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FORM 4/AUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Hoard Heidi M

(Last)(First)(Middle)
TENNANT COMPANY, LEGAL DEPT., MD 16, 701 N. LILAC DR.

(Street)
MINNEAPOLISMN55422

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENNANT CO [TNC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
VP, General Counsel and Sec'y
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/20/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2009
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 12/31/2008 F  135 (1) D$ 15.85 4,653 (2) D  
Common Stock         1,857.0461 I ESOP & Profit Sharing

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares were surrendered for the payment of taxes in connection wiht the vesting of the Janaury 2, 2007 restricted stock grant.
2. This amended report is filed to reflect the correct number of shares beneficially held by the reporting person following the transaction that occurred on December 31, 2008, and was timely reported on the Form 4 filed on January 5, 2009.
/s/Timothy Phillips, as Attorney-in-Fact01/20/2009
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Heidi M. Hoard, hereby authorize and designate each of  
Kristin A. Stokes, Timothy P. Phillips, Amy C. Seidel, 
Nicole Kroetsch, and Sharon Stuckmayer, signing singly, as my true 
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer 
and/or director of Tennant Company (the "Company"), the Form ID 
and Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules 
and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on my behalf which may 
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form ID 
and Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange or similar authority, 
and the National Association of Securities Dealers; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection 
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, 
may be to my benefit, in my best interest, or legally required of 
me, it being understood that the statements executed by such 
attorney-in-fact on my behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney 
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions 
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's 
discretion.

I hereby further grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power 
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing 
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the 
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully 
to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally 
present, with full power of substitutes or revocation, hereby 
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such 
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or 
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the 
rights and powers herein granted.  I hereby acknowledge that the 
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at my 
request, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of my 
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until 
I am no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to 
my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the 
Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing 
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be 
duly executed as of this 19th day of August 2008.

Heidi M. Hoard

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