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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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): APRIL 18, 2005
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 000-21139 38-3185711
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)
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2791 RESEARCH DRIVE, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN 48309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(248) 299-7500
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On April 18, 2005, Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. issued a press release
announcing the appointment of Walter P. Czarnecki and Nick G. Preda to the
company's board of directors. Mr. Czarnecki and Mr. Preda were appointed to the
company's board of directors by resolution of the board of directors on March
31, 2005. Mr. Czarnecki and Mr. Preda currently have not been appointed to any
committees of the board of directors.
Mr. Czarnecki currently serves as executive vice president of Penske
Corporation, a transportation services company, and has held this position for
the past five years. His history with Penske dates back to 1970, and his service
with the company includes the following: general manager of a Southfield, Mich.
Chevrolet dealership, vice chairman of Penske Speedways, and manager of Penske
retail automotive and motorsports entertainment subsidiaries. He is currently on
the board of Penske Corporation and various subsidiaries of the company. In
addition, Mr. Czarnecki previously served as a director of Detroit Diesel
Corporation and International Speedway Corporation.
Mr. Preda is currently president of Nick G. Preda & Associates, L.L.C.,
a financial consulting services company. Prior to this, Mr. Preda was a
principal at the operational and financial consulting firm BBK, Ltd., where he
counseled the company's automotive and manufacturing client base. Mr. Preda was
also an executive vice president at Bank One, N.A., where he focused on the
financial institution's major corporate domestic clients.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) None
(b) None
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued April 18, 2005, filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
According 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, thereunto duly authorized on April 21, 2005.
Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
Date: April 21, 2005 /s/ Keith R. Marchiando
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By: Keith R. Marchiando
Its: Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer (principal accounting and financial
officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No Exhibit
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99.1 Press release issued April 18, 2005, filed herewith.
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