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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-18-011496
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180608
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180608
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180608

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:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23115
		FILM NUMBER:		18889278

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8473821000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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

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

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

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

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

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>22160 N. Pepper Road</b><b>,</b><b> Lake Barrington, Illinois</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule l4d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. l 4d-2 (b))</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13c-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. l 3c-4 (c))</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &sect;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &sect;240.12b-2).</p>

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

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

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

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

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

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CTI Industries Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, in the Village of Lake Barrington, Illinois, June 8, 2018.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:1.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">By:&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0.8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Stephen M. Merrick</p>
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