U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 1, 2004
CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Illinois 0-23115 36-2848943
(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction Identification No.)
Incorporation)
22160 North Pepper Road, Barrington, IL 60010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(847) 382-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Item No. 5 - Other Events
On July 7, 2004, CTI Industries Corporation issued a press release
announcing that on July 1, 2004, it had entered into a Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement ("SEDA") with US-based investment fund Cornell Capital
Partners LP ("Cornell") of $5 million.
Under the SEDA, Cornell has committed to provide up to $5 million of
funding to the Registrant over a 24 month period, to be drawn down at the
Registrant's discretion by the purchase of the Registrant's common stock. The
purchase price of the shares purchased under the SEDA with respect to any
advance will be equal to 100% of the volume weighted average price of the
Registrant's common stock on the NASDAQ SmallCap Stock Market for the five days
immediately following the notice date for the advance, subject to payment to
Cornell of a commitment fee of 5% of the amount of each advance. The Registrant
may request up to $100,000 in any seven-day period (and up to $400,000 in any 30
day period) in exchange for issuing to Cornell shares of its common stock. The
facility may be used in whole or in part entirely at the Registrant's
discretion, subject to an effective registration. The Registrant intends the
SEDA to accomplish a twofold goal of increasing both the Registrant's access to
cash for general and special corporate purposes, and shareholder liquidity.
In connection with the SEDA, the Registrant has committed to registering
approximately 1,540,000 shares of its common stock. The shares to be registered
include 1,500,000 shares of common stock to be issuable to Cornell from time to
time under the SEDA, as well as shares to be issued to Cornell for its
commitment and to the placement agent for its services.
The matters discussed in this 8-K may include forward looking statements,
which are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in such
forward looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include
but are not limited to the governmental, economic, technological and competitive
risks detailed in the Registrant's reports on Forms 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 and
10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking
statements are intended to help shareholders and others assess the Registrant's
business prospects and should be considered together with all information
available. They are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Item No. 7 - Exhibit
(c) The following exhibit is attached hereto:
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99 Press Release dated July 7, 2004, captioned: "CTI
Industries Reports Entering $5 Million Standby
Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell Capital
Partners, L.P."
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CTI Industries Corporation
(Registrant)
Date: July 7, 2004 By: /s/ Howard W. Schwan
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Howard W. Schwan, President
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