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sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Titan International repurchases 8M shares (11% outstanding) from MHR Funds for $57.6M
TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC
- Purchased 8,005,000 shares at $7.20 each for aggregate $57,636,000; shares added to treasury.
- Repurchase funded by $45M draw on existing credit facility and cash on hand; $39M availability remains.
- Director Mark Rachesky recused from board and audit committee approval; MHR observer rights terminated.
- Company had ~$225M cash and net debt/EBITDA of 1.9x prior to transaction, per CEO Paul Reitz.
- Chairman cites strong future with LSW tire adoption and potential US Army contract for 100,000 trucks.