Anthony Barone Form 4
FORM 4
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(Print or Type Responses)
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*

                  Pitser                  Tommy                       G.
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)

c/o Tower Automotive, Inc. 6303 28th Street, S.E.
(Street)

              Grand Rapids                  MI                        49546
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
    Symbol

    Tower Automotive, Inc. - TWR

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

    01/27/2003

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

     Director                                10% Owner
X   Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)

Description           Leader, Europe Region
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
   (Check Applicable Line)

X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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. Trans-
    action
    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. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)

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




    (Instr. 4)
Code
V
Amount
(A) or (D)
Price
Common Stock
01/27/2003
 
M
--
11,725.191
A
 
   61,717.941 (1)
D
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,330.7873
I
By Retirement Plan

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FORM 4 (continued) 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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Trans-
    action
    Date

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

(Month/
Day/
Year)
 4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8) 		5. Number of Deriv-
    ative Securities Ac-
    quired (A) or Dis-
    posed of (D)

    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable
    (DE) and
    Expiration
    Date (ED)
    (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
    Trans-
    action(s)
    (Instr.4) 		10. Owner-
     ship
     Form of
     Deriv-
     ative
     Security:
     Direct
     (D) or
     Indirect
     (I)

     (Instr.4) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Code
V
A
D
DE
ED
Title
Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Units 1 - for - 1 01/27/2003  
M
--
   11,725.191
01/27/2003
01/27/2003
Common Stock
11,725.191
 
4,885.253(2)
D
  
       
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
       
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Explanation of Responses:

(1) Includes 41,105 shares subject to vesting on 9/17/04.
(2) Includes 1,221.313 units subject to vesting on 12/15/04.



 
 
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. 		  /s/ Michael G. Wooldridge
** Signature of Reporting Person
Michael G. Wooldridge for Tommy G. Pitser
by Power of Attorney 		  01/28/03
Date