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Issuer:     TRIMAS CORP (TRS)
CIK:        0000842633
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000842633-25-000002
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

TriMas CEO Thomas Amato to step down by June 30, 2025; transition agreement signed
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- Amato to remain as President and CEO until successor is appointed or June 30, 2025.
- Will then serve as special advisor at 50% salary through June 30; employment ends triggering severance.
- Severance includes $1.575M cash, pro-rata 2025 bonus, COBRA up to 12 months, and continued equity vesting.
- Receives truncated 2025 equity: $600K in RSUs and $900K in target PSUs.
- Will not stand for re-election to Board at 2025 annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263325000002/0000842633-25-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263325000002/trs-20250104.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842633-25-000002

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