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): ~~March~~April 118, 2019

TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-34903	27-3679414
(State or Other	(Commission	(IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
17672 Laurel Park Drive North, Suite 400E, Livonia, Michigan		48152
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

17672 Laurel Park Drive North, Suite 400E, Livonia, Michigan	48152
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 675-6000

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period ~~for~~ for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o¨

Item 25.0107. ~~Completion~~Submission of ~~Acquisition~~Matters orto ~~Disposition~~a Vote of ~~Assets~~Security Holders.

On ~~March~~ 1April 18, 2019, Tower International, Inc. (the “~~Registrant~~Company”) ~~consummated the~~held ~~previously~~its ~~announced~~Annual ~~sale~~Meeting of ~~the~~Stockholders ~~stock of TA Holdings Europe B.V.,~~ (the ~~Registrant’s~~“Annual ~~indirect wholly owned subsidiary~~Meeting”), ~~pursuant~~ tofor which the ~~terms~~ Board of aDirectors ~~memorandum~~solicited ofproxies. ~~understanding~~At ~~dated~~the ~~November~~Annual 20Meeting, ~~2018 (~~the ~~“MOU”) and~~stockholders avoted ~~stock~~on ~~purchase~~the ~~agreement~~proposals ~~dated~~set ~~December~~forth 6below, ~~2018~~as (described in the ~~“Stock~~Company’s ~~Purchase~~definitive ~~Agreement”)~~proxy bymaterials ~~and~~filed ~~among~~with the ~~Registrant, Tower~~SEC ~~Automotive~~on ~~Holdings~~March ~~III Cooperatie U.A.~~21, ~~Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC and Financière SNOP Dunois S~~2019.~~A. resulting in net proceeds of approximately $250 million to the Registrant.~~

~~The foregoing~~On ~~summaries~~March of7, 2019, the ~~MOU~~record ~~and~~date ~~SPA~~for the ~~and~~Annual ~~the~~Meeting, ~~transactions~~there ~~contemplated~~were ~~thereby~~a dototal ~~not~~of ~~purport~~20,611,937 toshares beof ~~complete~~common stock outstanding and ~~are~~entitled ~~subject~~ to, ~~and~~vote ~~qualified~~at inthe ~~their~~Annual ~~entirety~~Meeting. A ~~by,~~total ~~the~~of ~~full~~18,157,076 ~~text~~shares of ~~the~~common ~~MOU~~stock ~~and~~were ~~SPA~~represented ~~filed~~in asperson ~~Exhibits~~or ~~10.66~~by ~~and~~proxy 10at the Annual Meeting.~~67,~~ ~~respectively,~~The ofproposals ~~the~~voted ~~Reigstrant’s~~on ~~Annual~~and ~~Report~~approved ~~on Form 10-K filed~~ by the ~~Registrant~~stockholders onat ~~February~~the ~~27,~~Annual ~~2019,~~Meeting ~~and~~were ~~are~~as ~~incorporated herein by reference.~~ follows:

Proposal 1: The ~~Registrant~~ ~~has~~election ~~omitted~~of ~~the~~two persons ~~inclusion~~to ofserve ~~any~~as ~~pro~~directors ~~forma~~for ~~financial~~three ~~information~~year ~~herein~~terms. ~~with~~The ~~respect~~following tois ~~the~~a ~~sale~~list of the ~~European~~directors ~~operations as~~elected itat ~~has~~the ~~previously~~Annual ~~reported~~Meeting with the ~~results~~number of ~~the~~votes ~~disposed~~For ~~business~~and Against, as ~~discontinued~~well ~~operations~~as ~~for~~the ~~all~~number ~~historical~~of ~~periods~~Abstentions inand ~~its Annual~~Broker ~~Report on Form 10~~Non-~~K for the year ended December 31, 2018.~~Votes:

The registrant announced the closing of the transactions pursuant to the MOU and SPA in a press release disseminated on March 1, 2019. A copy of the press release is annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Name	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Dev Kapadia	16,741,541	496,644	985	917,906
Mark Malcolm	16,613,845	624,999	326	917,906

~~Item~~Proposal ~~9.01.~~2: ~~Financial~~Approval, ~~Statements~~on ~~and~~a ~~Exhibits~~non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers. This proposal was approved by the following votes:

~~(d) Exhibits~~For: 16,394,962; Against: 838,088; Abstentions: 6,120; and Broker Non-Votes: 917,906.

Proposal 3: The ~~following~~ratification ~~exhibits~~of the ~~are~~appointment ~~furnished~~of ~~herewith~~Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. This proposal was approved by the following votes:

~~Exhibit~~For: ~~10.1 Memorandum of Understanding~~17, ~~dated as of November 20~~807, ~~2018 by and among the Registrant~~927, ~~Tower~~Against: ~~Automotive Holdings III Cooperatie U.A.~~348,019; Abstentions: ~~Tower Automotive Holdings USA~~1,130; ~~LLC~~ and ~~Financière~~Broker ~~SNOP Dunois S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.66 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10~~Non-KVotes: ~~as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2019)~~0.

Exhibit 10.2 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2018 by and among the Registrant, Tower Automotive Holdings III Cooperatie U.A., Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC and Financière SNOP Dunois S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.67 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2019).SIGNATURE

~~Exhibit~~Pursuant ~~99.1~~to ~~Registrant’s~~the ~~press~~requirements of ~~release~~the ~~issued~~Securities ~~March~~Exchange 1Act of 1934, ~~2019~~the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~-2-~~TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: /s/Nanette Dudek Name: Nanette Dudek Title: Vice President Legal Affairs & Compliance and Secretary

~~SIGNATURE~~Dated: April 22, 2019

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.

TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: /s/Jeffrey Kersten Name: Jeffrey Kersten Title: Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 1, 2019

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EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit 10.1	Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of November 20, 2018 by and among the Registrant, Tower Automotive Holdings III Cooperatie U.A., Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC and Financière SNOP Dunois S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.66 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2019).
Exhibit 10.2	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2018 by and among the Registrant, Tower Automotive Holdings III Cooperatie U.A., Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC and Financière SNOP Dunois S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.67 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2019).
Exhibit 99.1	Registrant’s press release issued March 1, 2019.

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