8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant
To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 20, 2013
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its charter)

Virginia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-01361
(Commission File Number)

22-1318955
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7401 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Illinois  60629
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

773-838-3400
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.

	On February 20, 2013 the Board of Directors of Tootsie Roll Industries,
Inc. (the "Company") declared a regular quarterly dividend $0.08 per share
payable on March 27, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business
on March 5, 2013.

The Board also declared a 3% stock dividend payable on April 5, 2013 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2013.

The Board also fixed May 6, 2013 as the date of the Annual Meeting of the
Shareholders.

A copy of the announcement of these actions is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.

	The information in the release and in this Item 7.01 is "furnished" and
not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information
may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 only if and to the extent
such subsequent filing specifically references such information.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

Exhibit 99.1     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., dividend declaration dated
               	 February 20, 2013.


SIGNATURE

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
under-signed thereunto duly authorized.

February 20, 2013                 TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.

	            	           By:  /S/BARRY P. BOWEN
            	                       Barry P. Bowen
                                       Assistant Secretary



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.               Description

99.1   Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., dividend declaration dated February
       20, 2013.

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.1

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
7401 South Cicero Avenue
Chicago, IL  60629
Phone 773/838-3400
Fax   773/838-3534


STOCK TRADED:  NYSE
TICKER SYMBOL: TR			Wednesday, February 20, 2013

       TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
            DECLARES REGULAR AND SPECIAL DIVIDENDS

February 20, 2013


Gentlemen:

Please be advised that on the above date, the Board of Directors of
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. took the following action:

1.	The Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.08
(8 cents) per share payable on March 27, 2013 to shareholders of
record of the Common Stock and of the Class B Common Stock at the close
of business on March 5, 2013.

2.	The Board declared an extra 3% stock dividend payable on April
5, 2013 to shareholders of record of the Common Stock and Class B Common
Stock at the close of business on March 5, 2013.  The stock dividend is
payable in Common Stock to holders of Common Stock and in Class B Common
Stock to holders of Class B Common Stock.  Fractional shares will be
settled by payment in cash at a rate equal to the closing price per share
of the Common Stock of the Company on the New York Stock Exchange on the
record date, March 5, 2013.  The cut-off date for brokers' requisitions
is March 28, 2013.

3.	The Board of Directors fixed May 6, 2013 as the date of the Annual
Meeting of the Shareholders, to be held in Richmond, Virginia, and fixed
March 5, 2013 as the record date for shareholders entitled to notice of
and to vote at the meeting.  The only matters to be voted upon at the
Annual Meeting are the election of directors and ratification of the
appointment of the auditors.  Proxy Material will be mailed on or about
March 25, 2013.

4.	The shares to be issued in payment of the stock dividend are not
entitled to receive the cash dividend payable March 27, 2013 or to receive
notice of or to vote at the Annual Meeting to be held May 6, 2013.

5.	The Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange; the
Class B Common Stock is not.

6.	American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, 6201 15th Avenue,
Brooklyn, New York 11219, the Transfer Agent for our Company, will disburse
the dividends and mail the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Material.
Paula Caroppoli, Account Administrator (718-921-8275) is in charge of
our account.

For confirmation of the foregoing, call the undersigned at (773) 838-3400.

Sincerely,
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.

/S/BARRY BOWEN
Barry Bowen
Treasurer