Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)
18 Février 2014 - 10:24PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 14, 2014
Tower Group International, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda
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001-35834
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N/A
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Bermuda Commercial Bank Building
19 Par-La-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive office)
(441) 279-6610
(Registrants 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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.133-4(c))
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K (Amendment No. 1) is being filed solely to amend Form 8-K of Tower Group
International, Ltd. (the Company) furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2014 (the Original Report) to reflect the Companys intent to enter into an employment agreement with William W.
Fox, Jr.
Except for the foregoing, there are no other changes to the Original Report. This Amendment No. 1 continues to speak as of the date of the
Original Report and the Company has not updated the disclosure in this Amendment No. 1 or Exhibit 10.1 attached hereto to speak to any later date.
Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On February 14, 2014, the Company entered into an
Employment Agreement (the Agreement) with Mr. Fox, age 72, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of February 14, 2014.
The description of the Agreement in this Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Item 5.02. Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
In connection with Mr. Foxs appointment, the Company and Mr. Fox entered into the Agreement,
as more particularly described in Item 1.01 of this Report, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit
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Description of Exhibit
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10.1
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A copy of the Employment Agreement between Tower Group International, Ltd. and William W. Fox, Jr., effective as of February 14, 2014.
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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.
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TOWER GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
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Date: February 18, 2014
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By:
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/s/ Elliot S. Orol
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Name:
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Elliot S. Orol
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit Index
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit
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Description of Exhibit
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10.1
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Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2014, by and between Tower Group International, Ltd. and William W. Fox, Jr.
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