8-K

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 (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2006

THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-9511	94-2490990
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

350 Woodview Avenue, Morgan Hill, California	95037
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 782-6686

N/A

(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:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 2, 2006, The Coast Distribution System, Inc. issued a press release reporting that its Board of Directors had approved an increase in the amount of the Company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.05 per share and, pursuant to its dividend policy, declared the quarterly cash dividend for the quarter ending March 31, 2006 in the amount of $0.05 per share. The dividend is payable on March 24, 2006 to all stockholders of record as of March 14, 2006. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to, and by this reference is incorporated reference into, this Report.

As stated in its press release, the declaration of cash dividends in the future, pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy, is subject to determination each quarter by the Board of Directors based on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial performance and its available cash resources. Also, it could become necessary for the Company to obtain the consent of its lender under its secured bank loan agreement in order to pay cash dividends in the future and for these reasons, as well as others, there can be no assurance that that the Board of Directors will not decide to reduce the amount, or suspend or discontinue the payment, of cash dividends in the future.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No	Description
99.1	Press Release issued March 2, 2006 announcing increase in amount of the Company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.05 per share and the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.05 per share for the quarter ending March 31, 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.

	THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.
Date: March 2, 2006	By:	/s/ SANDRA A. KNELL
		Sandra A. Knell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No	Description
99.1	Press Release issued March 2, 2006 announcing increase in amount of the Company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.05 per share and the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.05 per share for the quarter ending March 31, 2006.

E-1

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:

Sandra Knell, CFO

408-782-6686 / sknell@coastdist.com

or

Jeff Lambert, Ryan McGrath

Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc.

616-233-0500 / mail@lambert-edwards.com

Coast Distribution System Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend To $0.05 Per Share

and Declares First Quarter 2006 Cash Dividend

MORGAN HILL, Calif., March 2, 2006 — The Coast Distribution System, Inc. (Amex: CRV - News), one of North America’s largest suppliers of aftermarket replacement parts, accessories and supplies for the recreational vehicle (RV) and marine industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.05 per share, or $0.20 per year. At the same time, the Board of Directors declared the cash dividend for its first fiscal quarter of 2006, in the amount of $0.05 per share in cash, which will be paid on March 24, 2006 to all stockholders of record as of March 14, 2006.

“The increase in the quarterly cash dividend reflects our continued financial strength, our optimism about Coast’s future financial performance and our desire to reward our stockholders for their loyalty,” stated Thomas R. McGuire, Chairman and CEO of Coast. “As a Company, we are committed to maximizing the value of our stockholders’ investment in Coast.”

About The Coast Distribution System

The Coast Distribution System, Inc. (www.coastdistribution.com) is one of the leading suppliers of parts, accessories and supplies for recreational vehicles (RVs) and pleasure boats in the U.S. and Canada. Coast supplies its products to its 15,000 customers through 17 distribution centers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Coast is publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CRV.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

The declaration of cash dividends in the future, pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy, are subject to final determination each quarter by the Board of Directors based on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial performance and its available cash resources. Also, it could become necessary for the Company to obtain the consent of its lender under its secured bank loan agreement in order to pay cash dividends in the future. For these reasons, as well as other reasons, there can be no assurance that dividends in the future will be equal or similar to the amount described in this press release or that the Board of Directors will not decide to suspend or discontinue the payment of cash dividends in the future.

Statements and comments in this news release regarding our expectations and beliefs or our views about our future financial performance and future financial condition are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.”

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The statements in this news release regarding our future financial performance or future financial condition are based on current information and, because our business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, actual operating results in the future may differ significantly from those expected at the current time. Those risks and uncertainties may include, among others:

Loss of confidence among consumers regarding economic conditions, which could adversely affect their willingness to purchase and use their RVs and boats and which, in turn, would lead to reductions in their purchases of the products we sell; increases in interest rates which affect the availability and affordability of financing for RVs and boats; increases in the prices, and possible shortages in the supply, of gasoline which increase the costs of using, and the willingness and ability of consumers to use, RVs and boats; and unusually severe or extended winter weather conditions, which can reduce the usage of RVs and boats for periods extending beyond the ordinary winter months or to regions that ordinarily encounter milder winter weather conditions; possible increases in price competition within our markets that could reduce our margins and, therefore, our earnings; our practice of obtaining a number of our products, including several of our largest selling products, from single manufacturing sources, which could lead to shortages in the supply of products to us and, therefore, reductions in our sales, in the event any single source supplier were to encounter production or other problems; and possible changes in supply relationships in our markets, which could lead to increased competition or to reductions in the number of products we are able to offer our customers. Certain of these risks and uncertainties, in addition to other risks, are more fully described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, and readers of this news release are urged to review the discussion of those risks and uncertainties that are contained in that Report. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, which speak only as of today’s date. We also disclaim any obligations to update forward-looking statements contained in this news release or in the above referenced 2004 Annual Report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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