Form8k_09222014AF


 
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 19, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
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 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 19, 2014, TriMas Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiary, TriMas UK Aerospace Holdings Limited (the “Buyer”), entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Allfast Fastening Systems, Inc. (“Allfast”) and the sole stockholder of Allfast, pursuant to which the Buyer agreed to purchase all of the outstanding equity of Allfast for $357 million in cash, on a cash-free debt-free basis and subject to working capital and tax adjustments. Allfast is a manufacturer of solid and blind rivets, blind bolts, temporary fasteners and installation tools for the aerospace industry and is headquartered in Southern California.
The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities. The Stock Purchase Agreement provides that the consummation of the contemplated transaction is subject to the expiration or termination of the regulatory antitrust waiting periods, as well as other customary closing conditions.
The Company has secured committed funding for the acquisition from JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank.
The above description of the Stock Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, which will be filed by the Company as an exhibit to a subsequent Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits

Exhibit
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated September 22, 2014
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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: September 22, 2014
By:
/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
 
 
Joshua A. Sherbin
 
 
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary







Exhibit Index

Exhibit
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated September 22, 2014