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 4, 2011

TRIMAS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code     (248) 631-5400

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 simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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SEC 873 (6-04)

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 15, 2011, the Compensation Committee of TriMas Corporation (the “Corporation”) approved and further recommended that the Board of Directors approve and submit the 2011 TriMas Corporation Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2011 ICP”), to the shareholders for their approval of the 2011 ICP at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2011.  Under the 2011 ICP, 850,000 shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.01, would be reserved for issuance.  The 2011 ICP is further described in the Corporation’s Proxy Statement to be distributed and made available to the shareholders on or about April 5, 2011.

The description of the 2011 TriMas Corporation Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan above is qualified by the form of 2011 TriMas Corporation Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan attached hereto and filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed herewith:

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 hereunto duly authorized.

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