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 9, 2005
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) | 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
N/A |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| [ ] | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On February 9, 2005, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), issued the news release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.21 reporting the financial results of the Company for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. Included with the results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 is a reconciliation to pro forma results as if Emerging Issues Task Force No. 02-16, "Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor," had been in effect for all periods presented on a consistent basis. The Company believes the pro forma results, reflecting the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 on a consistent basis, provide useful information to investors and the investment community in facilitating year-over-year comparisons.
All of the information furnished in Item 2.02 of this report and the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||||||||
| 99.21 | News release reporting Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results for 2004, issued by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. on February 9, 2005 | ||||||||||
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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.
| DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. (Registrant) |
| February 9, 2005 | By: | /s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND | |
| Steven B. Hildebrand | |||
| Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||||||
| 99.21 | News release reporting Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results for 2004, issued by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. on February 9, 2005 | ||||||||
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