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Section 3 – Securities and Trading Markets

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

                On February 2, 2018, the Board of Directors of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized the Company to withdraw its common stock, $1.25 par value per share, from listing and registration on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) and to suspend the Company’s duty to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company also issued a press release on February 2, 2018 announcing this action and explaining the reason for its decision. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

                The Company is not in noncompliance with any rule or standard for continued listing on NASDAQ, and the decision to withdraw its common stock from listing and registration was voluntary.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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