TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (Form: 8-K, Received: 02/22/2017 16:26:15)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549
_________________________________ FORM 8‑K _________________________________
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2017
TOR Minerals International, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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)
(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 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT .

On February 21, 2017, our subsidiary, TOR Minerals Malaysia (“TMM”), amended its short term banking facility with RHB Bank Berhad (the (“RHB”) to extend the maturity date to August 11, 2017. The RHB facility includes the following

Facility	Total Limit (RM)		USD Equivalent at 2/21/2017

Uncommitted Multi-Trade Line (MTL)	RM 3,500,000-00	$	785,158
Letter of Credit (LC)/Shipping Guarantee (SG)/
Bankers Acceptance (BA)/Trust Receipt (TR)/
Bill Purchased (BP)/
Export Credit Refinancing (ECR)/
Foreign Currency Trade Financing (FCTF)/
Promissory Notes (PN)


Bank Guarantee (BG)	RM 1,200,000-00	$	269,197


Foreign Exchange Contract Line (FECL)	RM 2,500,000-00	$	560,827
(10% risk)


TOTAL	RM 7,200,000-00	$	1,615,183

No funds were outstanding on the RHB facility at December 31, 2016.

ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER
AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT .

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)	Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-B:
	Exhibit Number 10.1	Description RHB Berhad Bank Amendment to Credit Facility, dated February 20, 2017
SIGNATURES
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.
			TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. _____________________ (Registrant)



Date: February 22, 2017	/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
	Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

10.1

Description

RHB Berhad Bank Amendment to Credit Facility, dated February 20, 2017

EXHIBIT 10.1

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Date: 20 February 2017

TOR Minerals (M) SDN. BHD.

(014387-W)

4 ½ Mile, Jalan Lahat,

30200 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Dear Sirs ,

RE: BANKING FACILITIES GRANTED TO TOR MINERALS (M) SDN BHD (“BORROWER”)

Further to our Letter of Offer dated 17 ^th April 2008, 01 ^st June 2011, 25 ^th March 2013 and 25 ^th October 25, 2013 and 10 ^th July 2014, 6 ^th May 2015, 19 ^th February 2016, 10 ^th August 2016 (“Letters of Offer”), we, RHB Bank Berhad (“the Bank”) has agreed to renew your existing banking facilities to 11 August 2017, subject to the following terms and conditions: -

1. THE BANKING FACILITIES

The banking facilities granted or to be granted to you are follows:

Facility		Total Limit (RM)

Uncommitted Multi-Trade Line (MTL)		RM 3,500,000-00
Letter of Credit (LC)/Shipping Guarantee (SG)/
Bankers Acceptance (BA)/Trust Receipt (TR)/
Bill Purchased (BP)/
Export Credit Refinancing (ECR)/
Foreign Currency Trade Financing (FCTF)/
Promissory Notes (PN)


Bank Guarantee (BG)		RM 1,200,000-00

Foreign Exchange Contract Line (FECL)		RM 2,500,000-00
(10% risk)

TOTAL		RM 7,200,000-00

(hereinafter referred to as “the Banking Facility” and where the Banking Facility comprises more than one banking facilities, the expression “Banking Facility” shall where the context requires refer collectively to all and individually to each of the respective banking facilities comprising the Banking Facility)

EXHIBIT 10.1

2. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2.1 Utilization of Multi-Trade Lines facilities is allowed to finance sales to your related companies at capping limit of RM2,000,000-00 from total Multi-Trade Lines limit of RM3,500,000-00 as approved by the Bank as follows:

(a) TOR Minerals International, Inc. USA

(b) TOR Processing & Trade B.V., Netherlands

2.2 Availment of MTL is up to RM3.5M, subject to the terms and conditions of the uncommitted Facility.

(i) Uncommitted MTL may be availed at the Bank’s sole discretion upon the borrower providing at least five (5) business-days written notice to the bank.

(ii) Uncommitted MTL is unconditionally and immediately cancellable and revocable by the Bank at anytime without any prior notice to the borrower.

(iii) Any uncommitted lines availed and subsequently repaid shall revert back to uncommitted status as per term no. 1 and no. 2 above.

2.3 For the avoidance of doubt, you shall bear all professional fees, taxes (including but not limited to service tax or GST), and any out-of-pocket expenses incurred and any other fees, expenses or recourse in respect to this facility.

Except as specifically amended or varied hereby, all terms and condition in our previous Letter(s) of Offer and in the security documents to secure the existing facilities shall remain in full force and effect and the Letter(s) of Offer and security documents as amended or varied by this Letter shall from and after the date hereof be read as a single integrated document incorporating the amendment(s) or variations(s) effected hereby.

Please indicate your acceptance of the renewed Banking Facility upon the terms and conditions herein by signing the duplicate of this letter and returning the same to the Bank at Level 7, Tower 3, RHB Center, Jalan Tun Razak 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia within fourteen (14) days from the date hereof. In the event we fail to receive the duplicate of this letter duly accepted by you, the continued utilization of the Banking Facility shall be deemed to be an acceptance of and subject to the terms and conditions of this letter.

We thank you for giving us the opportunity to be of service to you.

Yours faithfully

For RHB BANK BERHAD

Sebastian Suh
Senior Relationship Manager
Group Corporate Banking

Chin Kah Hoe
Head, Multinational Business
Group Corporate Banking

EXHIBIT 10.1

FORM OF ACCEPTANCE & DECLARATION OF CONNECTED PARTIES

I/We, the undersigned hereby confirm that I/We have read the terms and conditions set out above and in the Annexures hereto and taken note of the same. I/We hereby accept the Banking Facility upon the terms and conditions mentioned above and in the Annexures. I/We hereby declare that :

We are not related to/a guarantor to/in control of/controlled by any of the directors, controlling shareholders, officers of the RHB Banking Group and their respective *close relatives.

None of the directors, controlling shareholders, officers of the RHB Banking Group and their respective *close relatives is a director, partner, executive officer, agent or guarantor in our firm/partnership/company/legal entity and/or our subsidiaries/entities controlled by us.

*”Close relatives” is defined as spouse and dependents of the spouse, child (including step/adopted child) and spouse of the child, parent and brother or sister and their spouses.

Signed for and on behalf of TOR Minerals (M) Sdn Bhd (14387-W)

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