DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
S-8, 2000-03-23
AUTO RENTAL & LEASING (NO DRIVERS)
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   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2000

                                               Registration No. 333-____________

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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                              --------------------

                                    FORM S-8

             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                      DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   Delaware                             73-1356520
      (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)


                  5330 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


        DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                              --------------------

                                   Copies to:


            Steven B. Hildebrand                         Stephen W. Ray, Esq.
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer        Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable,
           5330 East 31st Street                        Golden & Nelson, P.C.
           Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135                     320 South Boston, Suite 400
             (918) 669-2288                             Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
      (Name, address and telephone                          (918) 594-0415
     number of agent for service)



AN INDETERMINATE  AMOUNT OF PLAN INTERESTS ARE BEING REGISTERED PURSUANT TO RULE
416(C) AND THERE IS NO REGISTRATION OR FILING FEE.

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                                     PART I
                                     ------

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS


ITEM 1.     PLAN INFORMATION

     The documents containing the information required by this item will be sent
or given to employees as specified by Rule  428(b)(1) of the  Securities  Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities  Act").  Such documents are not required to be
and are not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") either
as  part  of  this  Registration  Statement  or as  prospectuses  or  prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated
by reference  in this  Registration  Statement  pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of
this Registration Statement, taken together,  constitute a prospectus that meets
the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

ITEM 2.     REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION

     Upon  written  or  oral  request,  any of  the  documents  incorporated  by
reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement,  any of the other
documents  required  to be  delivered  to  participants  of the  Dollar  Thrifty
Automotive  Group,  Inc.  Deferred  Compensation  Plan, as amended (the "Plan"),
pursuant to Rule 428(b),  and any additional  information about the Plan and its
administrators are available without charge by contacting:

              Brian K. Franklin, Director of Executive Compensation
                      Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
                              5330 East 31st Street
                              Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
                                 (918) 669-3916


                                     PART II
                                     -------

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


ITEM 3.     INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     The  following  document  previously  filed with the SEC by Dollar  Thrifty
Automotive  Group,  Inc. (the  "Company")  (Commission  File Number 1-13647) for
purposes of the information  reporting  requirements of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference:

     1.     The Company's Annual Report on  Form 10-K for  the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999.

     All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and  Section  15(d)  of  the  Exchange  Act  subsequent  to  the  date  of  this
Registration  Statement  (and,  where  applicable,  each  filing of an  employee
benefit plan's annual report  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) and
prior to the  filing of a  post-effective  amendment  which  indicates  that all
securities  offered  hereby have been sold or which  deregisters  all securities
then remaining  unsold,  shall be deemed to be incorporated  herein by reference
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained  in a document  incorporated  or deemed to be  incorporated  herein by
reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the
extent  that a statement  contained  herein or in any other  subsequently  filed
document  which  also is or is deemed  to be  incorporated  herein by  reference
modifies  or  supersedes  such statement.   Any such  statement so  modified  or
superseded  shall  not be  deemed,  except  as so  modified  or  superseded,  to
constitute a part hereof.


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ITEM 4.     DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

     The Plan interests being registered need not be described  pursuant to this
item.


ITEM 5.     INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

     None.


ITEM 6.     INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

     Section 145 of the General  Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware  (the
"Delaware Law") empowers a Delaware  corporation to indemnify any person who was
or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed   legal  action,   suit  or  proceeding,   whether  civil,   criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such
corporation)  by  reason of the fact  that  such  person  is or was an  officer,
director,  employee  or agent of such  corporation,  or is or was serving at the
request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation  or  enterprise  against  expenses   (including   attorneys'  fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that
such  officer  or  director  acted in good  faith  and in a manner  such  person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests,
and, for criminal proceedings,  had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers,  directors,
employees and agents against expenses (including  attorneys' fees) in connection
with  the  defense  or  settlement  of an  action  by or in  the  right  of  the
corporation  under  the  same  conditions,  except  that no  indemnification  is
permitted  without judicial  approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to
the corporation.  Where an officer, director, employee or agent is successful on
the merits or  otherwise  in the defense of any action  referred  to above,  the
corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses which such officer or
director actually and reasonably incurred.

     The   Certificate   of   Incorporation   of  the   Company   provides   for
indemnification  of the officers and directors of the Company to the full extent
permitted by applicable law.

     In accordance  with Delaware Law, the Certificate of  Incorporation  of the
Company provides that no directors shall be personally  liable to the Company or
its  stockholders  for monetary  damages for breach of fiduciary duty except for
liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or
its stockholders,  (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional  misconduct  or a knowing  violation  of law,  (iii) in  respect  of
certain unlawful  dividend  payments or stock purchases or redemptions,  or (iv)
for any transaction from which a director derived an improper  personal benefit.
The effect of this  provision is to eliminate  the rights of the Company and its
stockholders  to  recover  monetary  damages  against a  director  for breach of
fiduciary  duty as a director  including any such breaches  resulting from gross
negligence.

