On June 12, 2019, at a meeting of the Board of Directors (\”Board\”) of Titan International, Inc. (\”Titan\” or the “Company”), the Board upon recommendation of the Nominating Committee of the Board, appointed Max A. Guinn as a member of the Board, effective June 12, 2019. Mr. Guinn\’s term on the Board, consistent with other members of the Board, will expire at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Guinn was also appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and as Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

Mr. Guinn, who is 60 years old, served in various roles with Deere & Company for 38 years, from 1980 through his retirement in November 2018. Mr. Guinn served as President of the Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division of Deere & Company from October 2014 through his retirement and as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Communications, Public Affairs, and Labor Relations from 2012 to 2014. Prior to 2012, he held positions of increasing responsibility in quality services, supply management, and manufacturing in the agricultural, construction and forestry businesses. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Guinn also served as a Director of John Deere Capital Corporation, which provides and administers financing for retail purchases of new equipment manufactured by John Deere’s agriculture and turf and construction and forestry operations and used equipment taken in trade for this equipment.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Guinn and any other person to which he was named as a member of the Board. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Guinn and any other director or executive officer of the Company and he does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

On June 13, 2019, Titan issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Guinn to serve on the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

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About TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:TWI)

Titan International, Inc. is a manufacturer of wheels, tires and undercarriage systems and components for off-highway vehicles used in the agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer segments. The Company operates through three segments: agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer. The Company’s agricultural market includes rims, wheels, tires and undercarriage systems and components manufactured for use on various agricultural and forestry equipment. The Company’s earthmoving/construction market includes rims, wheels, tires and undercarriage systems and components for various types of off-the-road (OTR) earthmoving, mining, military and construction equipment. The Company’s consumer market includes bias truck tires in Latin America and light truck tires in Russia, as well as products for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).