TRIMAS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:TRS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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TRIMAS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:TRS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

TRIMAS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:TRS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 12, 2018, the Board of Directors (the“Board”) of TriMas Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the“Company”), elected Jeffrey Greene as a Class I director of the Company effective as of December 12, 2018. The Board has determined that Mr. Greene is an independent director under NASDAQ listing standards and the Company’s independence guidelines, as set forth in its Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Mr. Greene currently serves as an advisor, and is the founding partner, of Orion Advisors Group, a firm specializing in supporting companies with buy-side due diligence, operations planning, supply chain optimization and executive development. He currently serves on the boards of Pretium Packaging, Tekniplex, and The Thiele Kaolin Company, and previously served on the board of CSP Technologies and Solo Cup Company. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Container. In addition, he held the roles of Senior Vice President – Consumer Packaging Group of Consolidated Container; Senior Vice President – Operations of Exopack; and President – CPG Products and Director – Strategic Accounts of Union Camp. Mr. Greene has decades of experience in the packaging and consumer packaged goods space.

As a Class I director, Mr. Greene’s initial term will expire at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting, or until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. As a non-employee director, Mr. Greene will receive compensation in the same manner as the Company’s other non-employee directors, which compensation the Company previously disclosed in its Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018.

The Company’s press release dated December 13, 2018 announcing the election is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated December 13, 2018

TRIMAS CORP Exhibit
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About TRIMAS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:TRS)

TriMas Corporation is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of engineered and applied products for commercial, industrial and consumer markets. The Company operates through four segments: Packaging, Aerospace, Energy and Engineered Components. The Packaging segment is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of engineered closure and dispensing systems for a range of end markets, including steel and plastic industrial, and consumer packaging applications. The Aerospace segment is a designer and manufacturer of a range of products for use in the aerospace industry. The Energy segment is a manufacturer and distributor of metallic and non-metallic gaskets, bolts, industrial fasteners and specialty products for the petroleum refining, petrochemical, oil field and industrial markets. The Engineered Components segment is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-pressure and acetylene cylinders for the transportation, storage and dispensing of compressed gases.