
þANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________


Commission file number 1-16191


A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Tennant Company
Retirement Savings Plan


B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Tennant Company
10400 Clean Street
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
(763) 540-1200


Tennant Company
Retirement Savings Plan


Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2023 and 2022
(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)






Contents






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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2023 and 2022
20232022
Assets:
Investments at fair value:
Registered investment companies$110,092,002 $108,802,566 
Common investment trust funds272,418,527 237,158,991 
Tennant Company common stock28,550,713 20,670,713 
Total investments411,061,242 366,632,270 
Receivables:
Tennant Company contributions4,338,341 1,516,584 
Notes from participants5,283,677 5,154,462 
Employee contributions513,807 — 
Other receivables14,312 — 
Total receivables10,150,137 6,671,046 
Net assets available for benefits$421,211,379 $373,303,316 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2023

Additions to Net Assets Available for Benefits Attributed to:
Investment gain:
Net appreciation in fair value of investments$63,802,100 
Dividends and interest4,751,424 
Dividends — Tennant Company common stock330,891 
Net investment gain68,884,415 
Interest income from notes receivable from participants328,091 
Contributions:
Participant15,048,388 
Rollovers2,227,774 
Tennant Company (employer)8,928,016 
Total contributions26,204,178 
Total increase95,416,684 
Deductions From Net Assets Available for Benefits Attributed to:
Distributions to participants47,205,561 
Administrative expense303,060 
Total deductions47,508,621 
Net increase in net assets47,908,063 
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year373,303,316 
End of year$421,211,379 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
Note 1.    Plan Description

General: The following brief description of the Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan description for more complete information. The Plan is a defined contribution employee benefit plan sponsored by Tennant Company (the Company). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.

Plan benefits: The Tennant Company Retirement Savings plan offers 401(k) pre-tax and post-tax deferral, matching and discretionary contributions from the Company, with in-plan Roth conversion. Participant’s aggregate contributions to both pre-tax and post-tax are considered when calculating the matching contribution due.

Qualified employees are eligible to participate in the Plan upon employment, as defined by the Plan. Qualified employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) pre- and post-tax and matching contributions immediately upon hire. Eligibility to participate in the discretionary profit sharing portion of the Plan requires completion of one year of service and, generally, employment on the last day of the Plan year. Participants are fully vested in all contributions to their accounts and the full value of a participant’s account is payable following termination of employment due to death, disability, resignation, discharge, or retirement.

If termination of employment occurs as a result of death, participant beneficiaries will receive the full value of all of the participant’s accounts. Distributions are made in cash or in-kind shares of Tennant Company stock, if so elected. In-Service Distributions are allowed prior to termination of employment under any of the following circumstances:

a.Participant reaches age 59½
b.Immediate and heavy financial hardship

Contributions: Employees electing to participate in the Plan make voluntary contributions on a pretax or post-tax basis subject to certain limits. Employees can contribute to the Plan up to 75 percent of their certified earnings as defined. The Plan provides for a matching contribution; an amount equal to 75 percent of the first 4 percent of each employee's contributions up to a maximum match of 3 percent of certified earnings as defined. Additionally, the Company may elect to contribute a discretionary annual contribution subject to company performance and based on certified earnings as defined. Profit sharing and true up matching contributions were made by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 in the amount of $4,187,957 and $150,384, respectively. Participants may also rollover amounts into the Plan representing distributions from other qualified retirement plans.

Voting rights: Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the Tennant Company shares allocated to his or her account and is notified by the trustee prior to the time that such rights are to be exercised. Those shares held for the benefit of Participants who do not give voting instructions, will be voted by the Trustee in proportion to the instructions actually received.

Participant accounts: The Plan is a defined contribution plan under which a separate individual account is established for each participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s
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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022

contribution, the Company’s contribution and investment earnings or losses, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Contributions are based on participant eligible compensation, as defined in the plan document.

Vesting: Participants are 100 percent vested in their account balance.

Diversification: The Plan allows employees to reallocate their investments at any time, including those held in Tennant Company stock, subject to certain limitations.

