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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 9, 2013
 
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) 631-5450
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
(a)  TriMas Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 9, 2013 (“Annual Meeting”).

(b) There were a total of 39,676,531 shares of the Corporation’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and there were 36,929,178 shares of common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting.
 
The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:
 
Proposal 1.  Election of directors for a three year term:
 
 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
Marshall A. Cohen
 
31,544,781
 
4,219,751
David M. Wathen
 
33,838,153
 
1,926,379
 
Proposal 2.  To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
36,828,278
 
96,410
 
4,490
 
Proposal 3.  To ratify the increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2011 TriMas Corporation Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan by 2,000,000 shares:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
34,936,073
 
795,668
 
32,791

Based on the votes set forth above, at the Annual Meeting, (i) each of the nominees were elected as directors; (ii) the Corporation's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified by the shareholders of the Corporation; and (iii) the Corporation's increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2011 TriMas Corporation Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan by 2,000,000 shares was ratified by the shareholders of the Corporation.

(c)  Not applicable.






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: May 14, 2013
 
By:
/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
 
Name:
Joshua A. Sherbin
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary