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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">UNITED STATES</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;"><br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
  </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;">Washington, DC 20549</font></b></p>
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  </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;">FORM 8&#8209;K<br>
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  CURRENT REPORT Pursuant<br>
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
  <br>
  </font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><br>
  </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest
  event reported):  </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">April 27, 2017<br>
  <br>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">TOR Minerals International,
  Inc.</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter)<br>
  <br>
  <br>
  </font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Delaware<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(State or
  Other Jurisdiction</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">of Incorporation)<br>
  <br>
  </font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">0-17321<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Commission
  File Number)<br>
  <br>
  </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">722 Burleson
  Street<br>
  Corpus Christi, Texas<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)<br>
  <br>
  </font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">74-2081929<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(IRS Employer
  Identification No.)<br>
  <br>
  </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><br>
  78402<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Zip Code)<br>
  <br>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(361) 883-5591<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)<br>
  <br>
  </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">N/A<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Former Name
  or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">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 (</font><i><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">see </font></i><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">General Instruction A.2.
  below):<br>
  <br>
  </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
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  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
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  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
  14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
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  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
  13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
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  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Indicate by
  check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in
  Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter or Rule
  12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></p>
  <p align=right style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Emerging
  growth company &#9744;</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark
  if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
  complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
  pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">ITEM 5.07&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE
OF SECURITY HOLDERS</font></u></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of TOR Minerals International, Inc. was held on Thursday, April 27,
2017 (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;).</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#8217;s stockholders voted
on the following four proposals (described in detail in the Company&#8217;s
definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 27, 2017) at the Annual Meeting and cast their votes as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposal No. 1.</font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160; The
seven nominees named below were elected to serve as directors of the board of
directors</font></p>

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	<font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt; text-decoration:underline"> Election of Directors </font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Julie
  Ehmann </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,786,330 </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39,535 </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Doug
  Hartman </font></p>
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  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,786,330 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=12% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39,535 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:13.2pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=33% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Olaf
  Karasch </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,750,491 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=12% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">75,374 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:13.2pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=33% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Thomas
  Pauken </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,748,031 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=12% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">77,834 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:13.2pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=33% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Bernard
  Paulson </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,668,632 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=12% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">157,233 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:13.2pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=33% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Steven
  Paulson </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,669,332 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=12% style="background:white;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">156,533 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:13.2pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=33% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Tan
  Chin Yong </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,680,488 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=12% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:13.2pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">145,377 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table></div>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
<br>
</font><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposal No. 2.</font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160; : Approval of the fourth amendment to the 2000
incentive plan was voted as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div align=left><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:5.4pt;width:100%;">
 <tr style="height:33.6pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=33% style="background:white;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=12% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Broker <br>
  Non-Vote</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:31.05pt;">
  <td width=33% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:10.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> To
  Amend the TOR Minerals International, Inc. 2000 Incentive Plan </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,426,589 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">371,779 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27,497 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">458,952 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table></div>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
<br>
</font><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposal No. 3.</font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160; The appointment of BDO USA LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 was
ratified, and the voting results were as follows.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div align=left><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0pt;width:100%;">
 <tr style="height:16.8pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=33% style="background:white;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:10.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=12% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:16.8pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:31.05pt;">
  <td width=33% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:10.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> To
  ratify the appointment of our independent auditors </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,284,006 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">173 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">638 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table></div>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
<br>
<br>
</font>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposal No. 4.</font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160; : The consideration of an advisory vote on the
frequency of votes on executive compensation was voted as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:white;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=12% style="background:white;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:33.6pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Broker <br>
  Non-Vote</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:31.05pt;">
  <td width=33% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:10.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> To
  consider an advisory vote on executive compensation </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,260,162 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">552,785 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,597 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:31.05pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">458,952 </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table></div>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  </font><b><font color=gray face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">_____________________<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant)<br>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL</font></u></b></p>
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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):
April 27, 2017
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):
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))
Indicate by
  check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in
  Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter or Rule
  12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
  growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark
  if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
  complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
  pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
1
ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE
OF SECURITY HOLDERS
.
(a)
The 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of TOR Minerals International, Inc. was held on Thursday, April 27,
2017 (the "Annual Meeting").
(b)
The Company's stockholders voted
on the following four proposals (described in detail in the Company's
definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 27, 2017) at the Annual Meeting and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal No. 1.
The
seven nominees named below were elected to serve as directors of the board of
directors
Election of Directors
For
Withheld
Julie
  Ehmann
2,786,330
39,535
Doug
  Hartman
2,786,330
39,535
Olaf
  Karasch
2,750,491
75,374
Thomas
  Pauken
2,748,031
77,834
Bernard
  Paulson
2,668,632
157,233
Steven
  Paulson
2,669,332
156,533
Tan
  Chin Yong
2,680,488
145,377
Proposal No. 2.
: Approval of the fourth amendment to the 2000
incentive plan was voted as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Vote
To
  Amend the TOR Minerals International, Inc. 2000 Incentive Plan
2,426,589
371,779
27,497
458,952
Proposal No. 3.
The appointment of BDO USA LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 was
ratified, and the voting results were as follows.
For
Against
Abstain
To
  ratify the appointment of our independent auditors
3,284,006
173
638
Proposal No. 4.
: The consideration of an advisory vote on the
frequency of votes on executive compensation was voted as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Vote
To
  consider an advisory vote on executive compensation
2,260,162
552,785
1,597
458,952
2
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:
April 28, 2017
/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
Barbara Russell
Chief Financial Officer
3