Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GORDON ELLEN R	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC [ TR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC., ATTN: BARRY BOWEN 7401 S. CICERO AVE.	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/19/2021
(Street) CHICAGO, IL 60629 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock								12331846	D
Common stock	8/19/2021		J		285459 (2)	D	$34.555	8703076	I	By Trust for Children
Common stock								1430655	I	By Charitable Foundation
Common stock								95793	I	By TRI Stock Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	$34.555 (1)							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	(1)		13634656	D
Class B Common Stock	$34.555	8/19/2021		J		285459 (2)		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	(1)	(1)	9848121	I	By Trust for Children

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Class B Common stock is freely convertible into Common stock on a share-for-share basis
(2)	Simultaneous exchange of Common Stock for Class B Common Stock

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GORDON ELLEN R C/O TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. ATTN: BARRY BOWEN 7401 S. CICERO AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60629	X	X	President

Signatures
Ellen R Gordon		8/19/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date