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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-10-061227
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110120
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101206
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20101206

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000875582
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COATING, ENGRAVING & ALLIED SERVICES [3470]
		IRS NUMBER:				410857886
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11038
		FILM NUMBER:		101233044

	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;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
  STATES</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy
  Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br>
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by a Party other than the
  Registrant</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Confidential, for
  Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to
  &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Northern
  Technologies International Corporation</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name
  of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name
  of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
  appropriate box):</font></p>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per
  Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying
  value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth
  the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of
  transaction:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary
  materials.</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is
  offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing
  for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
  filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date
  of its filing.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement
  No.:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filing Party:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date Filed:</font></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;">NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<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;">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<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;">January&nbsp;20, 2011</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Northern Technologies
International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, will be held at NTIC&#146;s
corporate executive offices located at 4201 Woodland Road, Circle Pines,
Minnesota 55014, beginning at 4:00&nbsp;p.m., Central time, on Thursday, January&nbsp;20,
2011, for the following purposes:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To elect seven
persons to serve as directors until our next annual meeting of stockholders or
until their respective successors are elected and qualified.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To consider a
proposal to approve the Northern Technologies International Corporation Amended
and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To ratify the
selection of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August&nbsp;31, 2011.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To transact
such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
of the meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.3in;"><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;">Only stockholders of record at the close of business on November&nbsp;23,
2010 will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any
adjournments thereof.&#160; A stockholder list
will be available at our corporate offices beginning January&nbsp;10, 2011
during normal business hours for examination by any stockholder registered on
NTIC&#146;s stock ledger as of the record date, November&nbsp;23, 2010, for any
purpose germane to the annual meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">We are pleased to continue to take advantage of the
Securities and Exchange Commission rules&nbsp;that allow issuers to furnish
proxy materials to their stockholders on the Internet.&#160; We believe these rules&nbsp;allow us to
provide our stockholders with the information they need, while lowering the
costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of our annual meeting.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Corporate
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 250.8pt;"><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;">December&nbsp;6,
2010</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Circle Pines, Minnesota</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Important:&#160; Whether or
not you expect to attend the meeting in person, please vote by the Internet or
telephone, or request a paper proxy card to sign, date and return by mail so
that your shares may be voted.&#160; A prompt
response is helpful and your cooperation is appreciated.</font></b></p>

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  Time, Place and Purposes of Meeting</a></font></p>
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  Does the Board Recommend that You Vote</a></font></p>
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  You May&nbsp;Change Your Vote or Revoke Your Proxy</a></font></p>
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  MANAGEMENT</a></font></p>
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  of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan</a></font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><a href="#FederalIncomeTaxConsequences_031340" title="Click to goto ">Federal Income Tax Consequences</a></font></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, Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014</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;">PROXY STATEMENT FOR<br>
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</font></b></p>

<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;">January&nbsp;20, 2011</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors of Northern Technologies
International Corporation is soliciting your proxy for use at the 2011 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, January&nbsp;20, 2011.&#160; The Board of Directors expects to make
available to our stockholders beginning on or about December&nbsp;6, 2010 the
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, this proxy statement and a form of
proxy on the Internet or has sent these materials to stockholders of NTIC upon
their request.</font></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;">IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS</font></b><a name="ImportantNoticeRegardingTheAvaila_023646"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our proxy statement and annual report to stockholders,
which includes our annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K, are available at www.proxyvote.com.&#160; Pursuant to rules&nbsp;adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, we have elected to provide access
to our proxy materials over the Internet.&#160;
Accordingly, we are sending a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy
Materials to certain of our stockholders of record and beneficial owners
(excluding those stockholders of record and beneficial owners who previously
have requested that they receive electronic or paper copies of our proxy
materials). All stockholders have the ability to access our proxy materials on
the website referred to in the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy
Materials or request to receive a printed set of our proxy materials.
Instructions on how to access our proxy materials over the Internet or to request
a printed copy may be found in the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy
Materials. In addition, stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in
printed form by mail or electronically by e-mail on an ongoing basis. We
believe that this process expedites your receipt of our proxy materials, lowers
the costs of our Annual Meeting and reduces the environmental impact of our
meeting.</font></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;">GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING</font></b><a name="GeneralInformationAboutTheAnnualM_023701"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date, Time, Place and Purposes of Meeting</font></b><a name="DateTimePlaceAndPurposesOfMeeting_023703"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Northern
Technologies International Corporation (sometimes referred to as &#147;NTIC,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148;
or &#147;us&#148; in this proxy statement) will be held on Thursday, January&nbsp;20,
2011, at 4:00&nbsp;p.m., Central time, at the principal executive offices of
Northern Technologies International Corporation located at 4201 Woodland Road,
Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014, for the purposes set forth in the Notice of
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Who Can Vote</font></b><a name="WhoCanVote_023721"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stockholders of record at the close of business on November&nbsp;23,
2010 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any
adjournment of the meeting.&#160; As of that
date, there were 4,336,935 shares of our common stock outstanding.&#160; Each share of our common stock is entitled to
one vote on each matter to be voted on at the Annual Meeting.&#160; Stockholders are not entitled to cumulate
voting rights.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">How You Can Vote</font></b><a name="HowYouCanVote_023723"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Your vote is important.&#160;
Whether you hold shares directly as a stockholder of record or
beneficially in &#147;street name&#148; (through a broker, bank or other nominee), you
may vote your shares without attending the Annual Meeting. You may vote by granting
a proxy or, for shares held in street name, by submitting voting instructions
to your broker, bank or other nominee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">If you are a stockholder whose shares are registered in
your name, you may vote your shares in person at the meeting or by one of the
three following methods:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vote by Internet</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, by going to
the website address http://www.proxyvote.com and following the instructions for
Internet voting shown on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
or on your proxy card.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vote by
Telephone</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, by dialing
1-800-690-6903 and following the instructions for telephone voting shown on the
Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or on your proxy card.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vote by Proxy Card</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, by
completing, signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card in the envelope
provided if you received a paper copy of these proxy materials.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><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;">If you vote by Internet or telephone, please do not mail
your proxy card.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">If your shares are held in &#147;street name&#148; (through a
broker, bank or other nominee), you may receive a separate voting instruction
form with this proxy statement or you may need to contact your broker, bank or
other nominee to determine whether you will be able to vote electronically
using the Internet or telephone.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The deadline for voting by telephone or by using the
Internet is 11:59&nbsp;p.m., Eastern Standard Time (10:59&nbsp;p.m., Central
Standard Time), on the day before the date of the Annual Meeting or any
adjournments thereof.&#160; Please see the
Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, your proxy card or the
information your bank, broker, or other holder of record provided to you for
more information on your options for voting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">If you return your signed proxy card or use Internet or
telephone voting before the Annual Meeting, the named proxies will vote your
shares as you direct.&#160; You have three
choices on each matter to be voted on.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the election of directors, you may:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vote<b> FOR</b></font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> the seven nominees for
director,</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WITHHOLD</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> your vote from
the seven nominees for director or</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WITHHOLD</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> your vote from
one or more of the seven nominees for director.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For each of the other proposals, you may:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vote<b> FOR</b></font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> the proposal,</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vote<b> AGAINST</b></font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> the proposal or</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> from voting on
the proposal.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><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;">If you send in your proxy card or use Internet or
telephone voting, but do not specify how you want to vote your shares, the
proxies will vote your shares <b>FOR</b>
all seven of the nominees for director and <b>FOR</b>
all of the other proposals set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">How Does the Board Recommend that You Vote</font></b><a name="HowDoesTheBoardRecommendThatYouVo_023744"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR all
seven of the nominees for director and FOR the approval of all of the other
proposals set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">How You May&nbsp;Change Your Vote or Revoke Your Proxy</font></b><a name="HowYouMaychangeYourVoteOrRevokeYo_023747"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">If you are a stockholder whose shares are registered in
your name, you may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted by one of
the following methods:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Submitting another proper proxy with a more
recent date than that of the proxy first given by following the Internet or
telephone voting instructions or completing, signing, dating and returning a
proxy card to us.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sending written notice of your revocation to
our Corporate Secretary.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attending the Annual Meeting and voting by
ballot.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Quorum Requirement</font></b><a name="QuorumRequirement_023752"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The presence at the Annual Meeting, in person or by
proxy, of the holders of a majority (2,168,468 shares) of the outstanding
shares of our common stock as of the record date will constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting.&#160; In general, shares of our common stock
represented by proxies marked &#147;For,&#148; &#147;Against,&#148; &#147;Abstain&#148; or &#147;Withheld&#148; are
counted in determining whether a quorum is present.&#160; In addition, a &#147;broker non-vote&#148; is counted
in determining whether a quorum is present.&#160;
A &#147;broker non-vote&#148; is a proxy returned by a broker on behalf of its
beneficial owner customer that is not voted on a particular matter because
voting instructions have not been received by the broker from the customer, and
the broker has no discretionary authority to vote on behalf of such customer on
such matter.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vote Required</font></b><a name="VoteRequired_023754"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Assuming a quorum is represented at the Annual Meeting,
either in person or by proxy, the election of the seven nominees for director
requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of common stock
present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote.&#160; This means that a director nominee with the
most votes for a particular slot is elected for that slot.&#160; Only votes &#147;For&#148; and &#147;Withheld&#148; affect the
outcome.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The approval of each of the other proposals described in
this proxy statement requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the shares of our common stock present in person or by proxy and entitled </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to vote at the Annual Meeting.&#160; In addition, under the Listing Rules&nbsp;of
the NASDAQ Stock Market, the approval of the Northern Technologies
International Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
(Proposal Two) requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes
cast on the proposal.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If your shares are held in &#147;street name&#148; and you do not
indicate how you wish to vote, your broker is permitted to exercise its
discretion to vote your shares on certain &#147;routine&#148; matters.&#160; The election of directors (Proposal One) and
the approval of the Northern Technologies International Corporation Amended and
Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (Proposal Two) are not &#147;routine&#148; matters;
whereas, the ratification of the selection of our independent registered public
accounting firm (Proposal Three) is a &#147;routine&#148; matter.&#160; Accordingly, if you do not direct your broker
how to vote for a director in Proposal One or how to vote for Proposal Two,
your broker may not exercise discretion and may not vote your shares.&#160; For purposes of Proposal One and Proposal
Two, broker non-votes are considered to be shares represented by proxy at the
meeting but are not considered to be shares &#147;entitled to vote&#148; or &#147;votes cast&#148;
at the meeting. &#160;As such, a broker
non-vote will not be counted as a vote &#147;For&#148; or &#147;Withheld&#148; with respect to a
director in Proposal One or a vote &#147;For&#148; or &#147;Against&#148; Proposal Two and,
therefore, will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on either such
proposal.&#160; Proxies marked &#147;Abstain&#148; will
be counted in determining the total number of shares &#147;entitled to vote&#148; and &#147;votes
cast&#148; on each of the proposals and will have the effect of a vote &#147;Against&#148; a
proposal.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Procedures at the Annual Meeting</font></b><a name="ProceduresAtTheAnnualMeeting_023809"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The presiding officer at the Annual Meeting will
determine how business at the meeting will be conducted.&#160; Only matters brought before the Annual
Meeting in accordance with our Bylaws will be considered.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Only a natural person present at the Annual Meeting who
is either one of our stockholders, or is acting on behalf of one of our
stockholders, may make a motion or second a motion.&#160; A person acting on behalf of a stockholder
must present a written statement executed by the stockholder or the duly
authorized representative of the stockholder on whose behalf the person
purports to act.</font></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;">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT</font></b><a name="SecurityOwnershipOfPrincipalStock_024432"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth information known to us
with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of November 23,
2010 for:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">each person known by us to beneficially own
more than five percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock,</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">each of our directors,</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">each of the executive officers named in the
Summary Compensation Table on page&nbsp;28 under the heading &#147;Executive
Compensation&#148; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">all of our current directors and executive
officers as a group.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares are deemed to be &#147;beneficially owned&#148; by a person
if such person, directly or indirectly, has sole or shared power to vote or to
direct the voting of such shares or sole or shared power to dispose or direct
the disposition of such shares.&#160; Except
as otherwise indicated, we believe that each of the beneficial owners of our
common stock listed below, based on information provided by these owners, has
sole dispositive and voting power with respect to its shares, subject to
community property laws where applicable.&#160;
Shares not outstanding but deemed beneficially owned by virtue of the
right of a person or member of a group to acquire them within 60 days are
treated as outstanding only when determining the amount and percent owned by
such person or group.</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Shares&nbsp;Subject&nbsp;to&nbsp;Options<br>
  Immediately&nbsp;Exercisable&nbsp;or<br>
  Exercisable&nbsp;Within&nbsp;60&nbsp;Days</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total&nbsp;Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shares<br>
  of&nbsp;Common&nbsp;Stock<br>
  Beneficially&nbsp;Owned(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Percent&nbsp;of<br>
  Total&nbsp;Voting<br>
  Power</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stockholders Owning 5% or More:</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Inter Alia Holding Company(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">621,668</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Perritt Capital Management,&nbsp;Inc.(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">215,300</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Directors and Named Executive
  Officers:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pierre Chenu</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,999</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,999</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tilman B. Frank, M.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,665</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,665</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soo-Keong Koh</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,665</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,665</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,998</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,998</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G. Patrick Lynch(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,540</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">658,328</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,998</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,498</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard J. Nigon</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark J. Stone(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,998</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,998</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew C. Wolsfeld</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,950</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">58,343</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Directors and executive officers as a group (nine
  persons)(6)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">66,813</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">783,494</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17.8</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* Represents beneficial ownership of less than one
percent of our common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Includes shares held by the
following persons in securities brokerage accounts, which in certain
circumstances under the terms of the standard br5okerage account form may
involve a pledge of such shares as collateral:&#160;
Inter Alia (621,668 shares); Mr.&nbsp;Lynch (658,328 shares); Mr.&nbsp;Nigon
(2,000 shares); Mr.&nbsp;Stone (10,000 shares); and Mr.&nbsp;Wolsfeld (42,393
shares).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">According to a Schedule
13D/A filed with the SEC on September&nbsp;1, 2010,&nbsp;Inter Alia Holding
Company is an entity of which G. Patrick Lynch, our President and Chief
Executive Officer, is a 25% stockholder.&#160;
G. Patrick Lynch shares equal voting and dispositive power over such
shares with three other members of his family.&#160;
Of </font></p>

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NTIC shares indicated as held by Inter Alia Holding Company, 73,160 of such
shares were pledged to a bank as collateral for a loan.&#160; Inter Alia Holding Company&#146;s address is 23205
Mercantile Road, Beachwood, Ohio&#160; 44122.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">According to a Schedule 13G
filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;21, 2010, Perritt Capital Management,&nbsp;Inc.
is the investment adviser to Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund,&nbsp;Inc. and
its sole series, Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, and to Perritt Funds,&nbsp;Inc.
and its sole series, Perritt Emerging Opportunities Fund.&#160; According to the Schedule 13G, Perritt
Capital Management,&nbsp;Inc. shares voting and dispositive power over 215,300
shares, Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund,&nbsp;Inc. shares voting and
dispositive power over 125,300 shares and Perritt Funds,&nbsp;Inc. shares
voting and dispositive power over 90,000 shares.&#160; The principal business officer of these
entities is 300 South Wacker Drive, Suite&nbsp;2880, Chicago,&nbsp;Illinois
60606.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Includes 621,668 shares held
by Inter Alia Holding Company.&#160; See note (2)&nbsp;above.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Lynch&#146;s address is 4201 Woodland
Road, Circle Pines, Minnesota&#160; 55014.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Includes 12,000 shares held
jointly with Mr.&nbsp;Stone&#146;s spouse.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The amount beneficially
owned by all current directors and executive officers as a group includes
621,668 shares held of record by Inter Alia Holding Company and 12,000 shares
held jointly with spouses.&#160; See notes (2)&nbsp;and
(5)&nbsp;above.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of Directors</font></b><a name="NumberOfDirectors_024918"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Bylaws provide that the Board of Directors will
consist of at least one member or such other number as may be determined by the
Board of Directors from time to time or by the stockholders at an annual
meeting.&#160; The Board of Directors has
fixed the number of directors at seven commencing on the date of the 2011 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nominees for Director</font></b><a name="NomineesForDirector_024919"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors has nominated the following seven
individuals to serve as our directors until the next annual meeting of
stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.&#160; All of the nominees named below are current members
of the Board of Directors.</font></p>

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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pierre Chenu</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soo-Keong Koh</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard
  J. Nigon</font></p>
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 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark J. Stone</font></p>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G. Patrick Lynch</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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</table>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxies can only be voted for the number of persons
named as nominees in this proxy statement, which is seven.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tilman B. Frank, M.D., a current member of the Board of
Directors, is not standing for re-election at the 2011 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.&#160; The Board of Directors
thanks Dr.&nbsp;Frank for his service as a member of the Board of Directors.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board Recommendation</font></b><a name="BoardRecommendation_025042"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote  <b>FOR</b>
the election of all of the seven nominees named above.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If prior to the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors
should learn that any nominee will be unable to serve for any reason, the
proxies that otherwise would have been voted for this nominee will be voted for
a substitute nominee as selected by the Board.&#160;
Alternatively, the proxies, at the Board&#146;s discretion, may be voted for
that fewer number of nominees as results from the inability of any nominee to
serve.&#160; The Board of Directors has no
reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable to serve.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Information About Current Directors and Board Nominees</font></b><a name="InformationAboutCurrentDirectorsA_025045"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth as of December&nbsp;1,
2010 the name, age and principal occupation of each current director and each
individual who has been nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as a
director of our company, as well as how long each individual has served as a
director of NTIC.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal&nbsp;Occupation</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director<br>
  Since</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pierre
  Chenu(1)(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">72</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman
  of the Board of NTIC</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2003</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tilman B. Frank, M.D.(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Partner
  and Chief Executive Officer of Capitalent GmbH</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2008</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="21%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soo-Keong
  Koh(1)&nbsp;(3)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Managing
  Director of EcoSave Pte Ltd.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2008</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal&nbsp;Occupation</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director<br>
  Since</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sunggyu
  Lee, Ph.D.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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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;">58</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Russ
  Ohio Research Scholar in Syngas Utilization and Professor of Chemical and
  Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio University</font></p>
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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;">2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G.
  Patrick Lynch</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President
  and Chief Executive Officer of NTIC</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ramani
  Narayan, Ph.D.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">61</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Distinguished
  Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering&nbsp;&amp; Materials
  Science at Michigan State University</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2004</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard
  J. Nigon(1)(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">62</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior
  Vice President of Cedar Point Capital,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2010</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark
  J. Stone(1)(3)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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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;">51</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President
  of Petrus International,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2001</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Member of the
Audit Committee</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Member of the
Compensation Committee</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Member of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Additional Information About Current Directors and Board Nominees</font></b><a name="AdditionalInformationAboutCurrent_025250"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following paragraphs provide information about each
nominee and each director not standing for election, including all positions he
holds, his principal occupation and business experience for the past five
years, and the names of other publicly-held companies of which he currently
serves as a director or has served as a director during the past five years.&#160; We believe that all of our director nominees
and directors display personal and professional integrity; satisfactory levels
of education and/or business experience; broad-based business acumen; an
appropriate level of understanding of our business and its industry and other
industries relevant to our business; the ability and willingness to devote
adequate time to the work of the Board of Directors and its committees; a fit
of skills and personality with those of our other directors that helps build a
board that is effective, collegial and responsive to the needs of our company;
strategic thinking and a willingness to share ideas; a diversity of
experiences, expertise and background; and the ability to represent the
interests of all of our stockholders.&#160;
The information presented below regarding each nominee or director also
sets forth specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led
the Board of Directors to the conclusion that such individual should serve as a
director in light of our business and structure.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Pierre Chenu</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> has been a director of NTIC since 2003 and Non-Executive Chairman of the
Board since July&nbsp;2005.&#160;
Mr.&nbsp;Chenu is currently retired.&#160;
Prior to his retirement, Mr.&nbsp;Chenu served as Vice President,
Worldwide Operations, Flat Glass Activities within the Asahi-Glaverbel Glass
Group, a position he had served for five years.&#160;
Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Chenu was a member of the Executive Committee of
Glaverbel S.A., with various operating responsibilities in France, Spain,&nbsp;Italy,
Russia, Germany, China and the United States.&#160;
Before joining Glaverbel, Mr.&nbsp;Chenu worked for U.S. Steel in steel
production in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and for Corning Inc. where he held
various staff, line and executive positions in the United States, France and
the United Kingdom.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Chenu holds
a Master&#146;s Degree in Engineering, with a specialty in metallurgy, from the
University of Liege (Belgium) and a M.B.A. from Harvard University.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Chenu is a citizen of Belgium.&#160; We believe Mr.&nbsp;Chenu&#146;s qualifications to
sit on the Board of Directors include his significant executive and operational
experiences both in the United States and internationally prior to his
retirement, including his positions with Asahi-Glaverbel Glass Group, U.S.
Steel and Corning Inc.&#160; The Board of
Directors believes such operational experience is critical to NTIC&#146;s management
in operating NTIC&#146;s business and its various international joint ventures.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Tilman B. Frank, M.D. </font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">has
been a director of NTIC since May&nbsp;2008. Dr.&nbsp;Frank is not standing for
re-election at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.&#160; Dr.&nbsp;Frank is Partner and Chief Executive
Officer of Capitalent GmbH, a personnel consulting firm, a position he has held
since January&nbsp;2009.&#160; Dr.&nbsp;Frank </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">served as Chief Executive Officer of Societ&#228;t f&#252;r
Unternehmensplanung (S&#183;U&#183;P) GmbH, a personnel consulting company, where he
served in such position from July&nbsp;2007 to December&nbsp;2008.&#160; From June&nbsp;2001 to July&nbsp;2007, Dr.&nbsp;Frank
served as Managing Director of S&#183;U&#183;P. Prior to joining S&#183;U&#183;P, Dr.&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.
Dr.&nbsp;Frank holds a Medical Doctor degree from the University of
Frankfurt.&#160; We believe Dr.&nbsp;Frank&#146;s
qualifications to sit on the Board of Directors include his significant
business acumen, specifically executive experience with companies located in
Germany, which is where one of NTIC&#146;s more significant joint ventures is
located.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Soo-Keong Koh </font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">has been a director of
NTIC since May&nbsp;2008. 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 April&nbsp;2007. 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. 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).&#160; We
believe Mr.&nbsp;Koh&#146;s qualifications to sit on the Board of Directors include
his experience on other public company boards of directors and his significant
executive experience with companies including those focused on environmental
awareness, which has become a focus of NTIC during the past several years,
especially in light of NTIC&#146;s Natur-Tec&#153; bioplastics business.&#160; Additionally, Mr.&nbsp;Koh has specific
executive experience with companies located in Asia, which is where several of
NTIC&#146;s more significant joint ventures are located.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D.</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> was elected a director of NTIC in January&nbsp;2004.&nbsp; Dr.&nbsp;Lee
is Russ Ohio Research Scholar in Syngas Utilization and Professor of Chemical
and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.&nbsp; Previously,
he held positions of Professor of Chemical and Biologic Engineering, Missouri
University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri from 2005 to 2010, C.W.
