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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) November 1, 2010

 

TRIMAS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-10716

 

38-2687639

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

 

48304

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (248) 631-5400

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On November 1, 2010, TriMas Corporation (the “Corporation”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Corporation, Heartland Industrial Associates, L.L.C. (“Heartland”) and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (as “Underwriter”), related to the sale by Heartland of an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock (the “Offering”). The Offering is being made pursuant to the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-165219), which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Corporation will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of the Corporation’s common stock by Heartland.

 

The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

Item 8.01  Other Events.

 

On November 1, 2010, the Corporation announced that Heartland agreed to sell 3,000,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock to Goldman, Sachs & Co. The Corporation will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of the Corporation’s common stock by Heartland.

 

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The information furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)            Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished or filed, as applicable, herewith:

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated November 1, 2010

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

TRIMAS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 4, 2010

 

 

By:

/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin

 

 

 

Name:

Joshua A. Sherbin

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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