MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) Board of Directors authorized a 6 percent increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend to 18 cents per share from 17 cents per share. The dividend is payable on December 14, 2012, to shareholders of record on November 30, 2012.
“The increase in our quarterly dividend demonstrates our confidence in our business. We remain committed to profitably growing our traditional business and expanding our global leadership position in sustainable cleaning. We believe our growth strategies, operational discipline, and strong financial position and cash flows will ensure further value-creation potential for shareholders,” said Chris Killingstad, Tennant Company’s president and chief executive officer.
The dividend increase will result in a 1.5 percent increase to the annual dividend payout for the year 2012 and a 4.3 percent increase to the annual dividend payout for the year 2013. The company has increased its annual cash dividend payout for 41 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,
healthier world. Its products include equipment for maintaining surfaces
in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments; chemical-free and
other sustainable cleaning technologies; and coatings for protecting,
repairing and upgrading floors. Tennant's global field service network
is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant has manufacturing
operations in Minneapolis, Minn.; Holland, Mich.; Louisville, Ky.; 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 http://www.tennantco.com.
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presently facing us include: geopolitical and economic uncertainty
throughout the world; the competition in our business; our ability to
effectively manage organizational changes; our ability to comply with
laws and regulations; our ability to effectively maintain and manage the
data in our computer systems; unforeseen product liability claims or
product quality issues; our ability to develop and fund new innovative
products and services; our ability to attract and retain key personnel;
our ability to successfully upgrade and evolve the capabilities of our
computer systems; the occurrence of a significant business interruption;
fluctuations in the cost or availability of raw materials and purchased
components; our ability to acquire, retain and protect proprietary
intellectual property rights; and the relative strength of the U.S.
dollar, which affects the cost of our materials and products purchased
and sold internationally.
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