UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 7, 2013
Tower Group International, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Bermuda | | 001-35834 | | N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Bermuda Commercial Bank Building
19 Par-La-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive office)
(441) 279-6610
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K (“Amendment No. 1”) is being filed solely to amend Exhibit 99.2 of Tower Group International, Ltd.’s (the “Company”) Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2013 (the “Original Report”) by deleting the fifth sentence of the fourth paragraph under the heading “A.M. Best, Fitch and Demotech Downgrade the Company’s Financial Strength and Issuer Credit Ratings” on page 32 of Exhibit 99.2. The reason for the deletion is that the Company has prepared preliminary internal projections in the course of its assessment of strategic alternatives.
Except for the foregoing, there are no other changes to the Original Report (including Exhibit 99.2 attached thereto). This Amendment No. 1 continues to speak as of the date of the Original Report and the Company has not updated the disclosure in this Amendment No. 1 or Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto to speak to any later date.
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On November 14, 2013, the Company furnished its selected financial information as of June 30, 2013 on Exhibit 99.2 to the Original Report. The amended version of such selected financial information, which reflects the amendment described above, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information included in this Amendment No. 1 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto is furnished and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Selected Financial Information as of June 30, 2013 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 INTERNATIONAL, LTD. |
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| Date: November 19, 2013 | | | | By: | | /s/ William E. Hitselberger |
| | | | Name: | | William E. Hitselberger |
| | | | Title: | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit
No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Selected Financial Information as of June 30, 2013 |
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