8-K

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

December 20, 2006
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-33209	61-1478870
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
14 Hayward Street, Quincy, Massachusetts		02171
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 328-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1 Press Release dated, December 20, 2006

Item 8.01 Other Events

     On December 20, 2006, Altra Holdings, Inc. (“Altra Holdings”), closed the initial public offering of shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”). In the offering, Altra Holdings sold 3,333,334 Shares and certain selling stockholders, including Genstar Capital, Altra Holdings’ largest stockholder, sold an aggregate of 6,666,666 Shares. Certain selling stockholders have also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 Shares at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any. The press release announcing the closing of the initial public offering is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 20, 2006.

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.

Altra Holdings, Inc.
By:	/s/ David Wall
	Name:	David Wall
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 20, 2006

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 20, 2006.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Altra Holdings, Inc. Closes Initial Public Offering

Quincy, MA – December 20, 2006

Altra Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIMC) today announced the closing of its initial public offering of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share in the offering. In the offering, Altra Holdings sold 3,333,334 shares and certain selling stockholders, including Genstar Capital, Altra Holdings’ largest stockholder, sold an aggregate of 6,666,666 shares. Certain selling stockholders have also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 Shares at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.

Merrill Lynch & Co. acted as sole bookrunning manager and Jefferies & Company, Robert W. Baird & Co. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC acted as co-managers for the offering. The public offering was made by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from: Merrill Lynch Prospectus Department, Four World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10080; Phone: (212) 449-1000.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sales of the shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.

Altra Holdings, through its wholly-owed subsidiary Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., is a global supplier of quality power transmission and motion control products that are sold in a diverse group of industries, including energy, general industrial, material handling, mining, transportation, and turf and garden.

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

David Wall
Chief Financial Officer
Altra Holdings, Inc.
14 Hayward Street
Quincy, Massachusetts 02171
Phone: (617) 689-6380
Email: david.wall@altramotion.com