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The Company’s primary business is corrosion prevention marketed mainly under the ZERUST® brand. The Company has been selling its proprietary ZERUST® products and services to the automotive, electronics, electrical, mechanical, military, and retail consumer markets for over 50 years and, more recently, has also expanded into the oil and gas industry. Additionally, the Company markets and sells a portfolio of proprietary bio-based and certified compostable (fully biodegradable) polymer resin compounds and finished products under the Natur-Tec® brand. These sustainable packaging products are intended to reduce the Company’s customers’ carbon footprint and provide environmentally sound waste disposal options. 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Changes in ownership interests are treated as equity transactions if the Company maintains control.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Net Sales </i>– The Company includes net sales to its joint ventures and net sales to unaffiliated customers on its consolidated statements of operations. 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Customer arrangements do not generate contract assets or liabilities.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Revenue Recognition</i> – Revenue is measured based on consideration specified in the contract with a customer, adjusted for any applicable estimates of variable consideration and other factors affecting the transaction price, including noncash consideration, consideration paid or payable to customers, and significant financing components. 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Costs related to products delivered are recognized in the period incurred, unless criteria for capitalization of costs are met. Costs of revenues consist primarily of direct labor, manufacturing overhead, materials, and components. The Company does not incur significant upfront costs to obtain a contract. If costs to obtain a contract were to become material, the costs would be recorded as an asset and amortized to expense in a manner consistent with the related recognition of revenue.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company excludes government assessed and imposed taxes on revenue generating transactions that are invoiced to customers from revenue. The Company includes freight billed to customers in revenue. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control over a product has transferred to a customer are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of goods sold.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The timing of revenue recognition, billing, and cash collections results in accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheet.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Performance Obligations</i> – A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation in proportion to its standalone selling price and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company’s various performance obligations and the timing or method of revenue recognition are discussed below. The Company’s technical service consultants work directly with the end users of NTIC’s ZERUST® rust and corrosion inhibiting products to analyze their specific needs and develop systems to meet their performance requirements.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company sells its products to both distributors and end-users. Each unit of product delivered under a customer order represents a distinct and separate performance obligation, as the customer can benefit from each unit on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer, and each unit of product is separately identifiable from other products in the arrangement.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The transaction price for the Company’s products is the invoiced amount. The Company does not have variable consideration in the form of refunds, credits, rebates, price concessions, pricing incentives, or other items impacting transaction price. The purchase order pricing in arrangements with customers is deemed to approximate standalone selling price; therefore, the Company does not need to allocate proceeds on a relative standalone selling price allocation between performance obligations. The Company applies the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less. There are no material obligations that extend beyond one year.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Revenue is recognized when transfer of control occurs, as defined by the terms in the customer agreement. The Company immediately recognizes incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract. The Company has applied the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-25-16A and does not assess if immaterial items are promised goods or services. The Company has also applied the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-32-18 regarding the adjustment of the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when the customer pays for that good or service within one year or less, as the Company does not have any significant financing components in its customer arrangements since payment is received at or shortly after the point of sale, generally 30 to 90 days.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company estimates returns based on an analysis of historical experience if the right to return products is granted to its customers. The Company does not record a return asset, as non-conforming products are generally not returned. The Company’s return policy does not vary by geography. The customer has no rotation or price protection rights, and the Company is not under a warranty obligation.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Sales Commissions</i> – Sales commissions paid to sales representatives are eligible for capitalization, as they are incremental costs that would not have been incurred without entering into a specific sales arrangement and are recoverable through the expected margin on the transaction. The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient provided by ASC 340-40-25-4 and recognize the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred, as the amortization period of the assets that would have otherwise been recognized is one year or less. The Company records these costs as a selling expense.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Product Warranty</i> – The Company offers warranties on various products and services. These warranties are assurance type warranties that are not sold on a standalone basis; therefore, they are not considered distinct performance obligations. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under its warranties and records a liability in the amount of such costs at the time the revenue is recognized for the product sale.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>International Revenue</i> – The Company markets its products to numerous countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and other parts of the world. See Note 11, Segment and Geographic Information, for information regarding revenue disaggregation by geography.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Trade Receivables </i>– Payment terms for the Company’s unaffiliated customers are determined based on credit risk and vary by customer.  The Company typically offers standard payment terms to unaffiliated customers of net 30 days.  The Company does not accrue interest on past due accounts receivable.  The Company reviews the credit histories of its customers before extending unsecured credit.  The Company presents accounts receivable, net of an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses reflects management’s estimate of amounts that will ultimately not be collected. The Company determines the allowance for credit losses based on historical information, changes in current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective (pool) basis when trade receivables share similar risk characteristics. Trade receivables that do share similar risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis and are also not included in the collective (pool) evaluation.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Trade Receivables from Joint Ventures </i>– Trade receivables from joint ventures arise from sales of products the Company makes to its joint ventures. Payment terms for the Company’s joint ventures also are determined based on credit risk; however, additional consideration is given to the individual joint venture due to the transportation time associated with ocean delivery of most products and certain other factors. Generally, accounts receivable from the Company’s joint ventures unpaid after 90 days are considered past due. The Company does not accrue interest on past due balances. The Company periodically reviews amounts due from its joint ventures for collectability and, based on past experience and continuous review of the balances due, determined that an allowance for credit losses related to its joint venture receivables was not necessary as of August 31, 2024 or 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and Payroll Tax Deferral - </i>On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law providing numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including an employee retention credit (“ERC”), which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes. The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 extended and expanded the availability of the ERC.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">The Company engaged tax advisors of a Big 4 accounting firm which determined the Company qualified for ERCs. The Company then applied for the ERC in fiscal 2023 for the second and third quarters of that year of $573,751 and $566,006, respectively. The Company has elected to account for the credit as a government grant. U.S. GAAP does not include grant accounting guidance for for-profit entities; therefore, the Company has elected to follow the grant accounting model in International Accounting Standard (IAS) 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. In accordance with IAS 20, the Company cannot recognize any income from the grant until there is reasonable assurance (similar to the “probable” threshold in U.S. GAAP) that any conditions attached to the grant will be met and that the grant will be received. Once it is reasonably assured that the grant conditions will be met and that the grant will be received, grant income is recorded on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognizes the payroll expenses for which the grant is intended to compensate. <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c422">No</span> income was recognized in fiscal 2024 for the ERC. Income from the grant can be presented as either other income or as a reduction in the expenses for which the grant was intended to compensate.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures </i>–<i> </i>The Company provides services to its joint ventures including consulting, legal, travel, insurance, technical, and marketing services based on licensing or other agreements with its joint ventures. The Company receives fees for the services it provides to its joint ventures. The fees for services received by the Company from its joint ventures are generally based on either a flat fee or a percentage of net sales by the Company’s joint ventures depending on local laws and tax regulations. Under the Company’s agreements with its joint ventures, amounts are earned when product is shipped from joint venture facilities, at which point a sale is deemed to have occurred and results in obligation for the joint venture to pay the royalty and recognition of the fee by the Company. The Company reviews the financial situation of each of its joint ventures to assist in the likelihood of collections on amounts earned. The Company accounts for these fees on a cash basis if uncertainty exists surrounding the collection of such fees.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Cash and Cash Equivalents</i> – The Company includes as cash and cash equivalents highly liquid, short-term investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased, which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash. The Company maintains its cash in high quality financial institutions. The balances, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Inventories </i>– Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value and include a reduction in value based on slow-moving and obsolete inventory, which amounted to $365,341 and $733,965 in the fiscal years ending August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Property and Equipment and Depreciation</i> – Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated service lives of the various assets as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; width: 40%; margin-right: 30%; margin-left: 30%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="width: 50%;">Buildings and improvements</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">5-30 years</td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td>Machinery and equipment </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3-10 years</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Investments in Joint Ventures</i> – Investments in the Company’s joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, investments are initially recorded at cost and are adjusted for dividends, distributed and undistributed earnings and losses, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and additional investments. In the event the Company’s share of a joint venture’s cumulative losses exceeds the Company’s investment balance, the balance is reported at zero value until proportionate income exceeds the losses. The Company assesses its joint ventures for impairment on an annual basis as of August 31 of each year as part of its fiscal year end analysis. In addition to the annual review for impairment, the Company reviews the operating results of each joint venture on a quarterly basis in comparison to its historical operating results and its accrual of fees for services provided to joint ventures. If the operating results of a joint venture do not meet financial performance expectations, an additional evaluation is performed on the joint venture. The Company’s evaluation of its investments in joint ventures requires the Company to make assumptions about future cash flows of its joint ventures. These assumptions require significant judgment, and actual results may differ from assumed or estimated amounts. All investments in joint ventures had positive equity as of August 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company considers any of its joint ventures to be significant and discloses entity specific financial information if the joint venture’s income or assets make up more than 20% of the Company’s total assets or income.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company classifies distributions received from its joint ventures based on the nature of the distributions, generally, in operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">If the Company is no longer able to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policy of a joint venture previously accounted for under the equity method, it maintains the investment at the carrying value as of the date that significant influence no longer exists and discontinues accruing the proportionate earnings or losses of the investment.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Investments are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value is judged to be other-than-temporary. Fair value is calculated based on publicly available market information or other estimates determined by management. The Company employs a systematic methodology on a quarterly basis that considers available quantitative and qualitative evidence in evaluating potential impairment of our investments. If the cost of an investment exceeds its fair value, the Company evaluates, among other factors, general market conditions, credit quality, the duration and extent to which the fair value is less than cost, and for equity securities, the Company’s intent and ability to hold, or plans to sell, the investment. The Company also considers specific adverse conditions related to the financial health of and business outlook for the investee, including industry and sector performance, changes in technology, and operational and financing cash flow factors. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded to other income (expense), and a new cost basis in the investment is established. The Company determined that there was no impairment of investments in joint ventures as of August 31, 2024.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Recoverability of Long-Lived Assets</i> – The Company reviews its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The Company determines potential impairment by comparing the carrying value of the assets with expected net cash flows expected to be provided by operating activities of the business or related products. If the sum of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying value, the Company evaluates whether an impairment loss should be recognized. An impairment loss is measured by comparing the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. When evaluating assets for impairment, the Company groups long-lived assets with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. The Company determined that there were no indications that the carrying value of long-lived assets was not recoverable as of August 31, 2024.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Acquisitions of Businesses</i> - Business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed requires management’s judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, probabilities of success, discount rates, and asset lives, among other items. The excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the Company’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related expenses are recognized separately from the business combination and are recognized as general and administrative expense as incurred. The Company evaluates the materiality of required disclosures related to our business combinations using quantitative and qualitative measures.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Patents and Trademarks</i> – Patents and trademarks, including acquisition costs, are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Upon retirement, the cost of assets disposed and the related accumulated amortization are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to operations.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company estimates the useful life of patents to be 17 years and customer relationships to be 15 years. This estimate is based on a combination of factors, including the expected duration of patent protection, technological obsolescence, and market conditions. Amortization of intangible assets is recorded using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Goodwill </i>- Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of tangible net assets acquired in acquisitions after amounts have been allocated to intangible assets. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually (at August 31), or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Examples of such events or circumstances include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legal or business climate, an adverse regulatory action or unanticipated competition.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances would indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company were to determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the Company would perform a quantitative test that compares the fair value to its carrying value to determine the amount of any impairment. The Company has determined there was <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c431"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c432">no</span></span> goodwill impairment during the years ended August 31, 2024 and 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Income Taxes</i> – The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company records net deferred tax assets to the extent the Company believes these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. In the event the Company determines that it would be able to realize its deferred assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, the Company makes an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company records uncertain tax positions on the basis of a two-step process whereby the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position and those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold. The Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Foreign Currency Translation (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) </i>– The functional currency of NTIC China, Zerust Brazil, Natur-Tec India, Natur Tec Lanka, Zerust Mexico, Zerust India, Zerust Singapore, Zerust Vietnam, Zerust Taiwan, NTI Europe, and each unconsolidated international joint venture is the applicable local currency. The translation of the applicable foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using an average monthly exchange rate. Translation gains or losses are reported as an element of other comprehensive income (loss).