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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) September 14, 2012

TRIMAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-10716 
(Commission
File Number)
38-2687639 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 
(Address of principal executive offices)
    48304 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (248) 631-5450

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 14, 2012, Paul Swart was named controller and chief accounting officer of TriMas Corporation (“TriMas").  Mr. Swart, age 36, joined TriMas in 2003 and held various positions of increasing responsibility since that time, including controller of TriMas' Cequent Towing Products division (now part of Cequent Performance Products) from 2005 to 2006, TriMas' director of accounting & statutory reporting from 2007 through January 2010 and vice president and corporate controller since February 2010. He will continue to report to Mark Zeffiro, chief financial officer at TriMas, who ceased to be TriMas' principal accounting officer upon Mr. Swart's appointment.









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:
September 17, 2012
 
By:
 
/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
 
 
 
Name:
Joshua A. Sherbin
 
 
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary