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The Board of Directors of Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per share payable December 15, 2009, to shareholders of record November 30, 2009. This represents an increase of 8 percent from the previous quarterly dividend and will result in a 2 percent increase to the annual dividend payout for the year 2009 and a 6 percent increase to the annual dividend payout for the year 2010. The company has increased its annual cash dividend payout for 38 consecutive years.

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 specialty surface 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; the United Kingdom; São Paulo, Brazil; 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 : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .



Tennant CompanyInvestor Contact:Tom Paulson, 763-540-1204Vice
President, CFOorMedia Contact:Kathryn Lovik,

763-540-1212Director, Communications