1042187--4/15/2008--CTI_INDUSTRIES

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We engage in businesses which are intensely competitive, involve strong price competition and relatively low margins. Our business is dependent on the price and availability of raw materials. Changes or limitations in the price and availability of helium to our customers may adversely affect our sales of novelty products. The loss of a key supplier or suppliers could lead to increased costs and lower margins as well as other adverse results. We have a history of both income and losses and have experienced fluctuations of operating income, which may cause our stock to fluctuate. We have a history of both income and losses and have experienced fluctuations of operating income, which may cause our stock to fluctuate. We have limited financial resources that may adversely affect our ability to invest in productive assets, marketing, new products and new developments. A high percentage of our sales are to a limited number of customers and the loss of any one or more of those customers could adversely affect our results of operation, cash flow and financial condition. We rely on intellectual property in our business and the failure to develop, acquire or protect our intellectual property could adversely affect our business. We produce all of our products at two plants and damage to or destruction of one or both of the plants would have a serious adverse affect on our business. We are dependent on the management experience of our key personnel. Our principal executive officers own a majority of our outstanding common stock, have warrants to purchase additional shares, and have significant influence and control over our business. We have a high level of debt relative to our equity, which reduces cash available for our business and which may adversely affect our ability to obtain additional funds, and increases our vulnerability to economic or business turndowns. We will require a significant amount of cash to service our debt, to develop new business and to make capital investments and our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control. We are subject to a number of restrictive debt covenants that may restrict our business and financing activities. Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and may fluctuate significantly, which may affect shareholders ability to sell shares of our common stock. Our common stock may be affected by sales of short sellers, which may affect shareholders ability to sell shares of our common stock. Future Sales of Stock By Our Shareholders May Negatively Affect Our Stock Price And Our Ability To Raise Funds In New Stock Offerings

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