LaPierre Professor and Chairman of Chemical Engineering at University of
Missouri-Columbia from 1997 to 2005, and Robert Iredell Professor and Head of
Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio from
1988 to1996. He has authored seven books and over 480 archival publications and
received 29 U.S. patents in a variety of chemical and polymer processes and
products. He is currently serving as Editor of Encyclopedia of Chemical
Processing, Taylor&nbsp;&amp; Francis, New York, NY and also as Book Series&nbsp;Editor
of Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.&nbsp;
Throughout his career, he has served as consultant and technical advisor to a
number of national and international companies in the fields of polymers,
petrochemicals and energy.&nbsp; He received his Ph.D. from Case Western
Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio in 1980.&#160;
We believe Dr.&nbsp;Lee&#146;s qualifications to sit on the Board of
Directors include his significant technical and industrial expertise with
chemical and polymer processes and products.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">G. Patrick Lynch</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, an employee of NTIC since 1995, has been President since July&nbsp;2005
and Chief Executive Officer since January&nbsp;2006 and was appointed a director
of NTIC in February&nbsp;2004.&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Lynch served as President of
North American Operations of NTIC from May&nbsp;2004 to July&nbsp;2005.&nbsp;
Prior to May&nbsp;2004, Mr.&nbsp;Lynch held various positions with NTIC,
including Vice President of Strategic Planning, Corporate Secretary and Project
Manager.&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Lynch is also an officer and director of Inter Alia
Holding Company, which is a significant stockholder of NTIC.&nbsp; Prior to
joining NTIC, Mr.&nbsp;Lynch held positions in sales management for Fuji
Electric Co.,&nbsp;Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, and programming project management for
BMW AG in Munich, Germany.&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Lynch received an M.B.A. degree from
the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.&#160; We believe Mr.&nbsp;Lynch&#146;s qualifications to
sit on the Board of Directors include his depth of knowledge of our company and
its day-to-day operations in light of his position as chief executive officer
of NTIC, as well as his affiliation with a </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">significant stockholder of NTIC, which the Board of
Directors believes generally helps align management&#146;s interests with those of
our stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> has
been a director of NTIC since November&nbsp;2004. He is a Distinguished
Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Chemical
Engineering&nbsp;&amp; Materials Science, where he has 105 refereed
publications in leading journals to his credit, 18 patents, edited three books
and one expert dossier in the area of bio-based polymeric materials.&#160; His research encompasses design&nbsp;&amp;
engineering of sustainable, biobased products, biodegradable plastics and
polymers, biofiber reinforced composites, reactive extrusion polymerization and
processing, studies in plastic end-of-life options like biodegradation and
composting.&#160; He conducts carbon footprint
calculations for plastics and products.&#160;
He also performs LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) for reporting a product&#146;s
environmental footprint.&#160; He serves as
Scientific Chair and board member of the Biodegradable Products Institute
(BPI), North America. He serves on the Technical Advisory Board of Tate&nbsp;&amp;
Lyle.&#160; He served on the Board of
Directors of ASTM International, an international standards setting organization
and currently chairs the committee on Environmentally Degradable Plastics and
Biobased Products (D20.96) and the Plastics Terminology Committee D20.92.&#160; He is also the technical expert for the USA
on ISO (International Standards Organization) TC 61 on Plastics &#151; specifically
for Terminology, and Biodegradable Plastics.&#160;
He has won numerous awards, including the Named MSU University
Distinguished Professor in 2007; the Governors University Award for
commercialization excellence; Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty
Award, 2006, 2005 Withrow Distinguished Scholar award, Fulbright Distinguished
Lectureship Chair in Science&nbsp;&amp; Technology Management&nbsp;&amp;
Commercialization (University of Lisbon; Portugal); First recipient of the
William N. Findley Award, The James Hammer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award,
and Research and Commercialization Award sponsored by ICI Americas,&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;&amp;
the National Corn Growers Association.&#160;
We believe Dr.&nbsp;Narayan&#146;s qualifications to sit on the Board of
Directors include his significant technical expertise in the bioplastics area
which has been helpful to NTIC&#146;s management in assessing and operating NTIC&#146;s Natur-Tec&#153;
bioplastics business.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Richard J. Nigon </font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">has been a director of
NTIC since February&nbsp;2010.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Nigon
is the Senior Vice President of Cedar Point Capital,&nbsp;Inc., a private
company that raises capital for early stage companies.&#160; From February&nbsp;2001 until May&nbsp;2007, Mr.&nbsp;Nigon
was a Director of Equity Corporate Finance for Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard
(&#147;MJSK&#148;), a privately held investment firm.&#160;
In December&nbsp;2006, MJSK was acquired by Stifel Nicolaus and Mr.&nbsp;Nigon
was a Managing Director of Private Placements at Stifel Nicolaus.&#160; From February&nbsp;2000 to February&nbsp;2001,
Mr.&nbsp;Nigon served as the Chief Financial Officer of Dantis,&nbsp;Inc., a
web hosting company.&#160; Prior to joining
Dantis, Mr.&nbsp;Nigon was employed by Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young, LLP from 1970 to
2000, where he served as a partner from 1981 to 2000.&#160; While at Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young, Mr.&nbsp;Nigon
served as the Director of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&#146;s Twin Cities Entrepreneurial
Services Group and was the coordinating partner on several publicly-traded
companies in the consumer retailing and manufacturing sectors.&#160; In addition to NTIC, Mr.&nbsp;Nigon currently
serves on the board of directors of Vascular Solutions,&nbsp;Inc. and a number
of privately-held companies and previously served on the board of directors of
Virtual Radiologics,&nbsp;Inc.&#160; We
believe Mr.&nbsp;Nigon&#146;s qualifications to sit on the Board of Directors
include his significant financial and accounting expertise, which the Board of
Directors believes is critical to its oversight responsibilities, his
experience on other public company boards of directors and his experience with
several investment firms that have invested in early stage companies, which the
Board of Directors believes is helpful in assessing and operating NTIC&#146;s newer
businesses.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Mark J. Stone</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> has been a director of NTIC since 2001.&#160;
Mr.&nbsp;Stone has been President of Petrus International,&nbsp;Inc., an
international consulting firm, since 1992.&#160;
Mr.&nbsp;Stone has advised a variety of Japanese and other
multi-national corporations in areas including project finance and
international investment strategy.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Stone
is also President of MM Management, LLC, an entity that manages Chef Masaharu
Morimoto&#146;s business interests.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Stone
was a director of Aqua Design,&nbsp;Inc., an international water desalination
company, from 1988 to 1996.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Stone
was Director, Marketing&nbsp;&amp; Business </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Development of Toray Marketing&nbsp;&amp; Sales
(America) Inc. from 1986 to 1992.&#160; From
1980 to 1986, Mr.&nbsp;Stone was employed by Mitsui &amp; Co. (U.S.A.),&nbsp;Inc.
where he founded and was Treasurer of Hydro Management Resources, a Mitsui
subsidiary, which finances, owns and operates water treatment projects.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Stone holds an A.B. from Harvard University.&#160; We believe Mr.&nbsp;Stone&#146;s qualifications to
sit on the Board of Directors include his financial and accounting expertise,
which the Board of Directors believes is critical to its oversight
responsibilities, and his significant experience working with other
international companies, which the Board of Directors believes is helpful in
managing NTIC&#146;s international operations and joint ventures.</font></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;">CORPORATE GOVERNANCE</font></b><a name="CorporateGovernance_025507"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Corporate Governance Guidelines</font></b><a name="CorporateGovernanceGuidelines_025505"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance
Guidelines.&#160; A copy of these Corporate
Governance Guidelines can be found on the &#147;Investor Relations&#151;Board of
Directors&#151;Corporate Governance&#148; section of our corporate website <i>www.ntic.com</i>.&#160; Among
the topics addressed in our Corporate Governance Guidelines are:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board size, composition and qualifications;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Selection of directors;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board leadership;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board committees;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board and committee meetings;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive sessions of outside directors;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Meeting attendance by directors and
non-directors;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Appropriate information and access;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ability to retain advisors;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Conflicts of interest;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board interaction with corporate
constituencies;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Change of principal occupation and board
memberships;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Retirement and term limits;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board compensation;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stock ownership by directors and executive
officers;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Loans to directors and executive officers;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CEO evaluation;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board and committee evaluation;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director continuing education;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Succession planning; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Communications with directors.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board Leadership Structure</font></b><a name="BoardLeadershipStructure_025502"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the office of
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer may or may not be held by one
person. The Board of Directors believes it is best not to have a fixed policy
on this issue and that it should be free to make this determination based on
what it believes is best under the circumstances. However, the Board of
Directors strongly endorses the concept of an independent director being in a
position of leadership. Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, if at any
time the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board positions are held
by the same person, the Board of Directors will elect an independent director
as a lead independent director.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">G. Patrick Lynch currently serves as our President and
Chief Executive Officer and Pierre Chenu serves as our non-executive Chairman
of the Board.&#160; Because the Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board positions currently are not held by
the same person, we do not have a lead independent director. We currently
believe this leadership structure is in the best interests of our company and
our stockholders and strikes the appropriate balance between the Chief
Executive Officer&#146;s responsibility for the strategic direction,
day-to-day-leadership and performance of our company and the Chairman&#146;s
responsibility to provide oversight of our company&#146;s corporate governance and
guidance to our chief executive officer and to set the agenda for and preside
over Board of Directors meetings.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Immediately prior to all regular Board of Directors
meetings, our independent directors meet in executive session with no company
management or non-independent directors present during a portion of the
meeting. After each such executive session, our Chairman of the Board provides
our Chief Executive Officer with any actionable feedback from our independent
directors.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Independence</font></b><a name="DirectorIndependence_025539"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that
five of NTIC&#146;s current eight directors are &#147;independent directors&#148; under the
Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market:&#160;
Pierre Chenu, Tilman B. Frank, M.D., Soo-Keong Koh, Richard J. Nigon and
Mark J. Stone.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">In making these affirmative determinations that such
individuals are &#147;independent directors,&#148; the Board of Directors reviewed and
discussed information provided by the directors and by NTIC with regard to each
director&#146;s business and personal activities as they may relate to NTIC and NTIC&#146;s
management.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board Meetings and Attendance</font></b><a name="BoardMeetingsAndAttendance_025540"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Board of Directors met four times during the fiscal
year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010.&#160; Each of
the directors attended at least 75 percent of the aggregate of the total number
of meetings of the Board and the total number of meetings held by all Board
committees on which he served.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board Committees</font></b><a name="BoardCommittees_025542"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Board of Directors has a standing Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each
of which has the composition and responsibilities described below.&#160; The Board of Directors may from time to time
establish other committees to facilitate the management of our company and may
change the composition and responsibilities of our existing committees.&#160; Each of the Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a
written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, which can be found on the &#147;Investor
Relations&#151;Board of Directors&#151;Corporate Governance&#148; section of our corporate
website <i>www.ntic.com</i>.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The following table summarizes the current membership of
each of our three Board committees.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensation</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nominating&nbsp;and</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  Corporate&nbsp;Governance</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pierre
  Chenu</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit Committee</font></b><a name="AuditCommittee_025752"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Responsibilities</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Audit Committee provides assistance to
the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibilities for oversight, for
quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing, reporting practices, systems
of internal accounting and financial controls, the annual independent audit of
our financial statements, and the legal compliance and ethics programs of NTIC
as established by management.&#160; The Audit
Committee&#146;s primary responsibilities include:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Overseeing our financial reporting process,
internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and
procedures on behalf of the Board of Directors;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Having sole authority to appoint, retain and
oversee the work of our independent registered public accounting firm and
establish the compensation to be paid to the firm;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reviewing and pre-approving all audit
services and permissible non-audit services to be provided to NTIC by our independent
registered public accounting firm;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Establishing procedures for the receipt,
retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting
controls or auditing matters and for the confidential, anonymous submission by
our employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Overseeing the establishment and
administration (including the grant of any waiver from) a written code of
ethics applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing
similar functions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><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;">The Audit Committee has the authority to engage the
services of outside experts and advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate
to carry out its duties and responsibilities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Composition</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The current members of the Audit Committee
are Mr.&nbsp;Chenu, Mr.&nbsp;Koh, Mr.&nbsp;Nigon and Mr.&nbsp;Stone.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Nigon is the current chair of the
Audit Committee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Each current member of the Audit Committee qualifies as &#147;independent&#148;
for purposes of membership on audit committees pursuant to the Listing Rules&nbsp;of
the NASDAQ Stock Market and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the SEC and is &#147;financially
literate&#148; as required by the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock
Market.&#160; In addition, the Board of
Directors has determined that Mr.&nbsp;Nigon qualifies as an &#147;audit committee
financial expert&#148; as defined by the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the SEC and
meets the qualifications of &#147;financial sophistication&#148; under the Listing Rules&nbsp;of
the NASDAQ Stock Market as a result of his extensive financial background and
various financial positions he has held throughout his career.&#160; Stockholders should understand that these
designations related to our Audit Committee members&#146; experience and
understanding with respect to certain accounting and auditing matters do not
impose upon any of them any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater
than those generally imposed on a member of the Audit Committee or of the Board
of Directors.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Meetings</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Audit Committee met four times during
fiscal 2010, one time outside the presence of management and one time face to
face with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, our independent registered public
accounting firm.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Other Information</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Additional information regarding the Audit
Committee and our independent registered public accounting firm is disclosed
under the &#147;Proposal Three &#151;Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm&#148; section of this proxy statement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensation Committee</font></b><a name="CompensationCommittee_030703"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Responsibilities</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Compensation Committee provides
assistance to the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibility
relating to compensation of our chief executive officer and other executive
officers and administers our equity compensation plans.&#160; In so doing, the Compensation Committee,
among other things:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">recommending to the Board of Directors for
its determination, the annual salaries, incentive compensation, long-term
compensation and any and all other compensation applicable to our executive
officers;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">establishing, and from time to time reviewing
and revising, corporate goals and objectives with respect to compensation for
our executive officers and establishing and leading a process for the full
Board of Directors to evaluate the performance of our executive officers in
light of those goals and objectives;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">administering our equity compensation plans
and recommending to the Board of Directors for its determination grants of
options or other equity-based awards for executive officers, employees and
independent consultants under our equity compensation plans;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">reviewing our policies with respect to
employee benefit plans; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">establishing and from time to time reviewing
and revising processes and procedures for the consideration and determination
of executive compensation.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee has the authority to engage
the services of outside experts and advisors as it deems necessary or
appropriate to carry out its duties and responsibilities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Composition</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The current members of the Compensation
Committee are Mr.&nbsp;Chenu, Dr.&nbsp;Frank and Mr.&nbsp;Nigon.&#160; Dr.&nbsp;Frank served as Chair during fiscal
2010 and Mr.&nbsp;Nigon currently serves as Chair of the Compensation
Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of
the Compensation Committee is considered an &#147;independent director&#148; under the
Listing Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, a &#147;non-employee director&#148; within the
meaning of Rule&nbsp;16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and an &#147;outside director&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Processes and Procedures for Consideration and Determination of
Executive Compensation</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; As described in more detail above under the
heading &#147;&#151;Responsibilities,&#148; the Board of Directors has delegated to the
Compensation Committee the responsibility, among other things, to recommend to
the Board of Directors any and all compensation payable to our executive
officers, including annual salaries, incentive compensation and long-term
incentive compensation, and to administer our equity and incentive compensation
plans applicable to our executive officers.&#160;
Decisions regarding executive compensation made by the Compensation
Committee are not considered final and are subject to final review and approval
by the entire Board of Directors.&#160; Under the
terms of its formal written charter, the Compensation Committee has the power
and authority, to the extent permitted by our Bylaws and applicable law, to
delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee
of the Compensation Committee.&#160; The
Compensation Committee has not generally delegated any of its duties and
responsibilities to subcommittees, but rather has taken such actions as a
committee, as a whole.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our President and Chief Executive Officer assists the
Compensation Committee in gathering compensation related data regarding our
executive officers and making recommendations to the </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Compensation Committee regarding the form and amount of
compensation to be paid to each executive officer.&#160; In making final recommendations to the Board
of Directors regarding compensation to be paid to our executive officers, the
Compensation Committee considers the recommendations of our President and Chief
Executive Officer, but also considers other factors, such as its own views as
to the form and amount of compensation to be paid, the achievement by the
company of pre-established performance objectives the general performance of
the company and the individual officers, the performance of the company&#146;s stock
price and other factors that may be relevant.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Final deliberations and decisions by the Compensation
Committee regarding its recommendations to the Board of Directors of the form
and amount of compensation to be paid to our executive officers, including our
President and Chief Executive Officer, are made by the Compensation Committee,
without the presence of the President and Chief Executive Officer or any other
executive officer of our company. <b>&#160;</b>In making final decisions regarding
compensation to be paid to our executive officers, the Board of Directors
considers the same factors and gives considerable weight to the recommendations
of the Compensation Committee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Meetings</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Compensation Committee met four times
during fiscal 2010.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee</font></b><a name="NominatingAndCorporateGovernanceC_030757"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Responsibilities</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The primary responsibilities of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">identifying individuals qualified to become
members of the Board of Directors;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">recommending director nominees for each
annual meeting of our stockholders and director nominees to fill any vacancies
that may occur between meetings of stockholders;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">being aware of best practices in corporate
governance matters;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">developing and overseeing an annual Board of
Directors and Board committee evaluation process; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">establishing and leading a process for
determination of the compensation applicable to the non-employee directors on
the Board.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has
the authority to engage the services of outside experts and advisors as it
deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties and responsibilities.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Composition</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The current members of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee are Dr.&nbsp;Frank, Mr.&nbsp;Koh and Mr.&nbsp;Stone.&#160; Mr. Koh is the current chair of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.&#160;
The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is considered an &#147;independent
director&#148; under the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Processes and Procedures for Consideration and Determination of
Director Compensation</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; As mentioned above under the heading &#147;&#151;Responsibilities,&#148;
the Board of Directors has delegated to the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee the responsibility, among other things, to review and make
recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning compensation for
non-employee members of the Board of Directors, including but not limited to
retainers, meeting fees, committee chair and member retainers and equity
compensation.&#160; Decisions regarding
director compensation made by the </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are not
considered final and are subject to final review and approval by the entire
Board of Directors.&#160; Under the terms of
its formal written charter, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
has the power and authority, to the extent permitted by our Bylaws and
applicable law, to delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities
to a subcommittee of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.&#160; The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee has not generally delegated any of its duties and responsibilities to
subcommittees, but rather has taken such actions as a committee, as a whole.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">In making recommendations to the Board of Directors
regarding compensation to be paid to our non-employee directors, the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee considers fees paid to directors of
comparable public companies, the number of board and committee meetings that
our directors are expected to attend, and other factors that may be
relevant.&#160; In making final decisions
regarding non-employee director compensation, the Board of Directors considers
the same factors and the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Meetings</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee met four times during fiscal 2010.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Nominations Process</font></b><a name="DirectorNominationsProcess_030914"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to a Director Nominations Process adopted by
the Board of Directors, in selecting nominees for the Board of Directors, the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee first determines whether the
incumbent directors are qualified to serve, and wish to continue to serve, on
the Board.&#160; The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee believes that NTIC and its stockholders benefit from the
continued service of qualified incumbent directors because those directors have
familiarity with and insight into NTIC&#146;s affairs that they have accumulated
during their tenure with the company.&#160;
Appropriate continuity of Board membership also contributes to the Board&#146;s
ability to work as a collective body.&#160;
Accordingly, it is the practice of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, in general, to re-nominate an incumbent director if the
director wishes to continue his or her service with the Board, the director
continues to satisfy the criteria for membership on the Board that the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee generally views as relevant and
considers in deciding whether to re-nominate an incumbent director or nominate
a new director, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes the
director continues to make important contributions to the Board, and there are
no special, countervailing considerations against re-nomination of the
director.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Pursuant to a Director Nominations Process adopted by
the Board of Directors, in identifying and evaluating new candidates for
election to the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee solicits
recommendations for nominees from persons whom the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee believes are likely to be familiar with qualified
candidates having the qualifications, skills and characteristics required for
Board nominees from time to time.&#160; Such
persons may include members of the Board of Directors and our senior management
and advisors to our company.&#160; In
addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may engage a search
firm to assist it in identifying qualified candidates.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Nigon, who joined the Board of
Directors in January 2010, was recommended as a director nominee by both NTIC&#146;s
outside legal counsel and independent registered public accounting firm. In
addition, from time to time, if appropriate, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee may engage a search firm to assist it in identifying and
evaluating qualified candidates.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
reviews and evaluates each candidate whom it believes merits serious consideration,
taking into account available information concerning the candidate, any
qualifications or criteria for Board membership established by the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, the existing composition of the Board, and
other factors that it deems relevant.&#160; </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In conducting its review and evaluation, the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee solicits the views of our management, other
Board members, and other individuals it believes may have insight into a
candidate.&#160; The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee may designate one or more of its members and/or other
Board members to interview any proposed candidate.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will
consider recommendations for the nomination of directors submitted by our
stockholders.&#160; For more information, see
the information set forth under the heading &#147;Other Matters &#151; Director
Nominations for 2012 Annual Meeting.&#148;&#160;
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate
candidates recommended by stockholders in the same manner as those recommended
as stated above.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">There are no formal requirements or minimum
qualifications that a candidate must meet in order for the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee to recommend the candidate to the Board.&#160; The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee believes that each nominee should be evaluated based on his or her
merits as an individual, taking into account the needs of our company and the
Board of Directors.&#160; However, in
evaluating candidates, there are a number of criteria that the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee generally views as relevant and is likely to
consider.&#160; Some of these factors include
whether the candidate is an &#147;independent director&#148; under the Listing Rules&nbsp;of
the NASDAQ Stock Market and meets any other applicable independence tests under
the federal securities laws and rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission; whether the candidate is &#147;financially literate&#148; or &#147;financially
sophisticated&#148; and otherwise meets the requirements for serving as a member of
an audit committee under the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market;
whether the candidate is an &#147;audit committee financial expert&#148; under the
federal securities laws and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission; the needs of our company with respect to the
particular talents and experience of its directors; the personal and
professional integrity and reputation of the candidate; the candidate&#146;s level
of education and business experience; the candidate&#146;s broad-based business
acumen; the candidate&#146;s level of understanding of our business and its
industry; the candidate&#146;s ability and willingness to devote adequate time to
work of the Board and its committees; the fit of the candidate&#146;s skills and
personality with those of other directors and potential directors in building a
board that is effective, collegial and responsive to the needs of our company;
whether the candidate possesses strategic thinking and a willingness to share
ideas; the candidate&#146;s diversity of experiences, expertise and background; and
the candidate&#146;s ability to represent the interests of all stockholders and not
a particular interest group.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">While we do not have a stand-alone diversity policy, in
considering whether to recommend any director nominee, including candidates
recommended by stockholders, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
will consider the factors above, including the candidate&#146;s diversity of
experiences, expertise and background.&#160;
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks nominees with a
broad diversity of experience, expertise and backgrounds.&#160; The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria and no
particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all prospective nominees.&#160; We believe that the backgrounds and qualifications
of the directors, considered as a group, should provide a significant mix of
experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board of Directors to
fulfill its responsibilities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board Oversight of Risk</font></b><a name="BoardOversightOfRisk_030956"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Board of Directors as a whole has responsibility for
risk oversight, with more in-depth reviews of certain areas of risk being
conducted by the relevant Board committees that report on their deliberations
to the full Board of Directors. The oversight responsibility of the Board and
its committees is enabled by management reporting processes that are designed
to provide information to the Board about the identification, assessment and
management of critical risks and management&#146;s risk mitigation strategies. </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The areas of risk that we focus on include operational,
financial (accounting, credit, liquidity and tax), legal, compensation,
competitive, health, safety and environment, economic, political and
reputational risks.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The standing committees of the Board of Directors
oversee risks associated with their respective principal areas of focus. The
Audit Committee&#146;s role includes a particular focus on the qualitative aspects
of financial reporting to stockholders, on our processes for the management of
business and financial risk, our financial reporting obligations and for
compliance with significant applicable legal, ethical and regulatory requirements.
The Audit Committee, along with management, is also responsible for developing
and participating in a process for review of important financial and operating
topics that present potential significant risk to our company. The Compensation
Committee is responsible for overseeing risks and exposures associated with our
compensation programs and arrangements, including our executive and director
compensation programs and arrangements, and management succession planning. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees risks relating to our
corporate governance matters and policies and director succession planning.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">We recognize that a fundamental part of risk management
is understanding not only the risks a company faces and what steps management is
taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is
appropriate for the company. The involvement of the full Board of Directors
each year in establishing our corporate strategy and annual fiscal budget is a
key part of the Board&#146;s assessment of management&#146;s appetite for risk and also a
determination of what constitutes an appropriate level of risk for our company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">We believe our current Board leadership structure is
appropriate and helps ensure proper risk oversight for our company for a number
of reasons, including: (1)&nbsp;general risk oversight by the full Board of
Directors in connection with its role in reviewing our key business strategies
and monitoring on an on-going basis the implementation of our key business
strategies; (2)&nbsp;more detailed oversight by our standing Board committees
that are currently comprised of and chaired by our independent directors, and (3)&nbsp;the
focus of our Chairman of the Board on allocating appropriate Board agenda time
for discussion regarding the implementation of our key business strategies and
specifically risk management.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Code of Ethics</font></b><a name="CodeOfEthics_031036"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics,
which applies to all of our directors, executive officers, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and other employees, and meets
the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NASDAQ Stock
Market.&#160; A copy of our Code of Ethics is
available on the &#147;Investor Relations&#151;Board of Directors&#151;Corporate Governance&#148;
section of our corporate website <i>www.ntic.com</i>.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Policy Regarding Director Attendance at Annual Meetings of Stockholders</font></b><a name="PolicyRegardingDirectorAttendance_031038"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">It is the policy of the Board of Directors that
directors standing for re-election should attend our annual meeting of
stockholders, if their schedules permit.&#160;
A Board of Directors meeting is generally held on the day following each
annual meeting of stockholders.&#160; All of
our directors, except Dr.&nbsp;Narayan, attended the 2010 annual meeting of
stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Complaint Procedures</font></b><a name="ComplaintProcedures_031040"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee has established procedures for the
receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by NTIC regarding
accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and the
submission by our employees, on a confidential and anonymous basis, of concerns
regarding questionable </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">accounting or auditing matters.&#160; Our personnel with such concerns are encouraged
to discuss their concerns with our outside legal counsel, who in turn will be
responsible for informing the Audit Committee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Process Regarding Stockholder Communications with Board of Directors</font></b><a name="ProcessRegardingStockholderCommun_031106"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors
of NTIC by sending correspondence, addressed to our Corporate Secretary,
Northern Technologies International Corporation, 4201 Woodland Road, Circle
Pines, Minnesota 55014, or mwolsfeld@ntic.com with an instruction to forward
the communication to a particular director.&#160;
Our Corporate Secretary will receive the correspondence and forward it
to any individual director or directors to whom the communication is directed.</font></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;">DIRECTOR COMPENSATION</font></b><a name="DirectorCompensation_023537"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Summary of Cash and Other Compensation</font></b><a name="SummaryOfCashAndOtherCompensation_023538"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The following table provides summary information
concerning the compensation of each individual who served as a director of our
company during the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010, other than G.
