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): September 5, 2007

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

In a press release issued on September 5, 2007, we reported that our Board of Directors had, pursuant to its dividend policy, declared the quarterly cash dividend, for the quarter ending September 30, 2007, in the amount of $0.07 per share. That dividend is payable on September 28, 2007 to all stockholders of record as of September 17, 2007. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference into, this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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. For these reasons, as well as others, there can be no assurance 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 Item 701 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, together with Exhibit 99.1, are 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, and such information and Exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release issued September 5, 2007 announcing the declaration of a $0.07 per share cash dividend for the quarter ending September 30, 2007, payable September 28, 2007 to stockholders of record as of September 17, 2007.

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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: September 5, 2007	By:	/s/ SANDRA A. KNELL
		Sandra A. Knell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release issued September 5, 2007 announcing the declaration of a $0.07 per share cash dividend for the quarter ending September 30, 2007, payable September 28, 2007 to stockholders of record as of September 17, 2007.

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

For Immediate Release:

Coast Distribution System Declares Cash Dividend for Third Quarter 2007

MORGAN HILL, Calif., Sept. 5, 2007 — The Coast Distribution System, Inc. (AMEX: CRV) announced its Board of Directors declared the cash dividend for its fiscal third quarter of 2007 of $0.07 per share, to be paid on Sept. 28, 2007 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 17, 2007.

“This is our eleventh consecutive quarterly cash dividend since the adoption of our dividend policy in Feb. 2005,” said Thomas R. McGuire, Chairman and CEO of Coast. “Our dividend policy is a reflection of the Board’s confidence in the long term growth of Coast, as well as an important means of increasing shareholder value.”

Coast announced in August 2006 an increase in the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend from $0.05 per share to $0.07 per share, for a total of $0.28 per share for the fiscal year.

About The Coast Distribution System

The Coast Distribution System, Inc. (www.coastdistribution.com) is one of North American’s largest wholesale aftermarket suppliers of replacement parts, supplies and accessories for the recreational vehicle (RV), pleasure boat and outdoor recreation markets. Coast supplies more than 14,000 products from 500 manufacturers through 17 distribution centers located in the U.S. and Canada. Most of Coast’s 12,000 customers consist of independently owned RV and marine dealers, supply stores and service centers. Coast is a publicly traded company 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, is 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 others, 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 in this news release regarding our expectations and beliefs about our future financial performance and trends in our markets are “forward- looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigations 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 forward-looking statements in this news release regarding our future financial performance 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 the future financial performance 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 affect 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 costs and 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 from single manufacturing sources, which could lead to shortages in the supply of products to us 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, 2005, 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, or to make predictions based solely on historical financial performance. We also disclaim any obligations to update forward-looking statements contained in this news release or in the above referenced 2005 Annual Report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Contact:

Sandra Knell, CFO

408-782-6686 / sknell@coastdist.com

or

Ryan McGrath

Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc.

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

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