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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-08-030147
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080501
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080506
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080506

FILER:

	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:		08805225

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4201 WOODLAND ROAD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 69
		CITY:			CIRCLE PINES
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(763) 225-6601

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4201 WOODLAND ROAD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 69
		CITY:			CIRCLE PINES
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55014

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHERN INSTRUMENTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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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 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>

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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;">(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>

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<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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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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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  <p style="margin:0in -9.0pt .0001pt 0in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary</font></i></p>
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