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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-09-004544
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090130
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090202

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CTI INDUSTRIES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001042187
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060]
		IRS NUMBER:				362848943
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23115
		FILM NUMBER:		09560098

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010
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(ii) adjustments to the applicable interest rate and non-utilization fee rate
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SECURITY AGREEMENT (the &#8220;Fifth Amendment&#8221;) is executed and entered into this
30th day of January, 2009 by and between CTI Industries Corporation, an Illinois
corporation and CTI Helium, Inc., an Illinois corporation (collectively the
&#8220;Borrower&#8221;) and RBS Citizens, N.A., successor&#160;&#160;by merger to Charter
One Bank, N.A., a national banking association (&#8220;Bank&#8221;) and amends, as of the
effective date hereof, the Loan and Security Agreement between the parties dated
February 1, 2006, as amended by the First Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement dated June, 2006, the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement
dated December 6, 2006, the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated
November 13, 2007, and the Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated
April 15, 2008 (collectively the &#8220;Loan Agreement&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Capitalized terms
used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Loan Agreement.</font></div>
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covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:</font></div>
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Loan Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:</font></div>
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definition of &#8220;Revolving Loan Maturity Date&#8221; as set forth in <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Section 1.1</font> of the
Loan Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:</font></div>
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Date</font>&#8221; shall mean January 31, 2010, unless extended by the Bank pursuant
to any modification , extension or renewal note executed by the Borrower and
accepted by the Bank in its sole and absolute discretion is substitution for the
Revolving Note.</font></div>
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Loan Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:</font></div>
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Certificate</font>.&#160;&#160;The Borrower shall, on Wednesday of every other
week deliver to the Bank a Borrowing Base Certificate dated as of the last
Business Day of the prior week, certified as true and correct by an authorized
representative of the Borrower and acceptable to the Bank in its sole and
absolute discretion; provided, however,&#160;&#160;at any time an Event of
Default exists, the Bank may require the Borrower to deliver Borrowing Base
Certificates more frequently.&#8221;</font></div>
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to EBITDA</font>.&#160;&#160;As of the end of each of its fiscal quarters set
forth below, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall maintain a ratio of (a)
consolidated Senior&#160;&#160;Debt; to (b) consolidated EBITDA for the twelve
month period ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, of not greater than
the following:</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="37%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="18%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="25%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of
the following conditions precedent:</font></div>
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      shall have accepted this Fifth Amendment in the spaces provided for that
      purpose below.</font></div>
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      as set forth herein, the Borrower shall be in full compliance with the
      terms of the Loan Documents and no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of
      Default shall have occurred or be continuing after giving effect to this
      Fifth Amendment.</font></div>
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      contemplated hereby and to the transaction contemplated hereby (including
      the delivery of ancillary documentation requested by Bank) shall be
      satisfactory to Bank and its
counsel.</font></div>
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the extent the terms of this Fifth Amendment conflict with the terms of the Loan
Agreement, the terms hereof shall be controlling.&#160;&#160;Except as
specifically amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall remain unchanged and in
full force and effect.&#160;&#160;The Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, and all
rights and powers created thereby and thereunder are in all respects ratified
and confirmed.&#160;&#160;This Fifth Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each
such counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one and the same Fifth Amendment.&#160;&#160;This Fifth
Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Bank and the
Borrower, and their respective successors and assigns.&#160;&#160;This Fifth
Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Illinois.</font></div>
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have caused this Fifth Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their duly
authorized officers as of the date first set forth above.</font></div>
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