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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-20-004468
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200428
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200428

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000098677
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SUGAR & CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS [2060]
		IRS NUMBER:				221318955
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-01361
		FILM NUMBER:		20824205

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7401 S CICERO AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60629
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7738383400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7401 S CICERO AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60629

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SWEETS CO OF AMERICA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19660921
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">[ &nbsp; ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#xA7; 240.14a-12</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">TOOTSIE&nbsp;ROLL, INC.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">[x]&nbsp;No fee required.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">[ &nbsp; ]&nbsp;Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:9pt;">(1)</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Announces Intention To Adjourn 2020 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders To August 31, 2020</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Chicago, IL, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 28, 2020, Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TR) announced its intention to adjourn its Annual Meeting of Shareholders due to the COVID-19 Pandemic to August 31, 2020. The adjourned meeting will be held at 9:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Savings Time in Room 1200, Mutual Building, 909 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) previously provided notice to shareholders that its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 9:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Savings Time in Room 1200, Mutual Building, 909 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia on May 4, 2020. The Company intends to call the meeting to order and immediately adjourn the meeting to Monday, August 31, 2020 at 9:00 A.M.&nbsp; </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Please note that the proxy card included with the previously distributed proxy materials will not be updated to reflect the adjournment and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the Annual Meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have already voted, you do not need to vote again.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">No business will be conducted at the meeting on May 4, 2020 other than to adjourn the meeting to a later date. Announcement of the voting results of the meeting will be deferred until the adjourned meeting.</font>
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