{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-23-005013","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"TNC","cik":"0000097134","company_name":"TENNANT CO","filed_at":"2023-01-19T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:48.697956+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T13:45:24.707424+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Tennant Company amends bylaws to adopt universal proxy rule compliance and meeting conduct rules","bullets":["Adopted amendments to Amended & Restated By-Laws effective January 13, 2023.","New notice requirements for shareholder director nominations; nominations can be voided if Rule 14a-19 not complied with.","Additional rules for conduct of shareholder meetings and proxy solicitors must use non-white proxy card.","Includes clarifying updates and conforming changes; full By-Laws filed as Exhibit 3.2."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-005013","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-005013.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-005013.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-005013.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97134/000110465923005013/0001104659-23-005013-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97134/000110465923005013/tm233790d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T13:45:24.707424+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"4c5620ed0fb1291bc83fd348441433face56d751","claim":"TENNANT CO: Amended bylaws to add shareholder nomination notice requirements, voiding of certain nominations, rules for shareholder meetings, and proxy card color rule (effective 2023-01-13).","evidence_excerpt":"On January 13, 2023, the Board of Directors of Tennant Company (the \"Company\") adopted certain amendments to its Amended & Restated By-Laws (as amended, the \"By-Laws\"), effective immediately.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97134/000110465923005013/0001104659-23-005013-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-01-13"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}