Patrick Lynch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, who was not
compensated separately for serving on the Board of Directors during fiscal
2010.&#160; His compensation during fiscal
2010 for serving as an executive officer of our company is set forth under the
heading &#147;Executive Compensation&#148; included elsewhere in this proxy statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<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;">DIRECTOR COMPENSATION&#151;Fiscal 2010</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fees&nbsp;Earned&nbsp;or<br>
  Paid&nbsp;in&nbsp;Cash&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Option<br>
  Awards&nbsp;($)(1)(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">All&nbsp;Other<br>
  Compensation&nbsp;($)(3)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pierre Chenu</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">36,075</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,380</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">55,455</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tilman B. Frank, M.D.
  (4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,550</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,290</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29,840</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soo-Keong Koh</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23,550</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,290</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35,840</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Donald
  A. Kubik, Ph.D.</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16,550</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,290</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">87,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">115,840</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,550</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,290</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59,840</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark M. Mayers(6)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,150</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,290</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,440</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,550</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,290</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">102,668</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">130,508</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard J. Nigon</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,708</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22,708</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark J. Stone</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26,325</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,290</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">38,615</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="277" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="80" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="80" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On September&nbsp;1, 2009, each director, other than
Mr.&nbsp;Lynch and Mr.&nbsp;Nigon, received a stock option to purchase 4,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.57 per share granted
under the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan, the material terms of which are described in more detail under the
heading &#147;Executive Compensation &#151;Stock Incentive Plans.&#148;&#160; Such option expires on August&nbsp;31, 2014
and vests with respect to one-third of the underlying shares of our common
stock on each of the following dates, so long as the individual remains a
director of our company as of such dates:&#160;
September&nbsp;1, 2010, September&nbsp;1, 2011 and September&nbsp;1,
2012.&#160; In addition, on September&nbsp;1,
2009, Mr.&nbsp;Chenu received an additional stock option to purchase 2,000
shares of our common stock in consideration for his service as Chairman of the
Board.&#160; The terms of this stock option
are identical to the other stock options granted on that date.&#160; On February&nbsp;1, 2010, Mr.&nbsp;Nigon received
a stock option to purchase 2,333 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $10.20 per share granted under the Northern Technologies International
Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan in connection with his initial election
as a director.&#160; Such option expires on February&nbsp;1,
2015 and vests with respect to one-third of the underlying shares of our common
stock on each of the following dates, so long as Mr.&nbsp;Nigon remains a
director of our company as of such dates:&#160;
February&nbsp;1, 2011, February&nbsp;1, 2012 and February&nbsp;1,
2013.&#160; The amount reported under this
column for each director represents the aggregate grant date fair value for
option awards granted to such director in fiscal 2010 computed in accordance
with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC Topic 718.&#160; The grant date fair value is determined based
on our Black-Scholes option pricing model.&#160;
The grant date value per share for the forgoing options were as follows
and were determined using the following specific assumptions:</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Grant&nbsp;Date</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Per&nbsp;Share&nbsp;Fair<br>
  Value</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Risk&nbsp;Free<br>
  Interest&nbsp;Rate</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expected<br>
  Life</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expected<br>
  Volatility</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expected<br>
  Dividend<br>
  Yield</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">09/01/2009</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.14%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.23</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.37</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.0 years</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48.26</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">02/01/2010</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.14%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.59</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.48</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.0 years</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48.65</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table provides information regarding
the aggregate number of options to purchase shares of our common stock
outstanding at August&nbsp;31, 2010 and held by each of the directors listed in
the above table:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aggregate&nbsp;Number<br>
  Of&nbsp;Securities<br>
  Underlying&nbsp;Options</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exercisable/<br>
  Unexercisable</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exercise<br>
  Price(s)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expiration<br>
  Date(s)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pierre Chenu</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,333/10,667</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$8.01 &#150; 12.84</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8/31/2011 &#150; 8/31/2014</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tilman B. Frank, M.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,666</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,777/6,889</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.75 &#150; 12.84</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5/1/2013 &#150; 8/31/2014</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soo-Keong Koh</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,666</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,777/6,889</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.75 &#150; 12.84</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5/1/2013 &#150; 8/31/2014</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Donald A. Kubik, Ph.D.</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,000/4,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.38 &#150; 8.57</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11/4/2010 &#150; 8/31/2014</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D.</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,666/7,334</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.01 &#150; 12.84</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8/31/2011 &#150; 8/31/2014</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ramani Narayan, Ph.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,666/7,334</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.01 &#150; 12.84</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8/31/2011 &#150; 8/31/2014</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard J. Nigon</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,333</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0/2,333</font></p>
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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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.20</font></p>
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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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2/1/2015</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark J. Stone</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,666/7,334</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.01 &#150; 12.84</font></p>
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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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8/31/2011 &#150; 8/31/2014</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We do
not provide perquisites or other personal benefits to our directors.&#160; The amounts reflected for each of Dr.&nbsp;Kubik,
Dr.&nbsp;Lee and Dr.&nbsp;Narayan reflect consulting fees paid during the
fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010 as described in more detail below under
the heading &#147;&#151;Consulting Arrangements.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Frank
is not standing for re-election as a director at the 2011 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Kubik
resigned as a director on August&nbsp;27, 2010.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Mayer
passed away on November&nbsp;30, 2009.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Non-Employee Director Compensation Program</font></b><a name="NonemployeeDirectorCompensationPr_023529"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Overview.</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our non-employee directors for purposes of our director compensation
program currently consist of Pierre Chenu, Tilman B. Frank, M.D., Soo-Keong
Koh, Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D., Ramani Narayan, Ph.D., Richard J. Nigon and Mark J.
Stone.&#160; During the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31,
2010, our former directors, Dr.&nbsp;Kubik and Mr.&nbsp;Mayers, also received
compensation under our director compensation program.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">We use a combination of cash and long-term equity-based
incentive compensation in the form of annual stock option grants to attract and
retain qualified candidates to serve on the Board of Directors.&#160; In setting non-employee director
compensation, we follow the process and procedures described under the heading &#147;Corporate
Governance&#151;Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee&#151;Processes and
Procedures for the Determination of Director Compensation.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Cash Retainers and Meeting Fees</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Each of our non-employee
directors receives annual cash retainers and meeting fees.&#160; The following table sets forth the annual
cash retainers paid to our non-employee directors:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual&nbsp;Cash<br>
  Retainer</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="83%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board Member</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="83%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:83.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Committee Chair</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,000</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Committee Member (not
  including Chair)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.58%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,000</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The annual cash retainers are paid in the beginning of
each calendar quarter.&#160; For example, the
retainers paid in the beginning of the first calendar quarter are for the
period from January&nbsp;1 through March&nbsp;31.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of our non-employee directors also receives $1,000
for each Board, Board committee and strategy review meeting attended.&#160; No director, however, earns more than $1,000
per day in Board, Board committee and strategy review meeting fees.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">As part of our cost reduction efforts, commencing in March&nbsp;2009,
our annual cash retainers and meeting fees were reduced temporarily by
10%.&#160; In January&nbsp;2010, this
reduction was eliminated and our annual cash retainers and meeting fees
returned to their previous levels, as described above.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock Options</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Each of our non-employee
directors is automatically granted a five-year non-qualified option to purchase
4,000 shares of our common stock on the first day of each fiscal year in
consideration for his service as a director of NTIC and the Chairman of the
Board is automatically granted an additional five-year non-qualified option to
purchase 2,000 shares of our common stock on the first day of each fiscal year
in consideration for his services as Chairman.&#160;
In addition, each new non-employee director is automatically granted a
five-year non-qualified option to purchase a pro rata portion of 4,000 shares
of our common stock calculated by dividing the number of months remaining in
the fiscal year at the time of election or appointment by 12 on the date the
director is first elected or appointed as a director of NTIC.&#160; Each automatically granted option becomes
exercisable, on a cumulative basis, with respect to one-third of the shares
covered by such option on each one-year anniversary of the date of its
grant.&#160; The exercise price of such option
is equal to the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of
grant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">We refer you to note (1)&nbsp;to the Director
Compensation Table above for a summary of all option grants to our non-employee
directors during the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010 and note (2)&nbsp;to
the Director Compensation Table for a summary of all options to purchase shares
of our common stock held by our non-employee directors as of August&nbsp;31,
2010.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Reimbursement of Expenses</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; All of our directors are reimbursed for
travel expenses for attending meetings and other miscellaneous out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in performing their Board functions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Consulting Arrangements</font></b><a name="ConsultingArrangements_023557"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We paid consulting fees to Bioplastic Polymers LLC which
is owned by Ramani Narayan, Ph.D. in the aggregate amount of $100,000 and
royalty fees in an aggregate amount of $2,668 during the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31,
2010.&nbsp; The consulting services rendered by Bioplastic Polymers LLC related
to research and development associated with various new technologies.&nbsp; The
royalty fees were paid pursuant to an oral agreement pursuant to which we have
agreed to pay Bioplastic Polymers LLC and Dr.&nbsp;Narayan in consideration of
the transfer and assignment by Biopolymer Plastics LLC and Dr.&nbsp;Narayan of
certain biodegradable polymer technology to us, an aggregate of three percent
of the gross margin on any net sales of products incorporating the
biodegradable polymer technology transferred to us by Bioplastic Polymers LLC
and Dr.&nbsp;Narayan for a period of 10 years, provided that if a patent for or
with respect to biodegradable polymer technology is issued before the
expiration of such 10 year period, then until the expiration of such patent we
will pay to Bioplastic Polymers LLC and Dr.&nbsp;Narayan an aggregate of three
percent of the biodegradable polymer technology gross margin attributable to
such patent.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">In May&nbsp;2009, we entered into an agreement with DAK
Engineering, LLC, an entity owned by our former Chief Technical Officer and
former director, Donald A. Kubik, Ph.D., pursuant to which we have engaged DAK
Engineering, LLC to perform certain services to us, specifically services in
the area of chemistry, technology development, supplier technical issues,
production issues, product performance characterization, and other forms of
commercializing intellectual property rights.&#160;
In consideration for such services, we pay DAK Engineering, LLC a
monthly fee of $7,250.&#160; During the fiscal
year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010, we paid DAK Engineering, LLC an aggregate of
$87,000 in consulting fees.&#160; The
agreement may be terminated by either party for any reason with 30 days prior
notice before the quarter </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">end by providing written notice to the other party and
may be terminated upon the occurrence of other certain events, as set forth in
the agreement.&#160; The agreement also
contains other standard terms, including provisions regarding confidentiality,
non-competition and non-solicitation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">In May&nbsp;2009, we entered into a technology transfer
and consulting agreement with Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D. pursuant to which we agreed to
pay Dr.&nbsp;Lee $30,000 payable in six $5,000 monthly installments in exchange
for an 18-month option to purchase certain technology developed by Dr.&nbsp;Lee.&#160; If we decide to exercise the option, Dr.&nbsp;Lee
has agreed to transfer to us the technology and to provide us consulting
services related to the further development and commercialization of the
technology in exchange for an additional $120,000 payable in eight $15,000
monthly installments.&#160; If we
commercialize any products or services that incorporate the transferred
technology or any other new related inventions developed by Dr.&nbsp;Lee during
the term of the agreement and transferred to us under the agreement, we have
agreed to pay Dr.&nbsp;Lee a royalty of three percent of any earnings before
interest and taxes to us generated from the commercial exploitation by us of
any products or services that incorporate the technology and/or
inventions.&#160; Such royalties will be
required to be paid until the earlier of the last to expire of any applicable
patents covering such technology or inventions, the invalidity of such patents,
or if there are no issued patents covering such technology and inventions, 10 years
from the first date of commercial sale or license.&#160;&#160; The agreement may be terminated by NTIC if,
at any stage, NTIC determines in its sole discretion not to proceed with the
project.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification Agreements</font></b><a name="IndemnificationAgreements_023632"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have entered into agreements with all of our
directors under which we are required to indemnify them against expenses,
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and
reasonably incurred, including expenses of a derivative action, in connection
with an actual or threatened proceeding if any of them may be made a party
because he or she is or was one of our directors.&#160; We will be obligated to pay these amounts
only if the director acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests.&#160; With respect to any criminal proceeding, we
will be obligated to pay these amounts only if the director had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.&#160; The indemnification agreements also set forth
procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification.</font></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;">EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</font></b><a name="ExecutiveCompensation_023640"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive Compensation Program</font></b><a name="ExecutiveCompensationProgram_023653"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our executive compensation program for the fiscal year
ended August&nbsp;31, 2010 consisted of:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Base salary;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Annual incentive compensation;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Long-term equity-based incentive
compensation, in the form of stock options; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All other compensation.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Base Salary</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; We provide a base salary for our named
executive officers, which, unlike some of the other elements of our executive
compensation program, is not subject to company or individual performance
risk.&#160; We recognize the need for most
executives to receive at least a portion of their total compensation in the
form of a guaranteed base salary that is paid in cash regularly throughout the
year to support their standard of living.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We initially fix base salaries for our executives at a
level that we believe enables us to hire and retain them in a competitive
environment and to reward satisfactory individual performance and a
satisfactory level of contribution to our overall business objectives.&#160; The Compensation Committee reviews base
salaries for our named executive officers each year beginning in July&nbsp;and
generally recommends to the Board of Directors any increases for the following
fiscal year in July&nbsp;or August&nbsp;or as soon as practicable
thereafter.&#160; Regardless of when the final
decision regarding base salaries for a fiscal year is made by the Board of
Directors, any increases in base salaries are effective as of September&nbsp;1
of that year, which could result in a retroactive payment to the executive
shortly after the final decision is made.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee&#146;s recommendations to the
Board of Directors regarding the base salaries of our named executive officers
are based on a number of factors, including:&nbsp; the executive&#146;s level of
responsibility, prior experience and base salary for the prior year, the skills
and experiences required by the position, length of service with our company,
past individual performance and other considerations the Compensation Committee
deems relevant.&#160; The Compensation
Committee also recognizes that in addition to the typical responsibilities and
duties held by our executives by virtue of their positions, our executives due
to the small number of our employees, often possess additional responsibilities
and perform additional duties that would be typically delegated to others in
most organizations with additional personnel and resources.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As part of our cost savings initiatives implemented in January&nbsp;2009,
we temporarily reduced the base salaries of our executives and other officers
by approximately 15% on average, by 10% for all other employees and suspended
our matching of 401(k) contributions.<b>&#160; </b>Due to improvements in our
financial condition during fiscal 2010, in January&nbsp;2010, we reinstated
salaries of our executive officers and employees to their previous levels and
implemented base salary increases.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We historically have granted our executive officers a
mid-single digit percentage increase in their base salary each fiscal year,
although the percentage may be higher or lower if the responsibilities of the
executive increased or decreased during the year.&nbsp; We did not implement
any base salary increases during fiscal 2009.&#160;
In January&nbsp;2010, when we eliminated the cost reductions in base
salary instituted during the prior fiscal year, we also implemented base salary
increases.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Annualized base salary rates for fiscal 2008, 2009 and
2010 for our named executive officers were as follows:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal<br>
  2008</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal<br>
  2009(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">%&nbsp;Change<br>
  From&nbsp;Fiscal<br>
  2008</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal<br>
  2010(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">%&nbsp;Change<br>
  From&nbsp;Fiscal<br>
  2009</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G. Patrick Lynch</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">210,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$221,000/189,000</font></p>
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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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.2%/(14.5)%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$221,000/189,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.0%/0.0%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew C. Wolsfeld</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">155,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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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;">&nbsp;163,000/139,500</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.2%/(14.4)%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp; 163,000/139,500</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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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;">0.0%/0.0%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 34.2pt;text-indent:-34.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reflects fiscal 2009 base
salary prior to temporary 15% cost reduction implemented in January&nbsp;2009
and after such reduction.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 34.2pt;text-indent:-34.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 34.2pt;text-indent:-34.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reflects fiscal 2010 base
salary after elimination of temporary 15% cost reduction in January&nbsp;2010
and base salary reflecting the temporary 15% cost reduction.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 34.2pt;text-indent:-34.2pt;"><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;">Mr.&nbsp;Lynch&#146;s
base salary for fiscal 2011 is $230,000 and Mr.&nbsp;Wolsfeld&#146;s base salary for
fiscal 2011 is $170,000.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Annual Incentive Compensation</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; In addition to base compensation, we provide
our named executive officers the opportunity to earn annual incentive
compensation based on the achievement of certain company and individual related
performance goals.&#160; Our annual bonus
program directly aligns the interests of our executive officers and
stockholders by providing an incentive for the achievement of key corporate and
individual performance measures that are critical to the success of our company
and linking a significant portion of each executive officer&#146;s annual
compensation to the achievement of such measures.&#160; The following is a brief summary of the
material terms of our annual bonus plan program for fiscal 2010:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The total amount available under the bonus
plan was up to 25 percent of NTIC&#146;s earnings before interest, taxes and other
income (EBITOI);</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The total amount available under the bonus
plan was $0 if EBITOI, as adjusted to take into account amounts to be paid
under the bonus plan, fell below 70 percent of target EBITOI; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The payment of bonuses under the plan to
executive officer participants was made in both cash and shares of NTIC common
stock, the exact amount and percentages of which was determined by the Board of
Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><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;">Mr.&nbsp;Lynch received a bonus of $119,846 for fiscal
2010, $59,293 of which was paid in cash and $59,293 of which was paid in 4,208 shares
of our common stock issued as a stock bonus under the Northern Technologies
International Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.&#160;&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Wolsfeld received a bonus of
$89,984 for fiscal 2010, $44,992 of which was paid in cash and $44,992 of which
was paid in 3,193 shares of our common stock issued as a stock bonus under the
Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.&#160; No bonuses were paid to our executives for
fiscal 2009.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The annual bonus plan for fiscal 2011 is identical to
the terms of the fiscal 2010 bonus plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Long-Term Equity-Based Incentive Compensation</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Although we do not have any
stock retention or ownership guidelines, the Board of Directors encourages our
named executive officers to have a financial stake in our company in order to
align the interests of our stockholders and management.&#160; We therefore provide long-term equity-based
incentive compensation to our named executive officers, as well as to certain
of our other U.S.-based employees, in the form of stock bonuses and stock
options.&#160; We believe that stock bonuses
and stock options are an important part of our overall compensation
program.&#160; We believe that stock bonuses
and stock options align the interests of our executives and other employees </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">with stockholder interests and long-term value creation
and enable these individuals to achieve meaningful equity ownership in our
company.&#160; Through the grant of stock
bonuses and stock options, we seek to align the long-term interests of our
executives and other employees with the long-term interests of our stockholders
by creating a strong and direct linkage between compensation and long-term
stockholder return.&#160; When our executives
deliver returns to our stockholders, in the form of increases in our stock
price or otherwise, stock bonuses and stock options permit an increase in their
compensation.&#160; We believe stock bonuses
and stock options also may enable us to attract, retain and motivate executives
and other employees by maintaining competitive levels of total
compensation.&#160; However, unless our stock
price increases after stock option grants are made, the stock options deliver
no value to the option holders.&#160; A stock
option becomes valuable only if our common stock price increases above the
option exercise price and the holder of the option remains employed during the
period required for the option to &#147;vest.&#148;&nbsp; This provides an incentive for
an option holder to remain employed by us.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All of our stock bonuses and stock options have been
granted under the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan or the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2000
Stock Incentive Plan.&#160; Both of these
plans have been approved by our stockholders.&#160;
Under the 2007 plan, we have the ability to grant stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, stock unit awards, performance
awards and stock bonuses.&#160; To date, only
incentive and non-statutory stock options and stock bonuses have been
granted.&#160; The 2007 plan contains both an
overall limit on the number of shares of our common stock that may be issued,
as well as individual and other grant limits.&#160;
For more information regarding the terms of our 2007 plan, we refer you
to &#147;Executive Compensation&#151;Stock Incentive Plans.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have adopted a Policy and Procedures Regarding the
Grant of Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Incentive Awards.&#160; Under this policy, the Board of Directors has
retained all authority to grant options and other equity-based incentive awards
to eligible recipients, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, and,
none of its authority may be delegated to our management in the form of &#147;mass&#148;
or &#147;block&#148; grants to be allocated among employees by our management.&#160; The policy also sets forth the general terms
and conditions of our stock option grants.&#160;
For example, we generally grant &#147;incentive stock options&#148; within the meaning
of Section&nbsp;422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to the
extent we are permitted to do so, in order to provide our executives and other
employees the additional tax benefit associated with incentive stock options,
which we believe at this time outweighs our interest in obtaining the tax
deduction which would be available if we granted non-statutory stock options
which were later exercised by the optionees.&#160;
The stock options granted to our executives and other employees
typically vest or become exercisable over a period of three years from the date
of grant, with one-third of the underlying shares vesting in each year on the
anniversary of the date of grant.&#160; Stock
options typically remain exercisable for a period of five years from the date
of grant, so long as the optionee continues to be employed by us.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">It is our policy to set the per share exercise price of
all stock options granted under the 2007 plan at an amount equal to the fair
market value of a share of our common stock on the date of grant.&#160; For purposes of the 2007 plan, the fair
market value of our common stock is the mean between the reported high and low
sale price of our common stock, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market.&#160; The Board of Directors may not, under the
terms of the 2007 plan, without prior approval of our stockholders, seek to
effect any re-pricing of any previously granted, &#147;underwater&#148; option.&#160; For purposes of the 2007 plan, an option is
deemed to be &#147;underwater&#148; at any time when the fair market value of our common
stock is less than the exercise price.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We review the long-term equity-based incentives for our
named executive officers, on an individual basis and on an aggregate basis, at
least each year generally at the time we determine base salaries and the terms
of our annual incentive compensation arrangements for the upcoming year.&#160; As mentioned above, in </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">November&nbsp;2010, we granted each of Mr.&nbsp;Lynch
and Mr.&nbsp;Wolsfeld a stock bonus of 4,208 shares and 3,193 shares,
respectively, as part of their fiscal 2010 annual bonus.&#160; In November&nbsp;2009, we granted each of Mr.&nbsp;Lynch
and Mr.&nbsp;Wolsfeld a five-year option to purchase 12,000 and 9,000 shares of
our common stock, respectively, at an exercise price equal to $7.65 per
share.&#160; We do not have, nor have we ever
had, a program, plan or practice to time stock bonuses and stock option grants
to executives in coordination with the release of material nonpublic
information.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The determinations by the Board of Directors, upon
recommendation of the Compensation Committee, regarding the amount of stock
bonus and number of stock options, if any, to grant our named executive
officers are based on a number of factors, including: the executive&#146;s position
within the company and the level of responsibility, skills and experiences
required by the executive&#146;s position; the attainment of or failure to attain
company objectives and the difficulty in achieving desired company objectives;
individual performance of the executive; the executive&#146;s length of service to
our company; the executive&#146;s percentage ownership of our common equity
outstanding, including stock options, and competitive compensation data,
including outstanding options held by an executive as a percentage of our
common equity outstanding.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">All Other Compensation</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; It is generally our policy not to extend
significant perquisites to our executives that are not available to our employees
generally.&#160; The only significant
perquisite that we provide to our named executive officers is the personal use
of a company owned vehicle.&#160; Our
executives also receive benefits, which are also received by our other
employees, including participation in the Northern Technologies International
Corporation 401(k)&nbsp;Plan and health, dental and life insurance
benefits.&#160; Under the 401(k)&nbsp;plan,
all eligible participants, including our named executive officers, may
voluntarily request that we reduce his or her pre-tax compensation by up to 10
percent (subject to certain special limitations) and contribute such amounts to
a trust.&#160; We typically contribute an
amount equal to 50 percent of the first seven percent of the amount that each
participant contributed under this plan.&#160;
As part of our cost savings initiatives implemented in December&nbsp;2008
and January&nbsp;2009, however, we suspended our matching of 401(k)&nbsp;contributions.
This matching contribution was reinstated in January&nbsp;2010.&#160; We do not provide pension arrangements or
post-retirement health coverage for our executives or employees.&#160; We also do not provide any nonqualified
defined contribution or other deferred compensation plans.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Employment, Severance, Change in
Control and Other Agreements.</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; All of our employees, including our named
executive officers, are employed at will and do not have employment agreements
that guarantee them any particular base salary, annual incentive cash
compensation or any other compensation or benefits.&#160; Nor do we have any severance or change in
control arrangements with our named executive officers, other than stock option
agreements that provide for immediate acceleration of vesting in the event of a
change in control.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Summary of Cash and Other Compensation</font></b><a name="SummaryOfCashAndOtherCompensation_024242"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table provides summary information
concerning all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our principal
executive officer, our principal financial officer and a former executive
officer.&#160;&#160; We refer to these individuals
in this proxy statement as our &#147;named executive officers.&#148;</font></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;">SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE&#151;FISCAL
2010</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name&nbsp;and&nbsp;Principal&nbsp;Position</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.62%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Year</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.56%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Salary</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.56%;">
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  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.56%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Awards(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.56%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Option</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Awards(3)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">All&nbsp;Other</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensation(4)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.56%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G. Patrick Lynch </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.62%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2010</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">209,923 </font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59,293 </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59,293</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,560 </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,758 </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">373,827 </font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">President and Chief Executive
  Officer</font></i></p>
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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;">2009</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200,077</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,638</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">206,715</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name&nbsp;and&nbsp;Principal&nbsp;Position</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Bonus(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Awards(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Option</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Awards(3)</font></b></p>
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  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensation(4)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew
  Wolsfeld</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><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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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2010</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2009</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">154,865</font></p>
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">147,635</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44,992</font></p>
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44,992</font></p>
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25,920</font></p>
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,988</font></p>
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,267</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">278,757</font></p>
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">152,902</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Represents discretionary cash bonuses earned in
fiscal year as indicated, but actually paid to named executive officer in the
following fiscal year.&#160; Annually, prior
to the November&nbsp;meeting of the Board of Directors, the Compensation
Committee recommends annual incentive compensation to be paid to our executive
officers in cash and/or NTIC common stock.&#160;
The Board of Directors then considers and, if it deems appropriate,
approves the amount and manner of payment of the annual incentive compensation.
