UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): October 5, 2004
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
| 1-12733 (Commission File Number) |
41-1746238 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Section 7 — Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 5, 2004, Tower Automotive, Inc. ( the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a revision of the Company’s expectations for the third quarter of 2004. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. | |
99.1
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Press release dated October 5, 2004. |
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. Registrant |
| Date: October 5, 2004 | By: | /s/ Christopher T. Hatto | ||
| Christopher T. Hatto | ||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||||