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): February 8, 2013
TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| | Delaware | 001-34903 | 27-3679414 | |
| | (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 17672 Laurel Park Drive North, Suite 400E, Livonia, Michigan | 48152 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 675-6000
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):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Tower International, Inc. (the “Company”) has prepared the additional pro-forma financial information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (the “Pro-Forma Financial Information”) to illustrate the effects of the divestiture of its Korean subsidiary Seojin Industrial Company Ltd. (“Seojin”) on the Company’s statements of operations for certain specified prior periods.
The Company intends to use the Pro-Forma Financial Information in connection with meetings and communications with shareholders and members of the financial and investment community with respect to the sale of Seojin, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, are being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are not subject to the liabilities of that section and are not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| | (d) | Exhibits |
| | | |
| | 99.1 | Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements 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 INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| | |
| | By: /s/ Jeffrey Kersten |
| | | Name: Jeffrey Kersten
Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller |
Dated: February 8, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Pro Forma Financial Information
