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TheTable foregoing summary of the terms of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Contents

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~~WASHINGTON,~~UNITED DCSTATES SECURITIES ~~20549~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~WASHINGTON, ~~8-K~~DC 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~8-K ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT ofREPORT Pursuant ~~report~~to Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities ~~reported):~~Exchange ~~December 3,~~Act ~~2008~~of 1934

~~DURA~~Date ~~AUTOMOTIVE~~of ~~SYSTEMS~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, ~~INC.~~ 2009

~~(EXACT~~DURA ~~NAME~~AUTOMOTIVE OFSYSTEMS, ~~REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)~~INC.

Delaware	000-21139	26-2773380
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

~~2791~~Delaware ~~Research~~(State ~~Drive,~~or ~~Rochester~~other ~~Hills,~~jurisdiction ~~Michigan~~of ~~48309~~ incorporation) 000-21139 (~~Address~~Commission ofFile ~~Principal~~Number) ~~Executive~~26-2773380 ~~Offices,~~(IRS ~~including~~Employer ~~Zip~~Identification ~~Code~~No.)

~~(248) 299-7500~~2791 Research Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 (~~Registrant’s~~Address ~~Telephone~~of ~~Number~~Principal executive offices, ~~Including~~including ~~Area~~Zip Code)

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OnTABLE ~~December 3, 2008,~~OF 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 which Mr. Chambers agreed to join the Company as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer as of January 12, 2009. CONTENTS

~~The~~Item 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~~01. ~~Chambers,~~ ~~subject~~Entry ~~to certain~~into ~~severance~~a ~~obligations~~Material inDefinitive ~~the event the Company terminates the employment of Mr. Chambers without cause (as defined in the~~ Agreement). SIGNATURES

Item 9 1.01. ~~Financial~~Entry ~~Statements~~into ~~and~~a ~~Exhibits.~~Material Definitive Agreement

Dura Holding Germany GmbH (d“Dura Germany”), a non-domestic subsidiary of Dura Operating Corp. (“Dura”), Dura European Holding LLC & Co. KG, and certain of Dura Germany’s non-domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Loan Parties”) received the following waivers under its European Term Loan Agreement, which are effective until January ~~Exhibits~~20, 2009. On January 9, 2009, Dura Germany and the Loan Parties received the necessary consents from their lenders to extend the existing waiver of (i) a potential breach of the capital expenditure covenant in the European Term Loan Agreement (the “Capital Expenditures Waiver”) and (ii) a breach of the minimum cash covenant (the “Minimum Cash Waiver”) until January 14, 2009 (the “Expiry Date”); provided, that (A) the Capital Expenditures Waiver was limited to the capital expenditures (x) paid in cash prior to December 19, 2008 or (y) paid in cash from December 19, 2008 through December 31, 2008 in an amount not to exceed in the aggregate €200,000, (B) the Minimum Cash Waiver was limited solely to any breach arising from the failure to have such minimum cash as a result of check, wires, instructions, withdrawals or debits that were made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, and (C) the Loan Parties agreed to maintain no less than €10,000,000 eligible cash at any time during the term of the Minimum Cash Waiver. In addition, the Loan Parties agreed during the term of the waiver (i) only to transfer cash or assets from deposit accounts in which the lenders have a perfected security interest to other accounts in which they do not have a security interest in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (ii) not to agree (nor allow their subsidiaries to agree) to any new commitments to make capital expenditures and (iii) not to make (nor allow their subsidiaries to make) any payments in respect of capital expenditures, except payments when due in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practices.

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.

On January 13, 2009, Dura Germany received the necessary consents from its lenders under its European Term Loan Agreement to extend the Expiry Date until January 20, 2009 (the “Extended Expiry Date”); provided, that the conditions described above continue to be satisfied during such period. If necessary, Dura Germany will seek additional consents from its lenders to extend the Extended Expiry Date past January 20, 2009.

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.

Date: December 4, 2008

/s/ Theresa L. Skotak

Theresa L. Skotak

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly~~SIGNATURES ~~caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

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.
	/s/ Theresa L. Skotak
Date: January 14, 2009	Name:	Theresa L. Skotak
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~3

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.

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