     Pursuant to the underwriting  agreements filed as exhibits to the Company's
registration  statement  relating to underwritten  offerings of securities,  the
underwriters  parties thereto have agreed to indemnify each officer and director
of the Company and each person,  if any,  who  controls  the Company  within the
meaning  of  the  Securities  Act,   against  certain   liabilities,   including
liabilities under the Securities Act.

     The  directors  and officers of the Company are covered by  directors'  and
officers' insurance policies.


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ITEM 7.     EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION  CLAIMED

     Not applicable.


ITEM 8.     EXHIBITS


      Exhibit No.                        Description
      ----------                        -------------

         3.1      Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as the same
                  numbered exhibit with  the Company's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1, as amended, Registration No. 333-39661, which became
                  effective December 16, 1997*

        10.8      Pentastar  Transportation  Group,  Inc. Deferred  Compensation
                  Plan, filed  as the  same numbered exhibit  with the Company's
                  Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as  amended, Registration
                  No. 333-39661, which became effective December 16, 1997*

        10.14     Amendment to Deferred Compensation  Plan dated as of September
                  29, 1998**

        10.15     Second  Amendment to  Deferred Compensation Plan  dated as  of
                  September 23, 1999**

        10.16     Third  Amendment  to  Deferred Compensation  Plan dated  as of
                  January 14, 2000**

        23.8      Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP**



*      Incorporated by reference
**     Filed herewith

The  use of  original  issuance  securities  is not  contemplated.  If  original
issuance  securities are hereafter  offered and sold, an opinion of counsel will
be filed by amendment.


ITEM 9.     UNDERTAKINGS

Rule 415 Offerings

     The registrant hereby undertakes:

     (1)  To file, during any  period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to:

          (a)  include  any  prospectus  required by  Section  10(a)(3)  of  the
Securities Act;


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          (b)  reflect in the prospectus any  facts or events  arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment  thereof)  which,  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  represent  a
fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration  Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,  any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of  securities  offered would not exceed that
which  was  registered)  and any  deviation  from  the  low or  high  end of the
estimated  maximum  offering  range may be reflected  in the form of  prospectus
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,  the changes in
volume and price  represent  no more than a twenty  percent  (20%) change in the
maximum  aggregate  offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

          (c)  include  any  material  information  with  respect to the plan of
distribution  not  previously  disclosed in this  Registration  Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

provided,  however,  that  paragraphs  (a) and (b)  above  do not  apply  if the
information  required  to be included in a post-  effective  amendment  by those
paragraphs  is contained in periodic  reports filed with or furnished to the SEC
by the  registrant  pursuant to Section 13 or Section  15(d) of the Exchange Act
that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

     (2)  That,for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement  relating  to  the  securities  therein,  and  the  offering  of  such
securities  at that time shall be deemed to be the  initial  bona fide  offering
thereof.

     (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     The registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for purposes of determining  any
liability  under the  Securities  Act,  each filing of the  registrant's  annual
report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or Section  15(d) of the  Exchange  Act (and,
where  applicable,  each  filing of an employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
in  this  Registration  Statement  shall  be  deemed  to be a  new  registration
statement relating to the securities  offered therein,  and the offering of such
securities  at that time shall be deemed to be the  initial  bona fide  offering
thereof.

INDEMNIFICATION

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may  be  permitted  to  directors,  officers  and  controlling  persons  of  the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such  indemnification is against
public  policy  as  expressed  in  the   Securities   Act  and  is,   therefore,
unenforceable.  In the  event  that a claim  for  indemnification  against  such
liabilities  (other than the payment by the  registrant of expenses  incurred or
paid by a  director,  officer or  controlling  person of the  registrant  in the
successful  defense of any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction  the  question  of whether  such  indemnification  by it is against
public  policy as  expressed in the  Securities  Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.


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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on March 23, 2000.

                                        DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

                                        By:  /s/ JOSEPH E. CAPPY
                                           ----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Joseph E. Cappy
                                        Title: President and Principal Executive
                                               Officer


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  Dollar Thrifty
Automotive Group,  Inc., as Plan  Administrator of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive
Group,  Inc.  Deferred  Compensation  Plan,  has duly caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on March 23, 2000.

                                        DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                                        DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                                        By: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group,Inc.

