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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-05-001332
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050729
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050802
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050802

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000875582
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONVERTED PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODS (NO CONTAINERS/BOXES) [2670]
		IRS NUMBER:				410857886
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11038
		FILM NUMBER:		05990970

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6680 N HIGHWAY 49
		CITY:			LINO LAKES
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6127841250

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHERN INSTRUMENTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<p  align="center"><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font>
<font size="3"><b><br> Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</b></font></p>

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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><b>Current Report<br> Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font></p>

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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<br> July 29, 2005</b></font></p>

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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</b><br></font>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>(651) 784-1250<br></b></font>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>N/A<br></b></font>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">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:</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Pre-commencement   communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR   240.14d-2(b))</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Pre-commencement   communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR   240.13e-4(c))</font></p>  </td>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Section 5 &#150; Corporate Governance and Management</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;   Appointment of Principal Officers</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Philip M.   Lynch resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of   Northern Technologies International Corporation (&#147;NTIC&#148;) on July 29,   2005.&#160; Mr. Lynch had served in these   positions since 1979.&#160; Although Mr.   Lynch has resigned as a voting member of NTIC&#146;s Board of Directors, he will   remain as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors and consult on special   projects.&#160; The Board of Directors   thanks Mr. Lynch for his many years of service to NTIC.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Mehmet A.   Gencer resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer of NTIC on July 29,   2005.&#160; Dr. Gencer will remain an   independent consultant to NTIC.&#160; The   Board of Directors also thanks Mr. Gencer for his service to NTIC and looks   forward to working with Dr. Gencer in his new role as an independent   consultant.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">G. Patrick   Lynch was elected as President of NTIC by NTIC&#146;s Board of Directors on July   29, 2005.&#160; He previously served as   President of North American Operations of NTIC, a position he had held since   May 2004.&#160; From May 2000 to May 2004,   he served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Vice President of   Strategic Planning and Corporate Secretary of NTIC.&#160; Prior to joining NTIC, Mr. G.. Patrick Lynch held positions in   sales management for Fuji Electric Co., Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, and programming   project management for BMW AG in Munich, Germany.&#160; Mr. G. Patrick Lynch received an M.B.A. degree from the University   of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.&#160; He is the son of Mr. Philip M. Lynch.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Mr. G.   Patrick Lynch is also an officer, director and shareholder of Inter Alia   Holding Company, a financial and management consulting firm which   beneficially owns 25.1% of NTIC&#146;s outstanding common stock.&#160; Mr. Philip M. Lynch is also an officer,   director and shareholder of Inter Alia.&#160;   Inter Alia and NTIC are parties to a manufacturer&#146;s representative   agreement pursuant to which Inter Alia is paid commissions on the net   proceeds of sales of NTIC&#146;s products.&#160;   Inter Alia earned commissions of approximately $88,558 for the nine   months ended May 31, 2005 and approximately $99,239, $51,882 and $66,420 for   the fiscal years ended August 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Pierre   Chenu, a current director of NTIC, was elected by NTIC&#146;s Board of Directors   on July 29, 2005 as Interim Chairman of the Board.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">The Board of   Directors of NTIC elected Jean-Guy Joseph Coulombe and Vera Kallmeyer as new   directors of NTIC on July 29, 2005.&#160;   Both Mr. Coulombe and Ms. Kallmeyer were also appointed to serve on   the Strategic Planning Committee of the Board of Directors.&#160; Other Board committee memberships have not   been determined at this time.&#160; There   is no arrangement or understanding between either Mr. Coulombe or Ms.   Kallmeyer and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Coulombe or Ms.   Kallmeyer was selected as a director.&#160;   Neither Mr. Coulombe nor Ms. Kallmeyer has a direct or indirect   material interest in any existing or currently proposed transaction to which   NTIC is or may become a party.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Mr. Jean-Guy   Joseph Coulombe currently serves as President of Metso Minerals Company.&#160; Mr. Coulombe previously served in an   engineering capacity at Outokumpu Technology from 2002 to 2004.&#160; From 1989 to 2002, Mr. Coulombe was in the   equipment manufacturing division of Sandvik Mining &amp; Construction   Company.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Ms.   Kallmeyer currently serves as Managing Partner of Equity4Health LLC, a   financial and investment management and consulting firm she founded in   2002.&#160; Ms. Kallmeyer also serves as a   Consulting Professor at Stanford School of Medicine, Department of   Neurosurgery, where she teaches classes in entrepreneurship and company   formation.&#160; From 1998 to 2002, Ms.   Kallmeyer served as Managing Partner of Veritas Venture Partners LLC, a   financial and investment management and consulting firm.&#160; From 1994 to 1998, she served as Chief   Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Development of Aviron Inc.,   a NASDAQ listed biopharmaceutical company that was subsequently acquired by   MedImmune, Inc.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Section 7 &#150; Regulation FD</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">A press release issued by NTIC on August 2, 2005, announcing the management changes described under Item 5.02 above is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Section 9 &#150; Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</font></p>