Investment options: Under the terms of the Plan, participants elect which funds both individual and Company contributions will be invested in. Participants can freely transfer their plan account accumulations between funds on a daily basis, subject to certain limitations.

Notes from participants: Participants can request a note amount not to exceed 50 percent or $50,000, whichever is less, of the value of their account balances, less the highest outstanding note balance held in the past 12 months. Interest charged on such notes is established at a fixed rate of 2 percent above the prime rate received by Fidelity from Reuters at the beginning of the month in which the proceeds of the loan are paid to the borrower. The notes are secured by the balance in the participant’s accounts and bear interest at rates that range from 5.25 percent to 10.50 percent through March 2050. Principal and interest payments are received ratably from participants through regular payroll deductions. Each participant is allowed only two outstanding loans at any time.

Plan termination: The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time, subject to plan provisions. Upon such termination of the Plan, the interest of each participant in the Plan will be distributed to such participant or his or her beneficiaries at the time prescribed by the Plan’s terms and ERISA. Upon termination of the Plan, the America’s Retirement Benefits Committee shall direct the trustee to pay all liabilities and expenses of the Plan.

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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022

Note 2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of presentation: The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).

Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment valuation and income recognition: Fidelity (the Trustee) holds the Plan’s investment assets and executes transactions therein based upon instructions received from the Plan Administrator, Tennant Company, and the participants of the Plan during the Plan year. The Plan’s investments are reported at fair value. Fair value is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

Notes from participants: Notes which have exceeded the cure period are considered delinquent notes and are treated as distributions based upon the terms of the plan document.

Distributions to participants: Distributions to participants are recorded when paid.

Administrative expense: All permitted administrative expenses are paid by the Plan and charged to participant accounts on a per capita basis, or from the plan forfeiture account.

Risks and uncertainties: The Plan provides for investment in a variety of investment funds, including Tennant Company common stock. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, approximately 7 percent and 6 percent, respectively, of the Plan’s net assets were invested in the common stock of Tennant Company. Investments in general are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of the investments have occurred since December 31, 2023 or will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the 2023 statement of net assets available for benefits.

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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
Note 3.    Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards established the framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

Level 1:    Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

Level 2:    Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

•Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
•Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
•Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
•Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

If the asset or liability has a specific (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3:    Valuations are based on valuation methodologies, discounted cash flow models or similar techniques. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions, modeling and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for investments measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2023 and 2022.

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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
Note 3. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
Registered investment companies: Certain investments in registered investment companies are valued at the daily closing prices as reported by the fund. Investments held by the Plan are open-ended investments that are registered with the SEC. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (NAV) and to transact at that price. The investments held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

Tennant Company common stock: Investment in Tennant Company common stock is valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

Common investment trust funds: Investments in common investment trust funds are valued at the net asset value. The net asset value is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities and has a readily determinable price. Participant’s transactions (purchases and sales) may occur daily. Were the plan to initiate a full redemption of the common investment trust fund, the investment advisor reserves the right to temporarily delay withdrawal from the trust in order to ensure that liquidation will be carried out in an orderly business manner.

The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investment assets at fair value as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
Investments at Fair Value as of December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Registered investment companies$110,092,002 $— $— $110,092,002 
Tennant Company common stock28,550,713 — — 28,550,713 
Common investment trust funds— 272,418,527 — 272,418,527 
Total investment assets at fair value$138,642,715 $272,418,527 $— $411,061,242 

Investments at Fair Value as of December 31, 2022
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Registered investment companies$108,802,566 $— $— $108,802,566 
Tennant Company common stock20,670,713 — — 20,670,713 
Common investment trust funds— 237,158,991 — 237,158,991 
Total investment assets at fair value$129,473,279 $237,158,991 $— $366,632,270 

There was no Level 3 investment activity during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

