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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2011
Tower Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
000-50990 (Commission File Number) |
13-3894120 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
120 Broadway, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10271
(Address of principal executive offices)
New York, NY 10271
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 655-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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):
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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| Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 | ||||||||
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Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On March 4, 2011, Tower Group, Inc. ( “Tower”) issued a press release announcing that the
Board of Directors of Tower on March 3, 2011, approved a $100 million share repurchase program.
Purchases will be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 8.01 as if fully set
forth herein.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall
not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), 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.
(d) Exhibits
| Number | Description | |
99.1
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Copy of press release issued by Tower Group, Inc. dated March 4, 2011 |
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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, Inc. | ||||
| Registrant | ||||
| Date: March 7, 2011 | /s/ William E. Hitselberger | |||
| WILLIAM E. HITSELBERGER | ||||
| Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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