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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>May&nbsp;1, 2008</b></font></p>
  
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  CORPORATION</font></b></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">001-11038</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">4201 Woodland Road</font></b></p>
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    Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On May&nbsp;1,
  2008, Donald A. Kubik notified the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board of Directors of
  Northern Technologies International Corporation (&#147;NTIC&#148;) that he intends to
  retire as Chief Technology Officer effective in June&nbsp;2009.&#160; NTIC wishes to thank Dr.&nbsp;Kubik for his
  30 years of service to NTIC.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On May&nbsp;2,
  2008, t</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">he Board of Directors of NTIC, upon recommendation of the Nominating
  and Corporate Governance Committee, elected Tilman Bernhard Frank and Koh Soo
  Keong as directors of NTIC effective as of May&nbsp;2, 2008.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Frank
  is Chief Executive Officer of Societ&#228;t f&#252;r Unternehmensplanung (&#147;S&#183;U&#183;P&#148;) GmbH,
  a personnel consulting company, where he has served in such position since July&nbsp;2007.
  From June&nbsp;2001 to July&nbsp;2007, Mr.&nbsp;Frank served as Managing
  Director of S&#183;U&#183;P.&#160; Prior to joining
  S&#183;U&#183;P, Mr.&nbsp;Frank served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales of
  vamedis* AG, a German-based e-procurement solutions provider, from October&nbsp;2001
  to May&nbsp;2001.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Frank holds a
  Medical Doctor degree from the University of Frankfurt.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Koh is the Managing Director of
  EcoSave Pte Ltd., a company whose business is focused on environmental biotech
  and energy conservation technologies, a position he has held since 16th April&nbsp;2007.&#160; From January&nbsp;1986 to April&nbsp;2007, Mr.&nbsp;Koh
  served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Toll Asia Pte Ltd formerly
  SembCorp Logistics Ltd (SembLog), a Singapore public listed company, which was
  acquired by Toll in May&nbsp;2006. Mr.&nbsp;Koh has over 20 years of experience
  in the logistics industry.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Koh
  holds a Bachelor of Engineering, a Master of Business Administration and a
  Postgraduate Diploma in Business Law from the University of Singapore (now
  known as the National University of Singapore).</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
  to NTIC&#146;s bylaws, NTIC&#146;s Board of Directors has the power to increase the
  authorized number of directors and fill vacancies on the Board arising from any
  such newly created directorship. A director elected to fill a vacancy will hold
  office until a successor is elected and qualified or until the director&#146;s
  earlier death, resignation or removal.&#160; On
  May&nbsp;2, 2008, </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NTIC&#146;s Board of Directors
  increased the size of the Board from seven members to nine members and elected Messrs.&nbsp;Frank
  and Keong</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">as directors.&#160;
  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frank </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">was also appointed by NTIC&#146;s Board of Directors to serve as a member of
  NTIC&#146;s Compensation Committee</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. &#160;There is no arrangement or understanding
  between either Mr.&nbsp;Frank or Mr.&nbsp;Keong and any other persons pursuant
  to which Mr.&nbsp;Frank or Mr.&nbsp;Keong was selected as a director of NTIC.&#160; Neither Mr.&nbsp;Frank nor Mr.&nbsp;Keong has
  any direct or indirect material interest in any existing or currently proposed
  transaction to which NTIC is or may become a party.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As non-employee directors, each of Messrs.&nbsp;Frank
  and Keong</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">will be paid an annual cash retainer of $10,000,
  paid on a quarterly basis, and $1,000 for each Board and strategy review meeting
  attended and $1,000 for each Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
  Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meeting attended.&#160; No director, however, will earn more than
  $1,000 per day in Board, Board committee and strategy review meeting fees.&#160; Upon his appointment, each of Messrs.&nbsp;Frank
  and Keong</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">was granted a five-year option to </font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">purchase 666 shares of NTIC&#146;s common stock at an
  exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value of NTIC&#146;s common stock on
  the date of grant.&#160; Such option will vest
  in three as nearly equal as possible annual installments beginning on the
  one-year anniversary of the date of grant.&#160;
  In addition, each of our non-employee directors, including Messrs.&nbsp;Frank
  and Keong, will be automatically granted a five-year option to purchase 4,000
  shares of NTIC&#146;s common stock on the first day of each fiscal year in
  consideration for their services as directors of NTIC.&#160; Such options will have an exercise price
  equal to 100% of the fair market value of NTIC&#146;s common stock on the date of
  grant and will vest in three as nearly equal as possible annual installments
  beginning on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant.</font></p>
  
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington,
  D.C.  20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of
  the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  May 1, 2008
  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)
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
  to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
  the following provisions:
  o
  Written
  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02.
