---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-002704"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NTIC"
cik: "0000875582"
company_name: "NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:20:47.299205+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NTIC suspends quarterly dividend starting Q3 FY2026 to focus on debt reduction

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend suspended beginning Q3 fiscal 2026; previously reduced to $0.01/share in Q3 FY2025.
- Board action driven by focus on reducing outstanding debt; no dividend declared for next quarter.
- Future dividends remain subject to Board discretion based on earnings, cash position, and other factors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-002704
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NTIC
- cik: 0000875582
- company_name: NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875582/000117184326002704/0001171843-26-002704-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875582/000117184326002704/f8k_042426.htm

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