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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 13, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tennant Company (the “Company”) elected Mark W. Sheahan as a member of the Board effective May 15, 2024. Mr. Sheahan will stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as a member of Class II, to a term that expires at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Sheahan was also appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and Executive Committee of the Board. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Sheahan’s election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.
Mr. Sheahan will receive the standard non-employee director compensation, the terms of which were disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2024, including a pro-rata amount of the annual compensation for his service from his election until the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 99 | News release, dated May 15, 2024 announcing election of Mark W. Sheahan. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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 16, 2024 | /s/ Kristin A. Erickson |
| Kristin A. Erickson | |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |