UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549
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| FORM 8‑K
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CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2014
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TOR Minerals International, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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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)
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(361) 883-5591 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A (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.
(a) The 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of TOR Minerals International, Inc. was held on Friday, May 9, 2014 (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 21, 2014) 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 | Broker Non-Votes |
Julie Ehmann | | 2,365,730 | | 25,885 | | 498,560 | |
Thomas Pauken | | 2,366,896 | | 24,719 | | 498,560 | |
Bernard Paulson | | 2,366,300 | | 25,315 | | 498,560 | |
Douglas Hartman | | 2,367,026 | | 24,589 | | 498,560 | |
Steven Paulson | | 2,280,746 | | 110,869 | | 498,560 | |
Olaf Karasch | | 2,292,107 | | 99,508 | | 498,560 | |
Tan Chin Yong | | 2,367,988 | | 23,627 | | 498,560 | |
Proposal No. 2. The appointment of UHY LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows.
For | Against | Abstain |
2,885,640 | | 2,535 | | 2,000 | |
Proposal No. 3. : The consideration of an advisory vote on executive compensation was voted as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
1,599,682 | | 681,251 | | 110,682 | | 498,560 | |
SIGNATURES
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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.
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| TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. _____________________ (Registrant)
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Date: May 9, 2014 | /s/ BARBARA RUSSELL |
| Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer |
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