UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT~~

TOPursuant ~~SECTION~~to Section 13 OR 15(d) ~~OF THE~~

~~SECURITIES~~of ~~EXCHANGE~~The ~~ACT~~Securities OFExchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~report~~of Report

~~December~~ February 152, ~~2009~~2010

(Date of earliest event reported)

WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

~~DELAWARE~~Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-12164	63-0970812
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite 1000

Huntsville, Alabama 35801

(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

(256) 353-1310

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(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):

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))

~~ITEM 1.01 Entry into~~¨ aSoliciting ~~Material~~material ~~Definitive~~pursuant ~~Agreement~~to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~On December~~¨ ~~15,~~Pre-commencement ~~2009,~~communications Wolverine Tube, Inc. (“Wolverine”), entered into that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”) of Wolverine / Wieland Heat Transfer Technologies LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (the “LLC”), pursuant to ~~which~~ ~~Wolverine~~Rule ~~acquired a 50% equity ownership interest in the LLC. Contemporaneously, Wieland~~14d-~~Werke AG, a corporation of the Federal Republic of Germany and unaffiliated with Wolverine,~~ 2(~~“Wieland”~~b) ~~also entered~~under ~~into~~ the ~~LLC~~Exchange ~~Agreement~~Act ~~and~~(17 ~~acquired~~CFR ~~a 50% equity ownership interest in the LLC~~240. Wolverine / Wieland Heat Transfer Technologies LLC was formed in Delaware on December 31, 2009, the effective date of the LLC Agreement, the acquisition of such equity ownership interests, and certain related non14d-~~exclusive licensing and other transactions by, between, and among Wolverine, Wieland, and the LLC~~ 2(~~the “Effective Date”~~b).)

~~The activities~~¨ ofPre-commencement ~~the~~communications ~~LLC~~pursuant ~~will be limited~~ to ~~conducting~~Rule ~~research and development projects to create new heat transfer technologies for use in various applications~~ 13e-4(~~the “New Technology”~~c) ~~and~~under ~~licensing, on arms’ length, fair market value terms and conditions. The LLC’s research and development projects must be approved by~~ the ~~Management~~Exchange ~~Committee~~Act of(17 ~~the~~CFR ~~LLC, the members of which are appointed by Wolverine and Wieland~~240. The LLC anticipates that a substantial portion of its research and development activities will occur in the United States, Germany, or China. The LLC will pay negotiated services fees for the research and development services described in each approved project budget and related project services agreement. Each of Wolverine and Wieland will continue to conduct, independently, certain heat transfer technology research and development projects of their own.13e-4(c))

~~The LLC~~Item ~~will~~5.02 beDeparture ~~the owner~~ of ~~any~~Directors ~~New Technology which it develops~~ or ~~creates. The~~ ~~anticipated~~Principal ~~licensees~~Officers; ~~for~~Election ~~the~~of ~~commercial exploitation~~Directors; ~~licenses~~Appointment of ~~any~~Principal ~~New Technology developed by the LLC include independent third parties, as well as Wolverine and Wieland~~Officers.

~~As required~~On byFebruary ~~the LLC Agreement~~2, ~~as of the Effective Date~~2010, Wolverine ~~has granted to the LLC a non-exclusive~~Tube, ~~royalty-free, world-wide license to use certain~~ ~~Wolverine~~Inc. ~~heat transfer technologies~~ (the “~~Wolverine Seed Technology~~Company”) ~~solely~~held ~~for~~its ~~the~~Annual ~~purposes~~Meeting of ~~(i)~~Stockholders. At ~~research and development~~the ~~activities~~annual ~~which~~meeting, ~~are approved by~~ the ~~Management~~stockholders ~~Committee~~ of the ~~LLC~~Company ~~and~~voted ~~(ii) granting~~to ~~sub-licenses~~reelect inall ~~such~~members of ~~the Wolverine Seed Technology as may be~~ ~~necessary for~~ the ~~commercial~~Board ~~exploitation~~ of ~~any~~Directors ~~New Technology developed by~~ (the ~~LLC,~~ ~~assuming~~“Board”) ~~that~~to ~~such~~serve for a ~~sub-license~~term isexpiring ~~necessary~~at ~~for~~ the ~~commercial~~next ~~exploitation~~annual ofmeeting ~~such New Technology. As~~ of ~~the Effective Date and in accordance with the LLC Agreement~~stockholders, ~~Wieland~~including ~~also~~Steven ~~has~~S. ~~granted to the LLC a non-exclusive~~Elbaum, ~~royalty-free,~~K. ~~world-wide~~Mitchell ~~license to use certain Wieland heat~~Posner, ~~transfer~~John ~~technologies~~L. ~~(the~~Duncan, ~~“Wieland~~William ~~Seed Technology”)~~F. ~~for~~Evans, ~~the~~David ~~same~~M. ~~purposes~~Gilchrist, ~~and~~Keith ~~upon~~A. ~~substantially~~Carter ~~the same terms~~ and ~~conditions as Wolverine’s non-exclusive license of the Wolverine Seed~~Alan ~~Technology~~Kestenbaum.

