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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): May 12, 2010
 
Tower Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-50990   13-3894120
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)       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)
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     Tower Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 12, 2010. At that meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Company’s stockholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting are as follows:
Item 1 — Election of Directors
                         
            Votes   Broker
Name   Votes For   Withheld   Non-Votes
Charles A. Bryan
     32,271,465       3,920,576       3,144,038  
Robert S. Smith
     32,292,681       3,899,360       3,144,038  
Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
         
Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstained
39,011,996
  66,895   257,188

 

 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirement 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 Group, Inc.    
  Registrant   
     
 
     
Date: May 14, 2010  /s/ Elliot S. Orol    
  ELLIOT S. OROL   
  Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary