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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): OCTOBER 27, 2005
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 000-21139 38-3185711
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 27, 2005, Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. issued the press
release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing earnings for the three months
ended October 2, 2005. The information contained in the press release filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to this
Item 2.02.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) None
(b) None
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Third quarter earnings press release dated October 27, 2005.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the attached press
release shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly
set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
Date: October 27, 2005 By /s/ Keith R. Marchiando
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Keith R. Marchiando
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(principal accounting and financial officer)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Third quarter earnings press release dated October 27, 2005.