Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Swart Paul
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/17/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRIMAS CORP [TRS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
39400 WOODWARD AVENUE, STE. 130		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,065 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 1,509 (2)
D
 
Common Stock 3,721
D
 
Common Stock 3,500
D (3)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy) 02/01/2011 02/01/2014 Common Stock 2,000 (4) $ 20 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)   (5) 04/01/2017 Common Stock 2,000 (5) $ 23 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Swart Paul
39400 WOODWARD AVENUE
STE. 130
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304		       Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

/s/ Paula Reno attorney-in-fact 09/25/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted shares of common stock of the Company granted March 1, 2012 under the TriMas Corporation 2002 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, restrictions lapse on March 1, 2013.
(2) Restricted shares of common stock of the Company granted March 1, 2012 under the TriMas Corporation 2002 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, restrictions lapse in three equal installments on March 1, 2013, March 1, 2014 and March 1, 2015.
(3) By Paul Swart and Rachelle Swart, JTWROS.
(4) Option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company granted February 1, 2004 under the TriMas Corporation 2002 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, 80% of the shares subject to this Option vested in three equal annual installments on each of February 1, 2005, February 1, 2006 and February 1,2007; the remaining 20% of the shares subject to this Option vested February 1, 2011.
(5) Option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company granted April 1, 2007 under the TriMas Corporation 2002 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, 80% of the shares subject to this Option vested in three equal annual installments on each of April 1, 2008, April 1, 2009 and April 1,2010; the remaining 20% of the shares subject to this Option will vest April 1, 2014.

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