Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1
 
Dated as of February 21, 2008
 
to
 
CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
Dated as of June 19, 2007
 
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (“Amendment”) is made as of February 21, 2008 by and among
Tennant Company (the “Company”), the financial institutions listed on the
signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007 by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement.
 
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
agree to certain amendments to the Credit Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to
such amendments on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and
conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the
Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to enter into this
Amendment.
 
1. Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Effective as of the date of satisfaction of
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:
 
(a) The definition of “Foreign Currency Sublimit” set forth in Section 1.01 of
the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the reference to “$75,000,000” therein
and to substitute “at any time, an amount equal to the Aggregate Commitment at
such time” therefor.
 
(b) The definition of “Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Sublimit” set forth in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the reference to
“$50,000,000” therein and to substitute “$100,000,000” therefor.
 
(c) Clause (c) of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:
 
(c)           Indebtedness of the Company to any Subsidiary and of any
Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that Indebtedness of
any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party shall be subject to
the limitations set forth in Section 6.04(c);
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(d) Clause (h) of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:
 
(h)           Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal
amount not exceeding $15,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(e) Clause (c) of Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:
 
(c)           investments, loans or advances made by the Company in or to any
Subsidiary and made by any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary
(provided that not more than $50,000,000 in investments, loans or advances or
capital contributions may be made and remain outstanding, during the term of
this Agreement, by any Loan Party to a Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party);

(f) Each reference to “Secured Obligations” set forth in the Credit Agreement is
amended to instead be a reference to “Obligations”.
 
2. Conditions of Effectiveness.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject
to the conditions precedent that (a) the Administrative Agent shall have
received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Company, the
Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent and the Consent and Reaffirmation
attached hereto duly executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors, (b) the Company
shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender
which delivers its executed signature page hereto by such time as is requested
by the Administrative Agent, an amendment fee in an amount equal to $2,500 for
each such Lender and (c) the Company shall have paid all fees and expenses of
the Administrative Agent and its affiliates (including, to the extent invoiced,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with this Amendment and
the other Loan Documents.
 
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company hereby represents
and warrants as follows:
 
(a) This Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and are enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
 
(b) As of the date hereof and giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i)
no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the representations
and warranties of the Company set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby, are true and correct as of the date hereof.
 
4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
 
(a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
 
(b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and all other
documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection
therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
 

 
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(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or
any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in
connection therewith.
 
5. Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York.
 
6. Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose.
 
7. Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties
hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.  Signatures delivered by facsimile or PDF shall have the same force
and effect as manual signatures delivered in person.
 
[Signature Pages Follow]

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year
first above written.
 

TENNANT COMPANY,
as the Company

By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:

By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:

By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:

By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1
Tennant Company
Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007

 
 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually as a Lender, as
Swingline Lender, as Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent

By:_____________________________________
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1
Tennant Company
Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007

 
 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually as a Lender and as Co-Syndication Agent

By:_____________________________________
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1
Tennant Company
Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007

 
 

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BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC., individually as a Lender and as
Co-Documentation Agent

By:_____________________________________
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1
Tennant Company
Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007

 
 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually as a Lender and as Co-Documentation
Agent

By:_____________________________________
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1
Tennant Company
Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007

 
 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender

By:_____________________________________
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1
Tennant Company
Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007

 
 

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CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION
 
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing
Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007 (as the same
may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Tennant Company (the “Company”), the
Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (together with the
Company, the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions from time to time party
thereto (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), which Amendment No. 1 is
dated as of February 21, 2008 (the “Amendment”).  Capitalized terms used in this
Consent and Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to them in the Credit Agreement.   Without in any way establishing a course of
dealing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, each of the undersigned
consents to the Amendment and reaffirms the terms and conditions of the
Subsidiary Guaranty and any other Loan Document executed by it and acknowledges
and agrees that such agreements and each and every such Loan Document executed
by the undersigned in connection with the Credit Agreement remains in full force
and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed.  All references to
the Credit Agreement contained in the above-referenced documents shall be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as so modified by the Amendment and as the
same may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified or restated.
 
Dated:  February 21, 2008
 
[Signature Page Follows]
 

 
 

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TENNANT SALES AND SERVICE COMPANY
 
 
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 1
Tennant Company
Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007
 
 

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