UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K |X| CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 21, 2001 Commission File Number: 001-13657 --------- STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION ------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 52-2018607 -------- ---------- (State of Incorporation) I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 321 Valley Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08876-4056 --------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (908) 874-7778 3715 -------------- ---- (Registrant's telephone number) (Primary Standard Industrial Code) Not applicable -------------- (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors. On May 16, 2001, Standard Automotive Corporation (the "Company,") elected James F. O'Crowley III, James Edward Gross and John E. Elliott II, to the Board Of Directors. Additionally, Mr. William Merker, a co-founder and board member since Standard's inception, has resigned from the board. The Company issued a press release on May 21, 2001 announcing the new appointees as well as the resignation of William Merker from the Board. The press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K: Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of Standard Automotive Corporation dated May 21, 2001 Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION (Registrant) /s/ Joseph Spinella May 23, 2001 ----------------------------- Joseph Spinella Chief Financial Officer Index to Exhibits Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Standard Automotive Corporation dated May 21, 2001