---------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ---------------------- OMB Number 3235-0060 Expires: March 31, 2006 Estimated average burden hours per response....28.0 ---------------------------- 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) July 5, 2005 ------------------------------- TRIMAS CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-100351 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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO MATERIAL AGREEMENT. Pursuant to an Amendment dated as of July 5, 2005 ("Amendment") to the Receivables Transfer Agreement dated as of June 6, 2002 (as amended, the "Agreement"), by and among TSPC, Inc. (as "Transferor"), TriMas Corporation (the "Company" as "Collection Agent"), TriMas Company, LLC (as "Guarantor"), certain parties as CP Conduit Purchasers, Committed Purchasers and Funding Agents and JPMorgan Chase Bank (as "Administrative Agent"), the parties amended the Agreement, on substantially similar or more favorable terms, and extended the expiration date from July 5, 2005 to December 31, 2007. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith: Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Amendment dated as of July 5, 2005 to the Agreement dated as of June 6, 2002. 99.2 TriMas Receivables Facility Amended and Restated Fee Letter dated July 1, 2005. SIGNATURE 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: July 5, 2005 By: /s/ Grant H. Beard --------------------------- -------------------------- Name: Grant H. Beard Title: Chief Executive Officer