FORM 3

(Print or Type Responses)

tr

5. If Amendment, Date

Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Green, Stephen

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

02/21/17

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. 7401 S. Cicero Ave

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

Director 10% Owner

XOfficer (give Other (specify title below) below)

VP Manufacturing

(Street)

Chicago IL 60629

6. Individual or Joint/Group

X Filing(Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City) (State) (Zip)

Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct

(D) or Indirect

(I) (Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. (TR)

2028

D

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FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)

2. Date Exer- cisable and Expiration Date

(Month/Day/Year)

3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Securities

(Instr. 4)

4. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security

5. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct

(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)

6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Date Exer- cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

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FORM 3 (continued)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address

Relationships

Director

10% Owner

Officer

Other

Green, Stephen

VP Manufacturing

SIGNATURES

Stephen Green 03/20/17

Signature Date

EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instructions 4(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.

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