                                            By:    /s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name:  Steven B. Hildebrand
                                            Title: Vice   President   and  Chief
                                                   Financial Officer


     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the date indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Name                             Title                                          Date
- ----                             -----                                          ----
<S>                              <C>                                            <C>
/s/ JOSEPH E. CAPPY              Chairman of the Board                          March 23, 2000
- ------------------------         Chief Executive Officer
Joseph E. Cappy                  President and Director


/s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND         Vice President                                 March 23, 2000
- ------------------------         Principal Financial Officer
Steven B. Hildebrand             Principal Accounting Officer


/s/ DONALD M. HIMELFARB          Executive Vice President and Director          March 23, 2000
- ------------------------         President of Thrifty, Inc.
Donald M. Himelfarb

/s/ GARY L. PAXTON               Executive Vice President and Director          March 23, 2000
- ------------------------         President of Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc.
Gary L. Paxton

</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Name                             Title                                          Date
- ----                             -----                                          ----
<S>                              <C>                                            <C>
/s/ THOMAS P. CAPO               Director                                       March 23, 2000
- ------------------------
Thomas P. Capo

/s/ EDWARD J. HOGAN              Director                                       March 23, 2000
- ------------------------
Edward J. Hogan

/s/ EDWARD C. LUMLEY             Director                                       March 23, 2000
- ------------------------
Edward C. Lumley

/s/ JOHN C. POPE                 Director                                       March 23, 2000
- -------------------------
John C. Pope

/s/ JOHN P. TIERNEY              Director                                       March 23, 2000
- ------------------------
John P. Tierney

/s/ EDWARD L. WAX                Director                                       March 23, 2000
- ------------------------
Edward L. Wax

</TABLE>


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                -----------------



  Exhibit No.                           Description
  -----------                           -----------

    10.14          Amendment to Deferred Compensation Plan dated as of September
                   29, 1998

    10.15          Second Amendment  to Deferred Compensation  Plan dated  as of
                   September 23, 1999

    10.16          Third  Amendment to  Deferred Compensation  Plan  dated as of
                   January 14, 2000

    23.8           Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP




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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14
                                                                   -------------


                     AMENDMENT TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                     ---------------------------------------


     The  Deferred  Compensation  Plan  adopted  by  Pentastar  Services,  Inc.,
predecessor to Dollar Thrifty  Automotive  Group, Inc. on December 28, 1994 (the
"PLAN") is hereby amended as of September 29, 1998 as follows:

     1.  Section 1.6 of the Plan is hereby deleted in  its entirety and replaced
with the following:

          "1.6  "Change in Control" means:

          (a)  The Employer is merged, consolidated or reorganized  into or with
          another  corporation  or other legal  person,  and as a result of such
          merger,  consolidation or  reorganization  less than a majority of the
          combined voting power of the  then-outstanding  securities entitled to
          vote generally in the election of directors  ("Voting  Stock") of such
          corporation or person  immediately  after such  transaction is held in
          the  aggregate  by  the  holders  of  Voting  Stock  of  the  Employer
          immediately prior to such transaction;

          (b)  The Employer  sells or otherwise  transfers all  or substantially
          all of its assets to another corporation or other legal person, and as
          a result of such sale or transfer less than a majority of the combined
          voting power of the then-outstanding  Voting Stock of such corporation
          or  person  immediately  after  such sale or  transfer  is held in the
          aggregate by the holders of Voting  Stock of the Employer  immediately
          prior to such sale or transfer;

          (c)  The acquisition  by any  individual, entity  or group (within the
          meaning  of Section  13(d)(3)  or  14(d)(2)  of the  Exchange  Act) (a
          "Person") of  beneficial  ownership  (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
          promulgated  under the  Exchange  Act) of 35% or more of the  combined
          voting power of the Voting Stock then outstanding after giving  effect
          to such acquisition;


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          (d) The Employer files a report or proxy statement with the Securities
          and Exchange  Commission  pursuant to the Exchange Act  disclosing  in
          response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule,  form
          or report or item  therein)  that a change in control of the  Employer
          has occurred or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing
          contract or transaction; or

          (e) Individuals who, as of the date hereof,  constitute the Board (the
          "Incumbent  Board")  cease  for any  reason to  constitute  at least a
          majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming
          a Director  subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination
          for election by the Employer's shareholders, was approved by a vote of
          at least  two-thirds of the Directors  then  comprising  the Incumbent
          Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement
          of the  Employer  in which  such  person  is named  as a  nominee  for
          Director,  without objection to such nomination) shall be deemed to be
          or have been a member of the Incumbent Board.

          Notwithstanding  the foregoing  provisions  of Section  1.6(c) or (d),
          unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority vote of the
          Board,  a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have occurred for
          purposes of Section 1.6(c) or (d) solely because (A) the Employer, (B)
          a Subsidiary,  or (C) any Employer-sponsored  employee stock ownership
          plan  or any  other  employee  benefit  plan  of the  Employer  or any
          Subsidiary  either  files or becomes  obligated  to file a report or a
          proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D,  Schedule 14D-1,
          Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
          item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing  beneficial  ownership
          by it of  shares  of  Voting  Stock,  whether  in  excess  of  35%  or
          otherwise, or because the Employer reports that a change in control of
          the Employer  has  occurred or  will occur in the future by  reason of
          such beneficial ownership."

