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Issuer:     NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP (NTIC)
CIK:        0000875582
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-08T20:00:18+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-005919
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

NTIC names Gautam Ramdas President and CEO, effective Sept 4, 2026
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- Ramdas, ex-VP of Zerust Integrity Solutions, succeeds G. Patrick Lynch, who becomes Chairman and stays as employee for transition.
- Lynch served as CEO since 2006; departure is part of succession plan, not a disagreement with NTIC operations.
- Brian Haglund promoted to COO; Richard Nigon named lead independent director; board expanded from 8 to 9 directors.
- Ramdas receives $520,000 annual base salary plus 43,805-share restricted grant and stock options vesting over three years.
- Lynch retains $150,000 salary with $667,000 severance; Haglund receives $302,500 annual base salary.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875582/000117184326005919/0001171843-26-005919-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875582/000117184326005919/f8k_090826.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-005919

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