TWI 12.31.2014 10-K/A


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
þ
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014
or
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-12936

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois
 
36-3228472
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2701 Spruce Street, Quincy, IL 62301
(Address of principal executive offices)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value
New York Stock Exchange (Symbol:  TWI)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o  No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ  No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o  No þ

The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates was approximately $739 million based upon the closing price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2014.

As of February 10, 2015, a total of 53,763,016 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on June 4, 2015, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.





EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (Amendment) amends the Titan International, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 (Form 10-K), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2015. A typographical error which included extraneous numerical information in an extra column to the right of the 2013 information on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows on page F-8 has been corrected. The typographical error and this Amendment do not affect the XBRL data in the original filing.

Except as expressly set forth above, this Amendment does not, and does not purport to, amend, update, or restate the information in any other item of the Form 10-K or reflect any events that have occurred after the filing of the original Form 10-K.






TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(All amounts in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
Cash flows from operating activities:
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Net income (loss)
$
(130,425
)
 
$
29,687

 
$
105,638

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
88,704

 
80,622

 
54,095

Amortization of debt premium

 
(2,369
)
 

Mining asset impairment
23,242

 

 

Mining inventory writedown
16,690

 

 

Deferred income tax provision
(24,800
)
 
(4,004
)
 
17,170

Convertible debt conversion charge

 
7,273

 

Loss on note repurchase

 
22,734

 

Gain on earthquake insurance recovery

 
(22,451
)
 

Noncash Titan Europe gain

 

 
(26,700
)
Supply agreement termination income

 

 
(26,134
)
Noncash goodwill impairment charge
36,571

 

 

Stock-based compensation
5,360

 
4,815

 
4,087

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
672

 
68

 
(184
)
Insurance proceeds

 
35,808

 

Issuance of treasury stock under 401(k) plan
639

 
646

 
588

Gain on acquisition

 

 
(11,678
)
(Increase) decrease in assets:
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
54,686

 
26,417

 
35,839

Inventories
20,933

 
(30,280
)
 
23,917

Prepaid and other current assets
30,324

 
(39,825
)
 
(25,229
)
Other assets
(1,145
)
 
1,960

 
6,987

Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
(23,777
)
 
9,479

 
(44,542
)
Other current liabilities
(2,089
)
 
(556
)
 
7,839

Other liabilities
18,487

 
(3,375
)
 
8,475

Net cash provided by operating activities
114,072

 
116,649

 
130,168

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
(58,439
)
 
(80,131
)
 
(65,740
)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(13,395
)
 
(95,681
)
 
780

Additional equity investment in Wheels India

 
(8,017
)
 

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash deposits
14,268

 
(14,473
)
 

Insurance proceeds

 
2,879

 

Other
5,044

 
2,344

 
1,066

Net cash used for investing activities
(52,522
)
 
(193,079
)
 
(63,894
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

 
 

Proceeds from borrowings
15,708

 
788,704

 
17,171

Repurchase of senior notes

 
(558,360
)
 

Payment on debt
(60,345
)
 
(200,721
)
 
(20,811
)
Convertible note conversion

 
(14,090
)
 

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest

 
79,592

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
141

 
1,001

 
934

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
(672
)
 
(68
)
 
184

Payment of financing fees
(33
)
 
(12,332
)
 
(1,275
)
Dividends paid
(1,073
)
 
(1,046
)
 
(845
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
(46,274
)
 
82,680

 
(4,642
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(3,185
)
 
(6,004
)
 
(1,688
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
12,091

 
246

 
59,944

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
189,360

 
189,114

 
129,170

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
201,451

 
$
189,360

 
$
189,114

 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental information:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
$
34,014

 
$
41,875

 
$
27,192

Income taxes paid, net of refunds received
$
(25,588
)
 
$
59,360

 
$
86,587

Noncash investing and financing information:
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock for Titan Europe acquisition
$

 
$

 
$
121,813

Issuance of common stock for convertible debt payment
$

 
$
45,903

 
$

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-8





PART IV

ITEM 15 – EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 (a) 3.
Exhibits
 

Exhibit No.
DESCRIPTION
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) 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.

 
TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
(Registrant)


Date:  
February 26, 2015
By:  
/s/  JOHN HRUDICKA
 
 
 
John Hrudicka
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer