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OMB APPROVAL
    UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K		   OMB Number: 3235-0060
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 20, 2010

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 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.)

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Item7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure

        In a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2009, TriMas Corporation (the "Corporation") filed the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders' equity, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008 and related notes to financial statements, reflecting the realignment of the Corporation into five reportable segments as a result of the management reporting and business consolidation changes effective as of April 1, 2009 (the "Revised Financial Statements").

        The Corporation has attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 the associated and updated Management Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Business sections of the Revised Financial Statements.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
The following Exhibits are filed with this Current Report:

        Exhibit 99.1—Updated Management Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Business associated with the Revised Financial Statements

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 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: January 20, 2010
 
By:
 
/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
       
Name:  Joshua A. Sherbin
Title:    Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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