Tennant Named Among Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies
Forbes.com sites research by Audit Integrity naming top 100 U.S. companies in accounting and governance
MINNEAPOLIS-April 20, 2007-Tennant Company (NYSE:TNC) is one of America's most trustworthy companies according to Audit Integrity, an independent Los Angeles firm that researches corporate governance practices. Tennant Company designs and manufactures solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world and is the only company of its kind to make the inaugural Audit Integrity Top 100 list. The list recognizes organizations that displayed "the highest degree of accounting transparency and fair dealing to stake-holders during 2006."
The results of Audit Integrity's analysis are featured by Forbes.com (www.Forbes.com) in "America's Most Trustworthy Companies - The Good Bookkeepers" posted March 27.
Audit Integrity monitors the corporate integrity of more than 8,000 public companies through its Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) scores, based on forensic study of factors predictive of fraud, financial misstatement, shareholder litigation and equity risk. The Audit Integrity Top 100 report may be obtained at www.auditintegrity.com.
"The rank of Tennant Company as a Top 100 Most Trustworthy Company is a proud moment," said Chris Killingstad, Tennant Company president and chief executive officer. "We take our responsibility to our stakeholders seriously and are pleased to be recognized as a company of integrity."
About Tennant Company
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 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; Northampton, United Kingdom; 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.
