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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BROWN THOMAS K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Tower International, Inc. [TOWR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC., 17672 LAUREL PARK DR. NORTH, SUITE 400E 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/09/2016 (Street) LIVONIA, MI 48152 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

12/09/2016

A

16.87

(1)

(1)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

16.87

$ 0

3,752.19 (2)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

12/09/2016

A

17.56

(3)

(3)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

17.56

$ 0

3,904.37 (2)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(4)

12/09/2016

A

19.59

(4)

(4)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

19.59

$ 0

4,355.91 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BROWN THOMAS K C/O TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 17672 LAUREL PARK DR. NORTH, SUITE 400E LIVONIA, MI 48152	X

Signatures

/s/ Nanette Dudek, Attorney-in-Fact		12/13/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These restricted stock units ("RSUs") result from dividend equivalent units accrued as additional RSUs on 2014 RSU award. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Tower International, Inc. (the "Company"). RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents vest and settle, at the same time and on the same terms and conditions, with the underlying RSUs to which they relate. There is no expiration date.
(2)	Represents total vested RSUs associated with original award that have not yet settled, including vested but unsettled RSUs accrued in respect of dividend equivalent units.
(3)	These RSUs result from dividend equivalent units accrued as additional RSUs on 2015 RSU award. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock. RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents vest and settle, at the same time and on the same terms and conditions, with the underlying RSUs to which they relate. There is no expiration date.
(4)	These RSUs result from dividend equivalent units accrued as additional RSUs on 2016 RSU award. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock. RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents vest and settle, at the same time and on the same terms and conditions, with the underlying RSUs to which they relate. There is no expiration date.
(5)	Represents total unvested RSUs associated with original award, including unvested RSUs accrued in respect of dividend equivalent units.

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