-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GH2S3kZldoLZYWXdA2f9M3nUOQFr09GER0yPfVX/mi1LcwW/aROpuR7CtEi9qsTH Pt7Po0EDa7t4f6CSIcNRfw== 0001056661-98-000001.txt : 19980302 0001056661-98-000001.hdr.sgml : 19980302 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001056661-98-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980227 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CTI INDUSTRIES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001042187 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES [3990] IRS NUMBER: 362848943 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-53657 FILM NUMBER: 98551374 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22160 N PEPPER RD CITY: BARRINGTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22160 N PEPPER RD STREET 2: 22160 N PEPPER RD CITY: BARRINGTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60010 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCHWAN JOHN H CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001056661 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22160 N PEPPER ROAD CITY: BARRINGTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60010 BUSINESS PHONE: 8473821000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22160 N PEPPER ROAD CITY: BARRINGTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60010 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------- / OMB APPROVAL / ------------------------------- / OMB Number: 3235-0145 / / Expires: December 31, 1997 / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response ... 14.90/ ------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* CTI Industries Corporation ------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, .065 Par Value ------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 125961 10 2 ------------ (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. [_] (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SEC 1745 (2-95) - ---------------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 125961 10 2 13G PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES - ---------------------------- --------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON John H. Schwann - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [_] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 189,103 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 OWNED BY 329,670 ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 189,103 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 329,670 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 518,773 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 12.89% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 125961 10 2 13G PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES ITEM 1. (a) Name of Issuer CTI Industries Corporation (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 22160 North Pepper Road Barrington, Illinois 60010 ITEM 2. (a) Name of Person Filing John H. Schwan (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 22160 North Pepper Road Barrington, Illinois 60010 (c) Citizenship United States (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, .065 Par Value (e) CUSIP Number 125961 10 2 ITEM 3. N/A ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP (a) Amount Beneficially Owned 518,773 (b) Percent of Class 12.89% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 189,103 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 329,670 CUSIP NO. 125961 10 2 13G PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 189,103 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 329,670 ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. N/A ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. N/A ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. N/A ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. N/A ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP. N/A ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION. N/A SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. February 27, 1998 ------------------------------ Date /s/ John H. Schwan ------------------------------ John H. Schwan -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----