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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Tower International, Inc. | dex991.htm |
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 11, 2011
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 11, 2011, Registrant issued a press release announcing that a subsidiary of Tower International, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of W Industries, a Detroit based supplier of large metal components and assemblies, primarily to defense, aerospace, and industrial customers. W Industries had 2010 revenue of about $65 million and employs approximately 250 colleagues. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. A copy of the press release is attached hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 11, 2011. |
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: April 11, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Tower International, Inc. Press Release dated April 11, 2011.