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
February 5, 2004
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 1-13647 (Commission File Number) | 73-1356520 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5330 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 660-7700
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On February 5, 2004, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued the news release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.16 reporting the financial results of the Company for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2003, with a reconciliation to pro forma results excluding the impact of implementing Emerging Issues Task Force No. 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor,” in the fourth quarter of 2003. The Company believes the pro forma results, excluding the impact of implementing the accounting change, provide useful information to investors and the investment community in facilitating year-over-year comparisons.
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EXHIBIT(S)
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||||||
| 99.16 | News release reporting Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results for 2003, issued by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. on February 5, 2004 | ||||||||
All of the information furnished in Item 12 of this report and the accompanying exhibit(s) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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SIGNATURE
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.
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: February 5, 2004
| By: | /s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND | ||
| Name: | Steven B. Hildebrand | ||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||||||
| 99.16 | News release reporting Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results for 2003, issued by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. on February 5, 2004 | ||||||||
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