Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Haglund Brian James 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/04/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP [NTIC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, POST OFFICE BOX 69 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) CIRCLE PINES, MN 55014 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,589.26 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	08/31/2030	Common Stock	21,370	$8.24	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	08/31/2031	Common Stock	7,753	$16.97	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	08/31/2032	Common Stock	17,684	$11.38	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	08/31/2033	Common Stock	18,383	$13.25	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	08/31/2034	Common Stock	19,988	$13.26	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(3)	08/31/2035	Common Stock	21,027	$7.42	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(4)	08/31/2036	Common Stock	21,137	$8.08	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Haglund Brian James 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, POST OFFICE BOX 69 CIRCLE PINES, MN 55014			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

/s/ Matthew C. Wolsfeld-Attorney-in-fact		09/09/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This option has fully vested.
(2)	This option has vested with respect to 13,324 shares and will vest with respect to the remaining shares on September 1, 2027.
(3)	This option has vested with respect to 7,009 shares and will vest with respect to 7,009 shares on each of September 1, 2027 and September 1, 2028.
(4)	This option vests with respect to 7,045 shares on September 1, 2027 and with respect to 7,046 shares on each of September 1, 2028 and September 1, 2029.

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