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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 20, 2000
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-12733 41-1746238
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4508 IDS CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(612) 342-2310
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On July 20, 2000, the Registrant issued a press release disclosing its
second quarter and six months operating results. A copy of this press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Press release dated July 20, 2000 - Tower Automotive
Announces Record Operating Results for the Second Quarter
and Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
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SIGNATURES
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.
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Date: July 25, 2000 By:/s/ Anthony A. Barone
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Name: Anthony A. Barone
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Accounting and
Financial Officer)
