Form 8-K, June 5, 2012 IDEAS Conference

0000842295-12-000041.txt : 20120516 0000842295-12-000041.hdr.sgml : 20120516 20120516155743 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000842295-12-000041 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120516 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000842295 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810] IRS NUMBER: 742081929 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-17321 FILM NUMBER: 12848804 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 722 BURLESON CITY: CORPUS CHRISTI STATE: TX ZIP: 78402 BUSINESS PHONE: 361-883-5591 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 722 BURLESON CITY: CORPUS CHRISTI STATE: TX ZIP: 78402 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HITOX CORPORATION OF AMERICA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 x8k2012jun5conf.htm FORM 8-K, JUNE 5, 2012 IDEAS CONFERENCE Form 8-K, June 5, 2012 IDEAS Conference

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): May 16, 2012
TOR Minerals International, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-17321 (Commission File Number) 722 Burleson Street Corpus Christi, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)			74-2081929 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 78402 (Zip Code)
(361) 883-5591 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other events.

On May 16, 2012, TOR Mineral International announced that company executives will present at the East Coast IDEAS Conference in Boston on June 5, 2012. TOR Mineral's presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT (8:45 a.m. CDT). The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at the conference website, www.IDEASConferences.com, or in the investor relations section of the company's website: www.torminerals.com.

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated May 16, 2012, announcing the Company's participation in the East Coast IDEAS Conference
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: May 16, 2012		/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
		Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated May 16, 2012, announcing the Company's participation in the East Coast IDEAS Conference.

EX-99 2 exhibit99.htm EXHIBIT 99.1, PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1, Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

TOR Minerals to Present at the East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 16, 2012 - TOR Minerals International (NASDAQ: TORM), producer of synthetic titanium dioxide and color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers, today announced that company executives will present at the East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference on June 5, 2012, at the Metro Meeting Center in Boston, MA. TOR Mineral's presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT (8:45 a.m. CDT). The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at the conference website, www.IDEASConferences.com, or in the investor relations section of the company's website: www.torminerals.com.

The East Coast IDEAS conference is an annual independent venue featuring presentations from quality public companies to an audience of influential professional investors with the express purpose of generating investor interest. The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC with sponsorship from the regional investment communities in which they are held. Additional information about the events can be found at www.IDEASconferences.com

Headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals International, Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty mineral and pigment products for high performance applications with manufacturing and regional offices located in the United States, Netherlands and Malaysia.

Contact:
Dave Mossberg,
Three Part Advisors, LLC
817-310-0051