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): April 1, 2011
TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Illinois | 1-12936 | 36-3228472 |
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2701 Spruce Street, Quincy, IL 62301
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(217) 228-6011
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
Item 2.01 COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
On April 1, 2011, Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. (Titan or the Company) closed on its acquisition of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Latin American farm tire business for approximately $98.6 million U.S. dollars, subject to post-closing conditions and adjustments, for the Latin American business. The transaction includes Goodyear’s Sao Paulo, Brazil manufacturing plant, property, equipment and inventories and a licensing agreement that will allow Titan to sell Goodyear-brand farm tires in Latin America and North America. The Company funded the acquisition with cash on hand. See press release dated April 1, 2011.
Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (a) | Financial statements |
Financial statements of the business acquired will be filed by amendment to this current report on Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days after the due date of this current report.
| (b) | Pro forma financial information |
Required pro forma financial information will be filed by amendment to this current report on Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days after the due date of this current report.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99 | Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated April 1, 2011, regarding Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc., closing on purchase of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Latin American farm tire business. |
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.
| TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |
| (Registrant) |
| Date: | April 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ Paul G. Reitz |
| Paul G. Reitz | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
| (Principal Financial Officer and | |||
| Principal Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99 | Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated April 1, 2011, regarding Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc., closing on purchase of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Latin American farm tire business. |