8-K 1 earning8knov1.htm NOVEMBER 1, 2005 PRESS RELEASE

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8‑K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

November 1, 2005

TOR Minerals International, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-17321	74-2081929
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

722 Burleson Street Corpus Christi, Texas	78402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(361) 883-5591

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On November 1, 2005, TOR Minerals International, Inc., or the Company, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005. The Company reported a net loss available to common shareholders of ($331,000), or ($0.04) per fully diluted share, on net sales of $6,498,000. This compares with net income available to common shareholders of $458,000, or $0.06 per fully diluted share, on net sales of $9,444,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company reported net income available to common shareholders of $425,000, or $0.05 per share, versus $863,000, or $0.11 per share, for the first nine months of 2004. Net sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 were $22,584,000 versus $21,834,000 reported for the same period in 2004.

TOR Minerals will host a conference call at 4 p.m. Central Time on November 1 to further discuss third quarter results. The call will be simultaneously webcast, and can be accessed via the News section on the Company's website at www.torminerals.com.

A copy of the press release relating to this Item 2.02 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is also available on its website at www.torminerals.com, under the News tab.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, is provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable.
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.
(c)	Shell company transaction Not applicable
(d)	Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-B:
	Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release, dated November 1, 2005, announcing the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. _____________________ (Registrant)


Date: November 1, 2005	/s/ LAWRENCE W. HAAS
	Lawrence W. Haas Treasurer and CFO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated November 1, 2005, announcing the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.