EICHER CAROL S 4
4 · TENNANT CO · Filed Mar 2, 2026
Research Summary
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Tennant (TNC) Director Carol Eicher Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Carol S. Eicher, a director of Tennant Company (TNC), exercised stock options on Feb 26, 2026 and sold a portion of the shares to cover taxes. She exercised 3,538 options at an exercise price of $54.70 per share (total cost $193,529). Concurrently she sold 3,130 shares in an open-market transaction at $61.98 per share, generating $193,997 in proceeds. Per the filing footnote, the sale was effected to cover taxes due on the option exercise and the reporting person retained the net shares — 3,538 exercised minus 3,130 sold = 408 net shares retained. The options were fully vested.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-26; Form 4 filed 2026-03-02 (filing shows the transactions for Feb 26).
- Exercise: 3,538 options exercised at $54.70 each; aggregate exercise cost $193,529. (Derivative reported disposed at $0 indicates the options were converted/exercised.)
- Sale: 3,130 shares sold on the open market at $61.98 each; proceeds $193,997. Footnote F1: sale effected to cover taxes from the exercise.
- Footnote F2: the options were fully vested.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
Context
This is a common sell-to-cover (cashless) exercise: the director exercised vested options and sold just enough shares to cover tax obligations, retaining the net shares. Such transactions typically reflect routine tax/option management rather than a directional view on the stock; no 10b5-1 plan or late-filing flag is indicated in the provided excerpt.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-02-26$54.70/sh+3,538$193,529→ 31,966 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-26$61.98/sh−3,130$193,997→ 28,836 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (right to buy)
[F2]2026-02-26−3,538→ 0 totalExercise: $54.70Exp: 2026-04-28→ Common Stock (3,538 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The sale of shares reported on this Form 4 was effected to cover the taxes due upon the reporting person's exercise of a stock option expiring in the near term, with the reporting person retaining the net shares.
- [F2]Fully vested.