</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company (excluding NTIC China, Zerust Brazil, Natur-Tec India, Natur Tec Lanka, Zerust India, Zerust Singapore, Zerust Vietnam, Zerust Taiwan, NTI Asean, Zerust Mexico, NTI Europe, and NTIC’s joint ventures) conducts all foreign transactions based on the U.S. dollar. Since investments in joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method, any changes in foreign currency exchange rates are reflected as a foreign currency translation adjustment and do not change the equity in income from joint ventures reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Fair Value of Financial Instruments</i> – The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, short-term accounts receivable, notes payable, trade accounts payables, and other accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Shipping and Handling</i> – The Company records all amounts billed to customers in a sales transaction related to shipping and handling as sales. The Company records costs related to shipping and handling in cost of goods sold.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Research and Development</i> – The Company expenses all costs related to product research and development as incurred.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Common Stock</i> – The Company issues authorized but unissued shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Stock-Based Compensation</i> – The Company recognizes compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions, including grants of employee stock options and transactions under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan, in its consolidated financial statements. That cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock options and other stock-based awards based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognizes the cost over the period the employee is required to provide services for the award (generally the vesting term).</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Subsequent Events</i> – The Company has evaluated events occurring after the date of the consolidated financial statements through November 19, 2024 for events requiring disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Use of Estimates</i> – The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> 65 15 0.50 <i>Principles of Consolidation</i> – NTIC evaluates its voting and variable interests in entities on a qualitative and quantitative basis. NTIC consolidates entities in which it concludes it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact an entity’s economic success and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be significant to the entity. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Northern Technologies International Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiaries, Northern Technologies Holding Company, LLC, NTIC (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (NTIC China), ZERUST-EXCOR MEXICO, S. de R.L. de C.V (Zerust Mexico), NTIC Europe GmbH (NTI Europe), and HNTI Limited (Zerust India), NTIC’s majority-owned subsidiary in India, Natur-Tec India Private Limited (Natur-Tec India), NTIC’s majority-owned subsidiary in Brazil, Zerust Prevenção de Corrosão S.A. (Zerust Brazil), NTIC’s majority-owned subsidiary in Sri Lanka, Natur Tec Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Natur Tec Lanka), and NTIC’s majority-owned holding company, NTI Asean LLC (NTI Asean), and its wholly owned subsidiaries Zerust Singapore Pte Ltd (Zerust Singapore), Zerust Vietnam Co. Ltd (Zerust Vietnam) and Zerust Taiwan Co. Ltd (Zerust Taiwan). NTIC’s consolidated financial statements do not include the accounts of any of its joint ventures. <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Non-Controlling Interests</i> – The Company owns 75% of Natur-Tec India, 75% of Natur Tec Lanka, 85% of Zerust Brazil, 60% of NTI Asean, Zerust Singapore Pte Ltd, Zerust Vietnam Co Ltd and Zerust Taiwan Co Ltd.  The remaining ownership of the consolidated entities are accounted for as non-controlling interests and reported as part of equity in the consolidated financial statements. The Company allocates gains and losses to the non-controlling interest even when such allocation results in a deficit balance, reducing the losses attributed to the controlling interest. Changes in ownership interests are treated as equity transactions if the Company maintains control.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> 0.75 0.75 0.85 0.60 <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Net Sales </i>– The Company includes net sales to its joint ventures and net sales to unaffiliated customers on its consolidated statements of operations. There are no sales originating from the Company’s joint ventures to unaffiliated customers included in the amount, as the Company’s investments in its joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">When determining recognition of revenue arrangements the Company performs the following five steps: (1) identify the contracts with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods it transfers to, or services it performs for, the customer.</p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Generally, the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when the customers take possession of the products, which normally occurs at the shipping point or destination depending on the terms of the contracts. The Company’s services are generally sold based upon quotes or contracts with customers that include a fixed or determinable price, and sales arrangements do not contain any significant financing component for its customers. The Company does not recognize revenue related to product warranties, nor does the Company incur significant contract costs. Customer arrangements do not generate contract assets or liabilities.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Revenue Recognition</i> – Revenue is measured based on consideration specified in the contract with a customer, adjusted for any applicable estimates of variable consideration and other factors affecting the transaction price, including noncash consideration, consideration paid or payable to customers, and significant financing components. Revenue from all customers is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied by transferring control of a distinct good or service to a customer.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Individually promised goods and services in a contract are considered a distinct performance obligation and accounted for separately if the customer can benefit from the individual good or service on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer and the good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the arrangement. When an arrangement includes multiple performance obligations, the consideration is allocated between the performance obligations in proportion to their estimated standalone selling price. Costs related to products delivered are recognized in the period incurred, unless criteria for capitalization of costs are met. Costs of revenues consist primarily of direct labor, manufacturing overhead, materials, and components. The Company does not incur significant upfront costs to obtain a contract. If costs to obtain a contract were to become material, the costs would be recorded as an asset and amortized to expense in a manner consistent with the related recognition of revenue.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company excludes government assessed and imposed taxes on revenue generating transactions that are invoiced to customers from revenue. The Company includes freight billed to customers in revenue. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control over a product has transferred to a customer are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of goods sold.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The timing of revenue recognition, billing, and cash collections results in accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheet.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Performance Obligations</i> – A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation in proportion to its standalone selling price and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company’s various performance obligations and the timing or method of revenue recognition are discussed below. The Company’s technical service consultants work directly with the end users of NTIC’s ZERUST® rust and corrosion inhibiting products to analyze their specific needs and develop systems to meet their performance requirements.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company sells its products to both distributors and end-users. Each unit of product delivered under a customer order represents a distinct and separate performance obligation, as the customer can benefit from each unit on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer, and each unit of product is separately identifiable from other products in the arrangement.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The transaction price for the Company’s products is the invoiced amount. The Company does not have variable consideration in the form of refunds, credits, rebates, price concessions, pricing incentives, or other items impacting transaction price. The purchase order pricing in arrangements with customers is deemed to approximate standalone selling price; therefore, the Company does not need to allocate proceeds on a relative standalone selling price allocation between performance obligations. The Company applies the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less. There are no material obligations that extend beyond one year.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Revenue is recognized when transfer of control occurs, as defined by the terms in the customer agreement. The Company immediately recognizes incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract. The Company has applied the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-25-16A and does not assess if immaterial items are promised goods or services. The Company has also applied the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-32-18 regarding the adjustment of the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when the customer pays for that good or service within one year or less, as the Company does not have any significant financing components in its customer arrangements since payment is received at or shortly after the point of sale, generally 30 to 90 days.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company estimates returns based on an analysis of historical experience if the right to return products is granted to its customers. The Company does not record a return asset, as non-conforming products are generally not returned. The Company’s return policy does not vary by geography. The customer has no rotation or price protection rights, and the Company is not under a warranty obligation.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Sales Commissions</i> – Sales commissions paid to sales representatives are eligible for capitalization, as they are incremental costs that would not have been incurred without entering into a specific sales arrangement and are recoverable through the expected margin on the transaction. The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient provided by ASC 340-40-25-4 and recognize the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred, as the amortization period of the assets that would have otherwise been recognized is one year or less. The Company records these costs as a selling expense.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Product Warranty</i> – The Company offers warranties on various products and services. These warranties are assurance type warranties that are not sold on a standalone basis; therefore, they are not considered distinct performance obligations. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under its warranties and records a liability in the amount of such costs at the time the revenue is recognized for the product sale.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>International Revenue</i> – The Company markets its products to numerous countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and other parts of the world. See Note 11, Segment and Geographic Information, for information regarding revenue disaggregation by geography.</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Trade Receivables </i>– Payment terms for the Company’s unaffiliated customers are determined based on credit risk and vary by customer.  The Company typically offers standard payment terms to unaffiliated customers of net 30 days.  The Company does not accrue interest on past due accounts receivable.  The Company reviews the credit histories of its customers before extending unsecured credit.  The Company presents accounts receivable, net of an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses reflects management’s estimate of amounts that will ultimately not be collected. The Company determines the allowance for credit losses based on historical information, changes in current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective (pool) basis when trade receivables share similar risk characteristics. Trade receivables that do share similar risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis and are also not included in the collective (pool) evaluation.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Trade Receivables from Joint Ventures </i>– Trade receivables from joint ventures arise from sales of products the Company makes to its joint ventures. Payment terms for the Company’s joint ventures also are determined based on credit risk; however, additional consideration is given to the individual joint venture due to the transportation time associated with ocean delivery of most products and certain other factors. Generally, accounts receivable from the Company’s joint ventures unpaid after 90 days are considered past due. The Company does not accrue interest on past due balances. The Company periodically reviews amounts due from its joint ventures for collectability and, based on past experience and continuous review of the balances due, determined that an allowance for credit losses related to its joint venture receivables was not necessary as of August 31, 2024 or 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and Payroll Tax Deferral - </i>On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law providing numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including an employee retention credit (“ERC”), which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes. The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 extended and expanded the availability of the ERC.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">The Company engaged tax advisors of a Big 4 accounting firm which determined the Company qualified for ERCs. The Company then applied for the ERC in fiscal 2023 for the second and third quarters of that year of $573,751 and $566,006, respectively. The Company has elected to account for the credit as a government grant. U.S. GAAP does not include grant accounting guidance for for-profit entities; therefore, the Company has elected to follow the grant accounting model in International Accounting Standard (IAS) 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. In accordance with IAS 20, the Company cannot recognize any income from the grant until there is reasonable assurance (similar to the “probable” threshold in U.S. GAAP) that any conditions attached to the grant will be met and that the grant will be received. Once it is reasonably assured that the grant conditions will be met and that the grant will be received, grant income is recorded on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognizes the payroll expenses for which the grant is intended to compensate. <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c422">No</span> income was recognized in fiscal 2024 for the ERC. Income from the grant can be presented as either other income or as a reduction in the expenses for which the grant was intended to compensate.</p> 573751 566006 <i>Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures </i>–<i> </i>The Company provides services to its joint ventures including consulting, legal, travel, insurance, technical, and marketing services based on licensing or other agreements with its joint ventures. The Company receives fees for the services it provides to its joint ventures. The fees for services received by the Company from its joint ventures are generally based on either a flat fee or a percentage of net sales by the Company’s joint ventures depending on local laws and tax regulations. Under the Company’s agreements with its joint ventures, amounts are earned when product is shipped from joint venture facilities, at which point a sale is deemed to have occurred and results in obligation for the joint venture to pay the royalty and recognition of the fee by the Company. The Company reviews the financial situation of each of its joint ventures to assist in the likelihood of collections on amounts earned. The Company accounts for these fees on a cash basis if uncertainty exists surrounding the collection of such fees. <i>Cash and Cash Equivalents</i> – The Company includes as cash and cash equivalents highly liquid, short-term investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased, which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash. The Company maintains its cash in high quality financial institutions. The balances, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. <i>Inventories </i>– Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value and include a reduction in value based on slow-moving and obsolete inventory, which amounted to $365,341 and $733,965 in the fiscal years ending August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. 365341 733965 <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Property and Equipment and Depreciation</i> – Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated service lives of the various assets as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; width: 40%; margin-right: 30%; margin-left: 30%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="width: 50%;">Buildings and improvements</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">5-30 years</td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td>Machinery and equipment </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3-10 years</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; width: 40%; margin-right: 30%; margin-left: 30%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="width: 50%;">Buildings and improvements</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">5-30 years</td> </tr> <tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td>Machinery and equipment </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3-10 years</td> </tr> </tbody></table> P5Y P30Y P3Y P10Y <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Investments in Joint Ventures</i> – Investments in the Company’s joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, investments are initially recorded at cost and are adjusted for dividends, distributed and undistributed earnings and losses, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and additional investments. In the event the Company’s share of a joint venture’s cumulative losses exceeds the Company’s investment balance, the balance is reported at zero value until proportionate income exceeds the losses. The Company assesses its joint ventures for impairment on an annual basis as of August 31 of each year as part of its fiscal year end analysis. In addition to the annual review for impairment, the Company reviews the operating results of each joint venture on a quarterly basis in comparison to its historical operating results and its accrual of fees for services provided to joint ventures. If the operating results of a joint venture do not meet financial performance expectations, an additional evaluation is performed on the joint venture. The Company’s evaluation of its investments in joint ventures requires the Company to make assumptions about future cash flows of its joint ventures. These assumptions require significant judgment, and actual results may differ from assumed or estimated amounts. All investments in joint ventures had positive equity as of August 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company considers any of its joint ventures to be significant and discloses entity specific financial information if the joint venture’s income or assets make up more than 20% of the Company’s total assets or income.