Company: TR
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-003853
Chunk: 38

Company: TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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Some banks, brokers, broker-dealers and other similar organizations acting as nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements and annual reports. This means that only one copy of this proxy statement and the Annual Report may have been sent to multiple shareholders in your household. If you would prefer to receive separate copies of a proxy statement or Annual Report for other shareholders in your household, either now or in the future, please contact your bank, broker, broker-dealer or other similar organization serving as your nominee. Upon written or oral request to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., 7401 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60629,

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Attention: Assistant Secretary, or via telephone at (773) 838-3431, the Company will provide separate copies of the Annual Report and/or this proxy statement.

**GENERAL**

The Board of Directors does not know of any matters other than the foregoing that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. However, if other matters should be properly presented at the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment pursuant to the discretionary authority granted in the proxy.

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 is being mailed herewith.

A copy of the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K (without exhibits), Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Audit Committee Charter may be obtained without charge upon written request to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., 7401 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60629, Attention: G. Howard Ember Jr., Vice President/Finance. A reasonable charge will be made for requested exhibits. The Company maintains a website at www.tootsie.com. The Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Audit Committee Charter are available on this website under “Company” and “Financials.” Our website is not incorporated into or a part of this Proxy Statement. These materials are also available on www.sec.gov.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Barry P. Bowen, Assistant Secretary

Chicago, Illinois

March 27, 2025

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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. May 5, 202