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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>N<small>ORTHERN</small> T<small>ECHNOLOGIES</small> I<small>NTERNATIONAL</small> C<small>ORPORATION</small></b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b><u>Exhibit Index</u></b></font></p>
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<p  align=right><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Exhibit 99.1</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Northern Technologies International Corporation<br> 6680 N. Highway 49<br> Lino Lakes, MN 55014</b><br> www.ntic.com</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">LINO LAKES, Minnesota, August 1, 2005&#160; - Northern Technologies International Corporation (AMEX: NTI) announced today that the Board of Directors unanimously appointed Mr. G. Patrick Lynch to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.&#160;&#160;&#160; Mr. G. Patrick Lynch previously served as President of North American Operations for NTI, a position he had held since May 2004.&#160; Mr. Patrick Lynch has been serving NTI since 1995 in successive management functions. Prior to joining NTI, Mr. G. Patrick Lynch held positions with Fuji Electric Co., Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, and BMW AG in Munich, Germany.&#160; Mr. G. Patrick Lynch received an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">NTI also announced that Mr. G. Patrick Lynch&#146;s predecessor, Mr. Mehmet A. Gencer, has entered into an agreement with the Company to serve as an independent advisor in order to bring certain new technologies to fruition.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">NTI also announced that Mr. Philip M. Lynch has withdrawn as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective as of July 29, 2005.&#160; Mr. Philip M. Lynch will retain the title of Chairman Emeritus, and will continue to serve the company in the development of special projects.&#160; </font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">NTI also announced the election of Mr. Pierre Chenu, a current Director of the company, as non-executive Chairman of the Board.&#160; Mr. Chenu previously served as Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Flat Glass Activities within the Asahi-Glaverbel Glass Group.&#160; Mr. Chenu holds a Master&#146;s Degree in Engineering, with a specialty in metallurgy, from the University of Liege (Belgium) and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">NTI also announced the election and appointment of Mr. Jean-Guy Joseph Coulombe and Ms.Vera Kallmeyer to the company&#146;s Board of Directors.&#160; Mr. Coulombe is President of Metso Minerals Company.&#160; Mr. Coulombe previously served in an engineering capacity at Outokumpu Technology from 2002 to 2004.&#160; From 1989 to 2002, Mr. Coulombe was in the equipment manufacturing division of Sandvik Mining &amp; Construction Company.&#160; </font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Ms. Kallmeyer currently serves as Managing Partner of Equity4Health LLC, a financial and investment management and consulting firm she founded in 2002.&#160; Ms. Kallmeyer also serves as a Consulting Professor at Stanford School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, where she teaches classes in entrepreneurship and company formation.&#160; From 1998 to 2002, Ms. Kallmeyer served as Managing Partner of Veritas Venture Partners LLC, a financial and investment management and consulting firm.&#160; From 1994 to 1998, she served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Development of Aviron Inc., a NASDAQ listed biopharmaceutical company that was subsequently acquired by MedImmune, Inc.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">NTIC offers expert technical service in corrosion management and products that prevent corrosion. The products and services primarily include proprietary volatile corrosion inhibiting products and packaging, sold under the brand name ZERUST&#174;. NTIC produces ZERUST&#174; products for avionics, automotive, electronics, electrical, mechanical, and military applications.&nbsp; Additionally, NTI offers direct on-site technical support on rust and corrosion issues in 46 countries, and operates a marketing, distribution, and technical network through 29 joint ventures worldwide.&#160; </font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><i>This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements regarding Northern Technologies International Corporation contained in this release that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;likely,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;believes&#148; or &#147;plans,&#148; or comparable terminology, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions, and entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors known to Northern Technologies International Corporation that could cause such material differences are identified and discussed from time to time in Northern Technologies International
Corporation&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors which are discussed in Northern Technologies International Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, which factors are incorporated herein by reference. Northern Technologies International Corporation undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any future disclosure Northern Technologies International Corporation makes on related subjects in future reports to the SEC.</i></font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">For more information, please contact:</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Matthew Wolsfeld, CFO, Northern Technologies International Corporation, (651) 784-1250</font></p>



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