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): August 9, 2005

Trinity Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-6903	75-0225040
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of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2525 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas		75207-2401
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 214-631-4420

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Trinity Industries, Inc. issued a press release on August 9, 2005, announcing that Ron W. Haddock has been elected a director of the Board of Directors of Trinity Industries, Inc. Mr. Haddock was also appointed a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of Trinity Industries, Inc.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On August 9, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company amended Section 1 of Article III of the Bylaws of Trinity Industries, Inc. to increase the number of directors from eight (8) to nine (9).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.

99.1 Press Release by Trinity Industries, Inc. dated August 9, 2005 announcing the election of Ron W. Haddock as a director of the Board of Directors of the Company

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.

	Trinity Industries, Inc.
August 10, 2005	By:	Michael G. Fortado
		Name: Michael G. Fortado
		Title: Vice President and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release by Trinity Industries, Inc. dated August 9, 2005 announcing the election of Ron W. Haddock as a director of the Board of Directors of the Company Press release.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Media Contact:
Nancy Farrar
Farrar Public Relations
817/937-1557

Investor Contact:
James Perry
Trinity Industries, Inc.
214/589-8412

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Trinity Industries Elects New Board Member

DALLAS – August 9, 2005 – Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN), today announced the election of Ron W. Haddock, Chairman and CEO of Prisma Energy International Inc. of Houston, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board’s action expands Trinity’s Board of Directors from eight to nine members.

“We are pleased to welcome Ron Haddock to the Board,” said Timothy R. Wallace, Trinity Industries’ Chairman, President and CEO. “Ron Haddock has led several multinational companies. His extensive business and board experience, as well as his leadership skills, will be of great benefit to Trinity.”

Haddock has long been a leader in the energy industry. He served in a variety of positions at Exxon Corporation from 1963-1986, including Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Vice President and Director of Esso Eastern, Inc. He joined American Petrofina, Inc., now Total Petrochemicals USA Inc., as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1986 and was named President and CEO in 1988. He became Chairman and CEO of Prisma Energy International in 2004. Prisma’s three business segments, natural gas, power distribution and power generation, provide services on four continents.

About Trinity Industries, Inc.

Trinity Industries, Inc., with headquarters in Dallas, Texas is one of the nation’s leading diversified industrial companies. Trinity reports five principal business segments: the Rail Group, the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, the Inland Barge Group, the Construction Products Group and the Industrial Products Group. For more information visit http://www.trin.net.

Some statements in this release, which are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about Trinity’s estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, and the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements. Trinity uses the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience of our present expectations. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward looking statements, see “Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year.