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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Tower Group International, Ltd. | d629798dex991.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): November 15, 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.) |
Bermuda Commercial Bank Building
19 Par-La-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
(441) 279-6610
(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):
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| ITEM 7.01. | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On November 15, 2013, Tower Group International, Ltd. (the “Company”) sent a letter to its business partners, which 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.
This Current Report on Form 8-K (including the Exhibit hereto) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of Tower’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to Tower’s filings with the SEC, including among others Tower’s Annual Report on Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2013 and its subsequent filing on Form 10-Q on May 10, 2013, for a description of the important factors that could cause the actual results of Tower to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Tower undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter to business partners, dated as of November 15, 2013 | |
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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: November 15, 2013 | /s/ William E. Hitselberger | |||
| WILLIAM E. HITSELBERGER | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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