UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2017

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NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-11038 41-0857886
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

4201 Woodland Road

P.O. Box 69

Circle Pines, Minnesota

 

55014

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(763) 225-6600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Northern Technologies International Corporation (“NTIC”) was held on January 13, 2017. The final results of the stockholder vote on each proposal brought before the meeting were as follows:

 

   For  Against/Withheld  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
Proposal One— Election of directors, each to serve for a term of one year                    
Barbara D. Colwell   2,044,729    15,550    -    1,865,099 
Soo-Keong Koh   2,056,419    3,860    -    1,865,099 
Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D.   2,056,419    3,860    -    1,865,099 
G. Patrick Lynch   2,056,419    3,860    -    1,865,099 
Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.   2,056,419    3,860    -    1,865,099 
Richard J. Nigon   2,056,409    3,870    -    1,865,099 
Konstantin von Falkenhausen   2,045,759    14,520    -    1,865,099 

 

   For  Against/Withheld  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
Proposal Two—Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of NTIC’s named executive officers, as disclosed in NTIC’s proxy statement   2,005,224    47,423    7,800    1,865,099 

 

   For  Against/Withheld  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
Proposal Three —Ratification of the selection of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as NTIC’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending August 31, 2017    3,897,553    12,154    15,671    - 

 

With respect to Proposal One, each of the director nominees was elected by NTIC’s stockholders by the required vote. Both Proposal Two and Proposal Three were approved by NTIC’s stockholders by the required vote.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES
  INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
     
  By:
    Matthew C. Wolsfeld
    Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

Dated: January 17, 2017