TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. FORM 8-K DECEMBER 27, 2005
 




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): December 27, 2005



TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


Illinois
1-12936
36-3228472
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2701 Spruce Street, Quincy, IL 62301
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(217) 228-6011
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filling is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
 

 
Item 8.01  OTHER EVENTS
 

 
The State Court of California has allowed the disbursement of the $24.5 million of restricted cash funds held in the Vehicular Technologies case. Titan International, Inc. (the Company) will recognize an expense accrual for the judgment of approximately $16 million by year-end. The Company has received $4.2 million of the cash funds and is still awaiting the calculation of interest earned on the funds along with the associated receipt of interest to determine the final amounts to be recorded. The Company can now assess its options of taking the case to the federal court system.
 

 
 

 
 
 






SIGNATURE


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.




 
TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
(Registrant)

Date:
December 27, 2005
By:
/s/ Kent W. Hackamack
     
Kent W. Hackamack
     
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
     
(Principal Financial Officer and
     
Principal Accounting Officer)