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):  February 2, 2012
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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 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Northern Technologies International Corporation was held on February 2, 2012. 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
 
1,027,349
 
7,285
 
-
 
1,996,047
Soo-Keong Koh
 
1,025,099
 
9,535
 
-
 
1,996,047
Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D.
 
1,018,249
 
16,385
 
-
 
1,996,047
G. Patrick Lynch
 
1,020,499
 
14,135
 
-
 
1,996,047
Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.
 
1,017,630
 
17,004
 
-
 
1,996,047
Richard J. Nigon
 
1,024,299
 
10,335
 
-
 
1,996,047
Mark J. Stone
 
1,027,349
 
7,285
 
-
 
1,996,047
                 
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, 2012
 
2,962,095
 
6,016
 
340
   

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:   February 2, 2012