~~The~~Prior ~~LLC~~to ~~Agreement~~the ~~contains~~meeting, ~~terms~~Mr. ~~and~~Brett ~~conditions that are customary for agreements of this type~~Young, ~~including,~~who ~~without~~had ~~limitation,~~served as a ~~prohibition~~member of the ~~pledge~~Board ~~of or~~since ~~grant~~February of2007 ~~security~~as ~~interest~~a indesignee ~~any~~of ~~ownership~~Plainfield ~~interest~~Asset inManagement ~~the~~ LLC, ~~the~~(“Plainfield”) ~~distribution~~pursuant ofto ~~certain~~Plainfield’s ~~royalties~~right ~~from commercial licenses~~ to ~~the~~designate ~~equity~~certain ~~owners of~~members ~~the~~to ~~LLC, based on~~ the ~~industry~~Board orunder ~~area in which the license is used, certain requirements regarding~~ a ~~change in control or sale of assets of either the LLC~~ orpreviously ~~any~~disclosed ~~owner~~2007 ofdefinitive aninvestment ~~equity~~agreement ~~ownership~~with ~~interest in~~ the ~~LLC~~Company, ~~equal representation of~~ ~~Wolverine and Wieland on the Management Committee and certain requirements for the Management Committee of the LLC to act unanimously~~resigned, and ~~provisions~~was ~~regarding the~~replaced ~~dissolution~~by ofMr. ~~the~~Carter ~~LLC~~as ~~and~~a ~~the~~Plainfield ~~distribution~~designated ofdirector ~~assets~~ of ~~the LLC (including~~ ~~any New Technology) in~~ the ~~event of the LLC’s dissolution~~Board.

InMr. ~~addition,~~Carter ascurrently ofserves ~~the~~as ~~Effective~~Senior Vice ~~Date~~President ~~and~~of asPlainfield ~~required~~Asset byManagement, ~~the~~ LLC. Prior to joining ~~Agreement,~~Plainfield ~~Wolverine~~in ~~and~~2006, ~~Wieland~~Mr. ~~and~~Carter ~~the~~was ~~LLC~~Vice ~~have~~President ~~entered~~of ~~into~~Briscoe ~~that~~Capital ~~certain~~Management, ~~Technology~~LLC, ~~Development~~the ~~Agreement~~investment ~~which~~sub-advisor ~~addresses,~~to ~~generally~~the ~~and~~Fairfield ~~among~~Briscoe ~~other things~~Senior Capital Fund, ~~the~~a hedge ~~manner~~fund inaffiliated ~~which~~with the ~~LLC’s~~Fairfield ~~research~~Greenwich ~~and~~Group, ~~development~~focused ~~projects~~on non-investment ~~will~~grade ~~be conducted~~leveraged ~~and~~loans ~~the~~to ~~way~~companies inowned ~~which~~by ~~the~~financial sponsors. From ~~Wolverine~~2001 ~~Seed~~to ~~Technology~~2005, ~~the~~Mr. ~~Wieland~~Carter ~~Seed Technology,~~was ~~and~~an ~~the~~Associate ~~LLC’s~~at ~~New~~Heartland Industrial ~~Technology~~Partners, ~~will~~a beprivate ~~used~~equity ~~and~~fund ~~protected~~in byGreenwich, ~~the~~CT specializing in ~~LLC~~industrial investments.

~~[Signature page is next page.]~~Signatures

2Pursuant to the requirements 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 hereto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

	WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.


February 8, 2010	By:	/s/ David A Owen
	David A. Owen
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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 thereunto duly authorized.

		WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.
January 7, 2010		By /s/ David A. Owen
		David A. Owen Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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