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
March 9, 2006
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 |
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.)
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ITEM 1.01 | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
On March 9, 2006, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., DTG Operations, Inc. and Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. entered into the Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) with Credit Suisse and various financial institutions named therein. The Credit Agreement Amendment, among other things, provides additional flexibility to the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock, adjust self-insurance retention levels and increase non-vehicle capital expenditures. The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.146 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description |
4.146 | Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 9, 2006, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., DTG Operations, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., Various Financial Institutions named therein and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston |
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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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March 15, 2006 | 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 |
4.146 | Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 9, 2006, among Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., DTG Operations, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., Various Financial Institutions named therein and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston |
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