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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>
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  </font></b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant
  to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
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    <p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest
    event reported)</font></p>
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    <p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">May 7, 2008</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">001-10716</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">38-2687639</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State
    or other jurisdiction</font></p>
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    incorporation)</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Identification
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield
    Hills, Michigan</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">48304</font></b></p>
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    of principal executive offices)</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone
    number, including area code<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(248)
    631-5400</b></font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</font></p>
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    below if the Form&nbsp;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):</font></p>
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  2.02&#160; Results of Operations and Financial
  Condition.</font></b></p>
  
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  Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release and held a teleconference on
  May&nbsp;7, 2008, reporting its financial results for the first quarter ending March&nbsp;31,
  2008.&#160; A copy of the press release and
  teleconference visual presentation are attached hereto as exhibits and are
  incorporated herein by reference.&#160; The
  press release and teleconference visual presentation are also available on the
  Company&#146;s website at www.trimascorp.com.</font></p>
  
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  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
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  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant
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  Date of Report (Date of earliest
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  May 7, 2008
  TRIMAS CORPORATION
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  Delaware
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  39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield
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  48304
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  Item
  2.02  Results of Operations and Financial
  Condition.
  TriMas
  Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release and held a teleconference on
  May 7, 2008, reporting its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31,
  2008.  A copy of the press release and
  teleconference visual presentation are attached hereto as exhibits and are
  incorporated herein by reference.  The
  press release and teleconference visual presentation are also available on the
  Company's website at www.trimascorp.com.
  Item
  9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (c)            Exhibits. The following exhibits are
  filed herewith:
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1
  Press Release
  99.2
  The Company's visual presentation titled "First Quarter 2008 Earnings Presentation"
  SEC 873(6-04)
  2
  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 7,
    2008
  By:
  /s/ Grant H.
    Beard
  Name:
  Grant H. Beard
  Title:
  Chief Executive Officer
  3