================================================================================ 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 Date of Report December 3, 2002 (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 of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) 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 ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On December 3, 2002, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), announced a new corporate operating structure. A copy of the press release announcing the new corporate operating structure is attached as Exhibit 99.5 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. 2 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits The Exhibits to this report are listed in the Index to Exhibits set forth elsewhere herein. 3 SIGNATURE --------- 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. DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. ------------------------------------- (Registrant) By: /s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND --------------------------------- Date: December 5, 2002 Name: Steven B. Hildebrand Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer 4 INDEX TO EXHIBITS ----------------- Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.5 Press Release issued by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. on December 3, 2002, announcing its new corporate operating structure 5