The bonuses earned for fiscal 2010 were paid in cash and in shares of NTIC
common stock as determined by the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of
the Compensation Committee. The amounts reflected in the column entitled &#147;Bonus&#148;
reflect the cash amount of bonus received by each of the officers during fiscal
2011 and fiscal 2010 in consideration for their fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009
performance, respectively.&#160; The following
officers also received the following number of shares of NTIC common stock as
part of their fiscal 2010 bonus:&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Lynch
(4,208 shares) and Mr.&nbsp;Wolsfeld (3,193 shares).&#160; The number of shares was determined by
dividing one-half of the amounts of the total stock bonus to be awarded to the
individual by the closing sale price of a share of NTIC common stock, as
reported on the NASDAQ Global Market, on the date the Board of Directors
determined the amount of the bonus.&#160; No
bonuses were paid for fiscal 2009 performance.&#160;
We refer you to the information under the heading &#147;&#151;Executive
Compensation Program&#151;Annual Incentive Compensation&#148; for a discussion of the
factors taken into consideration by the Board of Directors in determining the
amount of bonus paid to each named executive officer.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As described above in note (1), the following named
executive officers received the following number of shares of NTIC common stock
in connection with their annual bonuses for fiscal 2010:&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Lynch (4,208 shares); and Mr.&nbsp;Wolsfeld
(3,193 shares).&#160;&#160; The amounts reflected
in the column entitled &#147;Stock Awards&#148; for each officer reflect the aggregate
grant date fair value for stock awards granted to such officer computed in
accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.&#160; The
grant date fair value is determined based on the closing sale price of our
common stock on the date of grant.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 19.95pt;text-indent:-19.95pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On November&nbsp;20, 2009, each of the named
executive officers was granted stock options.&#160;
The amounts reflected in the column entitled &#147;Option Awards&#148; for each
officer represent the aggregate grant date fair value for option awards granted
to such officer computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.&#160; The grant date fair value is determined based
on our Black-Scholes option pricing model.&#160;
The following table sets forth the specific assumptions used in the
valuation of each such option award:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Grant&nbsp;Date</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Per&nbsp;Share&nbsp;Fair<br>
  Value</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Risk&nbsp;Free<br>
  Interest&nbsp;Rate</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expected<br>
  Life</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expected<br>
  Volatility</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expected<br>
  Dividend<br>
  Yield</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11/20/2009</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.88</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.33</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.0 years</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48.26</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.72%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="197" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="9" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="88" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="75" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="75" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="75" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="75" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="11" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-17.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.1pt;text-indent:-17.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The amounts shown in the column entitled &#147;All Other
Compensation&#148; for fiscal 2010 include the following with respect to each named
executive officer:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="57%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:57.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">401(k)&nbsp;Match</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Personal&nbsp;Use<br>
  of&nbsp;Auto</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="57%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:57.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G. Patrick Lynch</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.86%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,347</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.86%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,411</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="57%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:57.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew C. Wolsfeld</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.16%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,420</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.16%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,568</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End</font></b><a name="OutstandingEquityAwardsAtFiscalYe_025816"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table provides information regarding
unexercised stock options for each of our named executive officers that
remained outstanding at August&nbsp;31, 2010.&#160;
We did not have any unvested stock awards outstanding at August&nbsp;31,
2010.</font></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;">OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT
FISCAL YEAR END&#151;Fiscal 2010</font></b></p>

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  <td width="25%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="71%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Option&nbsp;Awards</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="25%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities<br>
  Underlying&nbsp;Unexercised<br>
  Options&nbsp;(#)</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exercisable</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities<br>
  Underlying&nbsp;Unexercised<br>
  Options&nbsp;(#)</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Unexercisable</font></b></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Option<br>
  Exercise<br>
  Price&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Option<br>
  Expiration&nbsp;Date</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G. Patrick Lynch</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.65</font></p>
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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;">11/19/2014</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,360</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,180</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.95</font></p>
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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;">11/16/2012</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,000</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.38</font></p>
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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;">11/04/2010</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew C. Wolsfeld</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.65</font></p>
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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;">11/19/2014</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,634</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,316</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.95</font></p>
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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;">11/16/2012</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,000</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.38</font></p>
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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;">11/04/2010</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 19.95pt;text-indent:-19.95pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These options were granted
under the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan.&#160; These options vest over a
three-year period, with one-third of the underlying shares vesting on each of November&nbsp;20,
2010, 2011 and 2012 so long as the individual remains an employee of NTIC as of
such date. These options expire on November&nbsp;19, 2014 or earlier if the
individual leaves the employ of NTIC.&#160;
Upon the occurrence of a change in control, the unvested and
unexercisable options described in this table will be accelerated and become
fully vested and immediately exercisable as of the date of the change in
control.&#160; For more information, we refer
you to the discussion below under the heading &#147;&#151;Stock Incentive Plans.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 19.95pt;text-indent:-19.95pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These options were granted
under the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan.&#160; These options vest over a
three-year period, with one-third of the underlying shares vesting on each of November&nbsp;16,
2008, 2009 and 2010 so long as the individual remains an employee of NTIC as of
such date. These options expire on November&nbsp;16, 2012 or earlier if the
individual leaves the employ of NTIC.&#160;
Upon the occurrence of a change in control, the unvested and
unexercisable options described in this table will be accelerated and become
fully vested and immediately exercisable as of the date of the change in
control.&#160; For more information, we refer
you to the discussion below under the heading &#147;&#151;Stock Incentive Plans.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 19.95pt;text-indent:-19.95pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Incentive Plans</font></b><a name="StockIncentivePlans_025826"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have two stock incentive plans under which stock
options are currently outstanding &#151; the Northern Technologies International
Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the Northern Technologies
International Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.&#160; Upon the approval of the 2007 plan by our
stockholders in January&nbsp;2007, we terminated the 2000 plan with respect to
any future grants and thus any future grants of stock options or other stock
incentive awards will be made under the 2007 plan.&#160; We have proposed to amend and restate the
2007 plan incorporating certain amendments.&#160;
We refer you to the information under the heading &#147;Proposal Two&#151;Approval
of Northern Technologies International Corporation Amended and Restated 2007
Stock Incentive Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the terms of the 2007 plan, our named executive
officers, in addition to other employees and individuals, are eligible to
receive stock-based compensation awards, such as stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, stock bonuses and performance
awards.&#160; To date, only incentive and
non-statutory stock options and stock bonuses have been granted under the
plan.&#160; The plan contains both an overall
limit on the number of shares of our common stock that may be issued, as well as
individual and other grant limits.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incentive stock options must be granted with a per share
exercise price equal to at least the fair market value of a share of our common
stock on the date of grant.&#160; For purposes
of the plan, the fair market value of our common stock is the mean between the
reported high and low sale price of our common stock, as reported by the NASDAQ
Global Market.&#160; We generally set the per
share exercise price of all stock options granted under the plan at an amount
equal to the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of
grant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Except in connection with certain specified changes in
our corporate structure or shares, the Board of Directors or Compensation
Committee may not, without prior approval of our stockholders, seek to effect
any re-pricing of any previously granted, &#147;underwater&#148; option by amending or
modifying the terms of the underwater option to lower the exercise price,
cancelling the underwater option and granting replacement options having a
lower exercise price, or other incentive award in exchange, or repurchasing the
underwater options and granting new incentive awards under the plan.&#160; For purposes of the plan, an option is deemed
to be &#147;underwater&#148; at any time when the fair market value of our common stock
is less than the exercise price.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Options will become exercisable at such times and in
such installments as may be determined by the Board of Directors, provided that
options may not be exercisable after 10 years from their date of grant.&#160; We generally provide for the vesting of stock
options in equal annual installments over a three-year period commencing on the
one-year anniversary of the date of grant and for option terms of five years.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Optionees may pay the exercise price of stock options in
cash, except that the Compensation Committee may allow payment to be made (in
whole or in part) by (1)&nbsp;using a broker-assisted cashless exercise
procedure pursuant to which the optionee, upon exercise of an option,
irrevocably instructs a broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares
of our common stock or loan a sufficient amount of money to pay all or a
portion of the exercise price of the option and/or any related withholding tax
obligations and remit such sums to us and directs us to deliver stock
certificates to be issued upon such exercise directly to such broker or dealer;
or (2)&nbsp;using a cashless exercise procedure pursuant to which the optionee
surrenders to us shares of our common stock either underlying the option or
that are otherwise held by the optionee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Under the terms of the plan, unless otherwise provided
in a separate agreement, if a named executive officer&#146;s employment or service with
our company terminates for any reason, the unvested portion of the option will
immediately terminate and the executive&#146;s right to exercise the then vested
portion of the option will:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">immediately terminate if the executive&#146;s
employment or service relationship with our company terminated for &#147;cause&#148;;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">continue for a period of 12 months if the
executive&#146;s employment or service relationship with our company terminates as a
result of the executive&#146;s death, disability or retirement; or</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">continue for a period of three months if the
executive&#146;s employment or service relationship with our company terminates for
any reason, other than for cause or upon death, disability or retirement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><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;">As set forth in the plan, the term &#147;cause&#148; is as defined
in any employment or other agreement or policy applicable to the named
executive officer or, if no such agreement or policy exists, means (i)&nbsp;dishonesty,
fraud, misrepresentation, embezzlement or other act of dishonesty with respect
to us or any subsidiary, (ii)&nbsp;any unlawful or criminal activity of a
serious nature, (iii)&nbsp;any intentional and deliberate breach of a duty or
duties that, individually or in the aggregate, are material in relation to the
overall duties, or </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)&nbsp;any material breach of any employment,
service, confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with us or any
subsidiary.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">As described in more detail under the heading &#147;&#151;Post-Termination
Severance and Change in Control Arrangements&#148; if there is a change in control
of our company, then, under the terms of agreements evidencing options granted
to our named executive officers and other employees under the plan, all
outstanding options will become immediately exercisable in full and will remain
exercisable for the remainder of their terms, regardless of whether the
executive to whom such options have been granted remains in the employ or
service of us or any of our subsidiaries.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The terms of our 2000 plan are substantially similar to
the terms of our 2007 plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Post-Termination Severance and Change in Control Arrangements</font></b><a name="PostterminationSeveranceAndChange_034901"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">All of our named executive officers are employed &#147;at
will&#148; and are not entitled to any severance or other payments under an
agreement upon their termination of employment with us, whether such
termination is by us without cause or otherwise.&#160; In addition, except with respect to their
outstanding stock options which are subject to the terms and conditions of the
plans under which they were granted, none of our named executive officers have
any change in control agreements with us that entitle them to any payments or
benefits upon a change in control of our company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Under the terms of our stock incentive plans, options
granted under these plans will become fully exercisable upon a &#147;change in
control&#148; of our company.&#160; For purposes of
these plans, a &#147;change in control&#148; means:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer
of all or substantially all of our assets to a corporation that is not
controlled by us;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the approval by our stockholders of any plan
or proposal for our liquidation or dissolution;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">certain merger or business combination
transactions;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">more than 40 percent of our outstanding
voting shares are acquired by any person or group of persons who did not own
any shares of common stock on the effective date of the plan; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">certain changes in the composition of our
Board of Directors.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If a change in control of NTIC had occurred on August&nbsp;31,
2010, the number of options indicated in the table below held by each of our
named executive officers would have been automatically accelerated and
exercisable.&#160; The estimated value of the
automatic acceleration of the vesting of unvested stock options held by a named
executive officer as of August&nbsp;31, 2010 is also indicated in the table
below and is based on the difference between: (i)&nbsp;the market price of the
shares of our common stock underlying the unvested stock options held by such
officer as of August&nbsp;31, 2010 (based on the closing sale price of our
common stock on August&nbsp;31, 2010 &#151; $9.77), and (ii)&nbsp;the exercise price
of the options.</font></p>

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  <td width="41%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive&nbsp;Officer</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.62%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Unvested&nbsp;Options</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  Subject&nbsp;to&nbsp;Automatic&nbsp;Acceleration</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.62%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Estimated&nbsp;Value&nbsp;of&nbsp;Automatic<br>
  Acceleration&nbsp;of&nbsp;Vesting</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="41%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G. Patrick Lynch</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,180</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25,440</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew C. Wolsfeld</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,316</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,080</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification Agreements</font></b><a name="IndemnificationAgreements_030429"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have entered into agreements with all of our
executive officers under which we are required to indemnify them against
expenses, judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and other amounts actually
and reasonably incurred, including expenses of a derivative action, in
connection with an actual or threatened proceeding if any of them may be made a
party because he is or was one of our executive officers.&#160; We will be obligated to pay these amounts
only if the executive officer acted in good faith and in a manner that he or
she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests.&#160; With respect to any criminal proceeding, we
will be obligated to pay these amounts only if the executive officer had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.&#160; The indemnification agreements also set forth
procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification.</font></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;">RELATED PERSON RELATIONSHIPS AND
TRANSACTIONS</font></b><a name="RelatedPersonRelationshipsAndTran_030453"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please see &#147;Director Compensation&#148; and &#147;Executive
Compensation&#148; for information regarding consulting arrangements we have with
two of our current directors and one former director and the other compensation
arrangements with our directors and executive officers during fiscal 2010.</font></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;">PROPOSAL TWO <a name="ProposalTwo_030645"></a>&#151; APPROVAL OF NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Background</font></b><a name="Background_030649"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">On November&nbsp;19, 2010, the Board of Directors, upon
recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved the Northern
Technologies International Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan (referred to in this section as the &#147;Amended and Restated 2007
Plan&#148; or the &#147;plan&#148;), subject to approval by our stockholders at the Annual
Meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The Amended and Restated 2007 Plan includes a number of
changes from our currently existing Northern Technologies International
Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2007 Plan&#148;), which are described in
more detail under the heading &#147;Comparison of Amended and Restated 2007 Plan to
Current 2007 Plan&#148; below, including an increase in the number of shares of
common stock available for issuance under the plan from 400,000 shares to 800,000
shares plus the number of shares subject to awards outstanding under our prior
Northern Technologies International Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as of
the date of stockholder approval of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan but only
to the extent that such outstanding awards are forfeited, expire or otherwise
terminate without the issuance of such shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Amended and Restated 2007 Plan allows us to award
eligible recipients:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">options to purchase shares of our common stock that qualify as &#147;incentive
stock options&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;422 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (&#147;incentive options&#148;);</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">options to purchase shares of our common stock that do not qualify as
incentive options (&#147;non-statutory options&#148;);</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">rights to receive a payment from us, in the form of shares of our common
stock, cash or a combination of both, equal to the difference between the fair
market value of one or more shares of our common stock and a specified exercise
price of such shares (&#147;stock appreciation rights&#148; or &#147;SARs&#148;);</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">shares of our common stock that are subject to certain forfeiture and
transferability restrictions (&#147;restricted stock awards&#148;);</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">rights to receive the fair market value of one or more shares of our
common stock, payable in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of
both, the payment, issuance, retention and/or vesting of which is subject to
the satisfaction of specified conditions, which may include achievement of
specified objectives (&#147;stock unit awards&#148;);</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">rights to receive an amount of cash, a number of shares of our common
stock, or a combination of both, contingent upon achievement of specified
objectives during a specified period (&#147;performance awards&#148;); and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">rights to receive an award of shares of our common stock (&#147;stock bonuses&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the following discussion, we refer to both incentive
options and non-statutory options as &#147;options,&#148; and to options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, stock unit awards, performance
awards and stock bonuses as &#147;incentive awards.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our stockholders are being asked to approve the Amended
and Restated 2007 Plan in order to satisfy rules&nbsp;and regulations of the
NASDAQ Stock Market relating to equity compensation, to qualify compensation
under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan as performance-based for purposes of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of
the Code, and to qualify stock options for treatment as incentive stock options
for purposes of Section&nbsp;422 of the Code.&#160;
If our stockholders do not approve the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan,
the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
as it currently exists will remain in effect until it expires or is terminated
in accordance with its terms.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Reasons Why You Should Vote in Favor of the Approval of the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan</font></b><a name="ReasonsWhyYouShouldVoteInFavorOfT_030713"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors recommends a vote for the
approval of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan because the Board of Directors
believes the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is in the best interests of our
company and our stockholders for the following reasons:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Aligns directors, employee and stockholder interests</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. We currently provide long-term incentives primarily in the form of
stock option grants to our non-employee directors, executive officers and other
key employees.&#160; We believe that our
stock-based compensation programs help align the interests of our directors,
executive officers and other key employees with our stockholders.&#160; We believe that our long-term stock-based
incentives help promote long-term retention of our employees and encourage
ownership of our common stock.&#160; If the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is approved, we will be able to maintain our
means of aligning the interests of our directors, executive officers and other
key employees with the interests of our stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Attracts and retains talent</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Talented, motivated and effective directors,
executives and employees are essential to executing our business
strategies.&#160; Stock-based and annual cash
incentive compensation has been an important component of total compensation at
our company for many years because such compensation enables us to effectively
recruit executives and other employees while encouraging them to act and think
like owners of our company.&#160; If the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is approved, we believe we will maintain our
ability to offer competitive compensation packages to both retain our best
performers and attract new talent.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Supports our pay-for-performance philosophy</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; We believe that stock-based
compensation, by its very nature, is performance-based compensation.&#160; We use incentive compensation to help
reinforce desired financial and other business results to our executives and to
motivate them to make decisions to produce those results.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Avoids disruption in our compensation programs</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The approval of the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan by our stockholders is critical because there may be an
insufficient number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under
the currently existing Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007
Stock Incentive Plan to cover anticipated future grants during the next year or
so.&#160; If the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan is approved, we will not have to restructure our existing compensation
programs for reasons that are not directly related to the achievement of our
financial and other business objectives.&#160;
To remain competitive without stock-based compensation arrangements, it
likely will be necessary to replace components of compensation previously
awarded in equity with cash or with other instruments that may not necessarily
align director, executive officer and employee interests with those of our
stockholders as well as stock-based awards do.&#160;
Additionally, replacing equity with cash will increase cash compensation
expense and use cash that would be better utilized toward other strategic
purposes, such as research and development and advancing our new businesses.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Protects stockholder interests and embraces sound stock-based
compensation practices</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; As described in more detail below under the
heading &#147;Summary of Sound Governance Features of the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan,&#148; the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan includes a number of features that
are consistent with the interests of our stockholders and sound corporate
governance practices.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Summary of Sound Governance Features of the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan</font></b><a name="SummaryOfSoundGovernanceFeaturesO_035104"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors and Compensation Committee
believe that the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan contains several features that
are consistent with the interests of our stockholders and sound corporate
governance practices, including the following:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">No &#147;evergreen&#148; provision</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The number of shares of our common stock
available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is fixed and
will not adjust based upon the number of outstanding shares of our common
stock. We currently expect the increased number of shares authorized for
issuance under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will last between three to
four years, at which time we expect to ask our stockholders to approve an
additional share authorization or a new plan with a new share authorization.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Will not be excessively dilutive to our stockholders</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Subject to adjustment, the
maximum number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is 800,000 shares, plus the number of shares
subject to awards outstanding under our prior 2000 Plan as of the date of
stockholder approval of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan but only to the
extent that such outstanding awards are forfeited, expire or otherwise
terminate without the issuance of such shares.&#160;
As of November&nbsp;23, 2010, an aggregate of 109,734 shares of common
stock were available for issuance under the currently existing 2007 plan.&#160; Other than the Northern Technologies Employee
Stock Purchase Plan under which 78,044 shares of common stock remain available
for issuance, we do not have any other stock-based compensation plans under
which shares of our common stock are available for issuance but not subject to
any outstanding awards.&#160; As of November&nbsp;23,
2010, we had outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 209,805&#160; shares of our common stock with a weighted
average exercise price of $9.09 and a weighted average remaining term of 3.57
years outstanding under our currently existing 2007 plan and our prior 2000 plan.&#160; We do not expect to grant any new awards
under the 2007 plan between November&nbsp;23, 2010 and the Annual Meeting.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Limit on number of &#147;full value&#148; awards</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; No more than 600,000 of the shares authorized
for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan may be issued pursuant to
&#147;full value&#148; awards, which are awards other than stock options or SARs that are
settled by the issuance of shares of our common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">No &#147;recycling&#148; of shares from exercised stock options or SARs</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Shares withheld to satisfy tax
withholding obligations on awards or to pay the exercise price of awards and
any shares not issued or delivered as a result of a &#147;net exercise&#148; of a stock
option will not become available for issuance as future award grants under the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">No reload stock options or SARs</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Reload stock options and SARs are not
authorized under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock option and SAR exercise prices will not be lower than the fair
market value on the grant date</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Amended and Restated 2007 Plan prohibits
granting stock options and SARs with exercise prices lower than 100% fair
market value of a share of our common stock on the grant </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">date (or 110% of the fair market value in the
case of an incentive option and if the participant owns more than 10% of the
total combined voting power of all classes of our stock), except in connection
with certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions of property or stock,
reorganizations or other similar transactions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">No repricing or exchange without stockholder approval</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Amended and Restated 2007
Plan prohibits the repricing of outstanding &#147;underwater&#148; stock options or SARs
without stockholder approval, except for any adjustments required in connection
with certain corporate transactions.&#160;
Repricing is broadly defined to include amendments or modifications to
the terms of an outstanding stock option or SAR to lower the exercise or grant
price or cancelling an outstanding stock option or SAR in exchange for cash,
other awards or other stock options or SARs having a lower exercise price.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock options, SARs and unvested performance awards are not entitled to
dividend equivalent rights</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Stock option, SAR and unvested performance
award holders have no rights as stockholders with respect to the shares
underlying their awards until their stock options, SARs or unvested performance
awards are exercised or vested and shares are issued. As a result, stock
options and SARs and unvested performance awards, the vesting of which is based
on the achievement of performance goals, under the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan have no dividend equivalent rights associated with them.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stockholder approval is required for material revisions to the plan</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Amended and Restated 2007
Plan requires stockholder approval of material revisions to the plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Members of the committee administering the plan are non-employee,
independent and outside directors</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Except with respect to the grant of awards
under the plan, the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will continue to be
administered by the Compensation Committee, which is comprised of two or more
members of the Board of Directors who are &#147;non-employee directors&#148; within the
meaning of Rule&nbsp;16b-3 under the Exchange Act, &#147;independent directors&#148;
under the listing standards of NASDAQ, the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the
SEC and applicable law, and &#147;outside directors&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of
the Code.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#147;Clawback&#148; provisions</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Amended and Restated 2007 Plan contains &#147;clawback&#148;
provisions, which provide that if a participant is determined by the committee
to have taken action that would constitute &#147;cause&#148; or an &#147;adverse action,&#148; as
those terms are defined in the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, during or within
one year after the termination of the participant&#146;s employment or other
service, all rights of the participant under the plan and any agreements
evidencing an award then held by the participant will terminate and be
forfeited and the committee may require the participant to surrender and return
to us any shares received, and/or to disgorge any profits or any other economic
value made or realized by the participant in connection with any awards or any
shares issued upon the exercise or vesting of any awards during or within one
year after the termination of the participant&#146;s employment or other service.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comparison of Amended and Restated 2007 Plan to Current 2007 Plan</font></b><a name="ComparisonOfAmendedAndRestated200_030830"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As mentioned above, if the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan is approved by our stockholders, it will replace in its entirety the
currently existing 2007 Plan.&#160; The
following are some of the material differences between the Amended and Restated
2007 Plan and the currently existing 2007 Plan:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 53.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Number
of Shares Available</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. The number of shares of our common stock
authorized for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will be
800,000 shares plus the number </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 53.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">of
shares subject to awards outstanding under our prior Northern Technologies
International Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date of
stockholder approval of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan but only to the
extent that such outstanding awards are forfeited, expire or otherwise
terminate without the issuance of such shares. The currently existing 2007 Plan
authorizes 400,000 shares of our common stock for issuance.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 53.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#147;Clawback&#148;
Provisions and Sarbanes-Oxley Forfeiture Standard</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. Unlike the
currently existing 2007 Plan, the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan provides for
the &#147;clawback&#148; provisions discussed above and expressly incorporates the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 automatic forfeiture standard for certain
participants in connection with material noncompliance, as a result of
misconduct, resulting in an accounting restatement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 53.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Broader
No Repricing Provision.</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan prohibits the repricing of outstanding &#147;underwater&#148;
stock options or SARs without stockholder approval, except for any adjustments
required in connection with certain corporate transactions.&#160; Repricing is broadly defined to include
amendments or modifications to the terms of an outstanding stock option or SAR
to lower the exercise or grant price or cancelling an outstanding stock option
or SAR in exchange for cash, other awards or other stock options or SARs having
a lower exercise price.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 53.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Extension
of Plan Term</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. The term of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan
will be extended to January&nbsp;19, 2020, which is 10 years from the date of
anticipated approval of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Summary of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan</font></b><a name="SummaryOfTheAmendedAndRestated200_030916"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The major features of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan
are summarized below.&#160; The summary is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan, a copy of which may be obtained from us.&#160; A copy of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan
also has been filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as an appendix to this proxy statement, and is available through the SEC&#146;s
website at <i>http://www.sec.gov</i>.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Purpose</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The purpose of the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan is to advance the interests of our company and its stockholders by
enabling us to attract and retain qualified individuals through opportunities
for equity participation in our company, and to reward those individuals who
contribute to the achievement of our economic objectives.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Eligibility</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; All employees (including officers and
directors who are also employees), non-employee directors, consultants,
advisors and independent contractors of Northern Technologies International
Corporation or any subsidiary will be eligible to receive incentive awards
under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.&#160;
As of November&nbsp;23, 2010, there were approximately 70 persons who
would be eligible to receive awards under the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan.&#160; Although not necessarily
indicative of future grants under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, 30
employees or 43% of the approximately 70 eligible recipients have been granted
awards under our currently existing Northern Technologies International
Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Shares Available for Issuance</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The maximum number of shares of our common
stock available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is
800,000 plus the number of shares subject to awards outstanding under our prior
Northern Technologies International Corporation 2000 Stock incentive Plan as of
the date of stockholder approval of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan but only
to the extent that such outstanding awards are forfeited, expire or otherwise
terminate without the issuance </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">of such shares.&#160;
The number of shares available for issuance under the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan is subject to increase to the extent that we issue shares or
incentive awards under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan in connection with
certain merger and acquisition transactions, or assume any plan in a merger or
acquisition transaction.&#160; However, any
available shares in an assumed plan may only be utilized to the extent
permitted under the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares of our common stock that are issued under the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan or that are potentially issuable pursuant to
outstanding incentive awards reduce the number of shares remaining
available.&#160; All shares so subtracted from
the amount available under the plan with respect to an incentive award that
lapses, expires, is forfeited or for any reason is terminated, unexercised or
unvested and any shares of our common stock that are subject to an incentive
award that is settled or paid in cash or any other form other than shares of
our common stock will automatically again become available for issuance under
the plan.&#160; However, any shares not issued
due to the exercise of an option by a &#147;net exercise&#148; or the tender or
attestation as to ownership of previously acquired shares (as described below),
as well as shares covered by a stock appreciation right, to the extent exercised,
and shares withheld by us to satisfy any tax withholding obligations will not
again become available for issuance under the plan.&#160; Any shares of our common stock that we
repurchase on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an award
under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will not increase the number of shares
available for future grants of awards under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Grant Limits</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. Under the terms of the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">no participant may be granted options or stock appreciation rights
relating to more than 200,000 shares of our common stock in the aggregate
during any calendar year;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">no participant may be granted restricted stock awards, stock unit awards,
performance awards or stock bonuses relating to more than 200,000 shares of our
common stock in the aggregate during any calendar year; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">no more than 800,000 shares of our common stock may be issued pursuant to
the exercise of incentive options; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">no more than 600,000 shares of our common stock may be issued or issuable
in connection with restricted stock grants, stock unit awards, performance
awards and stock bonuses;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">provided, however, that the individual award limits set
forth above will be 250,000 shares and 250,000 shares, respectively, as to a
participant who, during the calendar year, is first appointed or elected as an
officer, hired as an employee, elected as a director or retained as a
consultant by us or who receives a promotion that results in an increase in
responsibilities or duties.&#160; All of the
share limitations in the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan may be adjusted to
reflect changes in our corporate structure or shares, as described below.&#160; In addition, the limits on individual equity
awards and on the number of shares that may be issued as incentive options or
other incentive awards will not apply to certain incentive awards granted upon
our assumption or substitution of like awards in any merger or acquisition.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Adjustments</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; In the event of any reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, divestiture or
extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any other similar change in our
corporate structure or shares, we must adjust:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the number and kind of securities available for issuance under the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of
participants, the number, kind and, where applicable, the exercise price of
securities subject to outstanding incentive awards.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Administration</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will be
administered by our Board of Directors or by a committee of the Board. Any such
committee will consist of at least two members of the Board, all of whom are &#147;non-employee
directors&#148; within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;16b-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, who are &#147;independent&#148; as required by the listing
standards of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange and who are &#147;outside directors&#148; within
the meaning of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.&#160; We expect both the Board of
Directors and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors to
administer the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan. The Board of Directors or the
committee administering the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is referred to as
the &#147;committee.&#148;&#160; The committee may
delegate its duties, power and authority under the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan to any of our officers to the extent consistent with applicable Delaware
corporate law, except with respect to participants subject to Section&nbsp;16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The committee has the authority to determine all
provisions of incentive awards consistent with terms of the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan, including, the eligible recipients who will be granted one
or more incentive awards under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, the nature
and extent of the incentive awards to be made to each participant, the time or
times when incentive awards will be granted, the duration of each incentive
award, and the restrictions and other conditions to which the payment or vesting
of incentive awards may be subject.&#160; The
committee has the authority to pay the economic value of any incentive award in
the form of cash, our common stock or any combination of both, and may amend or
modify the terms of outstanding incentive awards (except for any prohibited &#147;re-pricing&#148;
of options, discussed below) so long as the amended or modified terms are
permitted under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan and any adversely affected
participant has consented to the amendment or modification.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">In the event of any reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, extraordinary dividend or
divestiture (including a spin off) or any other similar change in corporate
structure or shares; any purchase, acquisition, sale, disposition or write-down
of a significant amount of assets or a significant business; any change in
accounting principles or practices, tax laws or other such laws or provisions
affecting reported results; any uninsured catastrophic losses or extraordinary
non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.&nbsp;30
or in management&#146;s discussion and analysis of financial performance appearing
in our annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; or any other
similar change, in each case with respect to our company or any other entity
whose performance is relevant to the grant or vesting of an incentive award,
the committee (or, if our company is not the surviving corporation in any such
transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) may, without
the consent of any affected participant, amend or modify the vesting criteria
of any outstanding incentive award that is based in whole or in part on the
financial performance of our company (or any subsidiary or division or other
subunit thereof) or such other entity so as equitably to reflect such event,
with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating such financial
performance of our company or such other entity will be substantially the same
(in the sole discretion of the committee or the board of directors of the
surviving corporation) following such event as prior to such event; provided,
however, that the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan as then in effect.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the
terms of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan or incentive awards with respect to
participants resident outside of the United States or employed by a non-U.S.
