UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. Initial)*
TENNANT COMPANY
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON SHARES
(Title of Class of Securities)
880345103
(CUSIP Number)
DECEMBER 31, 1998
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[x] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Ac
t of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
CUSIP No. 880345103 Schedule 13G Page 2 of 5
1. Name of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Mackenzie Financial Corporation
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power
639,900
6. Shared Voting Power
Nil
7. Sole Dispositive Power
639,900
8. Shared Dispositive Power
Nil
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
639,900 Shares
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.9%
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA
Item 1. Schedule 13G Page 3 of 5
(a) Name of Issuer
TENNANT COMPANY
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
701 NORTH LILAC DR
PO BOX 1452
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
55440
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
Mackenzie Financial Corporation
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
150 Bloor Street West, Suite M111, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B5
(c) Citizenship
Organized in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(d) Title of Class of Securities
COMMON STOCK
(e) CUSIP Number
880345103
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b),
or (c) check whether the person filing is a(n):
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C.78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C.78c).
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [X] investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] parent holding company or control person in accordance with
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Schedule 13G Page 4 of 5
Item 4. Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 639,900 .
(b) Percent of Class: 6.9%.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 639,900 .
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote NIL .
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 639,900 .
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of NIL.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Several accounts managed by Mackenzie Financial Corporation have the right
to receive dividends and the proceeds from the sale of these securities,
none of which own more than 5% of the common stock of Tennant Company,
except Ivy Foreign Equity Fund, a Canadian mutual Fund.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
N/A
Schedule 13G Page 5 of 5
Item 10. Certification
(a) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed
pursuant to 240.13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with
the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or
as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
(b) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed
pursuant to 240.13d-1(c):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
April 9,1999
Date
Signature
Harold P. Hands
Executive Vice-President, Legal
Name/Title
The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is
signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an
executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed
with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this
purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be i name and any
title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath
his signature.
