UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~December 203, 2008

~~Dura~~DURA ~~Automotive~~AUTOMOTIVE ~~Systems~~SYSTEMS, ~~Inc~~INC.

(~~Exact~~EXACT ~~name~~NAME ofOF ~~registrant~~REGISTRANT asAS ~~specified~~SPECIFIED inIN ~~its~~ITS ~~charter~~CHARTER)

Delaware	000-21139	3826-~~3185711~~2773380
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)

2791 Research Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(248) 299-7500 (Registrant’s ~~telephone~~Telephone ~~number~~Number, ~~including~~Including ~~area~~Area ~~code: (248~~Code) ~~299-7500~~

~~N/A~~Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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~~ITEM~~Item 15.0102 ~~Entry~~Departure ~~into~~of aDirectors ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Certain ~~Agreement~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Amendments~~ On December 3, 2008, Dura Automotives Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Section 16 Officer/Senior Executive Employment Term Sheet Agreement with Thomas Chambers (the “Agreement”) pursuant to ~~DIP~~which ~~Loans~~Mr. Chambers agreed to join the Company as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer as of January 12, 2009.

~~Term~~The ~~Loan~~Agreement sets forth the job position and employment and compensation arrangements for Mr. Chambers. The Agreement provides for the participation of Mr. Chambers in the Company’s Annual Performance Bonus Plan for each calendar year commencing January 1, 2009. The Agreement also provides for an at will employment arrangement between the Company and Mr. Chambers, subject to certain severance obligations in the event the Company terminates the employment of Mr. Chambers without cause (as defined in the Agreement).

OnThe ~~June 20,~~foregoing ~~2008,~~summary ~~Dura~~of ~~Automotive Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (~~the ~~“Company”)~~terms ~~and certain~~ of ~~its subsidiaries (collectively,~~ the ~~“Debtors”),~~Agreement ~~entered~~is ~~into~~qualified ~~the~~in ~~Third~~its ~~Amendment~~entirety toby the ~~Senior~~ ~~Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Term Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated~~terms as of ~~January 30, 2008, as amended (~~the ~~“Term Loan DIP Amendment”)~~Agreement, bya ~~and~~copy ~~among Dura Operating Corp. (“DOC”), as Borrower, the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries~~ of ~~the~~which ~~Company~~is ~~and~~attached ~~DOC, as~~hereto ~~Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, Ableco Finance LLC,~~ as ~~Administrative~~Exhibit 10.1 ~~Agent, Collateral Agent, Sole Bookrunner, Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent~~ and ~~Documentation~~incorporated ~~Agent~~herein ~~and Bank of~~by ~~America, N~~reference.~~A., as Issuing Bank (the “Term Loan DIP Agreement”).~~

~~The~~Item ~~Term~~9.01 ~~Loan~~Financial ~~DIP~~Statements Amendment amended the terms of the existing Term Loan Dip Agreement to (i) change the date by which the effective date of the Debtors’ chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) shall have occurred, and the transactions contemplated as part of the Plan shall have closed, to June 25, 2008 and (ii) increase the amount of indebtedness any foreign subsidiary of the Company who is not a credit party may incur in connection with account factoring arrangements to €74,000,000, provided that a portion of the proceeds of the account factoring arrangements are used to repay the Company’s obligations under the loan in full on or before June 25, 2008Exhibits.

~~Revolving Loan~~(d) Exhibits

On June 23, 2008, the Debtors entered into Amendment No. 6 to Revolving DIP Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2008, as amended (the “Revolver Amendment”), by and among DOC, as Borrower, the Company, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and DOC as Guarantors, the lenders from time to time party to the Revolving DIP Credit Agreement, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as Issuing Bank.


Exhibit Number		Description

Exhibit 10.1		Section 16 Officer/Senior Executive Employment Term Sheet Agreement dated December 3, 2008 between Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. and Thomas Chambers.

The Revolver Amendment amended the terms of the existing Revolving DIP Credit Agreement to increase the amount of indebtedness any foreign subsidiary of the Company who is not a credit party may incur, from €20,000,000 to €74,000,000, in connection with account factoring arrangements or sale and lease-back transactions.

On June 20, 2008, the lenders also executed a Waiver whereby they waived the requirement in the existing Revolving DIP Credit Agreement that the effective date of the Plan shall have occurred, and the transactions contemplated as part of the Plan shall have closed, on or before June 20, 2008.

The foregoing summaries of the Term Loan DIP Amendment, the Revolver Amendment and the Waiver are qualified, in all respects, by the provisions of the Term Loan DIP

Amendment, Revolver Amendment and the Waiver, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Third Amendment, dated as of June 20, 2008 to Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Term Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2008, as amended, by and among DOC, the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company and DOC, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, Ableco Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent, as Collateral Agent, as Sole Book Runner, Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent and Bank of America, N.A. as Issuing Bank.
10.2		Amendment No. 6 to Revolving DIP Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2008, by and among by and among DOC, as Borrower, the Company, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and DOC, as Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time a party thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as Issuing Bank.
10.3		Waiver, dated as of June 20, 2008, by and among by and among DOC, as Borrower, the Company, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and DOC, as Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time a party thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as Issuing Bank.

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.

	DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
	Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
Date: June 26, 2008
Date: December 4, 2008		/s/ Theresa L. Skotak
	BY:	/s/ NICK PREDA Nick Preda
	By:	Theresa L. Skotak
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Its:	Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Third Amendment, dated as of June 20, 2008 to Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Term Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2008, as amended, by and among DOC, the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company and DOC, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, Ableco Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent, as Collateral Agent, as Sole Book Runner, Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent and Bank of America, N.A. as Issuing Bank.
Exhibit 10.1		Section 16 Officer/Senior Executive Employment Term Sheet Agreement dated December 3, 2008 between Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. and Thomas Chambers.
10.2		Amendment No. 6 to Revolving DIP Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2008, by and among by and among DOC, as Borrower, the Company, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and DOC, as Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time a party thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as Issuing Bank
10.3		Waiver, dated as of June 20, 2008, by and among by and among DOC, as Borrower, the Company, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and DOC, as Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time a party thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as Issuing Bank.

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