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
January 6, 2009
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 |
of incorporation) | File Number) | 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.)
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ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On January 6, 2009, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued the news release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.59 providing an update on selected information pertaining to the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.
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.
ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.59 | News release of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. dated January 6, 2009: Dollar Thrifty Provides Year-End Update. |
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) |
January 6, 2009 By: /s/ H. CLIFFORD BUSTER, III
| H. Clifford Buster, III |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| and Principal Financial Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.59 | News release of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. dated January 6, 2009: Dollar Thrifty Provides Year-End Update. |