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company classifies distributions received from its joint ventures based on the nature of the distributions, generally, in operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">If the Company is no longer able to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policy of a joint venture previously accounted for under the equity method, it maintains the investment at the carrying value as of the date that significant influence no longer exists and discontinues accruing the proportionate earnings or losses of the investment.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Investments are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value is judged to be other-than-temporary. Fair value is calculated based on publicly available market information or other estimates determined by management. The Company employs a systematic methodology on a quarterly basis that considers available quantitative and qualitative evidence in evaluating potential impairment of our investments. If the cost of an investment exceeds its fair value, the Company evaluates, among other factors, general market conditions, credit quality, the duration and extent to which the fair value is less than cost, and for equity securities, the Company’s intent and ability to hold, or plans to sell, the investment. The Company also considers specific adverse conditions related to the financial health of and business outlook for the investee, including industry and sector performance, changes in technology, and operational and financing cash flow factors. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded to other income (expense), and a new cost basis in the investment is established. The Company determined that there was no impairment of investments in joint ventures as of August 31, 2024.</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Recoverability of Long-Lived Assets</i> – The Company reviews its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The Company determines potential impairment by comparing the carrying value of the assets with expected net cash flows expected to be provided by operating activities of the business or related products. If the sum of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying value, the Company evaluates whether an impairment loss should be recognized. An impairment loss is measured by comparing the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. When evaluating assets for impairment, the Company groups long-lived assets with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. The Company determined that there were no indications that the carrying value of long-lived assets was not recoverable as of August 31, 2024.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Acquisitions of Businesses</i> - Business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed requires management’s judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, probabilities of success, discount rates, and asset lives, among other items. The excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the Company’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related expenses are recognized separately from the business combination and are recognized as general and administrative expense as incurred. The Company evaluates the materiality of required disclosures related to our business combinations using quantitative and qualitative measures.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Patents and Trademarks</i> – Patents and trademarks, including acquisition costs, are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Upon retirement, the cost of assets disposed and the related accumulated amortization are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to operations.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company estimates the useful life of patents to be 17 years and customer relationships to be 15 years. This estimate is based on a combination of factors, including the expected duration of patent protection, technological obsolescence, and market conditions. Amortization of intangible assets is recorded using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.</p> P17Y P15Y <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Goodwill </i>- Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of tangible net assets acquired in acquisitions after amounts have been allocated to intangible assets. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually (at August 31), or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Examples of such events or circumstances include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legal or business climate, an adverse regulatory action or unanticipated competition.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances would indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company were to determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the Company would perform a quantitative test that compares the fair value to its carrying value to determine the amount of any impairment. The Company has determined there was <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c431"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c432">no</span></span> goodwill impairment during the years ended August 31, 2024 and 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Income Taxes</i> – The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company records net deferred tax assets to the extent the Company believes these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. In the event the Company determines that it would be able to realize its deferred assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, the Company makes an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company records uncertain tax positions on the basis of a two-step process whereby the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position and those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold. The Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Foreign Currency Translation (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) </i>– The functional currency of NTIC China, Zerust Brazil, Natur-Tec India, Natur Tec Lanka, Zerust Mexico, Zerust India, Zerust Singapore, Zerust Vietnam, Zerust Taiwan, NTI Europe, and each unconsolidated international joint venture is the applicable local currency. The translation of the applicable foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using an average monthly exchange rate. Translation gains or losses are reported as an element of other comprehensive income (loss).</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company (excluding NTIC China, Zerust Brazil, Natur-Tec India, Natur Tec Lanka, Zerust India, Zerust Singapore, Zerust Vietnam, Zerust Taiwan, NTI Asean, Zerust Mexico, NTI Europe, and NTIC’s joint ventures) conducts all foreign transactions based on the U.S. dollar. Since investments in joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method, any changes in foreign currency exchange rates are reflected as a foreign currency translation adjustment and do not change the equity in income from joint ventures reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.</p> <i>Fair Value of Financial Instruments</i> – The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, short-term accounts receivable, notes payable, trade accounts payables, and other accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. <i>Shipping and Handling</i> – The Company records all amounts billed to customers in a sales transaction related to shipping and handling as sales. The Company records costs related to shipping and handling in cost of goods sold. <i>Research and Development</i> – The Company expenses all costs related to product research and development as incurred. <i>Common Stock</i> – The Company issues authorized but unissued shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options. <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Stock-Based Compensation</i> – The Company recognizes compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions, including grants of employee stock options and transactions under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan, in its consolidated financial statements. That cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock options and other stock-based awards based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognizes the cost over the period the employee is required to provide services for the award (generally the vesting term).</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <i>Subsequent Events</i> – The Company has evaluated events occurring after the date of the consolidated financial statements through November 19, 2024 for events requiring disclosure in the consolidated financial statements. <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Use of Estimates</i> – The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>2.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, <i>Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments</i>, which revises guidance for the accounting for credit losses on financial instruments within its scope, and in November 2018, issued ASU No. 2018-19 and in April 2019, issued ASU No. 2019-04 and in May 2019, issued ASU No. 2019-05, and in November 2019, issued ASU No. 2019-11, which amended the standard. The new standard introduces an approach, based on expected losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments and modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities. The new approach to estimating credit losses (referred to as the current expected credit losses model) applies to most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments, including trade and other receivables, loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, net investments in leases and off-balance-sheet credit exposures. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are required to apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. The Company adopted this pronouncement on September 1, 2023, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or operating results.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): <i>Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.</i> ASU 2023-07 is intended to enhance financial reporting by requiring incremental disclosures for significant segment expenses on an annual and interim basis by public entities required to report segment information in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements and early adoption is permitted. This standard will be applicable to the Company for the 2025 annual period and quarterly periods thereafter. The Company is evaluating its disclosure approach for ASU 2023-07 and anticipates adopting the standard for the year ended August 31, 2025 and filings thereafter.</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): <i>Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures</i>. The new guidance is expected to improve income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information by requiring 1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and 2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The guidance is effective on a prospective basis, although retrospective application and early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating its disclosure approach for ASU 2023-09 and anticipates adopting the standard for the annual period starting September 1, 2025.</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">In March 2024, the SEC adopted rules under SEC Release No. 33-11275, <i>The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investo</i>rs, which requires the disclosure of material Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and other climate-related topics in annual reports and registration statements. For large-accelerated filers and accelerated filers, disclosure requirements will begin phasing in for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026, respectively, subject to legal challenges and the SEC’s voluntary stay of the disclosure requirements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact these rules will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>3.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>INVENTORIES</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Inventories consisted of the following:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Production materials</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,513,409</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,960,355</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Finished goods</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">8,877,435</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">8,136,134</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">14,390,844</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">13,096,489</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Production materials</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,513,409</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,960,355</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Finished goods</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">8,877,435</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">8,136,134</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">14,390,844</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">13,096,489</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 5513409 4960355 8877435 8136134 14390844 13096489 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>4.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Land</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,238,180</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">496,965</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Buildings and improvements</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">14,760,250</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">16,433,827</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Construction in process</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,086,479</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">816,565</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Machinery and equipment</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">7,276,151</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">5,984,364</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">26,361,060</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">23,731,721</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Less accumulated depreciation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(10,095,407</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">(9,666,367</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">16,265,653</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">14,065,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">On February 28, 2023, the Company purchased the property immediately adjacent to NTIC’s headquarters in Circle Pines, Minnesota, which includes a 26,000 square foot industrial building, for $1,200,000. The building will be used primarily for warehousing space and light industrial production. Depreciation expense was $1,156,364 for fiscal 2024 compared to $1,042,505 in fiscal 2023.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Land</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,238,180</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">496,965</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Buildings and improvements</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">14,760,250</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">16,433,827</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Construction in process</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,086,479</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">816,565</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Machinery and equipment</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">7,276,151</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">5,984,364</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">26,361,060</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">23,731,721</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Less accumulated depreciation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(10,095,407</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">(9,666,367</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">16,265,653</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">14,065,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 1238180 496965 14760250 16433827 3086479 816565 7276151 5984364 26361060 23731721 10095407 9666367 16265653 14065354 26000 1200000 1156364 1042505 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>5.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Intangible assets, net consisted of the following:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Gross Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Accumulated Amortization</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Net Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Patents and trademarks</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,459,877</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(2,854,532</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">605,345</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Customer relationships</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">6,347,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(1,269,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,077,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total intangible assets, net</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">9,806,877</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">(4,123,932</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,682,945</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Gross Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Accumulated Amortization</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Net Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Patents and trademarks</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,339,717</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(2,680,965</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">658,752</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Customer relationships</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">6,347,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(846,267</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,500,733</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total intangible assets, net</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">9,686,717</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">(3,527,232</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">6,159,485</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $596,700 for fiscal 2024 compared to $588,454 for fiscal 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">As of August 31, 2024, future amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is estimated as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 85%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2025</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">606,911</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2026</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">485,814</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2027</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,739</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2028</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,739</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2029</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,739</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Thereafter</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3,238,003</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,682,945</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Gross Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Accumulated Amortization</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Net Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Patents and trademarks</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,459,877</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(2,854,532</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">605,345</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Customer relationships</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">6,347,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(1,269,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,077,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total intangible assets, net</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">9,806,877</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">(4,123,932</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,682,945</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Gross Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Accumulated Amortization</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Net Carrying Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Patents and trademarks</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,339,717</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(2,680,965</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">658,752</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Customer relationships</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">6,347,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(846,267</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,500,733</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total intangible assets, net</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">9,686,717</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">(3,527,232</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">6,159,485</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 3459877 -2854532 605345 6347000 -1269400 5077600 9806877 -4123932 5682945 3339717 -2680965 658752 6347000 -846267 5500733 9686717 -3527232 6159485 596700 588454 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 85%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2025</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">606,911</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2026</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">485,814</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2027</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,739</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2028</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,739</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2029</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,739</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Thereafter</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3,238,003</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">5,682,945</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 606911 485814 450739 450739 450739 3238003 5682945 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>6.