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0000899751-08-000037.txt : 20080701 0000899751-08-000037.hdr.sgml : 20080701 20080701110334 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899751-08-000037 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080701 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080701 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080701 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899751 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS) [3312] IRS NUMBER: 363228472 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12936 FILM NUMBER: 08928258 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2701 SPRUCE ST CITY: QUINCY STATE: IL ZIP: 62301 BUSINESS PHONE: 2172286011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2701 SPRUCE ST CITY: QUINCY STATE: IL ZIP: 62301 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TITAN WHEEL INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930403 8-K 1 form8k.htm TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. FORM 8-K JULY 1, 2008 form8k.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): July 1, 2008

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:

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 (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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))

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

Item 7.01

REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc., issues summer bonus to employees. See press release dated July 1, 2008.

Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated July 1, 2008, regarding Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois issuing summer bonus to employees.

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:	July 1, 2008	By:	/s/ Kent W. Hackamack
			Kent W. Hackamack
			Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description

99	Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated July 1, 2008, regarding Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois issuing summer bonus to employees.

EX-99 2 ex99.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 1, 2008 ex99.htm

Exhibit 99

Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Issues Summer Bonus to Employees

QUINCY, Ill. - July 1, 2008 - Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI), will issue a summer bonus to its employees on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Its Quincy, Illinois, employees will receive a portion of their bonus in $2 bills. Titan Wheel President Ron Schildt said the total bonus payout for the subsidiary, with locations in Quincy, Illinois, and Saltville, Virginia, is over $2 million (U.S. dollars).

“We are fortunate to have a great group of employees who work together for the success of Titan,” said Schildt. “It is important to show appreciation where it counts—in the local economy. As each $2 bill circulates, the community will be reminded that American manufacturing is important to the future of our country.”

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) applications. Visit www.titan-intl.com for more information.

Contact: Courtney Leeser

Communications Coordinator

(217) 221-4489