UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 23, 2005 GP Strategies Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-7234 13-1926739 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 777 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (914) 249-9700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 40.13e-4(c)) Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 23, 2005, the Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors of GP Strategies Corporation (the "Company") authorized the grant to Scott Greenberg, the Company's President and Chief Financial Officer, of 42,000 shares of restricted stock, subject to final documentation of the terms and conditions,, as the Compensation Committee shall determine, pursuant to the provisions of the Company's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, in respect of the year ended December 31, 2004. On March 23, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors authorized the grant to Doug Sharp, the President of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary General Physics Corporation, of 34,000 shares of restricted stock, subject to final documentation of the terms and conditions, as the Compensation Committee shall determine, pursuant to the provisions of the Company's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan., in respect of the year ended December 31, 2004. On March 23, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors authorized the grant to Andrea Kantor, the Company's Vice President and General Counsel, of 20,000 shares of restricted stock, subject to final documentation of the terms and conditions, as the Compensation Committee shall determine, pursuant to the provisions of the Company's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan. The awards were determined based on the Compensation Committee's evaluation of the Company's and each executive's performance. 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. GP Strategies Corporation Date: March 23, 2005 Scott N. Greenberg, President and Chief Financial Officer