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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2011
Tower Group, Inc.
| Delaware | 000-50990 | 13-3894120 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
120 Broadway, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10271
(Address of principal executive offices)
New York, NY 10271
(212) 655-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act |
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| Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 | ||||||||
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Beginning on May 16, 2011, Tower Group, Inc. (“Tower”) will present the information attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 to various investors. A copy of the Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information under this Item 7.01 and the Investor Presentation attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits
| Number | Exhibit | |||
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation | |||
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.
| Tower Group, Inc. | ||||
| Registrant | ||||
| Date: May 16, 2011 | /s/ William E. Hitselberger | |||
| WILLIAM E. HITSELBERGER | ||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||