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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):  May 8, 2009
 
 
                     
 
 
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
                     
 
California
1-6615
95-2594729
     
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
7800 Woodley Avenue
Van Nuys, California
 
91406
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (818) 781-4973
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
 
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 8, 2009, we issued a press release announcing the results of our operations for the first quarter of 2009.  The text of that announcement is attached here as Exhibit 99.1.  On that same date, we held an earnings conference call at 10:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time), which is available on our website.  A transcript of that conference call is furnished herein as Exhibit 99.2.  Additionally, the earnings conference call included a PowerPoint presentation which is also furnished herein as Exhibit 99.3.  All three of these exhibits are incorporated herein by reference. Further information regarding the earnings conference call and how to access the call is contained in Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings.
 
This Form 8-K contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.  Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors and risks discussed from time to time in the our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 (d) Exhibits
  
99.1
Press release, dated May 8, 2009, as issued by Superior Industries International, Inc. announcing results of operations for the first quarter of 2009.
99.2
Transcript of earnings conference call of Superior Industries International, Inc. on May 8, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time.
99.3
PowerPoint presentation included in the earnings conference call of Superior Industries International, Inc. on May 8, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time.
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
(Registrant)
Date: May 12, 2009
  
 
/s/ Erika H. Turner
 
Erika H. Turner
 
Chief Financial Officer