f8k_011813.htm
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 17, 2013
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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 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Northern Technologies International Corporation (“NTIC”) was held on January 17, 2013. 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
                       
Pierre Chenu
    1,340,672       7,165       -       2,002,836  
Soo-Keong Koh
    1,340,672       7,165       -       2,002,836  
Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D
    1,340,672       7,165       -       2,002,836  
G. Patrick Lynch
    1,346,672       1,165       -       2,002,836  
Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.
    1,339,495       8,342       -       2,002,836  
Richard J. Nigon
    1,346,672       1,165       -       2,002,836  
Konstantin von Falkenhausen
    1,340,672       7,165       -       2,002,836  
                                 
Proposal Two—Ratification of the selection of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as NTIC’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending August 31, 2013
    3,341,621       8,252       800       -  

Each proposal was 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 18, 2013