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>INVESTMENTS IN JOINT VENTURES</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The consolidated financial statements of the Company’s foreign joint ventures are initially prepared using the accounting principles accepted in the respective joint ventures’ countries of domicile. Amounts related to foreign joint ventures reported in the below tables and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have subsequently been adjusted to conform with U.S. GAAP in all material respects. All material profits on sales recorded that remain on the consolidated balance sheet from the Company to its joint ventures and from joint ventures to other joint ventures have been eliminated for financial reporting purposes.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Financial information from the audited and unaudited financial statements of the Company’s joint venture in Germany, Excor Korrosionsschutz – Technologien und Produkte GmbH (EXCOR), and all the Company’s other joint ventures are summarized as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">56,420,503</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">26,234,664</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">30,185,839</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Total assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">64,183,071</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">31,513,288</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">32,669,783</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">12,553,716</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,221,726</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">10,331,990</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Noncurrent liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,199</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,199</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">51,306,156</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">29,291,562</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">22,014,594</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">25,397,287</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">14,645,783</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">10,751,504</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">23,645,685</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">14,614,878</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">9,030,807</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">95,940,014</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">35,720,889</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">60,219,125</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross profit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">41,247,036</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">18,288,258</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">22,958,778</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net income</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,450,411</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,599,088</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,851,323</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of equity in</p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">income of joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,223,296</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,299,274</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,924,022</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s dividends received from joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,997,164</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,624,950</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,372,214</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">55,339,662</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">27,862,458</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">27,477,204</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Total assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">59,729,348</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">30,054,277</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">29,675,071</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">11,464,247</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,687,064</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,777,183</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Noncurrent liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,762</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,762</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">47,941,339</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">27,367,213</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">20,574,126</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">23,705,714</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">13,683,608</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">10,022,106</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">20,493,861</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">12,075,524</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,418,337</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">100,682,316</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">39,642,380</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">61,039,936</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross profit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">40,096,561</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">19,016,389</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">21,080,172</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net income</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,934,198</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">5,730,311</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,203,887</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of equity in income of joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">6,452,719</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,852,229</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,600,490</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s dividends received from joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">5,639,198</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,459,500</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,179,698</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">In August 2023, Tianjin Zerust (NTI ASEAN’s previously written-off joint venture in China) was deregistered and the remaining cash was cleared by the Chinese authorities to be paid out to shareholders. Subsequent to August 31, 2023, NTI Asean received a final liquidation of its ownership interest in the former joint venture of $1,986,027. This one-time equity gain on the liquidation of previously written-off investment in Tianjin Zerust is included in joint venture operations in fiscal 2023. The final liquidation payment was subject to withholding tax of $198,603 and minority income of $676,614 as NTIC owns 60% of NTI ASEAN. The transaction also resulted in legal fees of $95,890, and a management bonus expense of $250,000.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">56,420,503</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">26,234,664</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">30,185,839</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Total assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">64,183,071</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">31,513,288</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">32,669,783</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">12,553,716</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,221,726</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">10,331,990</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Noncurrent liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,199</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,199</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">51,306,156</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">29,291,562</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">22,014,594</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">25,397,287</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">14,645,783</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">10,751,504</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">23,645,685</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">14,614,878</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">9,030,807</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>As of August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">55,339,662</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">27,862,458</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">27,477,204</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Total assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">59,729,348</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">30,054,277</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">29,675,071</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">11,464,247</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,687,064</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,777,183</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Noncurrent liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,762</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">323,762</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">47,941,339</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">27,367,213</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">20,574,126</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ equity</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">23,705,714</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">13,683,608</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">10,022,106</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">20,493,861</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">12,075,524</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,418,337</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 56420503 26234664 30185839 64183071 31513288 32669783 12553716 2221726 10331990 323199 0 323199 51306156 29291562 22014594 25397287 14645783 10751504 23645685 14614878 9030807 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">95,940,014</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">35,720,889</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">60,219,125</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross profit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">41,247,036</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">18,288,258</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">22,958,778</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net income</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,450,411</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,599,088</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,851,323</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of equity in</p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">income of joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,223,296</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,299,274</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,924,022</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s dividends received from joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,997,164</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,624,950</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,372,214</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Total</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>EXCOR</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>OTHER</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">100,682,316</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">39,642,380</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">61,039,936</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross profit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">40,096,561</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">19,016,389</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">21,080,172</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net income</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">8,934,198</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">5,730,311</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,203,887</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s share of equity in income of joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">6,452,719</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,852,229</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,600,490</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">NTIC’s dividends received from joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">5,639,198</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2,459,500</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,179,698</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 95940014 35720889 60219125 41247036 18288258 22958778 8450411 4599088 3851323 4223296 2299274 1924022 2997164 1624950 1372214 55339662 27862458 27477204 59729348 30054277 29675071 11464247 2687064 8777183 323762 0 323762 47941339 27367213 20574126 23705714 13683608 10022106 20493861 12075524 8418337 100682316 39642380 61039936 40096561 19016389 21080172 8934198 5730311 3203887 6452719 2852229 3600490 5639198 2459500 3179698 1986027 198603 676614 0.60 95890 250000 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>7.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>CORPORATE DEBT</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">On January 6, 2023, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”), which provides the Company with a senior secured revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”) of up to $10.0 million, which includes a $5.0 million sublimit for standby letters of credit. Borrowings of $4,291,608 under the new Credit Agreement were outstanding August 31, 2024. Borrowings of $3,600,000 were outstanding as of August 31, 2023 under the previous credit agreement.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Unless terminated earlier, the principal amount under the Credit Facility, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereunder, if any, will be payable in full on the maturity date. On January 5, 2024, the Company and JPM renewed its Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date of the Credit Facility from January 6, 2024 to January 6, 2025. All other terms of the Credit Facility and the Credit Agreement remain the same.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate, at the option of the Company, equal to either the CB Floating Rate or the Adjusted SOFR Rate. The term “CB Floating Rate” means the greater of the Prime Rate in the United States or 2.50%. The term “Adjusted SOFR Rate” means the term secured overnight financing rate for either one, three or six months (depending on the interest period selected by the Company) plus 0.10% per annum. With respect to any borrowings using an Adjusted SOFR Rate, there is an applicable margin of 2.15% applied per annum. There is no applicable margin with respect to borrowings using a CB Floating Rate. The weighted average interest rate was 7.44 and 6.27 for fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">To secure the Credit Agreement, the Company assigned JPM a continuing security interest in all of its right, title and interested in collateral made up for the assets of the Company.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other matters, limitations on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, grant liens, engage in certain business operations and transactions, make certain investments, modify its organizational documents or form any new subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. Further, the Credit Agreement contains a negative covenant that restricts the ability of the Company to redeem or repurchase its common stock or pay dividends if the result of which would cause an event of default under the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.00. The term “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio, computed for the Company on a consolidated basis, of net income plus income tax expense, plus amortization expense, plus depreciation expense, plus interest expense, and plus dividends received from joint ventures, minus unfinanced capital expenditures and equity in income from joint ventures, all computed for the twelve month period then ending, to scheduled principal payments made, plus scheduled finance lease payments made, plus interest expense paid, plus income tax expense paid, and plus cash distributions and dividends paid, all computed for the same twelve month period then ending. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of August 31, 2024 and 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, payment defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, cross-defaults to certain other agreements, breach of any financial covenant and change of control. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default, JPM may accelerate the payment of the obligations thereunder and exercise various other customary default remedies.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">In accordance with ASC Topic No. 470, “Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments” (Topic 470), the transactions noted above were determined to be a modification of the existing debt.