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Titan International Closes on Planet Group Acquisition

Aug 2, 201210:03:00 (ET)

QUINCY, Ill., Aug 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Titan International, Inc. (TWI, Trade ) has closed on the purchase of Planet CorporationGroup based in Perth, Australia ("Planet"). Titan acquired 56 percent of the Corporation for $22.9 million USD and paid-off their outstanding credit facilities of $10.5 million USD at closing. Planet generated over $75 million USD in sales in the past 12 months and approximately $10 million USD of EBITDA in 2011. Planet includes National Tyres, Acme Wheel and Resource Tyre & Choice Tyre Wholesalers.

Planet is an OTR tire and wheel specialist that manufactures, distributes and services products to customers in the mining, agriculture, construction and earthmoving industries. Planet will be a subsidiary of Titan Mining Services, which was formed recently to build Titan's mining business around the globe. This transaction demonstrates Titan's initiative to grow the OTR tire and wheel business around the globe.

Titan International, Inc., a holding company, owns subsidiaries that supply wheels, tires and assemblies for off-highway equipment used in agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer (including all terrain vehicles) applications. For more information, visit www.titan-intl.com .

SOURCE: Titan International, Inc.

Titan International, Inc. Krista Gray Investor Relations [phone]

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Titan International Announces a Formal Offer for Titan Europe Plc

Aug 10, 2012 12:15:00 (ET)


QUINCY, Ill., Aug 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Titan International, Inc. (TWI, Trade ) has made an announcement in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Takeover Code that it has reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended share offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Titan Europe Plc. As set out in the Rule 2.7 announcement, Titan Europe shareholders will be entitled to receive one new Titan International common stock for every 11 Titan Europe shares held ("the Offer"). The Offer values each Titan Europe share at approximately 128.1 pence per share and Titan Europe's fully diluted share capital at approximately GBP 112.2 million (based on the closing exchange rate of gbp 1:$1.5638 and the closing stock price of $22.03 USD per Titan International share on August 9)(based on the closing exchange rate of gbp 1:2012)(based on the closing exchange rate of gbp 1:being the last business day before the announcement).

Titan International currently owns approximately 21.7 percent of Titan Europe through its wholly owned subsidiary Titan Luxembourg S.a.r.l.

A copy of the complete Rule 2.7 announcement is available at Titan International's website at www.titan-intl.com and has been filed with both the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Titan International, Inc., a holding company, owns subsidiaries that supply wheels, tires and assemblies for off-highway equipment used in agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer (including all terrain vehicles) applications. For more information, visit www.titan-intl.com .

SOURCE: Titan International, Inc.


Titan International, Inc.
Krista Gray
Investor Relations
[phone]

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