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
January 11, 2011
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
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On January 11, 2011, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Avis Budget Group, Inc. jointly provided an update with respect to antitrust regulatory approval of a prospective business combination.
The Company’s news release relating to the update is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
| 99.1 | News release of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. dated January 11, 2011: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Avis Budget Group, Inc. provide Federal Trade Commission 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 11, 2011 | By: | /s/ H. CLIFFORD BUSTER III |
| | | H. Clifford Buster III |
| | | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial |
| | | Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
| 99.1 | News release of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. dated January 11, 2011: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Avis Budget Group, Inc. provide Federal Trade Commission update |
