UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 18, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-13647 | 73-1356520 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
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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ITEM 1.01 | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
On October 18, 2005, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) completed an agreement (the “Agreement”) to purchase an additional 30,000 vehicles from DaimlerChrysler Motors Company, LLC (“DaimlerChrysler”) for the 2006 model year. The additional 30,000 vehicles represent purchases above volumes referenced in the Vehicle Supply Agreement dated October 31, 2002, as amended. The Agreement sets forth DaimlerChrysler’s commitment to sell additional vehicles to the Company and the Company’s commitment to purchase these vehicles from DaimlerChrysler.
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ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(c) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description |
10.79 | Letter agreement effective as of October 18, 2005 between DaimlerChrysler Motors Company, LLC and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. to purchase additional vehicles for the 2006 model year |
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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) |
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October 21, 2005 | By: | /s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND | ||||
| Steven B. Hildebrand |
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| Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial |
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| Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal |
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| Accounting Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 10.79 | Letter agreement effective as of October 18, 2005 between DaimlerChrysler Motors Company, LLC and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. to purchase additional vehicles for the 2006 model year |
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