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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Tower Group International, Ltd. | d503797dex991.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): March 18, 2013
Tower Group International, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-35834 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Crown House, 4 Par-La-Ville Road
Hamilton HM 08
(Address of principal executive offices)
441-279-6611
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Tower Group, Inc.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
| ¨ | 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)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 7.01. | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
Tower Group International, Ltd. (the “Company”) has prepared the attached letter to stockholders from Michael H. Lee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The letter to stockholders is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information under this Item 7.01 and the letter attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter to stockholders | |
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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 International, Ltd. | ||||||
| Registrant | ||||||
| Date: March 18, 2013 | /s/ Elliot S. Orol | |||||
| ELLIOT S. OROL Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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