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">On each of April 10, 2023 and May 30, 2023, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in China, NTIC China, entered into a loan agreement with China Construction Bank Corporation. Each term loan provided NTIC China with a RMB 10,000,000 (USD $1.45 million). The term loans mature in April 2025 and June 2025, respectively, unless extended. Both term loans have an annual interest rate of 3.25% with interest due monthly. Both term loans are secured by an office building owned by NTIC China and the loan agreements contain certain financial and other covenants. The Company was in compliance with the covenants as of August 31, 2024. The current outstanding balance as of August 31, 2024 for both term loans was a total of USD $2,820,835.</p> 10000000 5000000 4291608 3600000 0.025 0.001 0.0215 0.0744 0.0627 1.25 10000000 1450000 0.0325 2820835 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>8.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>STOCKHOLDERS</b>’<b> EQUITY</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">During fiscal 2024, NTIC’s Board of Directors declared cash dividends on the following dates in the following amounts to holders of record of NTIC common stock as of the following record dates:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; margin: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Declaration Date</b></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; margin: 0pt;"> </p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Record Date</b></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Payable Date</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">October 18, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 1, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 15, 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">January 17, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">January 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">February 14, 2024</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">April 17, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 1, 2024</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 15, 2024</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">July 17, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">July 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">August 14, 2024</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">During fiscal 2023, NTIC’s Board of Directors declared cash dividends on the following dates in the following amounts to holders of record of NTIC common stock as of the following record dates:</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Declaration Date</b></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; margin: 0pt;"> </p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Record Date</b></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Payable Date</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">October 20, 2022</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 3, 2022</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 16, 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">January 20, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">February 1, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">February 15, 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">April 21, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 3, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 17, 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">July 17, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">August 2, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">August 16, 2023</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">During fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c795"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c796">no</span></span> shares of its common stock.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">During fiscal 2024, the Company granted stock options under the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the 2019 Plan) and the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2024 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2024 Plan) to purchase an aggregate of 269,844 shares of its common stock to various employees and directors. The weighted average per share exercise price of the stock options is $13.25. The exercise price of the stock options is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. During fiscal 2024, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 74,309 shares of common stock were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $9.76 per share, resulting in the net issuance of 36,094 shares of common stock since some of the options were exercised on a net cashless exercise basis.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">During fiscal 2023, the Company granted stock options under the 2019 Plan to purchase an aggregate of 277,613 shares of its common stock to various employees and directors. The weighted average per share exercise price of the stock options is $11.41. The exercise price of the stock options is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. During fiscal 2023, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 265,209 shares of common stock were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $6.46 per share, resulting in the net issuance of 184,432 shares of common stock since some of the options were exercised on a net cashless exercise basis.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company issued 3,496 and 3,620 shares of common stock on September 1, 2023 and 2022, respectively, under the Northern Technologies International Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The Company issued 3,284 and 3,566 shares of common stock on March 1, 2024 and 2023, respectively, under the ESPP. The ESPP is compensatory for financial reporting purposes. As of August 31, 2024, 55,254 shares of common stock remained available for sale under the ESPP.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; margin: 0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Declaration Date</b></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; margin: 0pt;"> </p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Record Date</b></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Payable Date</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">October 18, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 1, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 15, 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">January 17, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">January 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">February 14, 2024</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">April 17, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 1, 2024</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 15, 2024</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">July 17, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">July 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">August 14, 2024</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Declaration Date</b></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; margin: 0pt;"> </p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Amount</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Record Date</b></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Payable Date</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">October 20, 2022</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 3, 2022</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">November 16, 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">January 20, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">February 1, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">February 15, 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">April 21, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 3, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">May 17, 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 25%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">July 17, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">$0.07</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">August 2, 2023</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 1%;"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 24%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">August 16, 2023</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 2023-10-18 0.07 2023-11-01 2023-11-15 2024-01-17 0.07 2024-01-31 2024-02-14 2024-04-17 0.07 2024-05-01 2024-05-15 2024-07-17 0.07 2024-07-31 2024-08-14 2022-10-20 0.07 2022-11-03 2022-11-16 2023-01-20 0.07 2023-02-01 2023-02-15 2023-04-21 0.07 2023-05-03 2023-05-17 2023-07-17 0.07 2023-08-02 2023-08-16 269844 13.25 74309 9.76 36094 277613 11.41 265209 6.46 184432 3496 3620 3284 3566 55254 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>9.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE </b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share assumes the exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method, if dilutive.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The following is a reconciliation of the net income per share computation for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Numerator:</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net income attributable to NTIC</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,409,082</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2,912,276</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Denominator:</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Basic-weighted shares outstanding</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9,434,020</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9,359,504</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Weighted shares assumed upon exercise of stock options</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">399,430</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">333,978</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Diluted – weighted shares outstanding</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">9,833,450</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">9,693,482</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Basic net income per share:</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.57</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.31</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Diluted net income per share:</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.55</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.30</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The dilutive impact summarized above relates to the periods when the average market price of the Company’s common stock exceeded the exercise price of the potentially dilutive option securities granted. Net income per common share was based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods when computing the basic net income per share. When dilutive, stock options are included as equivalents using the treasury stock market method when computing the diluted net income per share. Excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share as of August 31, 2024 were options outstanding to purchase 305,514 shares of common stock. Excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share as of August 31, 2023 were options outstanding to purchase 322,246 shares of common stock.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Numerator:</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net income attributable to NTIC</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,409,082</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2,912,276</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Denominator:</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Basic-weighted shares outstanding</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9,434,020</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9,359,504</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Weighted shares assumed upon exercise of stock options</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">399,430</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">333,978</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Diluted – weighted shares outstanding</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">9,833,450</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">9,693,482</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Basic net income per share:</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.57</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.31</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Diluted net income per share:</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.55</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">0.30</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 5409082 2912276 9434020 9359504 399430 333978 9833450 9693482 0.57 0.31 0.55 0.3 305514 322246 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>10.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company has four stock-based compensation plans under which stock options or other stock-based awards have been granted: the Northern Technologies International Corporation 2024 Stock Incentive Plan, the Northern Technologies International Corporation Amended and Restated 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, the Northern Technologies International Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2007 Plan) and the Northern Technologies International Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The 2024 Plan replaced the 2019 Plan with respect to future award grants, which had replaced the 2007 Plan with respect to future grants; and, therefore, no further awards may be made under the 2019 Plan or 2007 Plan. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors administer these plans.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The 2024 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock unit awards, performance awards, and stock bonuses to eligible recipients to enable the Company and its subsidiaries to attract and retain qualified individuals through opportunities for equity participation in the Company and to reward those individuals who contribute to the achievement of the Company’s economic objectives. Subject to adjustment as provided in the 2024 Plan, the maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the 2024 Plan is (i) 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock; plus (ii) the number of shares of the Company’s common stock remaining available for issuance under the 2019 Plan but not subject to outstanding awards under the 2019 Plan as of January 19, 2024; plus (iii) the number of additional shares of the Company’s common stock subject to awards outstanding under the 2019 Plan as of January 19, 2024 but only to the extent that such outstanding awards are forfeited, cancelled, expire, or otherwise terminate without the issuance of such shares of the Company’s common stock after January 19, 2024. Options granted generally have a term of <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c883">ten</span> years and become exercisable over a <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c884">one</span>- or <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c885">three</span>- year period beginning on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. Options are granted at per share exercise prices equal to the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company issues new shares upon the exercise of options. As of August 31, 2024, options to purchase an aggregate of 0 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding under the 2024 Plan and 957,059 shares of the Company’s common stock remain available for grant under the 2024 Plan. As of August 31, 2024, options to purchase an aggregate of 1,387,415 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding under the 2019 Plan, and 365,251 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding under the 2007 Plan.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 269,844 and 277,613 shares of its common stock during fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. The fair value of option grants is determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the assumptions listed below. The Company recognized compensation expense of $1,381,169 during fiscal 2024 and compensation expense of $1,337,734 during fiscal 2023 related to the options that vested during such time period. As of August 31, 2024, the total compensation cost for non-vested options not yet recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations was $1,007,636. Stock-based compensation expense of $672,134 is expected during fiscal 2025 and $335,502 is expected to be recognized during fiscal 2026, based on outstanding options as of August 31, 2024. Future option grants will impact the compensation expense recognized. Stock-based compensation expense is included in general and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of operations.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions and results for the grants:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Dividend yield</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2.18</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2.44</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Expected volatility</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">46.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">45.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Expected life of option (years)</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 9pt; text-align: right;">5</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 9pt; text-align: right;">10</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Weighted average risk-free interest rate</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4.23</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">3.31</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Stock option activity during the periods indicated was as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Number of Shares (#)</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Weighted Average Exercise Price</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Aggregate</b></p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Intrinsic Value</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outstanding at August 31, 2022</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,544,726</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">10.23</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options granted</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">277,613</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">11.41</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options exercised</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(265,209</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.46</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options terminated</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outstanding at August 31, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,557,130</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">11.08</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options granted</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">269,844</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">13.25</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options exercised</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(74,309</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.76</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options terminated</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outstanding at August 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,752,665</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">11.47</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,289,563</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Exercisable at August 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,297,635</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">10.91</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,045,286</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">The weighted average per share fair value of options granted during fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 was $13.25 and $11.41, respectively. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the options outstanding as of August 31, 2024 and 2023 was 6.03 years and 6.25 years, respectively.