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): July 22, 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
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 22, 2013, Tower International, Inc. (the “registrant”) issued a press release announcing its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 - Tower International, Inc. Press Release dated July 22, 2013.
Except as set forth in the immediately following paragraph, all of the information in Exhibit 99.1 is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for 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.
The following portions of Exhibit 99.1 (and solely those portions) are being “filed” and are deemed incorporated by reference in the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183117): (i) the registrant’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (page 4 of such exhibit), (ii) the registrant’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (page 5 of such exhibit) and (iii) the registrant’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (page 6 of such exhibit).
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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 | |
July 22, 2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 - Tower International, Inc. Press Release dated July 22, 2013.
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