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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hindman Colin E 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2015 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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President Human Resources 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 2,031 (1) D   Common Stock 2,617 (2) D   Common Stock 634 (3) D   Common Stock 2,549 (4) D   Common Stock 14,049 D Â

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hindman Colin E 39400 WOODWARD AVENUE STE. 130 BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304	Â	Â	  Vice President Human Resources	Â

Signatures

/s/ Paula Reno attorney-in-fact		01/09/2015
**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 as to one-third of the number of shares on each anniversary date of the grant.
(2)	Restricted shares of common stock of the Company granted March 1, 2013 under the TriMas Corporation 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan ("2011 Plan"), restrictions lapse as to one-third of the number of shares on each anniversary date of the grant.
(3)	Restricted shares of common stock of the Company granted March 1, 2014 under the 2011 Plan, restrictions lapse on March 1, 2015.
(4)	Restricted shares of common stock of the Company granted March 5, 2014 under the 2011 Plan, restrictions lapse as to one-third of the number of shares on each anniversary date of the grant.

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