</p> 800000 0 957059 1387415 365251 269844 277613 1381169 1337734 1007636 672134 335502 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Dividend yield</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2.18</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">2.44</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Expected volatility</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">46.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">45.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Expected life of option (years)</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 9pt; text-align: right;">5</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 9pt; text-align: right;">10</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Weighted average risk-free interest rate</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4.23</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">3.31</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> 0.0218 0.0244 0.461 0.452 P5Y 0.0423 0.0331 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Number of Shares (#)</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Weighted Average Exercise Price</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Aggregate</b></p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Intrinsic Value</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 55%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outstanding at August 31, 2022</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,544,726</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">10.23</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options granted</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">277,613</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">11.41</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options exercised</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(265,209</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.46</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options terminated</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outstanding at August 31, 2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,557,130</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">11.08</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options granted</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">269,844</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">13.25</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options exercised</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(74,309</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.76</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Options terminated</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outstanding at August 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,752,665</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">11.47</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,289,563</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Exercisable at August 31, 2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,297,635</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">10.91</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,045,286</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 1544726 10.23 277613 11.41 265209 6.46 -0 0 1557130 11.08 269844 13.25 74309 9.76 -0 0 1752665 11.47 4289563 1297635 10.91 4045286 13.25 11.41 P6Y10D P6Y3M <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>11.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Segment Information</i></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s business is organized into two reportable segments: ZERUST® and Natur-Tec®. The Company has been selling its proprietary ZERUST® rust and corrosion inhibiting products and services to the automotive, electronics, electrical, mechanical, military, and retail consumer markets for over 50 years and, more recently, has also expanded into the oil and gas industry. The Company also sells a portfolio of proprietary bio-based and compostable (fully biodegradable) polymer resins and finished products under the Natur-Tec® brand.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The following tables present the Company’s business segment information:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">ZERUST® net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">63,092,575</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">61,728,364</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Natur-Tec® net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">21,966,942</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">18,174,588</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">85,059,517</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">79,902,952</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The following table sets forth the Company’s cost of goods sold by segment:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Direct cost of goods sold</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">ZERUST®</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">33,623,834</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">35,297,352</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Natur-Tec®</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">14,148,145</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">13,645,992</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Indirect cost of goods sold</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3,501,176</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3,155,777</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total net cost of goods sold</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">51,273,155</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">52,099,121</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company utilizes product net sales and direct and indirect cost of goods sold for each product in reviewing the financial performance of a product type. Further allocation of Company expenses or assets, aside from amounts presented in the tables above, is not utilized in evaluating product performance, nor does such allocation occur for internal financial reporting.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Sales to the Company’s joint ventures are included in the foregoing geographic and segment information, however, sales by the Company’s joint ventures to other parties are not included. The foregoing geographic and segment information represents only sales and cost of goods sold recognized directly by the Company.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">All joint venture operations, including equity in income, fees for services, and related dividends, are related to ZERUST®<sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;"> </sup>products and services.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Geographic Information</i></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Net sales by geographic location for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 were as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Inside the U.S. to unaffiliated customers</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">30,492,665</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">28,554,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outside the U.S. to:</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Joint ventures in which the Company is a shareholder directly and indirectly</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2,228,894</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">3,401,910</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Unaffiliated customers</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">52,337,958</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">47,946,688</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">85,059,517</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">79,902,952</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Net sales by geographic location are based on the location of the customer.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Fees for services provided to joint ventures by geographic location as a percentage of total fees for services provided to joint ventures during fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively, were as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 52%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Poland</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">849,736</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">16.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">810,977</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">15.6</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Germany</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">828,932</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">15.8</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">816,089</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">15.7</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Japan</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">582,674</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">11.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">658,934</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">12.7</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">France</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">485,627</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.3</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">479,515</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Sweden</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">445,560</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">8.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">498,463</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.6</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Finland</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">395,515</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">388,627</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">United Kingdom</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">375,150</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">283,418</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Czech Republic</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">338,195</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.4</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">365,018</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Thailand</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">332,148</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.3</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,657</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.6</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">South Korea</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">258,314</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">4.9</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">266,562</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Indonesia</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">166,053</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">130,081</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">193,878</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3.7</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">150,844</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">5,251,782</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">5,189,185</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Sales to the Company’s joint ventures are included in the foregoing segment and geographic information; however, sales by the Company’s joint ventures to other parties are not included. The foregoing segment and geographic information represents only sales recognized directly by the Company and sold in that geographic territory.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">See Note 6 for additional details on geographical information regarding equity in income from joint ventures.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The geographical distribution of total property and equipment and net sales, which are based on the geographical location of the customer, is as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>At August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>At August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">China</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,627,202</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,729,080</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,217,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">745,469</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">United States</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">9,421,051</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">7,590,805</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total property and equipment</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">16,265,653</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">14,065,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">China</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">14,245,238</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">13,469,075</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Brazil</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,994,372</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">5,969,314</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">India</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">22,189,317</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">19,916,834</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">12,137,925</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">11,993,375</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">United States</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">30,492,665</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">28,554,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">85,059,517</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">79,902,952</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment. These assets are periodically reviewed to assure the net realizable value from the estimated future production based on forecasted sales exceeds the carrying value of the assets.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Sales to the Company’s joint ventures are included in the foregoing segment and geographic information; however, sales by the Company’s joint ventures to other parties are not included. The foregoing segment and geographic information represents only sales recognized directly by the Company and sold in that geographic territory.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">All joint venture operations, including equity in income, fees for services and related dividends, are primarily related to ZERUST®<sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;"> </sup>products and services.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">ZERUST® net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">63,092,575</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">61,728,364</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Natur-Tec® net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">21,966,942</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">18,174,588</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">85,059,517</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">79,902,952</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 63092575 61728364 21966942 18174588 85059517 79902952 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Direct cost of goods sold</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">ZERUST®</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">33,623,834</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">35,297,352</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Natur-Tec®</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">14,148,145</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">13,645,992</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Indirect cost of goods sold</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3,501,176</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3,155,777</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total net cost of goods sold</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">51,273,155</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">52,099,121</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 33623834 35297352 14148145 13645992 3501176 3155777 51273155 52099121 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Inside the U.S. to unaffiliated customers</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">30,492,665</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">28,554,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Outside the U.S. to:</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Joint ventures in which the Company is a shareholder directly and indirectly</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2,228,894</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">3,401,910</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Unaffiliated customers</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">52,337,958</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">47,946,688</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">85,059,517</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">79,902,952</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 30492665 28554354 2228894 3401910 52337958 47946688 85059517 79902952 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 52%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Poland</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">849,736</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">16.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">810,977</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">15.6</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Germany</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">828,932</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">15.8</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">816,089</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">15.7</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Japan</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">582,674</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">11.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">658,934</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">12.7</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">France</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">485,627</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.3</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">479,515</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Sweden</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">445,560</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">8.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">498,463</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9.6</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Finland</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">395,515</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">388,627</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">United Kingdom</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">375,150</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">283,418</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Czech Republic</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">338,195</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.4</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">365,018</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">7.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Thailand</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">332,148</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.3</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,657</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">6.6</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">South Korea</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">258,314</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">4.9</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">266,562</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5.1</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Indonesia</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">166,053</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3.2</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">130,081</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2.5</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">193,878</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3.7</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">150,844</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">3.