SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 24, 2005
Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-A
Triad Financial Corporation
| California | 333-90130 | 33-0356705 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Incorporation) | Number) | Identification Number) |
| Debra G. Glasser | ||
| Triad Financial Corporation | ||
| 7711 Center Avenue | ||
| Huntington Beach, California | 92647 | |
| (Address of principal | (Zip Code) | |
| executive offices) | ||
| Registrant’s Telephone Number, | ||
| including area code: | (714)373-8300 | |
No Change
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| Item 8.01.Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 5.1 | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 8.1 | ||||||||
Item 8.01.Other Events
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The registrant is filing the exhibits listed in Item 9.01 below in connection with the issuance of $245,000,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-1 3.30% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $335,000,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-2 3.79% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), $290,000,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-3 4.05% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”) and $234,000,000 Class A-4 4.22% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and, together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the “Notes”) by Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-A (the “Trust”) described in the final Prospectus Supplement dated May 18, 2005.
Item 9.01. Exhibits
| Exhibit 5.1 | The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report under Exhibit 5.1. Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, dated as of May 24, 2005. | |
| Exhibit 8.1 | The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report under Exhibit 8.1. Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, dated as of May 24, 2005. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
| TRIAD AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2005-A By: TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
| (Administrator, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator on behalf of the Trust) | ||
| By: /s/ Debra G. Glasser | ||
| Name: Debra G. Glasser Title: Vice President—Legal | ||
| Dated: May 24, 2005 |