subsidiary in order to comply with local legal requirements, to otherwise
protect our or subsidiary&#146;s interests, or to meet objectives of the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan, and may, where appropriate, </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">establish one or more sub-plans for the purposes of
qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws. This authority
does not, however, permit the committee to take any action:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to reserve shares or grant incentive awards in excess of the limitations
provided in the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to effect any re-pricing of options, as discussed below;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to grant options or stock appreciation rights having an exercise price
less than 100% of the &#147;fair market value&#148; (as defined below) of one share of
our common stock on the date of grant; or</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">for which stockholder approval would then be required pursuant to Section&nbsp;422
of the Code or the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market or other
applicable market or exchange.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><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;">Except in connection with certain specified changes in
our corporate structure or shares, the committee may not, without prior
approval of our stockholders, seek to effect any re-pricing of any previously
granted, &#147;underwater&#148; option or stock appreciation right by:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">amending or modifying the terms of the underwater option or stock
appreciation right to lower the exercise price;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">canceling the underwater option or stock appreciation right in exchange
for cash, replacement options or stock appreciation rights having a lower
exercise price, or other incentive awards; or</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">repurchasing the underwater options and stock appreciation rights and
granting new incentive awards under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><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;">For purposes of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, an option
or stock appreciation right is deemed to be &#147;underwater&#148; at any time when the
fair market value of the our common stock is less than the exercise price.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Options</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The exercise price to be paid by a
participant at the time an option is exercised may not be less than 100% of the
fair market value of one share of our common stock on the date of grant (or
110% of the fair market value of one share of our common stock on the date of
grant of an incentive option if the participant owns, directly or indirectly,
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
NTIC or any parent or subsidiary). However, in the event options are granted as
a result of our assumption or substitution of options in a merger or
acquisition, the exercise price will be the price determined by the committee
pursuant to the conversion terms applicable to the transaction. At any time
while the our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, &#147;fair market
value&#148; under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan means the mean between the
reported high and low sale price of a share at the end of the regular trading
session as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market as of the date in question (or,
if no shares were traded on such date, the next preceding day on which there
was such a trade. As of November&nbsp;23, 2010, the closing sale price of a
share of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market was $14.03.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The total purchase price of the shares to be purchased
upon exercise of an option will be paid entirely in cash; provided, however,
that the committee may allow exercise payments to be made, in whole or in part,
by delivery of a broker exercise notice (pursuant to which a broker or dealer
is irrevocably instructed to sell enough shares or loan the optionee enough money
to pay the exercise price and to remit such sums to us), by tender or
attestation as to ownership of shares of our common stock that are acceptable
to the committee, by a &#147;net exercise&#148; of the option (as further described
below) or by a combination of such </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">methods.&#160; In the
case of a &#147;net exercise&#148; of an option, we will not require a payment of the
exercise price of the option from the participant but will reduce the number of
shares of our common stock issued upon the exercise by the largest number of
whole shares having a fair market value that does not exceed the aggregate
exercise price for the shares exercised.&#160;
Any shares of our common stock tendered or covered by an attestation
will be valued at their fair market value on the exercise date.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Options may be exercised in whole or in installments, as
determined by the committee, and the committee may impose conditions or
restrictions to the exercisability of an option, including that the participant
remain continuously employed by us for a certain period or that the participant
or us (or any subsidiary, division or other subunit of our company) satisfy
certain specified objectives. An option may not become exercisable, nor remain
exercisable after 10 years from its date of grant (five years from its date of
grant in the case of an incentive option if the participant owns, directly or
indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of our company or any parent or subsidiary).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Options may, but need not, include a provision whereby
the participant may elect at any time before the participant&#146;s employment or
service terminates to exercise the option as to any part or all of the shares
subject to the option prior to the full vesting of the option.&#160; Any unvested shares so purchased will be
subject to a repurchase option in favor of us and to any other restriction the
committee determines to be appropriate.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock Appreciation Rights</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; A stock appreciation right is the right to
receive a payment from us, in the form of shares of our common stock, cash or a
combination of both, equal to the difference between the fair market value of one
or more shares of our common stock and a specified exercise price of such
shares.&#160; Stock appreciation rights will
be subject to such terms and conditions, if any, consistent with the other
provisions of the plan, as may be determined by the committee. &#160;The committee will have the sole discretion to
determine the form in which payment of the economic value of stock appreciation
rights will be made to a participant (i.e., cash, our common stock or any
combination thereof) or to consent to or disapprove the election by a
participant of the form of such payment.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The exercise price of a stock appreciation right will be
determined by the committee, in its discretion, at the date of grant but may
not be less than 100% of the fair market value of one share of our common stock
on the date of grant, except as provided below in connection with certain &#147;tandem&#148;
grants (as further defined below).&#160;
However, in the event that stock appreciation rights are granted as a
result of our assumption or substitution of stock appreciation rights in a
merger or acquisition, the exercise price will be the price determined by the
committee pursuant to the conversion terms applicable to the transaction.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A stock appreciation right will become exercisable at
such time and in such installments as may be determined by the committee in its
sole discretion at the time of grant; provided, however, that no stock
appreciation right may be exercisable after 10 years from its date of grant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Stock appreciation rights may be granted alone or in
addition to other incentive awards, or in tandem with an option, either at the
time of grant of the option or at any time thereafter during the term of the
option. A stock appreciation right granted in tandem with an option shall cover
the same number of shares of our common stock as covered by the option (or such
lesser number as the committee may determine), shall be exercisable at such
time or times and only to the extent that the related option is exercisable,
have the same term as the option and will have an exercise price equal to the
exercise price for the option.&#160; Upon the
exercise of a stock appreciation right granted in tandem with an option, the
option shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares
covered by such exercise; conversely, upon exercise of an option having a
related stock appreciation right, the stock appreciation right will be canceled
automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by the option
exercise.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Restricted Stock Awards</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; A restricted stock award is an award of our
common stock that vests at such times and in such installments as may be
determined by the committee and, until it vests, is subject to restrictions on
transferability and the possibility of forfeiture.&#160; The committee may impose such restrictions or
conditions to the vesting of restricted stock awards as it deems appropriate,
including that the participant remain continuously employed by us for a certain
period or that the participant or us (or any subsidiary, division or other
subunit of our company) satisfy specified objectives.&#160; To enforce the restrictions, the committee
may place a legend on the stock certificates referring to such restrictions and
may take other steps to enforce the restrictions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Unless the committee determines otherwise, any dividends
(including regular quarterly cash dividends) or distributions paid with respect
to shares of our common stock subject to the unvested portion of a restricted
stock award will be subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which
such dividends or distributions relate.&#160;
Additionally, unless the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan provides
otherwise, a participant will have all voting, liquidation and other rights
with respect to shares of our common stock issued to the participant as a
restricted stock award upon the participant becoming the holder of record of
such shares as if the participant were a holder of record of shares of our
unrestricted common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock Unit Awards</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. A stock unit award is
a right to receive the fair market value of one or more shares of our common
stock, payable in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of both,
the payment, issuance, retention and /or vesting of which is subject to the
satisfaction of specified conditions, which may include achievement of
specified objectives. Stock unit awards will be subject to such terms and
conditions, if any, consistent with the other provisions of the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan, as may be determined by the committee; provided, however,
that in all cases payment of stock unit award will be made within two and
one-half months following the end of the tax year during which receipt of the
stock unit award is no longer subject to a &#147;substantial risk of forfeiture&#148;
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Internal Revenue Code (as
discussed below), except upon certain conditions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Performance Award</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. A participant may be
granted one or more performance awards under the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan, and such performance awards will be subject to such terms and conditions,
if any, consistent with the other provisions of the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan, as may be determined by the committee in its sole discretion, including,
but not limited to, the achievement of one or more specified objectives;
provided, however, that in all cases payment of the performance award will be
made within two and one-half months following the end of the tax year during
which receipt of the performance award is no longer subject to a &#147;substantial
risk of forfeiture&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, except
upon certain conditions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock Bonuses</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. A participant may be
granted one or more stock bonuses under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, and
such stock bonuses will be subject to such terms and conditions, if any,
consistent with the other provisions of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, as
may be determined by the committee in its sole discretion, including, but not
limited to, the achievement of one or more specified objectives; provided,
however, that in all cases payment of the stock bonus will be made within two
and one-half months following the end of the tax year during which receipt of
the stock bonus is no longer subject to a &#147;substantial risk of forfeiture&#148;
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, except upon certain
conditions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Change in Control</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. In the event a &#147;change
in control&#148; of our company occurs, then, if approved by the committee in its
sole discretion either at the time of the grant of the incentive award or at
any time after such grant, all options and stock appreciation rights will
become immediately exercisable in full and will remain exercisable for the
remainder of their terms; all outstanding restricted stock awards will become
immediately fully vested and non-forfeitable; and any conditions to the payment
of stock unit awards and performance awards will lapse.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, the committee in its sole discretion may
determine that some or all participants holding outstanding options will
receive cash in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of such
shares immediately prior to the effective date of such change in control over
the exercise price per share of the options (or, in the event that there is no
excess, that such options will be terminated), and that some or all
participants holding performance awards will receive, with respect to some or
all of the shares subject to the performance awards, cash in an amount equal
the fair market value of such shares immediately prior to the effective date of
such change in control.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For purposes of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan a &#147;change
in control&#148; of our company occurs upon:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of substantially all of the
assets of our company (in one transaction or in a series of related
transaction) to a person or entity that is not controlled, directly or
indirectly, by our company;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a merger or consolidation to which our company is a party if our
stockholders immediately prior to effective date of such merger or
consolidation do not have &#147;beneficial ownership&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3
under the Exchange Act) immediately following the effective date of such merger
or consolidation of more than 80% of the combined voting power of the surviving
corporation&#146;s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at
elections of directors; or</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a change in control of our company of a nature that would be required to
be reported pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act,
whether or not our company is then subject to such reporting requirements,
including, without limitation, such time as (i)&nbsp;any person becomes, after
the effective date of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, the &#147;beneficial owner&#148;
(as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,
of 40% or more of the combined voting power of our outstanding securities
ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, or (ii)&nbsp;individuals
who constitute the Board of Directors on the effective date of the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of
the Board of Directors, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent
to the effective date of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan whose election, or
nomination for election by our stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least
a majority of the directors comprising the Board of Directors on the effective
date of the 2007 plan will, for purposes of this clause (ii), be considered as
though such persons were a member of the Board of Directors on the effective
date of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Services</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; If a participant ceases to be
employed by, or perform other services for, us, all incentive awards held by
the participant will be treated as set forth below unless provided otherwise in
the agreement evidencing the incentive award or modified by the committee in
its discretion as set forth below.&#160; Upon
termination due to death, disability or retirement, all outstanding,
exercisable options and stock appreciation rights then held by the participant
will remain exercisable for a period of 12 months thereafter (but in no event
after the expiration date of any such option or stock appreciation rights), all
unvested restricted stock awards, all outstanding stock unit awards,
performance awards and stock bonuses then held by the participant will be
terminated and forfeited.&#160; Upon
termination for a reason, other than death, disability or retirement, which is
not also for &#147;cause&#148; (as defined in the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan), all
outstanding options and stock appreciation rights then held by the participant
will, to the extent exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable in
full for a period of three months after such termination (but in no event after
the expiration date of any such option or stock appreciation right).&#160; Also, upon such termination all options and
stock appreciation rights that are not exercisable; all unvested restricted
stock awards; and all outstanding stock unit awards, performance awards and
stock bonuses then held by the participant will be terminated and forfeited.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The committee may at any time (including on or after the
date of grant or following termination), in connection with a participant&#146;s
termination, cause options or stock appreciation rights held by the participant
to terminate, become or continue to become exercisable and/or remain
exercisable, and restricted stock awards, stock unit awards, performance awards
or stock bonuses then held by the participant to, terminate, vest and/or
continue to vest or become free of restrictions and conditions to payment, as
the case may be.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Forfeiture and Recoupment</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. If a
participant is determined by the committee to have taken any action that would
constitute &#147;cause&#148; or an &#147;adverse action&#148; during or within one year after the
termination of the participant&#146;s employment or other service with our company
or a subsidiary, all rights of the participant under the Amended and Restated
2007 Plan and any agreements evidencing an award then held by the participant
will terminate and be forfeited and the committee may require the participant
to surrender and return to us any shares received, and/or to disgorge any
profits or any other economic value made or realized by the participant in
connection with any awards or any shares issued upon the exercise or vesting of
any awards during or within one year after the termination of the participant&#146;s
employment or other service.&#160;
Additionally, as applicable, we may defer the exercise of any option or
stock appreciation right for a period of up to six months after receipt of a
participant&#146;s written notice of exercise or the issuance of share certificates
upon the vesting of any incentive award for a period of up to six months after
the date of such vesting in order for the committee to make any determination
as to the existence of cause or an adverse action.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Cause,&#148; with respect to any participant, means (i)&nbsp;dishonesty,
fraud, misrepresentation, embezzlement or other act of dishonesty with respect
to our company or any subsidiary, (b)&nbsp;any unlawful or criminal activity of
a serious nature, (c)&nbsp;any intentional and deliberate breach of a duty or
duties that, individually or in the aggregate, are material in relation to the
participant&#146;s overall duties, or (d)&nbsp;any material breach of any
employment, service, confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with
us or any of our subsidiaries.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">An &#147;adverse action&#148; includes any of the following
actions or conduct that the committee determines to be injurious, detrimental,
prejudicial or adverse to our interests: (i)&nbsp;disclosing any confidential
information of our company or any subsidiary to any person not authorized to
receive it; (ii)&nbsp;engaging, directly or indirectly, in any commercial
activity that in the judgment of the committee competes with our business or
the business of any of our subsidiaries; or (iii)&nbsp;interfering with our
relationships or the relationships of our subsidiaries and our and their
respective employees, independent contractors, customers, prospective customers
and vendors.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, if we are required to prepare an accounting
restatement due to our material noncompliance, as a result of misconduct, with
any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, then any
participant who is one of the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under
Section&nbsp;304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will reimburse us for the
amount of any award received by such individual under the Amended and Restated
2005 Plan during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or
filing with the SEC, as the case may be, of the financial document embodying
such financial reporting requirement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Dividend Rights</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Except as discussed above in connection with
restricted stock awards, no adjustment will be made in the amount of cash
payable or in the number of shares of our common stock issuable under incentive
awards denominated in or based on the value of shares of our common stock as a
result of cash dividends or distributions paid to stockholders generally at any
time prior to the issuance of shares under incentive awards.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Term; Termination; Amendments</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Unless terminated earlier, the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan will terminate at midnight on the day before the 10th
anniversary of its approval by our stockholders. Incentive awards outstanding
at the time the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan is terminated may continue to be
exercised, earned or become free of restriction, according to their terms.&#160; The Board may suspend or terminate the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan or any portion of the plan at any time.&#160; In addition to the committee&#146;s authority to
amend the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan with respect to participants resident
outside of the United States or employed by a non-U.S. subsidiary, the Board
may amend the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan from time to time in order that
incentive awards under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will conform to any
change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect that the Board
may deem to be in our best interests; provided, however, that no amendments to
the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will be effective without stockholder
approval, if it is required under Section&nbsp;422 of the Internal Revenue Code
or the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market, or if the amendment seeks
to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan (other than as a result of a permitted adjustment upon
certain corporate events, such as stock splits) or to modify the prohibitions
on underwater option re-pricing discussed above. Termination, suspension or
amendment of the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan will not adversely affect any
outstanding incentive award without the consent of the affected participant,
except for adjustments in the event of changes in our capitalization or a &#147;change
in control&#148; of our company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Transferability</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; In general, no right or interest in any
incentive award may be assigned or transferred by a participant, except by will
or the laws of descent and distribution, or subjected to any lien or otherwise
encumbered.&#160; However, a participant is
entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive an incentive award on such
participant&#146;s death, and in the event of such participant&#146;s death, payment of
any amounts due under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan, will be made to, and
exercise of any options or stock appreciation rights may be made by, such
beneficiary.&#160; Additionally, upon a
participant&#146;s request, the committee may permit a participant to transfer all
or a portion of a non-statutory option, other than for value, to certain of the
participant&#146;s family members or related family trusts, foundations or
partnerships.&#160; Permitted transferees of
non-statutory options will remain subject to all the terms and conditions of
the incentive award applicable to the participant.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Federal Income Tax Consequences</font></b><a name="FederalIncomeTaxConsequences_031340"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The following description of federal income tax
consequences is based on current statutes, regulations and interpretations, all
of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect.&#160; The description does not include foreign,
state or local income tax consequences.&#160;
In addition, the description is not intended to address specific tax
consequences applicable to directors, executive officers or greater than 10%
stockholders of our company or to any individual participant who receives an
incentive award under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Incentive Options</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; In general, an eligible employee will not
recognize federal taxable income upon the grant or the exercise of an incentive
option, and we will not be entitled to an income tax deduction upon the grant
or the exercise of an incentive option.&#160;
For purposes of the alternative minimum tax, however, the eligible
employee will be required to treat an amount equal to the difference between
the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise over the
exercise price as an item of adjustment in computing the eligible employee&#146;s
alternative minimum taxable income.&#160; If
the eligible employee does not dispose of the common stock received pursuant to
the exercise of the incentive option within two years after the date of the
grant of the incentive option or within one year after the date of exercise of
the incentive options, a subsequent disposition of the common stock generally
will result in long-term capital gain or loss to such individual with respect
to the difference between the amount realized on the disposition and the
exercise price of the option.&#160; We will
not be entitled to any income tax deduction as a result of such disposition.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the eligible employee disposes of the common stock
acquired upon exercise of the incentive option within two years after the date
of the grant of the incentive option or within one year after the date of
exercise of the incentive options, then in the year of such disposition, the
eligible employee generally will recognize ordinary income, and we will be
entitled to an income tax deduction, in an amount equal to the lesser of: (a)&nbsp;the
excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise
over the exercise price, or (b)&nbsp;the amount realized upon disposition over
the exercise price.&#160; Any gain in excess
of such amount recognized by the eligible employee as ordinary income will be
taxed to the eligible employee as short-term or long-term capital gain
(depending on the period of time the eligible employee held the common stock).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Non-Statutory Options</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An eligible employee, non-employee director
or consultant will not recognize any federal taxable income upon the grant of a
non-statutory option, and we will not be entitled to an income tax deduction at
the time of such grant. Upon the exercise of a non-statutory option, the
eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant generally will recognize
ordinary income and we will be entitled to take an income tax deduction in an
amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the
date of exercise over the exercise price.&#160;
Upon a subsequent sale of the common stock by the eligible employee,
non-employee director or consultant, he or she will recognize short-term or
long-term capital gain or loss (depending on the period of time the eligible
employee held the common stock).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock Appreciation Rights</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An eligible employee, non-employee director
or consultant will recognize ordinary income for federal income tax purposes
upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right under the Amended and Restated
2007 Plan for cash, common stock or a combination of cash and common stock, and
the amount of income that the eligible employee, non-employee director or
consultant will recognize will depend on the amount of cash, if any, and the
fair market value of the common stock, if any, that he or she receives as a
result of such exercise.&#160; We generally
will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction in an amount equal to the
ordinary income recognized by the eligible employee, non-employee director or
consultant in the same taxable year in which the eligible employee,
non-employee director or consultant recognizes such income.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Restricted Stock Awards</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An eligible employee, non-employee director
or consultant is not subject to any federal income tax when a restricted stock
award is made, nor are we entitled to an income tax deduction at such time,
unless the restrictions on the common stock do not present a &#147;substantial risk
of forfeiture&#148; or the stock is &#147;transferable,&#148; each within the meaning of Section&nbsp;83
of the Internal Revenue Code. Common stock that is subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section&nbsp;83 of the Internal
Revenue Code is transferable within the meaning of that section if the transferee
would not be subject to such risk of forfeiture after such transfer.&#160; In the year that the restricted stock award
is either no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or is
transferable, the eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant will
recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair
market value of the shares of common stock transferred to the eligible
employee, non-employee director or consultant, generally determined on the date
the restricted stock award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture, or is transferable, whichever comes first, over the amount, if any,
paid for such shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and Stock Bonuses. </font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the participant nor our company incurs any federal income tax
consequences as a result of the grant of a stock unit award, performance award
or stock bonus. Upon payment of a stock unit award, performance award, or stock
bonus in cash, the participant will include the amount paid as ordinary income
in the year the payment was received; if payment is made in stock, the
participant will include as ordinary income in the year of receipt an amount
equal to the fair market value of the shares received.&#160; In each case, we will receive a corresponding
tax deduction, (provided that the award is not otherwise subject to the
limitations of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Internal Revenue Code), when the amount is included by
the participant as ordinary income, or reported as taxable income of the
participant by us, pursuant to applicable information reporting
requirements.&#160; At the time of a
subsequent sale or disposition of any shares of our common stock issued in
connection with a stock unit award, performance award or stock bonus, any gain
or loss will be treated as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss,
depending on the holding period from the date the shares were received.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Excise Tax on Parachute Payments.</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; Parachute payments are payments to employees
or independent contractors who are also officers, stockholders or highly
compensated individuals that are contingent upon a change in ownership or control.&#160; In certain circumstances the grant, vesting,
acceleration or exercise of options or other incentive awards could be treated
as contingent on a change in ownership or control for purposes of determining
the amount of a parachute payment.&#160; In
general, the amount of a parachute payment would be the cash or the fair market
value of the property received (or to be received) less the amount paid for
such property.&#160; All or a portion of that
parachute payment may be considered an excess parachute payment.&#160; If an individual were found to have received
an excess parachute payment, he or she would be subject to a special 20% excise
tax on the amount of the excess parachute payments, and we would not be allowed
to claim any deduction with respect to such payments.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Section&nbsp;409A</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; A grant may be subject to a 20% penalty tax,
in addition to ordinary income tax, at the time the grant becomes vested, plus
interest, if the grant constitutes deferred compensation under Section&nbsp;409A
of the Code and the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code are not
satisfied.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Section&nbsp;162(m).</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the Code, the annual compensation paid
to an individual, who on the last day of the taxable year was the chief
executive officer or otherwise covered by this provision because his or her
compensation was reported in the Summary Compensation Table, may not be
deductible to the extent that it exceeds $1 million unless the compensation
qualifies as &#147;performance-based&#148; under Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the
Code.&#160; The Amended and Restated 2007 Plan
has been designed to permit the committee to grant awards that qualify as &#147;performance-based&#148;
for purposes of satisfying the conditions of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the
Code.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Excise Tax on Parachute Payments</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Unless otherwise provided in a separate
agreement between a participant and us, if, with respect to a participant, the
acceleration of the vesting of an award or the payment of cash in exchange for
all or part of an award, together with any other payments that such participant
has the right to receive from us, would constitute a &#147;parachute payment&#148; then
the payments to such participant will be reduced to the largest amount as will
result in no portion of such payments being subject to the excise tax imposed
by Section&nbsp;4999 of the Code. Such reduction, however, will only be made if
the aggregate amount of the payments after such reduction exceeds the
difference between the amount of such payments absent such reduction minus the
aggregate amount of the excise tax imposed under Section&nbsp;4999 of the Code
attributable to any such excess parachute payments.&#160; If such provisions are applicable and if an
employee will be subject to a 20% excise tax on any &#147;excess parachute payment&#148;
pursuant to Section&nbsp;4999 of the Code, we will be denied a deduction with respect
to such excess parachute payment pursuant to Section&nbsp;280G of the Code.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Incentive Awards Granted Under the Amended and Restated 2007 Plan</font></b><a name="IncentiveAwardsGrantedUnderTheAme_035208"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have not provided a new plan benefits table or the
benefits or amounts that would have been received by or allocated to
participants for the last completed fiscal year under the Amended and Restated
2007 Plan for the last completed fiscal year if the Amended and Restated 2007
Plan had then been in effect because all awards made under the Amended and
Restated 2007 Plan will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
However, on an annual basis, each non-employee director receives effective as
of the first business day of September&nbsp;a non-statutory option to purchase
4,000 shares of our common stock and our Chairman of the Board receives an
additional option to purchase an additional 2,000 shares of our </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">common stock.&#160; In
addition, each new non-employee director receives effective as of the first
date of such director&#146;s election or appointment a non-statutory option to
purchase a pro rata portion of 4,000 shares of our common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as described above, no information can be
provided with respect to the number or types of awards that may be granted to
particular eligible recipients or groups of recipients in the future under the
Amended and Restated 2007 Plan.&#160; Such awards
are within the discretion of the committee administering the plan and the
committee has not determined any other future awards or who might receive them.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of the date of this proxy statement, we had granted
options and other incentive awards under the currently existing 2007 Plan as
follows:</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="64%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:64.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name&nbsp;and&nbsp;Position</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shares<br>
  Underlying&nbsp;Options</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Stock<br>
  Bonuses</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="64%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:64.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G.
