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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000098677-11-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110502
ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110603
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110603
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000098677
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SUGAR & CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS [2060]
IRS NUMBER: 221318955
STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 8-K/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01361
FILM NUMBER: 11890612
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 7401 S CICERO AVE
CITY: CHICAGO
STATE: IL
ZIP: 60629
BUSINESS PHONE: 7738383400
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 7401 S CICERO AVE
CITY: CHICAGO
STATE: IL
ZIP: 60629
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SWEETS CO OF AMERICA INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660921
8-K/A
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may118kafiling.txt
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. 8-K/A
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 2, 2011
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its charter)
Virginia 001-01361 22-1318955
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
7401 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60629
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 773-838-3400
Not Applicable
(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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. ("Company") on May 4, 2011 ("Original 8-K") and
completes disclosures made under Item 5.07, Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders, regarding the results from the Company's 2011 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders held on May 2, 2011. This Amendment No. 1 discloses the results
of Proposals 3 and 4 which were inadvertently omitted from the Original 8-K.
Except for the foregoing, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend the Original 8-K
in any way and does not modify or update any other disclosures contained in the
Original 8-K. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction
with the Original 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Proposal 3 - Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named
executive officers of the Company.
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Vote
222,328,387 4,011,900 2,542,600 6,167,761
Proposal 4 - Recommend, on an advisory basis, that votes of the shareholders on
executive compensation be held every one, two or three years.
Votes cast for this proposal were as follows:
Every Year Every Two Years Every Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Vote
35,675,990 349,195 190,234,781 2,622,612 6,167,766
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.
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
June 3, 2011 By: /s/ G. Howard Ember
Name: G. Howard Ember
Title: V.P. Finance and Chief
Financial Officer