The Plan recognizes transfers into and out of every level on the first day of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
Note 4.    Party-in-Interest Transactions
The Plan invests in securities issued by the Trustee and by the Company. These party-in-interest transactions are exempt from being considered as prohibited transactions under Section 408(b)(8) of ERISA. In 2023, there were purchases of $6,826,314, sales of $9,554,484, and dividends of $330,891 that were related to the Company’s general stock and ESOP stock funds.
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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
Note 5.    Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had determined and informed the Company by a letter dated May 31, 2017, that the Plan is qualified and the trust established under the Plan is tax-exempt, under the appropriate sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). As a condition of the qualified status, an amendment was recommended and made to the plan in August 2017 as requested by the IRS, to make clear the manner in which distributions to non-spouse beneficiaries are treated, and the period over which a participant’s ESOP account will be paid. Note that the changes made by these amendments were not changes to how the plan was being administered but added the language describing the rules. Subsequent to the issuance of this determination letter, the Plan was amended. However, the Company and plan management believe that the Plan is currently designed and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC, and, therefore believe the Plan is qualified and the related trust continues to be tax exempt.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022

Note 6.    Delinquent Contributions

The Company failed to remit certain employee deferrals to the Plan in a timely manner according to DOL regulations during 2023 aggregating to $176. The lost earnings will be deposited into the Plan in 2024.

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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
Note 7.    Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through June 27, 2024, the date the financial statements were issued, for events requiring recording or disclosure in the Plan’s financial statements. The Company has determined no significant events occurred after December 31, 2023, but prior to the issuance of these financial statements, that would have a material impact on its financial statements.
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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
EIN 41-0572550 Plan #001
Schedule H, Line 4a — Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions
December 31, 2023

Participant Contributions Transferred Late to PlanTotal that Constitutes Nonexempt Prohibited Transactions
Check here if Late Participant Loan Repayments are included:
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Contributions Not CorrectedContributions Corrected Outside VFCPContributions Pending Correction in VFCPTotal Fully Corrected Under VFCP and PTE 2002-51
2023$176 $176 


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Tennant Company Retirement Savings Plan
EIN 41-0572550 Plan #001
Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2023

(A)Identity of Issuer, Lessor or Similar Party (B)Description of Investment, Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value ** (C)Current Value (D)
Registered investment companies:
Vanguard Fed Money MarketMutual fund$28,691,747 
*Fidelity U.S. Bond Index FundMutual fund23,540,791 
Vanguard Wellington FundMutual fund27,722,188 
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond FundMutual fund11,765,510 
Causeway International Value FundMutual fund8,561,122 
DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity PortMutual fund6,918,542 
William Blair International Leaders FundMutual fund2,237,941 
GMO Benchmark FR ALLOC SER FD R6Mutual fund654,161 
110,092,002 
Common investment trust funds:
L&G S&P 500 DC CITCommon investment trust funds115,798,037 
L&G Russell 2000 DC CITCommon investment trust funds21,838,989 
Vanguard Target 2035 FundCommon investment trust funds21,022,928 
Vanguard Target 2030 FundCommon investment trust funds19,616,244 
Vanguard Target 2045 FundCommon investment trust funds16,504,705 
Vanguard Target 2040 FundCommon investment trust funds14,842,238 
L&G MSCI EAFE DC CITCommon investment trust funds14,098,580 
Vanguard Target 2050 FundCommon investment trust funds13,886,682 
Vanguard Target 2025 FundCommon investment trust funds11,616,660 
Vanguard Target 2055 FundCommon investment trust funds9,182,911 
Vanguard Target 2020 FundCommon investment trust funds6,803,664 
Vanguard Target 2060 FundCommon investment trust funds4,392,605 
Vanguard Target 2065 FundCommon investment trust funds1,449,440 
Vanguard Target Income FundCommon investment trust funds1,335,857 
Vanguard Target 2070 FundCommon investment trust funds28,987 
272,418,527 
*Tennant Company common stockCommon stock, 307,940 shares, par
value $0.375; cost is $10,828,72328,550,713 
*ParticipantsNotes from participants, ranging
between 5.25% and 10.50%,
maturing through March 20505,283,677 
$416,344,919 

* Represents party-in-interest.
** Cost information for participant-directed investments is not required.
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EXHIBIT
Item #
 Description
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Eide Bailly LLP


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


TENNANT COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Date:June 27, 2024/s/ Fay West
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Tennant Company


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