William Cook Form 4 Tower International / William Cook ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cook William

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

17672 LAUREL PARK DR. NORTH, SUITE 400E

(Street)

LIVONIA MI 48152

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tower International, Inc. [ TOWR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP, Global Human Resources

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	12/10/2015		A		4.41		(1)	(1)	Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	4.41	$0	1,318.41(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	12/10/2015		A		4.33		(3)	(3)	Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	4.33	$0	1,294.33(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	12/10/2015		A		6.57		(4)	(4)	Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	6.57	$0	1,963.57(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These restricted stock units ("RSUs") result from dividend equivalent units accrued as additional RSUs on 2013 RSU award. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Tower International, Inc. (the "Company"). RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents vest and settle, at the same time and on the same terms and conditions, with the underlying RSUs to which they relate. There is no expiration date.

2. Represents total unvested RSUs associated with original award, including unvested RSUs accrued in respect of dividend equivalent units.

3. These RSUs result from dividend equivalent units accrued as additional RSUs on 2014 RSU award. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock. RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents vest and settle, at the same time and on the same terms and conditions, with the underlying RSUs to which they relate. There is no expriration date.

4. These RSUs result from dividend equivalent units accrued as additional RSUs on 2015 RSU award. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock. RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents vest and settle, at the same time and on the same terms and conditions, with the underlying RSUs to which they relate. There is no expiration date.

	/s/ Nanette Dudek, Attorney-in-Fact	12/10/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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