UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): May 12, 2010
Tower Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-50990 | | 13-3894120 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | | | Identification No.) |
120 Broadway, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10271
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 655-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Tower Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 12, 2010. At that meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Company’s stockholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting are as follows:
Item 1 — Election of Directors
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| Name | | Votes For | | Withheld | | Non-Votes |
| Charles A. Bryan | | | 32,271,465 | | | | 3,920,576 | | | | 3,144,038 | |
| Robert S. Smith | | | 32,292,681 | | | | 3,899,360 | | | | 3,144,038 | |
Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained |
| 39,011,996 | | 66,895 | | 257,188 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement 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.
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| | Tower Group, Inc. | |
| | Registrant | |
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| Date: May 14, 2010 | /s/ Elliot S. Orol | |
| | ELLIOT S. OROL | |
| | Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary | |
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