0000897069-15-000137.txt : 20150213 0000897069-15-000137.hdr.sgml : 20150213 20150213155249 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897069-15-000137 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150213 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CTI INDUSTRIES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001042187 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060] IRS NUMBER: 362848943 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-53657 FILM NUMBER: 15613921 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22160 N PEPPER RD CITY: BARRINGTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22160 N PEPPER RD CITY: BARRINGTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60010 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PERRITT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001279342 IRS NUMBER: 363538658 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 2880 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126691650 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 2880 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 SC 13G 1 cg516.htm cg516.htm

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
(Title of Class of Securities)

125961300
(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2014
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
S                      Rule 13d-1(b)
 
¨                      Rule 13d-1(c)
 
¨                      Rule 13d-1(d)
 
*  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).
 

 
 

 
CUSIP No. 125961300


1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Perritt Capital Management, Inc.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
Not Applicable
(a) ¨
(b) o
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Illinois
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,000
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
182,500 (1)
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,000
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
182,500 (1)
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
183,500
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
Not Applicable
o
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
5.6% (2)
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
IA

 
(1)
Represents shares beneficially owned by Perritt Funds, Inc. (see Item 2(a)).

 
(2)
The percent ownership calculated is based upon an aggregate of 3,301,116 shares outstanding as of November 1, 2014.

 
 

 
CUSIP No. 125961300



1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Perritt Funds, Inc.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
Not Applicable
(a) ¨
(b) o
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Maryland
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
182,500
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
182,500
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
182,500
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
Not Applicable
o
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
5.5% (1)
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
IV

 
(1)
The percent ownership calculated is based upon an aggregate of 3,301,116 shares outstanding as of November 1, 2014.

 
 

 
CUSIP No. 125961300


Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer:

 
CTI Industries Corporation

Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 
22160 N. Pepper Road, Lake Barrington, IL  60010

Item 2(a).
Name of Person Filing:

 
The persons filing this Schedule 13G are (i) Perritt Capital Management, Inc., an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; and (ii) Perritt Funds, Inc., an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, on behalf of its series, Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, Inc. and its sole series, the Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, the Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund and the Perritt Low Priced Stock Fund.  Attached as Exhibit 1 hereto, which is incorporated by reference herein, is an agreement between Perritt Capital Management, Inc. and Perritt Funds, Inc. that this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them

 
As part of a plan of reorganization, on February 28, 2013, Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, Inc. merged into the MicroCap Fund, a series within Perritt Funds Inc.  The Perritt Low Priced Stock Fund, a series within Perritt Funds Inc., commenced operations on February 28, 2014.

Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

 
300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2880, Chicago, IL  60606

Item 2(c).
Citizenship:

 
Perritt Capital Management, Inc. is an Illinois corporation.

 
Perritt Funds, Inc. is a Maryland corporation.

Item 2(d).
Title of Class of Securities:

 
Common Stock

Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:

 
125961300

 
 

 
CUSIP No. 125961300


Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to sections 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 
T
Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

 
T
An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

Item 4.
Ownership:

 
Perritt Capital Management, Inc.

 
(a)
Amount Beneficially Owned:  183,500

 
(b)
Percent of Class:  5.6%

 
(c)
Number of shares as to which such person has:

 
(i)
sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  1,000

 
(ii)
shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  182,500

 
(iii)
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  1,000

 
(iv)
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  182,500

 
Perritt Funds, Inc.

 
(a)
Amount Beneficially Owned:  182,500

 
(b)
Percent of Class:  5.5%

 
(c)
Number of shares as to which such person has:

 
(i)
sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0

 
(ii)
shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  182,500

 
(iii)
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0

 
(iv)
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  182,500

 
 

 
CUSIP No. 125961300



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 or Control Person:

 
N/A

Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

 
N/A

Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group:

 
N/A

 
 

 
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Item 10.
Certification:

 
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 
Exhibits.

 
1.
Agreement to file Schedule 13G jointly.

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.
 
Date:  February 13, 2015
PERRITT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.



By:      /s/ Lynn E. Burmeister                                                            
Lynn E. Burmeister
Chief Compliance Officer, VP


PERRITT FUNDS, INC.



By:      /s/ Lynn E. Burmeister                                                            
Lynn E. Burmeister
Chief Compliance Officer, VP


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EX-1 2 cg516a.htm cg516a.htm
CUSIP No. 125961300
 

 
EXHIBIT 1
 
AGREEMENT, dated as of February 13, 2015, by and among Perritt Capital Management, Inc., an Illinois corporation, and Perritt Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
 
WHEREAS, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), only one such statement need be filed whenever two or more persons are required to file a statement pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act with respect to the same securities, provided that said persons agree in writing that such statement is filed on behalf of each of them.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
Perritt Capital Management, Inc. and Perritt Funds, Inc. hereby agree, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act, to file one statement on Schedule 13G relating to their ownership of the Common Stock of CTI Industries Corporation and hereby further agree that said statement shall be filed on behalf of Perritt Capital Management, Inc. and Perritt Funds, Inc.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to be an admission that the parties hereto, or any of them, are members of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) with respect to any securities of CTI Industries Corporation.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of the date first written above.
 
PERRITT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.


By:      /s/ Lynn E. Burmeister                                                            
Lynn E. Burmeister
            Chief Compliance Officer, VP


PERRITT FUNDS, INC.


By:      /s/ Lynn E. Burmeister                                                           
Lynn E. Burmeister
            Chief Compliance Officer, VP