  Patrick Lynch <br>
  <i>President and Chief Executive Officer</i></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,540</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,422</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="64%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:64.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew
  C. Wolsfeld <br>
  <i>Chief Financial Officer and Corporate
  Secretary</i></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21,950</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,079</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="64%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:64.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Group</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37,490</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23,501</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="64%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:64.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Executive Director Group</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">110,832</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="64%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:64.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Other Employee Group</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">64,150</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">54,293</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="left"></div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 37.05pt;text-indent:-37.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Does not include shares
underlying options granted under the Northern Technologies International
Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 37.05pt;text-indent:-37.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans</font></b><a name="SecuritiesAuthorizedForIssuanceUn_032056"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The following table summarizes outstanding options under
NTIC&#146;s equity compensation plans as of August&nbsp;31, 2010.&#160; NTIC&#146;s equity compensation plans as of August&nbsp;31,
2010 were the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan, the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan and the Northern Technologies International Corporation Employee
Stock Purchase Plan.&#160; No future options
or other incentive awards will be granted under the Northern Technologies
International Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(c)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(a)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(b)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities<br>
  Remaining&nbsp;Available&nbsp;for</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Plan&nbsp;Category</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;to<br>
  be&nbsp;Issued&nbsp;Upon&nbsp;Exercise<br>
  of&nbsp;Outstanding&nbsp;Options,<br>
  Warrants&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rights</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Weighted-Average<br>
  Exercise&nbsp;Price&nbsp;of<br>
  Outstanding&nbsp;Options,<br>
  Warrants&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rights</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Future&nbsp;Issuance&nbsp;Under<br>
  Equity&nbsp;Compensation&nbsp;Plans<br>
  (excluding&nbsp;securities<br>
  reflected&nbsp;in&nbsp;column&nbsp;(a))</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Equity compensation plans approved by security
  holders:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">232,472</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.35</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">242,725</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Equity compensation plans not approved by security
  holders</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">232,472</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.35</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 37.4pt;text-indent:-37.4pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amount includes shares of
NTIC common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of
August&nbsp;31, 2010 under the Northern Technologies International Corporation
2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the Northern Technologies International
Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 37.4pt;text-indent:-37.4pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Excludes employee stock
purchase rights accruing under the Northern Technologies International
Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Under such plan, each eligible
employee may purchase up to 2,000 shares of NTIC common stock at semi-annual
intervals on February&nbsp;28</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;or 29</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(as the case
may be) and August&nbsp;31st each year at a purchase price per share equal to
90% of the lower of (i)&nbsp;the closing sales price per share of NTIC common
stock on the first day of the offering period or (ii)&nbsp;the closing sales
price per share of NTIC common stock on the last day of the offering period.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 37.4pt;text-indent:-37.4pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amount includes 162,420
shares remaining available at August&nbsp;31, 2010 for future issuance under
Northern Technologies International Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and
80,305 shares remaining available at August&nbsp;31, 2010 for future issuance
under the Northern Technologies International Corporation Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board of Directors Recommendation</font></b><a name="BoardOfDirectorsRecommendation_032105"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that our
stockholders vote <b>FOR</b> approval of
the Northern Technologies International Corporation Amended and Restated 2007
Stock Incentive Plan.</font></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;">PROPOSAL THREE &#151; RATIFICATION OF
SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></b><a name="ProposalThreeRatificationOfSelect_015908"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></b><a name="SelectionOfIndependentRegisteredP_020149"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has
selected Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (formerly Virchow Krause&nbsp;&amp;
Company LLP) to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal year ending August&nbsp;31, 2011.&#160;
Although it is not required to do so, the Board of Directors is asking
our stockholders to ratify the Audit Committee&#146;s selection of Baker Tilly
Virchow Krause, LLP.&#160; If our stockholders
do not ratify the selection of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, another
independent registered public accounting firm will be considered by the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors.&#160;
Even if the selection is ratified by our stockholders, the Audit
Committee may in its discretion change the appointment at any time during the
year, if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of our
company and its stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Representatives of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP will
be present at the Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions.&#160; They will also have the opportunity to make a
statement if they wish to do so.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and Other Fees</font></b><a name="AuditAuditrelatedTaxAndOtherFees_020148"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table presents the aggregate fees billed
to us by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, our independent registered public
accounting firm, for the fiscal years ended August&nbsp;31, 2010 and August&nbsp;31,
2009.</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aggregate&nbsp;Amount&nbsp;Billed&nbsp;by<br>
  Baker&nbsp;Tilly&nbsp;Virchow&nbsp;Krause,&nbsp;LLP&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal&nbsp;2010</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal&nbsp;2009</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Fees(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">129,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">129,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="64%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:64.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit-Related Fees(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">79,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48,230</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tax Fees</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These fees consisted of the audit of our annual
financial statements by year, review of financial statements included in our
quarterly reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q and other services normally provided in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These fees consisted of reviews of quarterly
financials, reviews of registration statements, the issuance of consents,
providing comfort letter for stock issuance, Sarbanes Oxley controls testing
and review of SEC comment letter.&#160; The
Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of these services is
compatible with maintaining the independence of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
and has determined that it is.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures</font></b><a name="AuditCommitteePreapprovalPolicies_020152"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rules&nbsp;adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission in order to implement requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
require public company audit committees to pre-approve audit and non-audit
services provided by a company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm.&#160; All services rendered by Baker Tilly Virchow
Krause, LLP to NTIC were permissible under applicable laws and regulations and
all services provided to NTIC, other than de minimis non-audit services allowed
under applicable law, were approved in advance by the Audit Committee in
accordance with these rules.&#160; The Audit
Committee has not adopted any formal pre-approval policies and procedures.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board of Directors Recommendation</font></b><a name="BoardOfDirectorsRecommendation_020218"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that our
stockholders vote <b>FOR</b> ratification
of the selection of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August&nbsp;31,
2011.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit Committee Report</font></b><a name="AuditCommitteeReport_020221"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This report is furnished by the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors with respect to NTIC&#146;s financial statements for the fiscal
year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One of the purposes of the Audit Committee is to oversee
NTIC&#146;s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of NTIC&#146;s
annual financial statements. NTIC&#146;s management is responsible for the
preparation and presentation of complete and accurate financial statements.&#160; NTIC&#146;s independent registered public
accounting firm, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, is responsible for performing
an independent audit of NTIC&#146;s financial statements in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and
for issuing a report on their audit.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">In performing its oversight role, the Audit Committee
has reviewed and discussed NTIC&#146;s audited financial statements for the fiscal
year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010 with NTIC&#146;s management.&#160; Management represented to the Audit Committee
that NTIC&#146;s financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.&#160; The
Audit Committee has discussed with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, NTIC&#146;s
independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;61, as amended (AICPA,
Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU section 380), as adopted by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule&nbsp;3200T.&#160; The Audit Committee has received the written
disclosures and the letter from Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP required by
applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
regarding the Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP&#146;s communications with the Audit Committee
concerning independence.&#160; The Audit
Committee has discussed with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP its independence
and concluded that the independent registered public accounting firm is
independent from NTIC and NTIC&#146;s management.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on the review and discussions of the Audit
Committee described above, in reliance on the unqualified opinion of Baker
Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP regarding NTIC&#146;s audited financial statements, and
subject to the limitations on the role and responsibilities of the Audit
Committee discussed above and in the Audit Committee&#146;s charter, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that NTIC&#146;s audited financial
statements for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010 be included in its
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010
for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This report is dated as of November&nbsp;17, 2010.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Audit Committee</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark
J. Stone, Chair</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pierre
Chenu</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soo-Keong
Koh</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard
J. Nigon</font></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;">OTHER MATTERS</font></b><a name="OtherMatters_020255"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</font></b><a name="Section16abeneficialOwnershipRepo_020300"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, requires our directors, executive officers and all persons
who beneficially own more than 10 percent of the outstanding shares of our
common stock to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial
reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common
stock.&#160; Executive officers, directors and
greater than 10 percent beneficial owners are also required to furnish NTIC
with copies of all Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;forms they file.&#160; To our knowledge, based upon a review of the
copies of such reports furnished to us and written representations that no
other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010,
none of our directors or executive officers or beneficial owners of greater
than 10 percent of our common stock failed to file on a timely basis the forms
required by Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stockholder Proposals for 2012 Annual Meeting</font></b><a name="StockholderProposalsFor2012Annual_020302"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stockholders who, in accordance with Rule&nbsp;14a-8
under the Exchange Act, wish to present proposals for inclusion in the proxy
materials relating to the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must submit their
proposals so that they are received by us at our principal executive offices no
later than the close of business on August&nbsp;9, 2011, unless the date of the
meeting is delayed by more than 30 calendar days.&#160; The proposals must satisfy the requirements
of the proxy rules&nbsp;promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
and as the rules&nbsp;of the SEC make clear, simply submitting a proposal does
not guarantee that it will be included.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any other stockholder proposals to be presented at the
2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (other than a matter brought pursuant to
SEC Rule&nbsp;14a-8) must be given in writing to our Corporate Secretary and
must be delivered to or mailed and received at our principal executive offices,
not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of
the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; provided, however, that in the event
that the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is not held within 30 days before
or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
received not later than the close of business on the 10</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;day following the day on which
such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public
disclosure was made, whichever first occurs.&#160;
The proposal must contain specific information required by our Bylaws, a
copy of which may be obtained by writing to our Corporate Secretary.&#160; If a proposal is not timely and properly made
in accordance with the procedures set forth in our Bylaws, it will be defective
and may not be brought before the meeting.&#160;
If the proposal is nonetheless brought before the meeting and the
Chairman of the meeting does not exercise the power and duty to declare the
proposal defective, the persons named in the proxy may use their discretionary
voting with respect to the proposal.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Nominations for 2012 Annual Meeting</font></b><a name="DirectorNominationsFor2012AnnualM_020307"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with procedures set forth in our Bylaws,
NTIC stockholders may propose nominees for election to the Board of Directors
only after providing timely written notice to our Corporate Secretary.&#160; To be timely, a stockholder&#146;s notice to the
Corporate Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at NTIC&#146;s
principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior
to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided,
however, that in the event that the annual meeting with respect to which such
notice is to be tendered is not held within 30 days before or after such
anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received not
later than the close of business on the 10</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;day following the day on which such notice of
the date of the meeting was </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">mailed or public disclosure was made, whichever first
occurs.&#160; The notice must set forth, among
other things:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the nominee&#146;s name, age,
business address, residence address and record address;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the nominee&#146;s principal
occupation or employment;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the class and number of
shares of NTIC capital stock which are beneficially owned by the nominee;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">signed consent to serve as a
director of NTIC; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.1pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any other information
concerning the nominee required under the rules&nbsp;of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of
directors.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Submissions must be made by mail, courier or personal
delivery.&#160; E-mailed submissions will not
be considered.&#160; The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee will consider only those stockholder
recommendations whose submissions comply with the procedural requirements set
forth in NTIC&#146;s Bylaws.&#160; The Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate candidates recommended by
stockholders in the same manner as those recommended by others.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Other Business</font></b><a name="OtherBusiness_020352"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our management does not intend to present other items of
business and knows of no items of business that are likely to be brought before
the Annual Meeting, except those described in this proxy statement.&#160; However, if any other matters should properly
come before the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will
have discretionary authority to vote such proxy in accordance with their best
judgment on the matters.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Copies of Fiscal 2010 Annual Report</font></b><a name="CopiesOfFiscal2010AnnualReport_020355"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We have sent or made electronically available to each of our
stockholders a copy of our annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K (without exhibits)
for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2010.&#160;
The exhibits to our Form&nbsp;10-K are available by accessing the SEC&#146;s
EDGAR filing database at www.sec.gov.&#160; We
will furnish a copy of any exhibit to our Form&nbsp;10-K upon receipt from any
such person of a written request for such exhibits upon the payment of our
reasonable expenses in furnishing the exhibits. This request should be sent
to:&#160; Northern Technologies International
Corporation, 4201 Woodland Road, Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014, Attention:
Stockholder Information.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Householding of Annual Meeting Materials</font></b><a name="HouseholdingOfAnnualMeetingMateri_020401"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may
be participating in the practice of &#147;householding&#148; proxy statements and annual
reports.&#160; This means that only one copy
of this proxy statement or NTIC&#146;s Annual Report to Stockholders may have been
sent to multiple stockholders in each household.&#160; NTIC will promptly deliver a separate copy of
either document to any stockholder upon written or oral request to NTIC&#146;s
Stockholder Information Department, Northern Technologies International Corporation,
4201 Woodland Road, Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014, telephone: (763)
225-6637.&#160; Any stockholder who wants to
receive separate copies of this proxy statement or NTIC&#146;s Annual Report to
Stockholders in the future, or any stockholder who is receiving multiple copies
and would like to receive only one copy per household, should contact the
stockholder&#146;s bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or the stockholder
may contact NTIC at the above address and phone number.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Solicitation Costs</font></b><a name="ProxySolicitationCosts_020429"></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The cost of soliciting proxies, including the
preparation, assembly, electronic availability and mailing of proxies and
soliciting material, as well as the cost of making available or forwarding this
material to the beneficial owners of our common stock will be borne by
NTIC.&#160; Our directors, officers and
regular employees may, without compensation other than their regular
compensation, solicit proxies by telephone, e-mail, facsimile or personal
conversation.&#160; We may reimburse brokerage
firms and others for expenses in making available or forwarding solicitation
materials to the beneficial owners of our common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Your vote is important.&#160;
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, vote
your shares of NTIC common stock by the Internet or telephone, or request a
paper proxy card to sign, date and return by mail so that your shares may be
voted.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;6, 2010<br>
Circle Pines, Minnesota</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(As Proposed to Be Amended on
January&nbsp;20, 2011)</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Purpose of Plan</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The
purpose of the Northern Technologies International Corporation Amended and
Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (this &#147;Plan&#148;) is to advance the interests of
Northern Technologies International Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) and its
stockholders by enabling the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and retain
qualified individuals through opportunities for equity participation in the
Company, and to reward those individuals who contribute to the achievement of
the Company&#146;s economic objectives.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitions</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The
following terms will have the meanings set forth below, unless the context
clearly otherwise requires:</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;">2.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Adverse Action</u>&#148; means any action or conduct
by a Participant that the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines to be
injurious, detrimental, prejudicial or adverse to the interests of the Company
or any Subsidiary, including:&#160; (a)&nbsp;disclosing
confidential information of the Company or any Subsidiary to any person not
authorized by the Company or Subsidiary to receive it, (b)&nbsp;engaging,
directly or indirectly, in any commercial activity that in the judgment of the
Committee competes with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary or (c)&nbsp;interfering
with the relationships of the Company or any Subsidiary and their respective
employees, independent contractors, customers, prospective customers and
vendors.</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;">2.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Board</u>&#148; means the Board of Directors of the
Company.</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;">2.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Broker Exercise Notice</u>&#148; means a written
notice pursuant to which a Participant, upon exercise of an Option, irrevocably
instructs a broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock or loan a sufficient amount of money to pay all or a portion of the
exercise price of the Option and/or any related withholding tax obligations and
remit such sums to the Company and directs the Company to deliver shares of
Common Stock to be issued upon such exercise directly to such broker or dealer
or their nominee.</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;">2.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Cause</u>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;dishonesty, fraud,
misrepresentation, embezzlement or other act of dishonesty with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary, (b)&nbsp;any unlawful or criminal activity of a
serious nature, (c)&nbsp;any intentional and deliberate breach of a duty or
duties that, individually or in the aggregate, are material in relation to the
Participant&#146;s overall duties, or (d)&nbsp;any material breach of any
employment, service, confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with
the Company or any Subsidiary.</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;">2.5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Change in Control</u>&#148; means an event described
in Section&nbsp;14.1 of this Plan; provided, however, if distribution of an
Incentive Award subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code is triggered by a
Change in Control, the term Change in Control will mean a change in the
ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets of the Company, as defined in Section&nbsp;409A
of the Code and the regulations and rulings issued thereunder.</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;">2.6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Code</u>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (including, when the context requires, all regulations,
interpretations and rulings issued thereunder).</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;">2.7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Committee</u>&#148; means the group of individuals
administering this Plan, as provided in Section&nbsp;3 of this Plan.</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;">2.8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Common Stock</u>&#148; means the common stock of the
Company, par value $0.02 per share, or the number and kind of shares of stock
or other securities into which such Common Stock may be changed in accordance
with Section&nbsp;4.3 of this Plan.</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;">2.9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Disability</u>&#148; means the disability of the
Participant such as would entitle the Participant to receive disability income
benefits pursuant to the long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary
then covering the Participant or, if no such plan exists or is applicable to the
Participant, the permanent and total disability of the Participant within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;22(e)(3)&nbsp;of the Code; provided, however, if
distribution of an Incentive Award subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code is
triggered by an Eligible Recipient&#146;s Disability, such term will mean that the
Eligible Recipient is disabled as defined by Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and
the regulations and rulings issued thereunder.</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;">2.10.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Effective Date</u>&#148; means January&nbsp;20, 2011
or such later date as this Plan is approved by the Company&#146;s stockholders.</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;">2.11.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Eligible Recipients</u>&#148;&#160; means (a)&nbsp;for the purposes of granting
Incentive Stock Options, all employees (including, without limitation, officers
and directors who are also employees) of the Company or any Subsidiary and (b)&nbsp;for
the purposes of granting Non-Statutory Stock Options and other Incentive
Awards, all employees (including, without limitation, officers and directors
who are also employees) of the Company or any Subsidiary and any non-employee
directors, consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Company or
any Subsidiary; provided, however, that an Eligible Recipient shall not include
any person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an
employee or a director) to the Company or any Subsidiary that are in connection
with the offer and sale of the Company&#146;s securities in a capital raising
transaction or directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the
Company&#146;s securities</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;">2.12.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Exchange Act</u>&#148; means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.</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;">2.13.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Fair Market Value</u>&#148; means, with respect to
the Common Stock, as of any date: (a)&nbsp;the mean between the reported high
and low sale prices of the Common Stock as of such date during the regular
daily trading session, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select or Global
Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or any other
national securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed
or quoted (or, if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as of the next
preceding date on which there was such a trade or quote); or (b)&nbsp;if the
Common Stock is not so listed, admitted to unlisted trading privileges, or
reported on the NASDAQ Global Select or Global Market, the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange
or market, the mean between the reported high and low sale prices as of such
date during the regular daily trading session, as reported by the NASDAQ
Capital Market, OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets LLC, or other comparable
service (or, if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as of the next
preceding date on which there was such a trade or quote); or (c)&nbsp;if the
Common Stock is not so listed or reported, such price as the Committee
determines in good faith, and consistent with the definition of &#147;fair market
value&#148; under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">2.14.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Incentive Award</u>&#148; means an Option, Stock
Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Stock Unit Award, Performance Award
or Stock Bonus granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to this Plan.</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;">2.15.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Incentive Stock Option</u>&#148; means a right to
purchase shares of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section&nbsp;6
of this Plan that qualifies as an &#147;incentive stock option&#148; within the meaning
of Section&nbsp;422 of the Code.</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;">2.16.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Non-Statutory Stock Option</u>&#148; means a right to
purchase shares of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section&nbsp;6
of this Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.</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;">2.17.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Option</u>&#148; means an Incentive Stock Option or a
Non-Statutory Stock Option.</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;">2.18.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Participant</u>&#148; means an Eligible Recipient who
receives one or more Incentive Awards under this Plan.</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;">2.19.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Performance Criteria</u>&#148; means the performance
criteria that may be used by the Committee in granting Incentive Awards
contingent upon achievement of performance goals, consisting of net sales;
operating income; income before income taxes; income before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization; income before income taxes; income before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-cash items; net
income; net income per share (basic or diluted); profitability as measured by
return ratios (including return on assets, return on equity, return on capital,
return on investment and return on sales); cash flows; market share; cost of
sales; sales, general and administrative expense, cost reduction goals; margins
(including one or more of gross, operating and net income margins); stock
price; total return to stockholders; economic value added; working capital and
strategic plan development and implementation.&#160;
The Committee may select one criterion or multiple criteria for
measuring performance, and the measurement may be based upon Company,
Subsidiary or business unit performance, either absolute or by relative
comparison to prior periods or other companies or any other external measure of
the selected criteria.</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;">2.20.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Performance Award</u>&#148; means a right granted to
an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section&nbsp;10 of this Plan to receive an
amount of cash, a number of shares of Common Stock, or a combination of both,
contingent upon achievement of Performance Criteria or other objectives during
a specified period.</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;">2.21.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Previously Acquired Shares</u>&#148; means shares of
Common Stock that are already owned by the Participant or, with respect to any
Incentive Award, that are to be issued to the Participant upon the grant,
exercise or vesting of such Incentive Award.</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;">2.22.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Prior Plan</u>&#148; means the Northern Technologies
International Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.</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;">2.23.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Restricted Stock Award</u>&#148; means an award of
shares of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section&nbsp;8
of this Plan that are subject to restrictions on transferability and a risk of
forfeiture.</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;">2.24.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Retirement</u>&#148; means termination of employment
or service pursuant to and in accordance with the regular (or, if approved by
the Board for purposes of this Plan, early) retirement/pension plan or practice
of the Company or Subsidiary then covering the Participant, provided that if
the Participant is not covered by any such plan or practice, the Participant
will be deemed to be covered by the Company plan or practice for purposes of
this determination/termination of employment or if the Company does not have
any such retirement/pension plan or practice, service at age 55 or older and
completion of at least 10 years of continuous service.</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;">2.25.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Securities Act</u>&#148; means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.</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;">2.26.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Stock Appreciation Right</u>&#148; means a right
granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section&nbsp;7 of this Plan to
receive a payment from the Company, in the form of shares of Common Stock, cash
or a combination of both, equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value
of one or more shares of Common Stock and a specified exercise price of such
shares.</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;">2.27.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Stock Bonus</u>&#148; means an award of shares of
Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section&nbsp;11 of
this Plan.</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;">2.28.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Stock Unit Award</u>&#148; means a right granted to
an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section&nbsp;9 of this Plan to receive the
Fair Market Value of one or more shares of Common Stock, payable in cash,
shares of Common Stock, or a combination of both, the payment, issuance, retention
and/or vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions,
which may include achievement of Performance Criteria or other objectives.</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;">2.29.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Subsidiary</u>&#148; means any entity that is
directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity in which the
Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee
provided the Company has a &#147;controlling interest&#148; in the Subsidiary as defined
in Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E)(1).</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;">2.30.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Tax Date</u>&#148; means the date any withholding tax
obligation arises under the Code for a Participant with respect to an Incentive
Award.</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;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Plan Administration</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">3.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Committee</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; This Plan will be administered by the Board
or by a committee of the Board.&#160; So long
as the Company has a class of its equity securities registered under Section&nbsp;12
of the Exchange Act, any committee administering this Plan will consist solely
of two or more members of the Board who are &#147;non-employee directors&#148; within the
meaning of Rule&nbsp;16b-3 under the Exchange Act, who are &#147;independent
directors&#148; under the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market (or other
applicable market or exchange on which the Company&#146;s Common Stock may be quoted
or traded) and who are &#147;outside directors&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of
the Code.&#160; Such a committee, if
established, will act by majority approval of the members (but may also take
action by the written consent of all of the members of such committee), and a
majority of the members of such a committee will constitute a quorum.&#160; As used in this Plan, &#147;Committee&#148; will refer
to the Board or to such a committee, if established.&#160; To the extent consistent with applicable
corporate law of the Company&#146;s jurisdiction of incorporation, the Committee may
delegate to any officers of the Company the duties, power and authority of the
Committee under this Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the
Committee may establish; provided, however, that only the Committee may
exercise such duties, power and authority with respect to Eligible Recipients
who are subject to Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act or whose compensation in
the fiscal year may be subject to the limits on deductible compensation
pursuant to Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the Code.&#160; The Committee may exercise its duties, power
and authority under this Plan in its sole and absolute discretion without the
consent of any Participant or other party, unless this Plan specifically
provides otherwise.&#160; Each determination,
interpretation or other action made or taken by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of this Plan will be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes
and on all persons, and no member of the Committee will be liable for any
action or determination made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any
Incentive Award granted under this Plan.</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;">3.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Authority of the Committee</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with and
subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee will have the authority
to determine all provisions of Incentive Awards as the Committee may deem
necessary or desirable and as consistent with the terms of this Plan,
including, without limitation, the following:&#160;
(i)&nbsp;the Eligible Recipients to be selected as Participants; (ii)&nbsp;the
nature and extent of the Incentive Awards to be made to each Participant
(including the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each Incentive
Award, any exercise price, the manner in which Incentive Awards will vest or
become exercisable and whether Incentive Awards will be granted in tandem with
other Incentive Awards) and the form of written agreement, if any, evidencing
such Incentive Award; (iii)&nbsp;the time or times when Incentive Awards will
be granted; (iv)&nbsp;the duration of each Incentive Award; and (v)&nbsp;the
restrictions and other conditions to which the payment or vesting of Incentive
Awards may be subject.&#160; In addition, the
Committee will have the authority under this Plan in its sole discretion to pay
the economic value of any Incentive Award in the form of cash, Common Stock or
any combination of both.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Subject to Section&nbsp;3.2(d)&nbsp;of
this Plan, the Committee will have the authority under this Plan to amend or
modify the terms of any outstanding Incentive Award in any manner, including,
without limitation, the authority to modify the number of shares or other terms
and conditions of an Incentive Award, extend the term of an Incentive Award,
accelerate the exercisability or vesting or otherwise terminate any
restrictions relating to an Incentive Award, accept the surrender of any
outstanding Incentive Award or, to the extent not previously exercised or
vested, authorize the grant of new Incentive Awards in substitution for surrendered
Incentive Awards; provided, however that the amended or modified terms are
permitted by this Plan as then in effect and that any Participant adversely
affected by such amended or modified terms has consented to such amendment or
modification.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the event of (i)&nbsp;any
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights
offering, extraordinary dividend or divestiture (including a spin-off) or any
other similar change in corporate structure or shares; (ii)&nbsp;any purchase,
acquisition, sale, disposition or write-down of a significant amount of assets
or a significant business; (iii)&nbsp;any change in accounting principles or
practices, tax laws or other such laws or provisions affecting reported
results; (iv)&nbsp;any uninsured catastrophic losses or extraordinary
non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.&nbsp;30
or in management&#146;s discussion and analysis of financial performance appearing
in the Company&#146;s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; or (v)&nbsp;any
other similar change, in each case with respect to the Company or any other
entity whose performance is relevant to the grant or vesting of an Incentive
Award, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in
any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) may,
without the consent of any affected Participant, amend or modify the vesting
criteria (including Performance Criteria) of any outstanding Incentive Award
that is based in whole or in part on the financial performance of the Company
(or any Subsidiary or division or other subunit thereof) or such other entity
so as equitably to reflect such event, with the desired result that the
criteria for evaluating such financial performance of the Company or such other
entity will be substantially the same (in the sole discretion of the Committee
or the board of directors of the surviving corporation) following such event as
prior to such event; provided, however, that the amended or modified terms are
permitted by this Plan as then in effect, including the limitations in Section&nbsp;3.2(a)&nbsp;and
3.2(b).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan other than Section&nbsp;4.3, the Committee may not,
without prior approval of the Company&#146;s stockholders, seek to effect any
re-pricing of any previously granted, &#147;underwater&#148; Option or Stock Appreciation
Right by:&#160; (i)&nbsp;amending or modifying
the terms of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to lower the exercise </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">price; (ii)&nbsp;canceling the underwater Option or
Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for (A)&nbsp;cash;&#160; (B)&nbsp;replacement Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights having a lower exercise price; or (C)&nbsp;other Incentive
Awards; or (iii)&nbsp;repurchasing the underwater Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights and granting new Incentive Awards under this Plan.&#160; For purposes of this Section&nbsp;3.2(d), an
Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be deemed to be &#147;underwater&#148; at any
time when the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is less than the exercise
price of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to the authority
of the Committee under Section&nbsp;3.2(b)&nbsp;of this Plan and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, amend the terms of this Plan or Incentive Awards with respect
to Participants resident outside of the United States or employed by a non-U.S.
Subsidiary in order to comply with local legal requirements, to otherwise
protect the Company&#146;s or Subsidiary&#146;s interests, or to meet objectives of this
Plan, and may, where appropriate, establish one or more sub-plans (including
the adoption of any required rules&nbsp;and regulations) for the purposes of
qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws.&#160; The Committee shall have no authority,
however, to take action pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3.2(e)&nbsp;of this Plan:
(i)&nbsp;to reserve shares of Common Stock or grant Incentive Awards in excess
of the limitations provided in Section&nbsp;4.1 of this Plan; (ii)&nbsp;to
effect any re-pricing in violation of Section&nbsp;3.2(d)&nbsp;of this Plan; (iii)&nbsp;to
grant Options or Stock Appreciation Rights having an exercise price less than
100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Grant Date in
violation of Section&nbsp;6.2 or 7.2 of this Plan, as the case may be; or (iv)&nbsp;for
which stockholder approval would then be required pursuant to Section&nbsp;422
of the Code or the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market (or other
applicable market or exchange on which the Company&#146;s Common Stock may be quoted
or traded).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares Available for
Issuance</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">4.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Maximum Number of Shares Available; Certain
Restrictions on Awards</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160;
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;4.3 of this Plan, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that will be available for issuance
under this Plan will be the sum of:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">800,000;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to Incentive Awards outstanding under the Prior Plan as of
the Effective Date but only to the extent that such outstanding Incentive
Awards are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate without the issuance of
such shares of Common Stock;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the number of shares issued
or Incentive Awards granted under this Plan in connection with the settlement,
assumption or substitution of outstanding awards or obligations to grant future
awards as a condition of the Company and/or any Subsidiary(ies) acquiring,
merging or consolidating with another entity; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the number of shares that
are unallocated and available for grant under a stock plan assumed by the
Company or any Subsidiary(ies) in connection with the merger, consolidation, or
acquisition of another entity by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries,
based on the applicable exchange ratio and other transaction terms, but only to
the extent that such shares may be utilized by the Company or its Subsidiaries
following the transaction pursuant to the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ
Stock Market (or other applicable market or exchange on which the Company&#146;s
Common Stock may be quoted or traded).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Plan to the contrary, (i)&nbsp;no Participant in
this Plan may be granted Options and Stock Appreciation Rights relating to more
than 200,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate during any calendar year; (ii)&nbsp;no
Participant in this Plan may be granted Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit
Awards, Performance Awards and Stock Bonuses relating to more than 200,000
shares of Common Stock in the aggregate during any calendar year; (iii)&nbsp;no
more than 800,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to the exercise
of Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan; and (iv)&nbsp;no more than
600,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued or issuable under this Plan in connection
with the grant of Incentive Awards, other than Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights; provided, however, that the limits in clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii), above,
will be 250,000 shares and 250,000 shares, respectively, as to a Participant
who, during the calendar year, is first appointed or elected as an officer,
hired as an employee, elected as a director or retained as a consultant by the
Company or who receives a promotion that results in an increase in
responsibilities or duties.&#160; All of the
foregoing share limits are subject, in each case, to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;4.3
of this Plan.&#160; The limits in clauses (i),
(ii)&nbsp;and (iv)&nbsp;will not apply, however, to the extent Incentive Awards
are granted as a result of the Company&#146;s assumption or substitution of like
awards issued by any acquired, merged or consolidated entity pursuant to the
applicable transaction terms, nor will any Incentive Stock Options issued in
any such assumption or substitution pursuant to applicable provisions of the
Code count towards the limit in clause (iii).</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;">4.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounting for Incentive Awards</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Shares of Common Stock that are issued under
this Plan or that are subject to outstanding Incentive Awards will be applied
to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for
issuance under this Plan only to the extent they are used; provided, however,
that; (a)&nbsp;any shares which would have been issued upon any exercise of an
Option but for the fact that the exercise price was paid by a &#147;net exercise&#148;
pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.4(b)&nbsp;of this Plan or the tender or attestation
as to ownership of Previously Acquired Shares pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.4(a)&nbsp;of
this Plan will not again become available for issuance under this Plan; and (b)&nbsp;the
full number of shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Appreciation Right
granted that are settled by the issuance of shares of Common Stock will be
counted against the shares authorized for issuance under this Plan, regardless
of the number of shares actually issued upon settlement of such Stock
Appreciation Right, and will not again become available for issuance under this
Plan.&#160; Furthermore, any shares of Common
Stock withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on Incentive Awards
issued under this Plan, any shares of Common Stock withheld to pay the exercise
price of Incentive Awards under this Plan and any shares of Common Stock not
issued or delivered as a result of the &#147;net exercise&#148; of an outstanding Option
pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.4 or settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right in shares
of Common Stock pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1 will be counted against the shares
of Common Stock authorized for issuance under this Plan and will not be
available again for grant under this Plan.&#160;
Any shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company on the open market
using the proceeds from the exercise of an Incentive Award will not increase
the number of shares of Common Stock available for future grant of Incentive
Awards.&#160; Any shares of Common Stock
related to Incentive Awards granted under this Plan or under the Prior Plan
that terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation or otherwise without the
issuance of the shares of Common Stock, or are settled in cash in lieu of
shares of Common Stock, or are exchanged with the Committee&#146;s permission, prior
to the issuance of shares of Common Stock, for Incentive Awards not involving
shares of Common Stock, will be available again for grant under this Plan and
correspondingly increase the total number of shares of Common Stock available
for issuance under this Plan under Section&nbsp;4.1.</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;">4.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Adjustments to Shares and Incentive Awards</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; In the event of any reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, divestiture or
extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any other similar change in
the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee (or, if the
Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of
directors of the surviving corporation) will </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">make
appropriate adjustment (which determination will be conclusive) as to the
number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) available for
issuance or payment under this Plan and, in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the rights of Participants, (a)&nbsp;the number and kind of
securities or other property (including cash) subject to outstanding Incentive
Awards, and (b)&nbsp;the exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights.</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;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Participation</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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;">Participants
in this Plan will be those Eligible Recipients who, in the judgment of the
Committee, have contributed, are contributing or are expected to contribute to
the achievement of economic objectives of the Company or its Subsidiaries.&#160; Eligible Recipients may be granted from time
to time one or more Incentive Awards, singly or in combination or in tandem
with other Incentive Awards, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.&#160; Incentive Awards will be
deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant resolution of the
Committee, which date will be the date of any related agreement with the
Participant.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Options</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">6.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Grant</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or
more Options under this Plan, and such Options will be subject to such terms
and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of this Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.&#160; The Committee may designate whether an Option
is to be considered an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock
Option.&#160; To the extent that any Incentive
Stock Option (or portion thereof) granted under this Plan ceases for any reason
to qualify as an &#147;incentive stock option&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;422 of
the Code, such Incentive Stock Option (or portion thereof) will continue to be
outstanding for purposes of this Plan but will thereafter be deemed to be a
Non-Statutory Stock Option.Options may be granted to an Eligible Recipient for
services provided to a Subsidiary only if, with respect to such Eligible
Recipient, the underlying shares of Common Stock constitute &#147;service recipient
stock&#148; within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section&nbsp;1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii).</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;">6.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exercise Price</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The per share price to be paid by a
Participant upon exercise of an Option will be determined by the Committee in
its discretion at the time of the Option grant, provided that such price will
not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on
the date of grant (or 110% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common
Stock on the date of grant of an Incentive Stock Option if, at the time the
Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Participant owns, directly or
indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the
Company).Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that Options are granted
under this Plan as a result of the Company&#146;s assumption or substitution of
options issued by any acquired, merged or consolidated entity, the exercise
price for such Options shall be the price determined by the Committee pursuant
to the conversion terms applicable to the transaction.</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;">6.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exercisability and Duration</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An Option will become exercisable at such
times and in such installments and upon such terms and conditions as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at the time of grant
(including without limitation (a)&nbsp;the achievement of one or more of the
Performance Criteria; and/or that (b)&nbsp;the Participant remain in the
continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a certain
period); provided, however, that no Option may be exercisable after 10 years
from its date of grant (five years from its date of grant in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option if, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted,
the Participant owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or
subsidiary corporation of the Company).</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;">6.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Exercise Price</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The total purchase price of
the shares to be purchased upon exercise of an Option will be paid entirely in
cash (including check, bank draft or money order); provided, however, that the
Committee, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established by
the Committee, may allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by (i)&nbsp;tender
of a Broker Exercise Notice; (ii)&nbsp;by tender, or attestation as to
ownership, of Previously Acquired Shares that are acceptable to the Committee; (iii)&nbsp;by
a &#147;net exercise&#148; of the Option (as further described in paragraph (b), below);
or (iv)&nbsp;by a combination of such methods.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the case of a &#147;net
exercise&#148; of an Option, the Company will not require a payment of the exercise
price of the Option from the Participant but will reduce the number of shares
of Common Stock issued upon the exercise by the largest number of whole shares
that has a Fair Market Value on the exercise date that does not exceed the
aggregate exercise price for the shares exercised under this method. Shares of
Common Stock will no longer be outstanding under an Option (and will therefore
not thereafter be exercisable) following the exercise of such Option to the
extent of (i)&nbsp;shares used to pay the exercise price of an Option under the
&#147;net exercise,&#148; (ii)&nbsp;shares actually delivered to the Participant as a
result of such exercise and (iii)&nbsp;any shares withheld for purposes of tax
withholding pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.1 of this Plan<b>.</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Previously Acquired Shares
tendered or covered by an attestation as payment of an Option exercise price
will be valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date.</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;">6.5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Manner of Exercise</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An Option may be exercised by a Participant
in whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained in
this Plan and in the agreement evidencing such Option, by delivery in person,
by facsimile or electronic transmission or through the mail of written notice
of exercise to the Company at its principal executive office in Circle Pines,
Minnesota and by paying in full the total exercise price for the shares of
Common Stock to be purchased in accordance with Section&nbsp;6.4 of this Plan.</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;">6.6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Early Exercise</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An Option may, but need not, include a
provision whereby the Participant may elect at any time before the Participant&#146;s
employment or service terminates to exercise the Option as to any part or all
of the shares subject to the Option prior to the full vesting of the
Option.&#160; Any unvested shares so purchased
shall be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company and to any
other restriction the Committee determines to be appropriate.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stock Appreciation Rights</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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;">7.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Grant</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or
more Stock Appreciation Rights under this Plan, and such Stock Appreciation
Rights will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other
provisions of this Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.&#160; The Committee will have the
sole discretion to determine the form in which payment of the economic value of
Stock Appreciation Rights will be made to a Participant (i.e., cash, shares of
Common Stock or any combination thereof) or to consent to or disapprove the
election by a Participant of the form of such payment.&#160; Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to
an Eligible Recipient for services provided to a Subsidiary only if, with
respect to such Eligible Recipient, the underlying shares of Common Stock
constitute &#147;service recipient stock&#148; within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section&nbsp;1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii).</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;">7.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exercise Price</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation
Right will be determined by the Committee, in its discretion, at the date of
grant but may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock on the date of grant, except as provided in Section&nbsp;7.4 of
this Plan.&#160; Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent that Stock Appreciation Rights are granted under this
Plan as a result of the Company&#146;s assumption or substitution of stock
appreciation rights issued by any acquired, merged or consolidated entity, the
exercise price for such Stock Appreciation Rights shall be the price determined
by the Committee pursuant to the conversion terms applicable to the
transaction.</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;">7.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exercisability and Duration</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; A Stock Appreciation Right will become
exercisable at such time and in such installments as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion at the time of grant; provided, however, that
no Stock Appreciation Right may be exercisable after 10 years from its date of
grant.&#160; A Stock Appreciation Right will
be exercised by giving notice in the same manner as for Options, as set forth
in Section&nbsp;6.5 of this Plan.</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;">7.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Grants in Tandem with Options</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted
alone or in addition to other Incentive Awards, or in tandem with an Option,
either at the time of grant of the Option or at any time thereafter during the
term of the Option.&#160; A Stock Appreciation
Right granted in tandem with an Option shall cover the same number of shares of
Common Stock as covered by the Option (or such lesser number as the Committee
may determine), shall be exercisable at such time or times and only to the
extent that the related Option is exercisable, have the same term as the Option
and shall have an exercise price equal to the exercise price for the
Option.&#160; Upon the exercise of a Stock
Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option, the Option shall be
canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by such
exercise; conversely, upon exercise of an Option having a related Stock
Appreciation Right, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be canceled
automatically to the extent of the number of shares covered by the Option
exercise.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Restricted Stock Awards</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">8.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Grant</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or
more Restricted Stock Awards under this Plan, and such Restricted Stock Awards
will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other
provisions of this Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.&#160; The Committee may impose
such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Plan, to the vesting of such Restricted Stock Awards as it deems appropriate,
including, without limitation, (a)&nbsp;the achievement of one or more of the
Performance Criteria; and/or that (b)&nbsp;the Participant remain in the
continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a certain
period.</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;">8.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights as a Stockholder; Transferability</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Except as provided in Sections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4
and 15.3 of this Plan, a Participant will have all voting, dividend,
liquidation and other rights with respect to shares of Common Stock issued to
the Participant as a Restricted Stock Award under this Section&nbsp;8 upon the
Participant becoming the holder of record of such shares as if such Participant
were a holder of record of shares of unrestricted Common Stock.</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;">8.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dividends and Distributions</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Unless the Committee determines otherwise in
its sole discretion (either in the agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock
Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of the Restricted
Stock Award), any dividends or distributions (including regular quarterly cash
dividends) paid with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested
portion of a Restricted Stock Award will be subject to the same restrictions as
the shares to which such dividends or distributions relate.&#160; In the event the Committee determines not to
pay such dividends or distributions currently, the Committee will determine in
its sole discretion whether any interest will be paid on such dividends or
distributions.&#160; In addition, the
Committee in its sole discretion may require such dividends and distributions
to be reinvested (and in such case the Participants consent to such
reinvestment) in </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">shares
of Common Stock that will be subject to the same restrictions as the shares to
which such dividends or distributions relate.</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;">8.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enforcement of Restrictions</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; To enforce the restrictions referred to in
this Section&nbsp;8, the Committee may place a legend on the stock certificates
referring to such restrictions and may require the Participant, until the
restrictions have lapsed, to keep the stock certificates, together with duly
endorsed stock powers, in the custody of the Company or its transfer agent, or to
maintain evidence of stock ownership, together with duly endorsed stock powers,
in a certificateless book-entry stock account with the Company&#146;s transfer
agent.&#160; Alternatively, Restricted Stock
Awards may be held in non-certificated form pursuant to such terms and
conditions as the Company may establish with its registrar and transfer agent
or any third-party administrator designated by the Company to hold Restricted
Stock Awards on behalf of Participants.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stock Unit Awards</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">An
Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Stock&nbsp;Unit Awards under this
Plan, and such Stock&nbsp;Unit Awards will be subject to such terms and
conditions, consistent with the other provisions of this Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.&#160; The Committee may impose such restrictions or
conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, to
the&nbsp;payment, issuance, retention and/or vesting of such Stock&nbsp;Unit
Awards as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, (i)&nbsp;the
achievement of one or more of the Performance Criteria; and/or that (ii)&nbsp;the
Participant remain in the continuous employ or service of the Company or a
Subsidiary for a certain period; provided, however, that in all cases payment
of a Stock Unit Award will be made within two and one-half months following the
end of the Eligible Recipient&#146;s tax year during which receipt of the Stock Unit
Award is no longer subject to a &#147;substantial risk of forfeiture&#148; within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, except to the extent an Eligible
Recipient has properly elected to defer the income that may be attributable to
a Stock Unit Award under a Company or Subsidiary deferred compensation plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Performance Awards</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">An
Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Performance Awards under this
Plan, and such Performance Awards will be subject to such terms and conditions,
if any, consistent with the other provisions of this Plan, as may be determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the
achievement of one or more of the Performance Criteria; provided, however, that
in all cases payment of the Performance Award will be made within two and
one-half months following the end of the Eligible Recipient&#146;s tax year during
which receipt of the Performance Award is no longer subject to a &#147;substantial
risk of forfeiture&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, except
to the extent an Eligible Recipient has properly elected to defer the income
that may be attributable to a Performance Award under a Company or Subsidiary
deferred compensation plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stock Bonuses</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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;">An
Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Stock Bonuses under this Plan,
and such Stock Bonuses will be subject to such terms and conditions, if any,
consistent with the other provisions of this Plan, as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the
achievement of one or more of the Performance Criteria; provided, however, that
in all cases payment of the Stock Bonus will be made within two and one-half
months following the end of the Eligible Recipient&#146;s tax year during which
receipt of the Stock Bonus is no longer subject to a &#147;substantial risk of
forfeiture&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, except to the
extent an Eligible Recipient has properly elected to defer the income that may
be attributable to a Stock Bonus under a Company or Subsidiary deferred
compensation plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effect of Termination of
Employment or Other Service</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The following provisions shall apply upon
termination of a Participant&#146;s employment or other service with the Company and
all Subsidiaries, except to the extent that the Committee provides otherwise in
an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or determines
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.3 of this Plan.</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;">12.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Termination Due to Death, Disability or Retirement</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; In the event a Participant&#146;s employment or
other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of
death, Disability or Retirement:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All outstanding Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights then held by the Participant will, to the extent
exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable in full for a period of
twelve months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date
of any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right).&#160; Options and Stock Appreciation Rights not
exercisable as of such termination will be forfeited and terminate.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Restricted Stock Awards
then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will
be terminated and forfeited; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All outstanding but unpaid
Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and Stock Bonuses then held by the
Participant will be terminated and forfeited.</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;">12.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Termination for Reasons Other than Death, Disability
or Retirement</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. In the event a Participant&#146;s employment or other
service is terminated with the Company and all Subsidiaries for any reason
other than death, Disability or Retirement, or a Participant is in the employ
or service of a Subsidiary and the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of the
Company (unless the Participant continues in the employ or service of the Company
or another Subsidiary):</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All outstanding Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights then held by the Participant will, to the extent
exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable in full for a period of
three months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date
of any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right).&#160; Options and Stock Appreciation Rights not
exercisable as of such termination will be forfeited and terminate;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Restricted Stock Awards
then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will
be terminated and forfeited; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All outstanding but unpaid
Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and Stock Bonuses then held by the
Participant will be terminated and forfeited.</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;">12.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Modification of Rights Upon Termination</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section&nbsp;12,
upon a Participant&#146;s termination of employment or other service with the
Company and all Subsidiaries, the Committee may, in its sole discretion (which
may be exercised at any time on or after the date of grant, including following
such termination), except as provided in clause (ii), below, cause Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights (or any part thereof) then held by such Participant
to terminate, become or continue to become exercisable and/or remain
exercisable following such termination of employment or service (but not beyond
the earlier of the original maximum term of such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right or 10 years from the original date of grant of such Option or Stock
Appreciation Right), and Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards,
Performance Awards or Stock Bonuses then held by such Participant to terminate,
vest and/or continue to vest or become free of restrictions and conditions to
payment, as the case may be, following such termination of employment or
service, in each </font></p>

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in the manner determined by the Committee; and (ii)&nbsp;any such action
adversely affecting any outstanding Incentive Award will not be effective
without the consent of the affected Participant (subject to the right of the
Committee to take whatever action it deems appropriate under Sections 3.2(c),
4.3 and 14 of this Plan).</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;">12.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Determination of Termination of Employment or Other
Service</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The change in a Participant&#146;s
status from that of an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary to that of a
non-employee consultant, director or advisor of the Company or any Subsidiary
will, for purposes of this Plan, be deemed to result in a termination of such
Participant&#146;s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries, unless the
Committee otherwise determines in its sole discretion.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The change in a Participant&#146;s
status from that of a non-employee consultant, director or advisor of the
Company or any Subsidiary to that of an employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary will not, for purposes of this Plan, be deemed to result in a
termination of such Participant&#146;s service as a non-employee consultant,
director or advisor with the Company and its Subsidiaries, and such Participant
will thereafter be deemed to be an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries
until such Participant&#146;s employment or service is terminated, in which event
such Participant will be governed by the provisions of this Plan relating to
termination of employment or service (subject to paragraph (a), above).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Unless the Committee
otherwise determines in its sole discretion, a Participant&#146;s employment or
other service will, for purposes of this Plan, be deemed to have terminated on
the date recorded on the personnel or other records of the Company or the
Subsidiary for which the Participant provides employment or other service, as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion based upon such records;
provided, however, if distribution of an Incentive Award subject to Section&nbsp;409A
of the Code is triggered by a termination of a Participant&#146;s employment or
other service, such termination must also constitute a &#147;separation from service&#148;
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code.</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;">12.5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effect of Actions Constituting Cause or Adverse
Action</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Notwithstanding anything in
this Plan to the contrary and in addition to the other rights of the Committee
under this Section&nbsp;12, if a Participant is determined by the Committee,
acting in its sole discretion, to have taken any action that would constitute
Cause or an Adverse Action during or after the termination of employment or other
service with the Company or a Subsidiary, irrespective of whether such action
or the Committee&#146;s determination occurs before or after termination of such
Participant&#146;s employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary
and irrespective of whether or not the Participant was terminated as a result
of such Cause or Adverse Action, (a)&nbsp;all rights of the Participant under
this Plan and any agreements evidencing an Incentive Award then held by the
Participant will terminate and be forfeited without notice of any kind, and (b)&nbsp;the
Committee in its sole discretion will have the authority to rescind the
exercise, vesting or issuance of, or payment in respect of, any Incentive
Awards of the Participant that were exercised, vested or issued, or as to which
such payment was made, and to require the Participant to pay to the Company,
within 10 days of receipt from the Company of notice of such rescission, any
amount received or the amount of any gain realized as a result of such
rescinded exercise, vesting, issuance or payment (including any dividends paid
or other distributions made with respect to any shares subject to any Incentive
Award).&#160; The Company may defer the
exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right for a period of up to six
months after receipt of the Participant&#146;s written notice of exercise or the
issuance of share certificates upon the vesting of any Incentive Award for a
period of up to six months after the date of such vesting in order for the
Committee to make any determination as to the existence of Cause or an Adverse
Action.&#160; The Company will be entitled to
withhold and deduct from </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">future
wages of the Participant (or from other amounts that may be due and owing to
the Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary) or make other arrangements
for the collection of all amounts necessary to satisfy such payment
obligations.&#160; Unless otherwise provided
by the Committee in an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award, this Section&nbsp;12.5
will not apply to any Participant following a Change in Control.</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;">12.6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Forfeiture of Incentive Awards under Sarbanes-Oxley
Act</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Notwithstanding anything in
this Plan to the contrary and in addition to the other rights of the Committee
under this Section&nbsp;12, if the Company is required to prepare an accounting
restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of
misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws,
then any Participant who is one of the individuals subject to automatic
forfeiture under Section&nbsp;304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will
reimburse the Company for the amount of any Incentive Award received by such
individual under this Plan during the 12-month period following the first
public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the
case may be, of the financial document embodying such financial reporting
requirement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Withholding Taxes</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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;">13.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">General Rules</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Company is entitled to (a)&nbsp;withhold
and deduct from future wages of the Participant (or from other amounts that may
be due and owing to the Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary), or make
other arrangements for the collection of, all legally required amounts
necessary to satisfy any and all federal, foreign, state and local withholding
and employment-related tax requirements attributable to an Incentive Award,
including, without limitation, the grant, exercise or vesting of, or payment of
dividends with respect to, an Incentive Award or a disqualifying disposition of
stock received upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option; (b)&nbsp;withhold
cash paid or payable or shares of Common Stock from the shares issued or
otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with an Incentive Award; or
(c)&nbsp;require the Participant promptly to remit the amount of such
withholding to the Company before taking any action, including issuing any
shares of Common Stock, with respect to an Incentive Award.&#160; Shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise
issuable to the Participant in connection with an Incentive Award that gives
rise to the tax withholding obligation that are withheld for purposes of
satisfying the Participant&#146;s withholding or employment-related tax obligation
will be valued at their Fair Market Value on the Tax Date.&#160; When withholding for taxes is effected under
this Plan, it shall be withheld only up to the minimum required tax withholding
rates or such other rate that will not trigger a negative accounting impact on
the Company.</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;">13.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Special Rules</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; The Committee may, in its sole discretion and
upon terms and conditions established by the Committee, permit or require a
Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding or
employment-related tax obligation described in Section&nbsp;13.1 of this Plan
by electing to tender, or by attestation as to ownership of, Previously
Acquired Shares, by delivery of a Broker Exercise Notice or a combination of
such methods.&#160; For purposes of satisfying
a Participant&#146;s withholding or employment-related tax obligation, Previously
Acquired Shares tendered or covered by an attestation will be valued at their
Fair Market Value on the Tax Date.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Change in Control</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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;">14.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definition of Change in Control</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; A &#147;Change in Control&#148; shall be deemed to have
occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall
have occurred For purposes of this Section&nbsp;14.1, a &#147;Change in Control&#148; of
the Company will mean (a)&nbsp;the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of
substantially all of the assets of the Company (in one transaction or in a
series of related transaction) to a person or entity that is not controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the Company, (b)&nbsp;a merger or consolidation to
which the Company is a party if the stockholders of the Company immediately </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">prior
to effective date of such merger or consolidation do not have &#147;beneficial
ownership&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Exchange Act) immediately
following the effective date of such merger or consolidation of more than 80%
of the combined voting power of the surviving corporation&#146;s outstanding
securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, or (c)&nbsp;a
change in control of the Company of a nature that would be required to be
reported pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, whether
or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirements, including,
without limitation, such time as (i)&nbsp;any person becomes, after the
effective date of this Plan, the &#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 40% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company&#146;s outstanding securities ordinarily having the
right to vote at elections of directors, or (ii)&nbsp;individuals who
constitute the Board on the effective date of this Plan cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming
a director subsequent to the effective date of this Plan whose election, or
nomination for election by the Company&#146;s stockholders, was approved by a vote
of at least a majority of the directors comprising the Board on the effective
date of this Plan will, for purposes of this clause (ii), be considered as
though such persons were a member of the Board on the effective date of this
Plan.</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;">14.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Acceleration of Vesting</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Without limiting the authority of the
Committee under Sections 3.2 and 4.3 of this Plan, if a Change in Control of
the Company occurs, then, if approved by the Committee in its sole discretion
either in an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or at
any time after the grant of an Incentive Award: (a)&nbsp;all outstanding
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights will become immediately exercisable in
full and will remain exercisable in accordance with their terms, regardless of
whether the Participants to whom such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights have
been granted remain in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary; (b)&nbsp;all
outstanding Restricted Stock Awards will become immediately fully vested and
non-forfeitable; and (c)&nbsp;all outstanding Stock Unit Awards, Performance
Awards and Stock Bonuses then held by the Participant will vest and/or continue
to vest in the manner determined by the Committee and set forth in the
agreement evidencing such Performance Units or Stock Bonuses.</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;">14.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cash Payment</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; If a Change in Control of the Company occurs,
then the Committee, if approved by the Committee in its sole discretion either
in an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or at any
time after the grant of an Incentive Award, and without the consent of any
Participant affected thereby, may determine that: (a)&nbsp;some or all
Participants holding outstanding Options will receive, with respect to some or
all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Options, as of the effective
date of any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an amount equal to
the excess of the Fair Market Value of such shares immediately prior to the
effective date of such Change in Control of the Company over the exercise price
per share of such Options (or, in the event that there is no excess, that such
Options will be terminated); and (b)&nbsp;some or all Participants holding
Performance Awards will receive, with respect to some or all of the shares of
Common Stock subject to such Performance Awards, as of the effective date of
any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an amount equal the Fair
Market Value of such shares immediately prior to the effective date of such
Change in Control of the Company.</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;">14.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Limitation on Change in Control</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <u>Payments</u>.&#160; Notwithstanding anything in Section&nbsp;14.2
or 14.3 of this Plan to the contrary, if, with respect to a Participant, the
acceleration of the vesting of an Incentive Award as provided in
Section&nbsp;14.2 of this Plan or the payment of cash in exchange for all or
part of an Incentive Award as provided in Section&nbsp;14.3 of this Plan (which
acceleration or payment could be deemed a &#147;payment&#148; within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;280G(b)(2)&nbsp;of the Code), together with any other &#147;payments&#148;
that such Participant has the right to receive from the Company or any
corporation that is a member of an &#147;affiliated group&#148; (as defined in
Section&nbsp;1504(a)&nbsp;of the Code without regard to Section&nbsp;1504(b)&nbsp;of
the Code) of which the Company is a member, would constitute a &#147;parachute
payment&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;280G(b)(2)&nbsp;of the Code), then the &#147;payments&#148;
to such Participant </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">pursuant
to Section&nbsp;14.2 or 14.3 of this Plan will be reduced to the largest amount
as will result in no portion of such &#147;payments&#148; being subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section&nbsp;4999 of the Code; provided, that such reduction shall
be made only if the aggregate amount of the payments after such reduction
exceeds the difference between (A)&nbsp;the amount of such payments absent such
reduction minus (B)&nbsp;the aggregate amount of the excise tax imposed under Section&nbsp;4999
of the Code attributable to any such excess parachute payments.&#160; Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if a
Participant is subject to a separate agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary
that expressly addresses the potential application of Sections 280G or 4999 of
the Code (including, without limitation, that &#147;payments&#148; under such agreement
or otherwise will be reduced, that the Participant will have the discretion to
determine which &#147;payments&#148; will be reduced, that such &#147;payments&#148; will not be
reduced or that such &#147;payments&#148; will be &#147;grossed up&#148; for tax purposes), then
this Section&nbsp;14.4 will not apply, and any &#147;payments&#148; to a Participant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;14.2 or 14.3 of this Plan will be treated as &#147;payments&#148;
arising under such separate agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights of Eligible
Recipients and Participants; Transferability</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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;">15.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Employment or Service</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Nothing in this Plan will interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the
employment or service of any Eligible Recipient or Participant at any time, nor
confer upon any Eligible Recipient or Participant any right to continue in the
employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.</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;">15.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights as a Stockholder; Dividends</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; As a holder of Incentive Awards (other than
Restricted Stock Awards), a Participant will have no rights as a stockholder
unless and until such Incentive Awards are exercised for, or paid in the form
of, shares of Common Stock and the Participant becomes the holder of record of
such shares.&#160; Except as otherwise
provided in this Plan or otherwise provided by the Committee, no adjustment
will be made in the amount of cash payable or in the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable under Incentive Awards denominated in or based on the value of
shares of Common Stock as a result of cash dividends or distributions paid to
holders of Common Stock prior to the payment of, or issuance of shares of
Common Stock under, such Incentive Awards.&#160;
Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted dividend equivalents
based on the dividends declared on shares of Common Stock that are subject to
any Incentive Award, to be credited as of dividend payment dates, during the
period between the date the Incentive Award is granted and the date the
Incentive Award is exercised, vests or expires, as determined by the
Committee.&#160; Such dividend equivalents
will be converted to cash or additional shares of Common Stock by such formula
and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the
Committee, subject to Section&nbsp;18 of the Plan.&#160; Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee
may not grant dividend equivalents based on the dividends declared on shares of
Common Stock that are subject to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right and
further, no dividend or dividend equivalents will be paid out with respect to
any unvested Incentive Awards, the vesting of which is based on the achievement
of Performance Criteria.</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;">15.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Restrictions on Transfer</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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 .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except pursuant to
testamentary will or the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise
expressly permitted by subsections (b)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;below, no right or
interest of any Participant in an Incentive Award prior to the exercise (in the
case of Options) or vesting or issuance (in the case of Restricted Stock Awards
and Performance Awards) of such Incentive Award will be assignable or
transferable, or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of the Participant,
either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, by operation of
law or otherwise.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A Participant will be
entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive an Incentive Award upon such
Participant&#146;s death, and in the event of such Participant&#146;s death, payment of
any </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">amounts due under this Plan will be made to, and
exercise of any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent permitted
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of this Plan) may be made by, such
beneficiary.&#160; If a deceased Participant
has failed to designate a beneficiary, or if a beneficiary designated by the
Participant fails to survive the Participant, payment of any amounts due under
this Plan will be made to, and exercise of any Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of this Plan) may
be made by, the Participant&#146;s legal representatives, heirs and legatees.&#160; If a deceased Participant has designated a
beneficiary and such beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before
complete payment of all amounts due under this Plan or exercise of all
exercisable Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, then such payments will be
made to, and the exercise of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be
made by, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the beneficiary.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Upon a Participant&#146;s
request, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit a transfer of all or
a portion of a Non-Statutory Stock Option, other than for value, to such
Participant&#146;s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, any person
sharing such Participant&#146;s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust
in which any of the foregoing have more than fifty percent of the beneficial
interests, a foundation in which any of the foregoing (or the Participant)
control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons
(or the Participant) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests.&#160; Any permitted transferee will remain subject
to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Participant prior to the
transfer.&#160; A permitted transfer may be
conditioned upon such requirements as the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, determine, including, but not limited to execution and/or delivery
of appropriate acknowledgements, opinion of counsel, or other documents by the
transferee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;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;">15.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Exclusivity of this Plan</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Nothing contained in this Plan is intended to
modify or rescind any previously approved compensation plans or programs of the
Company or create any limitations on the power or authority of the Board to
adopt such additional or other compensation arrangements as the Board may deem necessary
or desirable.</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;">16.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities Law and Other
Restrictions</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to
this Plan, the Company will not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock
under this Plan, and a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Incentive Awards granted
under this Plan, unless (a)&nbsp;there is in effect with respect to such shares
a registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable securities
laws of a state or foreign jurisdiction or an exemption from such registration
under the Securities Act and applicable state or foreign securities laws, and (b)&nbsp;there
has been obtained any other consent, approval or permit from any other U.S. or
foreign regulatory body which the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems
necessary or advisable.&#160; The Company may
condition such issuance, sale or transfer upon the receipt of any representations
or agreements from the parties involved, and the placement of any legends on
certificates representing shares of Common Stock, as may be deemed necessary or
advisable by the Company in order to comply with such securities law or other
restrictions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">17.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Performance-Based
Compensation Provisions</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</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;">The
Committee, when it is comprised solely of two or more outside directors meeting
the requirements of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the Code (&#147;Section&nbsp;162(m)&#148;),
in its sole discretion, may designate whether any Incentive Awards are intended
to be &#147;performance-based compensation&#148; within the meaning </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">of
Section&nbsp;162(m).&#160; Any Incentive
Awards so designated will, to the extent required by Section&nbsp;162(m), be
conditioned upon the achievement of one or more Performance Criteria, and such
Performance Criteria will be established by the Committee within the time
period prescribed by, and will otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;giving
due regard to the disparate treatment under Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights (where compensation is determined based solely on
an increase in the value of the underlying stock after the date of grant or
award), as compared to other forms of compensation, including Restricted Stock
Awards, Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards.&#160; The Committee shall also certify in writing
that such Performance Criteria have been met prior to payment of compensation
to the extent required by Section&nbsp;162(m).</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;">18.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Compliance with Section&nbsp;409A</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">It
is intended that this Plan and all Incentive Awards hereunder be administered
in a manner that will cause such Incentive Awards to not be treated as deferred
compensation that is subject to the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the
Code, except to the extent that an Eligible Recipient has properly elected to
defer income that may be attributable to an Incentive Award under a Company or
Subsidiary deferred compensation plan or arrangement.&#160; The Committee is authorized to adopt rules&nbsp;or
regulations deemed necessary or appropriate to qualify for an exception from or
to comply with the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code (including any
transition or grandfather rules&nbsp;relating thereto).&#160; Notwithstanding anything in this Section&nbsp;18
to the contrary, with respect to any Incentive Award that may be subject to Section&nbsp;409A
of the Code, no amendment to or payment under such Incentive Award will be made
unless, and only to the extent, permitted under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code
and the regulations or rulings issued thereunder.</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;">19.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Plan Amendment, Modification
and Termination</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">The
Board may suspend or terminate this Plan or any portion thereof at any
time.&#160; In addition to the authority of
the Committee to amend this Plan under Section&nbsp;3.2(e)&nbsp;of this Plan,
the Board may amend this Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board
may deem advisable in order that Incentive Awards under this Plan will conform
to any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the
Board may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however,
that no such amendments to this Plan will be effective without approval of the
Company&#146;s stockholders if: (i)&nbsp;stockholder approval of the amendment is
then required pursuant to Section&nbsp;422 of the Code or Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of
the Code or the Listing Rules&nbsp;of the NASDAQ Stock Market (or other
applicable market or exchange on which the Company&#146;s Common Stock may be quoted
or traded); or (ii)&nbsp;such amendment seeks to increase the number of shares
authorized for issuance hereunder (other than by virtue of an adjustment under Section&nbsp;4.3
of this Plan) or to modify Section&nbsp;3.2(d)&nbsp;of this Plan.&#160; No termination, suspension or amendment of
this Plan may adversely affect any outstanding Incentive Award without the
consent of the affected Participant; provided, however, that this sentence will
not impair the right of the Committee to take whatever action it deems
appropriate under Sections 3.2(c), 4.3 and 14 of this Plan.</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;">20.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effective Date and Duration
of this Plan</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">This
Plan will be effective as of the Effective Date and will terminate at midnight
on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Effective Date, and may be
terminated prior to such time by Board action.&#160;
No Incentive Award will be granted after termination of this Plan.&#160; Incentive Awards outstanding upon termination
of this Plan may continue to be exercised, earned or become free of
restrictions, according to their terms.</font></p>

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of Contents</a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">21.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Miscellaneous</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">21.1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Governing Law; Venue</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Except to the extent expressly provided
herein or in connection with other matters of corporate governance and
authority (all of which shall be governed by the laws of the Company&#146;s
jurisdiction of incorporation), the validity, construction, interpretation,
administration and effect of this Plan and any rules, regulations and actions
relating to this Plan will be governed by and construed exclusively in
accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, notwithstanding the
conflicts of laws principles of any jurisdictions.&#160; Unless otherwise provided in an agreement
evidencing an Incentive Award, recipients of an Incentive Award under this Plan
are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or
state courts of the State of Minnesota to resolve any and all issues that may
arise out of or relate to this Plan or any related agreement evidencing an
Incentive Award.</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;">21.2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Successors and Assigns</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; This Plan will be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the
Participants.</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;">21.3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Construction</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; Wherever possible, each provision of this
Plan and any agreement evidencing an Incentive Award granted under this Plan
will be interpreted so that it is valid under the applicable law.&#160; If any provision of this Plan or any agreement
evidencing an Incentive Award granted under this Plan is to any extent invalid
under the applicable law, that provision will still be effective to the extent
it remains valid.&#160; The remainder of this
Plan and the Incentive Award agreement also will continue to be valid, and the
entire Plan and Incentive Award agreement will continue to be valid in other
jurisdictions.</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;">21.4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delivery and Execution of Electronic Documents</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160; To the extent permitted by applicable law,
the Company may:&#160; (a)&nbsp;deliver by
email or other electronic means (including posting on a Web site maintained by
the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company) all documents
relating to this Plan or any Incentive Award hereunder (including prospectuses
required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents
that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including
annual reports and proxy statements), and (b)&nbsp;permit Participants to use
electronic, internet or other non-paper means to execute applicable Plan
documents (including Incentive Award Agreements) and take other actions under
this Plan in a manner prescribed by the Committee.</font></p>

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  IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
  DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR
  BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature
  (Joint Owners) Date M28018-P03540 To withhold authority to vote for any
  individual nominee(s), mark &#147;For All Except&#148; and write the number(s) of the
  nominee(s) on the line below. For Against Abstain 2. Approve the Northern
  Technologies International Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Stock
  Incentive Plan. For address change/comments, mark here. (see reverse for
  instructions) For All Withhold All For All Except 01) Pierre Chenu 02)
  Soo-Keong Koh 03) Sunggyu Lee, Ph.D. 04) G. Patrick Lynch 05) Ramani Narayan,
  Ph.D. 06) Richard J. Nigon 07) Mark J. Stone 1. Election of Directors
  Nominees The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all of the following
  director nominees: The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the
  following proposals: NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 4201
  WOODLAND ROAD, P.O. BOX 69 CIRCLE PINES, MN 55014 VOTE BY INTERNET -
  www.proxyvote.com Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and
  for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the
  day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand
  when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your
  records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. ELECTRONIC
  DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS If you would like to reduce the costs
  incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to
  receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports
  electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic
  delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet
  and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy
  materials electronically in future years. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use
  any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59
  P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your
  proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY
  MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid
  envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51
  Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL
  CORPORATION 3. Ratify the selection of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as
  independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
  August 31, 2011. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When
  signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give
  full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must
  sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or
  partnership name, by authorized officer. </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="white" face="Times New Roman" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;">Address
  Change/Comments: (If you noted any Address Changes and/or Comments above,
  please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.) Important Notice
  Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: Notice
  of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are
  available at www.proxyvote.com. Continued and to be signed on reverse side
  M28019-P03540 This Proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors NORTHERN
  TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Annual Meeting of Stockholders January
  20, 2011 The undersigned, having duly received the Notice of Annual Meeting
  of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, hereby appoints Pierre Chenu and G.
  Patrick Lynch, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint
  his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as
  designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of common
  stock of Northern Technologies International Corporation that the undersigned
  is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Northern
  Technologies International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, to be held at
  Northern Technologies International Corporation Headquarters, 4201 Woodland
  Road, Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014, beginning at 4:00 p.m., Central time, on
  Thursday, January 20, 2011, for the purposes stated on the reverse side, and
  any adjournment or postponement thereof. WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, THIS PROXY
  WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER.
  IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL
  NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND FOR THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSALS 2 AND 3 AND, IN THE
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