8-K

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 23, 2006

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Illinois	1-12936	36-3228472
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2701 Spruce Street, Quincy, IL 62301

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(217) 228-6011

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filling is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

Titan International, Inc. elects directors and officers. See press release dated May 23, 2006.

Item 9.01FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)Exhibits

99 Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated May 23, 2006, regarding Titan electing directors and officers.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Registrant)

Date:	May 23, 2006	By:	/s/ Kent W. Hackamack
			Kent W. Hackamack
			Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial Officer and
			Principal Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated May 23, 2006, regarding Titan electing directors and officers.

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. ELECTS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

QUINCY, Ill. - May 23, 2006 - Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 18, 2006, at its Freeport, Illinois, tire manufacturing facility. At the conclusion of the annual meeting, stockholders in attendance were given a tour of the Freeport facility to experience first-hand Titan’s commitment to American made products. Titan stockholders are always welcome to tour any of Titan’s facilities. 

 At the annual meeting of stockholders, Erwin H. Billig and Anthony L. Soave were re-elected by the stockholders to serve as directors for three-year terms. Stockholders also ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2006.

 Titan’s Board of Directors met after the stockholders meeting and re-elected Maurice M. Taylor Jr. as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Ernest J. Rodia as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), Kent W. Hackamack as vice president of finance and treasurer and Cheri T. Holley as vice president and secretary. The Board was pleased with the Freeport facility’s operation and with management’s plans for the future.

 Titan International, Inc., a holding company, owns subsidiaries that supply wheels, tires and assemblies for off-highway equipment used in agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer (including all terrain vehicles and trailers) applications.

Contact: Courtney Leeser

Communications Coordinator

(217) 221-4489