0000842295-12-000074.txt : 20121106 0000842295-12-000074.hdr.sgml : 20121106 20121106133926 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000842295-12-000074 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121106 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121106 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121106 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: 121182623 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 x8k2012swideasconf.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K, November 6, 2012

 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 6, 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)

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 8.01           Other events.

On November 6, 2012, TOR Mineral International announced that company executives will present at the Southwest IDEAS Conference in Dallas on November 14, 2012.  TOR Mineral's presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m. Central Time.  The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at the conference website, www.SWIDEAS.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 November 6, 2012, announcing the Company's participation in the Southwest 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:  November 6, 2012

/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL

Barbara Russell
Chief Financial Officer



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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

 

99.1

Press Release, dated November 6, 2012, announcing the Company's participation in the Southwest IDEAS Conference



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 EX-99 2 exhibit991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1, Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

TOR Minerals to Present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference

November 14, 2012 in Dallas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, November 6, 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 Olaf Karasch, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on November 14, 2012, at the Sheraton Galleria Hotel in Dallas.  TOR Mineral's presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM Central Time.  The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at the conference website, www.SWIDEAS.com, or in the investor relations section of the company's website: www.torminerals.com.   

The mission of the IDEAS Conferences is to provide independent regional venues for quality companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals.  Unlike traditional bank-sponsored events, IDEAS Investor Conferences are sponsored directly by money management firms for the benefit of regional investment communities.  Conference sponsors collectively have more than $100 Billion in assets under management and include: Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Straus, Keeley Asset Management, Hodges Capital Management, Luther King Capital Management, Allianz Global Investors: NFJ Investment Group, RENN Capital, Great Lakes Advisors, Ironwood Investment Management, and Perritt Capital Management.  The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC.  Additional information about the events can be located 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