Company: TR
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001558370-25-006938
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Company: TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.07
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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 5, 2025, 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 five 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:

                               Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  
  Ellen R. Gordon            330,904,310           4,047,283             3,434,790  
                                                                                    
  Virginia L. Gordon         331,008,197           3,943,396             3,434,790  
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  Lana Jane Lewis-Brent      329,300,095           5,651,498             3,434,790  
  Michael A. Chodos          334,750,706             200,887             3,434,790  
  Paula M. Wardynski         330,976,057           3,975,536             3,434,790  

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for 2025

The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified by a vote of 333,624,818 for the motion and 4,634,815 against the motion. Abstain votes were 126,750 and broker non-votes were 0.

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.

  TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.                                                          
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  By:                                /S/ G. HOWARD EMBER, JR.                            
                                     G. Howard Ember, Jr.                                
                                     Vice President Finance