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 12, 2015
TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34903 | 27-3679414 |
| (State or Other | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 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
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 12, 2015, the Company announced its plans to sell two of its consolidated Joint Ventures in China. For reporting purposes, the results of these operations will be included as income from discontinued operations in the Company’s fourth quarter 2014 results.
Pro forma financial information for all quarters of 2014 is provided in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is 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.
| | (b) | Pro Forma 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. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Jeffrey Kersten | |
| | Name: | Jeffrey Kersten | |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller | |
Dated: February 12, 2015
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| 99.1 | Pro Forma Financial Information |