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">5,251,782</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">%</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">5,189,185</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100.0</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> 849736 0.162 810977 0.156 828932 0.158 816089 0.157 582674 0.111 658934 0.127 485627 0.093 479515 0.092 445560 0.085 498463 0.096 395515 0.075 388627 0.075 375150 0.071 283418 0.055 338195 0.064 365018 0.07 332148 0.063 340657 0.066 258314 0.049 266562 0.051 166053 0.032 130081 0.025 193878 0.037 150844 0.03 5251782 1 5189185 1 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>At August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>At August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">China</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,627,202</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,729,080</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">1,217,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">745,469</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">United States</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">9,421,051</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">7,590,805</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total property and equipment</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">16,265,653</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">14,065,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 5627202 5729080 1217400 745469 9421051 7590805 16265653 14065354 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">China</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">14,245,238</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">13,469,075</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Brazil</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,994,372</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">5,969,314</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">India</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">22,189,317</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">19,916,834</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">12,137,925</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">11,993,375</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">United States</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">30,492,665</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">28,554,354</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total net sales</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">85,059,517</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">79,902,952</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 14245238 13469075 5994372 5969314 22189317 19916834 12137925 11993375 30492665 28554354 85059517 79902952 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>12.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>RETIREMENT PLAN </b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company has a 401(k) employee savings plan. Employees who meet certain age and service requirements may elect to contribute up to 15% of their salaries. The Company typically contributes the lesser of 50% of the participant’s contributions or 3.5% of the employee’s salary. The Company recognized expense for the savings plan of $332,726 and $289,235 for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.</p> 0.15 0.50 0.035 332726 289235 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>13.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">During both fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the Company made consulting payments of $144,000 to Bioplastic Polymers LLC, an entity owned by Ramani Narayan, Ph.D., a director of the Company. Dr. Narayan provides certain consulting services to the Company relating to the Natur-Tec® business and bioplastics program.</p> 144000 144000 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>14.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>INCOME TAXES</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2024 and 2023 was approximately as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current:</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Federal</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">State</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">48,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">26,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Foreign</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">1,601,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">1,857,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,649,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,883,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Deferred:</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Federal</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">State</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Foreign</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(323,203</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(533,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(323,203</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(533,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,325,797</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,349,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Reconciliations of the expected federal income tax at the statutory rate of 21.0% with the provisions for income taxes for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2024 and 2023 were approximately as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Tax computed at statutory rates</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,627,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,352,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">State income tax, net of federal benefit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">21,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(20,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Tax effect on equity in income of international joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(887,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(1,354,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Tax effect of foreign operations</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">371,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,005,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Deemed repatriation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Foreign tax credit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(321,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">783,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Research and development credit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(512,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(710,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Valuation allowance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,066,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">354,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Stock based compensation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">175,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">31,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Non-controlling interest</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(71,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(59,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Prior year true-up</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(146,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(51,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(1,203</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">18,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,325,797</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,349,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company has not provided U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes with respect to its portion of the cumulative undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures that are essentially permanent in duration. As a result of the 2017 tax law changes, U.S. federal income taxes on dividends received from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures after December 31, 2017 have been generally eliminated. However, the Company continues to be subject to foreign withholding taxes upon repatriation of any undistributed earnings that are not essentially permanent in duration. The Company recorded a tax benefit of approximately $180,000 in fiscal 2024 and tax expense of approximately $51,600 during fiscal 2023, representing changes in the deferred tax liability for foreign withholding taxes to be paid with respect to the portion of the cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures that the Company determined were not essentially permanent in duration.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will apply in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to be recovered or paid. The tax effect of the temporary differences and tax carryforwards comprising the net deferred taxes shown on the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2024 and 2023 was approximately as follows:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Stock-based compensation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">637,100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">556,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Foreign tax credit carryforward</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,844,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,036,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Capitalized research and experimentation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2,037,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,106,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other credit and loss carryforward</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,974,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">6,034,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">965,368</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">1,048,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total deferred tax assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">13,459,268</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">12,781,500</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Valuation allowance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(12,694,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">(11,933,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total deferred tax assets after valuation allowance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">764,468</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">847,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Right-of-use asset</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(64,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(66,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Intangible assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(1,564,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(1,670,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Unremitted foreign earnings</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(34,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(214,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(61,100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(201,215</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total deferred tax liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(1,724,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(2,152,915</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net deferred tax liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">(960,332</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">(1,305,115</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">)</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">As of August 31, 2024, the Company has foreign tax credit carryforwards of $3,844,800. This amount begins to expire to the extent not utilized by August 31, 2025. In addition, the Company had federal and state tax credit carryforwards of $5,405,560 as of August 31, 2024, which begin to expire in fiscal 2025.  These federal and state tax credit carryforwards consist primarily of federal and Minnesota research and development credit carryforwards. The Company also has a deferred tax asset of $203,000 for federal net operating loss carryforwards and $274,000 for state net operating loss carryforwards as of August 31, 2024. The federal net operating loss carryforward has an indefinite carryforward period. The state net operating loss carryforward will begin to expire to the extent not utilized by August 31, 2025. The Company has a deferred tax asset of $481,200 for foreign net operating loss carryforwards, which will begin to expire to the extent not utilized by August 31, 2033.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company records a tax valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company determined based on all available evidence, including historical data and projections of future results, that it is more likely than not that its domestic deferred tax assets will not be realized due to the absence of objectively verifiable sources of taxable income. On the basis of this evaluation, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $12,694,800 and $11,933,700 as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, to recognize only the portion of the deferred tax assets that is more likely than not to be realized. The net deferred tax asset as of August 31, 2024 and 2023 relates entirely to non-US deferred tax assets which are expected to be realized offset by deferred tax liability for withholding tax on cumulative undistributed earnings in foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures that the Company determined were not essentially permanent. The change in the valuation allowance totaled an increase of $761,100 and $340,800 for the years ended August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of approximated unrecognized tax benefits:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross unrecognized tax benefits – beginning balance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">361,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">319,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross (decreases) increases – prior period tax positions</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(5,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross increases – current period tax positions</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">43,500</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">42,100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross unrecognized tax benefits – ending balance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">399,300</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">361,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The entire amount of unrecognized tax benefits would affect the effective tax rate if recognized.  It is not expected that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly in the next 12 months.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties as income tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties are included within the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheet. There was <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1276"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1277">no</span></span> liability for the payment of interest and penalties as of both August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and various states and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, as of August 31, 2024, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state, local, or foreign examinations by tax authorities for years prior to August 31, 2021.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current:</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Federal</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">State</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">48,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">26,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Foreign</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">1,601,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">1,857,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,649,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,883,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Deferred:</p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Federal</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">State</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Foreign</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(323,203</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(533,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(323,203</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(533,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,325,797</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,349,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 0 0 48000 26000 1601000 1857000 1649000 1883000 0 0 0 0 -323203 -533400 -323203 -533400 1325797 1349600 0.21 0.21 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Tax computed at statutory rates</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,627,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,352,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">State income tax, net of federal benefit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">21,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(20,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Tax effect on equity in income of international joint ventures</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(887,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(1,354,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Tax effect of foreign operations</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">371,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,005,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Deemed repatriation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Foreign tax credit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(321,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">783,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Research and development credit</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(512,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(710,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Valuation allowance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,066,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">354,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Stock based compensation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">175,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">31,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Non-controlling interest</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(71,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(59,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Prior year true-up</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(146,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(51,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(1,203</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">18,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,325,797</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">1,349,600</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 1627000 1352000 21000 -20000 887000 1354000 371000 1005000 4000 0 321000 783000 512000 710000 1066000 354000 175000 31000 71000 59000 -146000 -51000 -1203 18600 1325797 1349600 -180000 51600 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Stock-based compensation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">637,100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">556,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Foreign tax credit carryforward</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">3,844,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">4,036,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Capitalized research and experimentation</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">2,037,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,106,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other credit and loss