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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Tower Group International, Ltd. | d488129dex991.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): February 19, 2013
Tower Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50990 | 13-3894120 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
120 Broadway, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10271
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 655-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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):
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Tower Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is sending a letter to its stockholders reminding them to vote on the proposals contained in the proxy materials recently mailed for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on March 12, 2013. A copy of the letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter to Stockholders dated February 19, 2013. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Tower Group, Inc. | ||||
| Registrant | ||||
| Date: February 19, 2013 | /s/ Elliot S. Orol | |||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||