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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 1, 2017


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)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.


At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
(the "Company") held on May 1, 2017, the proposals listed below were
submitted to a vote of the shareholders.  The proposals are described
in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each
of the proposals was approved by the shareholders pursuant to the
voting results set forth below.












Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

	The four nominees for the Board of Directors were elected to hold office
until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are
elected and duly qualified.  The tabulation of votes was:

Nominee		        	 Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Vote
                                                              
Ellen R. Gordon	                263,884,944        3,619,909	        7,364,033
Lana Jane Lewis-Brent           265,638,233        1,866,620            7,364,033
Barre A. Seibert                264,655,184        2,849,669            7,364,033
Paula M. Wardynski              266,184,268        1,320,585            7,364,033


Proposal 2 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

	The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending
December 31, 2017 was ratified by a vote of 270,531,923 for the motion
and 4,206,984 against the motion.


Proposal 3 - Approve Executive Compensation

	The overall compensation of the Company's named executive officers was
approved, on an advisory basis, by a vote of 259,766,582 for the motion and
7,428,480 against the motion.


Proposal 4 - Approve the Frequency of Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation

	A shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation will be held every
three years by a vote of 8,082,257 for one year, 161,935 for two years and
258,788,054 for three years.


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.

May 1, 2017                     By:  /S/G. HOWARD EMBER, JR.
                              Name:  G. Howard Ember, Jr.
                             Title:  V.P. Finance and Chief
                                     Financial Officer