On May 16, 2012, the Board of Directors of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Service Agreement with the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Olaf Karasch. Under the terms of the Service Agreement, Dr. Karasch will be paid an annual salary of €284,340 (Euro). The Service Agreement contains a "Change in Control" provision whereby Dr. Karasch will be assured a minimum of two (2) years of compensation following any Change in Control (as defined in the agreement), whether as an active employee of the Company or through the severance payment provided in the Service Agreement, unless Dr. Karasch is terminated by the Company for "Cause" (as defined in the agreement) or his employment is terminated by him other than for "Good Reason" (as defined in the agreement). The form of Dr. Karasch's Service Agreement is filed under Item 9.01 to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.

In addition, on May 16, 2012, the Board of Directors entered into Severance Agreements with the Company's Executive Vice President, Mark Schomp, and the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Barbara Russell. Under the terms of the Severance Agreements, Mr. Schomp will be assured a minimum of one and one half years of compensation and Ms. Russell will be assured a minimum of one year of compensation following any Change in Control (as defined in the agreement), whether as active employees of the Company or through the severance payment provided in the Severance Agreement, unless Mr. Schomp or Ms. Russell, as the case may be, is terminated by the Company for "Cause" (as defined in the agreement) or their employment is terminated by them other than for "Good Reason" (as defined in the agreement). The form of Mr. Schomp's Severance Agreement is filed under Item 9.01 to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2, and The form of Ms. Russell's Severance Agreement is filed under Item 9.01 to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.3.

The foregoing summaries of the Service Agreement and the Severance Agreements do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Service Agreement and Severance Agreements attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

        Exhibit      Description
        Number
        10.1         Service Agreement between Dr. Olaf Karasch and TOR Minerals
                     International, Inc.
        10.2         Severance Agreement between Mark Schomp and TOR Minerals
                     International, Inc.
        10.3         Severance Agreement between Barbara Russell and TOR Minerals
                     International, Inc.
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Date: May 17, 2012 /s/ BARBARA RUSSELL