TENNANT CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Aug 11, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TENNANT CO (TNC)
CIK: 0000097134
Period of Report: 2009-08-10

Reporting Person: Eckert Andrew J (VP, NA Sales & Service)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-08-10	Common Stock	M	4200	$17.95	Acquired	12060	Direct
2009-08-10	Common Stock	F	3230	$27.34	Disposed	8830	Direct
2009-08-10	Common Stock	M	3600	$20.8150	Acquired	12430	Direct
2009-08-10	Common Stock	F	3022	$27.34	Disposed	9408	Direct
2009-08-12	Common Stock	P	300	$28.1065	Acquired	10104	Direct
2009-08-12	Common Stock	P	100	$28.41	Acquired	10204	Direct
2008-08-12	Common Stock	P	180	$21.4147	Acquired	10384	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-08-10	Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.95	M	4200	Disposed	2012-12-02	Common Stock (4200)	Direct
2009-08-10	Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.34	A	3230	Acquired	2012-12-02	Common Stock (3230)	Direct
2009-08-10	Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.8150	M	3600	Disposed	2014-02-17	Common Stock (3600)	Direct
2009-08-10	Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.34	A	3022	Acquired	2014-02-17	Common Stock (3022)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2448.7889	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Options granted on December 2, 2002 which vested in one-third increments on each of December 2, 2003, December 2, 2004 and December 2, 2005.

F2: Grant of reload options.

F3: Options granted on February 17, 2004 which vested in one-third increments on each of February 17, 2005, February 17, 2006 and February 17, 2007.