carryforward</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,974,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">6,034,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">965,368</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">1,048,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total deferred tax assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">13,459,268</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">12,781,500</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Valuation allowance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">(12,694,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">(11,933,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total deferred tax assets after valuation allowance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">764,468</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">847,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Right-of-use asset</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(64,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(66,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Intangible assets</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(1,564,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(1,670,700</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Unremitted foreign earnings</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">(34,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(214,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Other</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(61,100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(201,215</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Total deferred tax liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(1,724,800</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(2,152,915</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Net deferred tax liabilities</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">(960,332</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">(1,305,115</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">)</td> </tr> </tbody></table> 637100 556700 3844800 4036000 2037800 1106000 5974200 6034000 965368 1048800 13459268 12781500 12694800 11933700 764468 847800 64700 66200 1564200 1670700 34800 214800 61100 201215 1724800 2152915 960332 1305115 3844800 5405560 203000 274000 481200 12694800 11933700 761100 340800 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross unrecognized tax benefits – beginning balance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">361,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">319,000</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross (decreases) increases – prior period tax positions</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">(5,400</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">)</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross increases – current period tax positions</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">43,500</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">42,100</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Gross unrecognized tax benefits – ending balance</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">399,300</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom: 3px double black;">361,200</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double black;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 361200 319000 -5400 100 43500 42100 399300 361200 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>15.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES </b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Operating Leases</i></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company currently has operating leases for various buildings, equipment and vehicles. These leases are under non-cancelable operating lease agreements with expiration dates between November 30, 2024 and May 31, 2028. The Company has the option to extend certain leases to <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1370">five</span> or <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1371">ten</span>-year term(s) and has the right of first refusal on any sale.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company records lease liabilities within current liabilities or long-term liabilities based upon the length of time associated with the lease payments. The Company records its long-term operating leases as right-of-use assets. Upon initial adoption, using the modified retrospective transition approach, no leases with terms less than 12 months have been capitalized to the consolidated balance sheet consistent with ASC 842. Instead, these leases are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on a straight-line expense throughout the lives of the leases. None of the Company’s leases contain common area maintenance or security agreements.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Company has made certain assumptions and judgments when applying ASC 842, the most significant of which is that the Company elected the package of practical expedients available for transition that allow the Company to not reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases under the new definition of a lease, lease classification for expired or existing leases and whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under ASC 842. Additionally, the Company did not elect to use hindsight when considering judgments and estimates such as assessments of lessee options to extend or terminate a lease or purchase the underlying asset. The Company has no contingent rent agreements.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Present Value of Leases</i></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Right-of-use assets, net</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">424,558</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">428,874</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current portion of lease liability</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">325,116</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,799</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Lease liability, less current portion</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">99,442</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">88,075</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Total lease liability</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">424,558</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">428,874</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The weighted-average remaining lease term was 1.25 years and 1.21 years as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company’s lease agreements do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate nor is it available to the Company from its lessors. Instead, as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company estimates the weighted-average discount rate for its operating leases to be 7.61% and 7.60%, respectively, to present value based on the incremental borrowing rate.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Future minimum payments as of August 31, 2024 under these long-term operating leases are as follows (in thousands):</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 85%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2025</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">325,116</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2026</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">103,944</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2027</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">21,596</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Thereafter</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Total future minimum lease payments</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,656</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Less amount representing interest</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(26,098</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Present value of obligations under operating leases</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">424,558</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Less current portion</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(325,116</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Long-term operating lease obligations</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">99,442</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Operating lease cost under these leases was approximately $340,799 and $373,330 as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Annual Bonus Plan</i></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">On August 26, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the material terms of an annual bonus plan for the Company’s executive officers as well as certain officers and employees for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. For fiscal 2025, as in past years, the total amount available under the bonus plan for all plan participants, including executive officers, is dependent upon the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, and other income (EBITOI), as adjusted to take into account amounts to be paid under the bonus plan and certain other adjustments (Adjusted EBITOI). Each plan participant’s percentage of the overall bonus pool is based upon the number of plan participants, the individual’s annual base salary, and the individual’s position and level of responsibility within the Company. In the case of each of the Company’s executive officer participants, 75% of the amount of their individual bonus payout will be determined based upon the Company’s actual EBITOI for fiscal 2025 compared to a pre-established target EBITOI for fiscal 2025, and 25% of the payout will be determined based upon such executive officer’s achievement of certain pre-established individual performance objectives. The payment of bonuses under the plan is discretionary, and bonuses may be paid to executive officer participants in both cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, the exact amount and percentages of which are determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, after the completion of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2025.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">On August 28, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the material terms of an annual bonus plan for the Company’s executive officers as well as certain officers and employees for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024. $2,200,000 was recognized for bonuses for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024, $800,000 of the bonus is comprised of stock options granted to management on September 1, 2023 that will be expensed over three years and $1,400,000 will be paid out in cash and profit sharing subsequent to year end. This is compared to $2,000,000 recognized for bonuses for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023, $800,000 of the bonus comprised of stock options granted to management on September 1, 2022 and $1,200,000 was paid out in cash and profit sharing subsequent to year end.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Concentrations </i></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Three joint ventures (consisting of the Company’s joint ventures in the U.S., Japan and Thailand) accounted for 43.3% of the Company’s trade joint venture receivables as of August 31, 2024, and two joint ventures (consisting of the Company’s joint ventures in the United States and South Korea) accounted for 40.1% of the Company’s trade joint venture receivables as of August 31, 2023.</p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i>Legal Matters </i></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">From time to time, the Company is subject to various other claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of its business. The Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for costs related to claims, including future legal costs, settlements and judgments, where the Company has assessed that a loss is probable and an amount could be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of a probable loss is a range, the Company records the most probable estimate of the loss or the minimum amount when no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount. The Company discloses a contingent liability even if the liability is not probable or the amount is not estimable, or both, if there is a reasonable possibility that material loss may have been incurred. In the opinion of management, as of August 31, 2024, the amount of liability, if any, with respect to these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not materially affect the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. An adjustment has been made to the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for fiscal year ended August 31, 2023 to reclassify tax receivables and tax payables.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>August 31, 2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Right-of-use assets, net</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">424,558</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">428,874</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Current portion of lease liability</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">325,116</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,799</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Lease liability, less current portion</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">99,442</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">88,075</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Total lease liability</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">424,558</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: right;">428,874</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 424558 428874 325116 340799 99442 88075 424558 428874 P1Y3M P1Y2M15D 0.0761 0.076 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 85%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2025</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">325,116</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2026</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">103,944</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Fiscal 2027</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">21,596</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Thereafter</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">—</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Total future minimum lease payments</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">450,656</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Less amount representing interest</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(26,098</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Present value of obligations under operating leases</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">424,558</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Less current portion</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">(325,116</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">Long-term operating lease obligations</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">99,442</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 325116 103944 21596 0 450656 26098 424558 325116 99442 340799 373330 0.75 0.25 2200000 800000 1400000 2000000 800000 1200000 0.433 0.401 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>16.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information consisted of:</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt -36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended</b></p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt -36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b>August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Cash paid for income tax</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,191,538</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,064,894</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Cash paid for interest</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,129</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">461,805</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Cash paid for operating leases</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,799</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">373,330</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt -36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b>Fiscal Year Ended</b></p> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt -36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b>August 31,</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b>2024</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>2023</b></p> </td> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 70%;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Cash paid for income tax</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,191,538</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$</td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">1,064,894</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Cash paid for interest</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,129</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">461,805</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"> <td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Cash paid for operating leases</p> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">340,799</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: right;">373,330</td> <td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> 1191538 1064894 340129 461805 340799 373330 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 36pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><a href="#" id="Notes_end" title="Notes end"></a>17.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>SUBSEQUENT EVENTS</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">On October 16, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on November 13, 2024 to stockholders of record on October 30, 2024. The declaration of future dividends is not guaranteed and will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in light of conditions then existing, including the Company’s earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, restrictions in financing agreements, business conditions, and other factors.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> 0.07 2024-11-13 2024-10-30 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="width: 45pt;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><a href="#" id="I9B" title="I9B"></a>Item 9B.</b></p> </td> <td style="width: auto;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1449"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1450"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1451"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c1452">OTHER</span></span></span></span> INFORMATION</b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>Adoption of Third Amended and Restated Bylaws</b></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">On November 14, 2024, NTIC’s Board of Directors approved and adopted Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”) incorporating certain amendments, including amendments in response to recent developments in Delaware law. The Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective immediately upon their approval and adoption by the Board of Directors. The amendments reflected in the Amended and Restated Bylaws include, among other changes: (i) limiting certain disclosure requirements to bring forth a stockholder proposal or director nomination to the stockholder giving notice, any beneficial owners of such stockholder and stockholders who are known to financially support such stockholder proposal or director nomination; and (ii) incorporating other non-substantive, conforming changes.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The foregoing summary of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, as approved, adopted, and effective on November 14, 2024, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this annual report on Form 10-K and incorporated by reference herein.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>Rule 10b5-1 Plan and Non-Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement Adoptions, Terminations, and Modifications</b></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">During the three months ended August 31, 2024, none of our directors or “officers” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of SEC Regulation S-K.</p>