8-K

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) November 1, 2006

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):

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

As previously publicly disclosed in the press release of Tennant Company, David Mathieson joined the company’s board of directors effective November 1, 2006. Mr. Mathieson joined the class of directors whose terms expire at the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Mathieson was appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and the Executive Committee of the board of directors. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Mathieson’s election to the board of directors is attached as Exhibit 99.

Mr. Mathieson will receive the standard non-employee director compensation, the terms of which have previously been disclosed.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

99 News Release Announcing Election of David Mathieson to the Board.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	TENNANT COMPANY
Date: November 2, 2006	By:	/s/ Heidi M. Hoard
		Heidi M. Hoard Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description	Method of Filing
99	News Release Announcing Election of David Mathieson to the Board	Filed Electronically

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99

INVESTOR CONTACT: Tom Paulson Vice President, CFO 763-540-1204 MEDIA CONTACT: Kathryn Lovik Director, Communications 763-540-1212

TENNANT COMPANY ELECTS BRADY CORPORATION EXECUTIVE

TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., October 25, 2006—Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world, announced today that David Mathieson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Brady Corporation of Milwaukee, Wisc., will join its board of directors effective Nov. 1, 2006. A Scotland native, Mathieson joined Brady in 2001 as European Finance Director and was VP-Finance for North America, prior to his appointment as CFO. Prior to Brady, Mathieson spent 20 years with Honeywell International, Inc., which included positions in Belgium, Denmark, England and the U.S. With the addition of Mathieson, the Tennant Company board now has nine members.

“We are delighted that David will be joining us in our effort to lead Tennant Company to new heights. In addition to his financial acumen, David brings the perspective of a seasoned international executive at a time when Tennant Company looks to our key international markets for growth and expansion,” said Chris Killingstad, President and CEO of Tennant Company.

Mathieson is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Accountants Institute in the United Kingdom and studied for this qualification at Glasgow College of Commerce and Glasgow Caledonian University.

Company Profile

Minneapolis-based Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world. Its products include equipment for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments; and coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading concrete floors. Tennant’s global field service network is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant has manufacturing operations in Minneapolis, Minn.; Holland, Mich.; Uden, The Netherlands; Northampton, United Kingdom; and Shanghai, China; and sells products directly in 15 countries and through distributors in more than 80 countries. For more information, visit www.tennantco.com.

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