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 21, 2001 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) 1 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT Items 1 through 4 and items 6 and 8 are inapplicable and are omitted from this Report. Item 5. OTHER EVENTS Titan International, Inc. restructures its $115 million credit facility. This credit facility has been replaced by a $99 million five-year term loan with General Electric Capital Corporation serving as agent for a group of lenders, and a $20 million five-year revolving credit facility with LaSalle Bank National Association, resulting in a combined total of $119 million. Copies of the new agreements are filed as Exhibits to this Report. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (a) Not applicable (b) Not applicable (c) Exhibits 10(a) The Credit Agreement dated December 21, 2001 among the Company and General Electric Capital Corporation serving as agent for a group of lenders 10(b) The Loan Agreement dated December 21, 2001 among the Company and LaSalle Bank National Association 2 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 thereunto duly authorized. TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Registrant) Date: January 18, 2002 By: /s/ Kent W. Hackamack ------------------ ------------------------ Kent W. Hackamack Vice President of Finance and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 10(a) The Credit Agreement dated December 21, 2001 among the Company and General Electric Capital Corporation serving as agent for a group of lenders 10(b) The Loan Agreement dated December 21, 2001 among the Company and LaSalle Bank National Association 4