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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>June 8</b><b>, 2018</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>000-23115</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>22160 N. Pepper Road</b><b>,</b><b> Lake Barrington, Illinois</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Registrant&#39;s telephone number, including area code: <b>(847) 382-1000</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Not applicable</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Emerging Growth Company&nbsp; <b>&#9744;</b> &nbsp;</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CTI Industries Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) was held on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Savings Time at the corporate headquarters of the Company located at 22160 N. Pepper Road, Lake Barrington, Illinois.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">The following actions were submitted and approved by a vote of the stockholders of the Company:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">1.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Election of seven directors;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Ratification of the Board&rsquo;s selection of Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2018.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 13, 2018 were entitled to vote. A total of 2,616,168 shares were represented by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting, which constituted 74.11% of the Company&rsquo;s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. These shares were voted on the matters presented at the Annual Meeting as follows:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">For the election of directors:</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Stephen M. Merrick</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,850,846</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">404,458</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Jeffrey S. Hyland</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,945,217</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">310,087</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">John H. Schwan</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,860,610</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">394,694</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Stanley M. Brown</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,824,993</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">430,311</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Bret Tayne</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,947,367</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">307,937</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">John I. Collins</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,939,570</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">315,734</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 26%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">John Klimek</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,925,299</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">330,005</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">2.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Approval of the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan:</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><u>Broker Non-Votes</u></b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,784,594</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">470,103</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">607</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">360,864</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">3.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Ratification of the Board of Directors selection of Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2018:</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><u>For</u></b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><u>Against</u></b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2,340,608</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">273,653</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,907</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CTI Industries Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, in the Village of Lake Barrington, Illinois, June 8, 2018.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:1.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION</p>
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ctib20180608_8k.htm
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):
June 8
, 2018
CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-23115
36-2848943
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
22160 N. Pepper Road
,
Lake Barrington, Illinois
60010
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(847) 382-1000
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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CTI Industries Corporation (the "Company") was held on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Savings Time at the corporate headquarters of the Company located at 22160 N. Pepper Road, Lake Barrington, Illinois.
The following actions were submitted and approved by a vote of the stockholders of the Company:
1.
Election of seven directors;
2.
Approval of the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan;
3.
Ratification of the Board's selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2018.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 13, 2018 were entitled to vote. A total of 2,616,168 shares were represented by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting, which constituted 74.11% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock. These shares were voted on the matters presented at the Annual Meeting as follows:
1.
For the election of directors:
Name
For
Against
Stephen M. Merrick
1,850,846
404,458
Jeffrey S. Hyland
1,945,217
310,087
John H. Schwan
1,860,610
394,694
Stanley M. Brown
1,824,993
430,311
Bret Tayne
1,947,367
307,937
John I. Collins
1,939,570
315,734
John Klimek
1,925,299
330,005
2.
Approval of the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
1,784,594
470,103
607
360,864
3.
Ratification of the Board of Directors selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2018:
For
Against
Abstain
2,340,608
273,653
1,907
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CTI Industries Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, in the Village of Lake Barrington, Illinois, June 8, 2018.
CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Stephen M. Merrick
Stephen M. Merrick, Chief Executive Officer