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
    Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
    Certain Officers
  (b)           On May 1,
  2008, Donald A. Kubik notified the
  Board of Directors of
  Northern Technologies International Corporation ("NTIC") that he intends to
  retire as Chief Technology Officer effective in June 2009.  NTIC wishes to thank Dr. Kubik for his
  30 years of service to NTIC.
  (d)           On May 2,
  2008, t
  he Board of Directors of NTIC, upon recommendation of the Nominating
  and Corporate Governance Committee, elected Tilman Bernhard Frank and Koh Soo
  Keong as directors of NTIC effective as of May 2, 2008.
  Mr. Frank
  is Chief Executive Officer of Societät für Unternehmensplanung ("S·U·P") GmbH,
  a personnel consulting company, where he has served in such position since July 2007.
  From June 2001 to July 2007, Mr. Frank served as Managing
  Director of S·U·P.  Prior to joining
  S·U·P, Mr. Frank served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales of
  vamedis* AG, a German-based e-procurement solutions provider, from October 2001
  to May 2001.  Mr. Frank holds a
  Medical Doctor degree from the University of Frankfurt.
  Mr. Koh is the Managing Director of
  EcoSave Pte Ltd., a company whose business is focused on environmental biotech
  and energy conservation technologies, a position he has held since 16th April 2007.  From January 1986 to April 2007, Mr. Koh
  served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Toll Asia Pte Ltd formerly
  SembCorp Logistics Ltd (SembLog), a Singapore public listed company, which was
  acquired by Toll in May 2006. Mr. Koh has over 20 years of experience
  in the logistics industry.  Mr. Koh
  holds a Bachelor of Engineering, a Master of Business Administration and a
  Postgraduate Diploma in Business Law from the University of Singapore (now
  known as the National University of Singapore).
  Pursuant
  to NTIC's bylaws, NTIC's Board of Directors has the power to increase the
  authorized number of directors and fill vacancies on the Board arising from any
  such newly created directorship. A director elected to fill a vacancy will hold
  office until a successor is elected and qualified or until the director's
  earlier death, resignation or removal.  On
  May 2, 2008,
  NTIC's Board of Directors
  increased the size of the Board from seven members to nine members and elected Messrs. Frank
  and Keong
  as directors.
  Mr.
  Frank
  was also appointed by NTIC's Board of Directors to serve as a member of
  NTIC's Compensation Committee
  .  There is no arrangement or understanding
  between either Mr. Frank or Mr. Keong and any other persons pursuant
  to which Mr. Frank or Mr. Keong was selected as a director of NTIC.  Neither Mr. Frank nor Mr. Keong has
  any direct or indirect material interest in any existing or currently proposed
  transaction to which NTIC is or may become a party.
  As non-employee directors, each of Messrs. Frank
  and Keong
  will be paid an annual cash retainer of $10,000,
  paid on a quarterly basis, and $1,000 for each Board and strategy review meeting
  attended and $1,000 for each Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
  Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meeting attended.  No director, however, will earn more than
  $1,000 per day in Board, Board committee and strategy review meeting fees.  Upon his appointment, each of Messrs. Frank
  and Keong
  was granted a five-year option to
  2
  purchase 666 shares of NTIC's common stock at an
  exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value of NTIC's common stock on
  the date of grant.  Such option will vest
  in three as nearly equal as possible annual installments beginning on the
  one-year anniversary of the date of grant. 
  In addition, each of our non-employee directors, including Messrs. Frank
  and Keong, will be automatically granted a five-year option to purchase 4,000
  shares of NTIC's common stock on the first day of each fiscal year in
  consideration for their services as directors of NTIC.  Such options will have an exercise price
  equal to 100% of the fair market value of NTIC's common stock on the date of
  grant and will vest in three as nearly equal as possible annual installments
  beginning on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant.
  3
  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: May 6,
    2008
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