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     2.   The following Sections shall be added to Article 1 of the Plan:

          "1.27  "Board"  or  "Board  of  Directors"  shall  mean  the  Board of
          Directors of the Employer.

          1.28 "Director" shall mean any member of the Board.

          1.29 "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 as
          it may be amended from time to time.

          1.30 "Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" shall mean a corporation,  company
          or other  entity  (i) more  than 50% of whose  outstanding  shares  or
          securities  (representing  the  right  to  vote  for the  election  of
          directors  or other  managing  authority)  are, or (ii) which does not
          have  outstanding  shares  or  securities  (as  may be the  case  in a
          partnership,  joint venture or unincorporated  association),  but more
          than 50% of whose ownership interest  representing the right generally
          to make decisions for such other entity is, now or hereafter, owned or
          controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Employer."

     3.   All references  in the Plan to  the term "Change of  Control" shall be
deleted in their entirety and replaced with "Change in Control."



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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.15
                                                                   -------------


                 SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                 ----------------------------------------------

     The  Deferred  Compensation  Plan  adopted  by  Pentastar  Services,  Inc.,
predecessor to Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.  ("DTAG"),  on December 28,
1994, as amended by Amendment to Deferred  Compensation  Plan adopted by DTAG on
September  29, 1998 (the "PLAN") is hereby  amended as of September  23, 1999 as
follows:

     1.  The  "INTRODUCTION"  to  the  Plan  is  hereby amended  by  adding  the
following new paragraph at the end:

         "The Plan is  intended  to be  exempt  under ERISA Section 401(a)(1)."

     2.  Section  7.1  of  the  Plan  is  hereby  amended by  deleting the first
sentence of the fourth paragraph in its entirety.



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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16
                                                                   -------------


                  THIRD AMENDMENT TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                  ---------------------------------------------

     The  Deferred  Compensation  Plan  adopted  by  Pentastar  Services,  Inc.,
predecessor to Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.  ("DTAG"),  on December 28,
1994, as amended by Amendment to Deferred  Compensation  Plan adopted by DTAG on
September 29, 1998 and Second Amendment to Deferred Compensation Plan adopted by
DTAG on September 23, 1999 ("PLAN") is hereby  amended as of January 14, 2000 as
follows:

     1.  Section 1.23 of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

          "1.23  "Total and  Permanent  Disability"  means  permanent  and total
          disability within the meaning of Section 22(c)(3) of the Code."

     2.  The following Sections shall be added to Article 1 of the Plan:

          "1.31  "Investment  Recommendation  Form"  means  the form used by the
          Administrator  for the  Participant  to recommend  investments  in his
          Account to the Trustee.

          1.32  "Performance  Share Election Form" means the  performance  share
          election form as approved and used by the Administrator."

     3.  Section  3.1 of the Plan is  hereby  amended  by adding  the  following
paragraph at the end of such Section:

          "Each  Participant who is awarded  performance  shares by the Employer
          pursuant to Performance  Share Stock Award  Agreements  shall have the
          right to  elect  to  defer  such  performance  shares  and  have  such
          performance  shares  deposited  into the  Participant's  Account.  The
          Participant may make such election  pursuant to the Performance  Share
          Election Form."

     4.  Section 4.2 of the Plan is hereby  deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:


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          "4.2 The assets of the Trust shall be invested in such  investments as
          the Trustee shall determine under the Trust Agreement. The Trustee may
          receive investment recommendations from the Participant as provided in
          an Investment Recommendation Form."

     5.  The Plan is hereby amended  by  deleting  the  Mutual  Fund  Investment
Preference Form for Participants currently used in its entirety and replacing it
with the  Investment  Recommendation  Form  attached  hereto  as  ATTACHMENT  1.
Investment recommendations made by Participants prior to the date this Amendment
is adopted by DTAG shall remain in effect until changed by the Participant.

     6.  The Plan is  hereby amended  by adding the Performance  Share  Election
Form  regarding the  election of deferred shares  under Performance  Share Stock
Award Agreements attached hereto as ATTACHMENT 2.




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                                  ATTACHMENT 1
                                  ------------


                      DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                           DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                         INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATION FORM
                         ------------------------------

TO:  PLAN ADMINISTRATOR AND TRUSTEE

     Pursuant  to  Section  4.2 of the  Deferred  Compensation  Plan,  I  hereby
recommend  that my Account be invested as follows,  and I understand  that I may
make further  recommendations  as of March 31, June 30, October 31, and December
31 of each calendar year.


                                                                PERCENTAGE
                                                                ALLOCATION

*SEI PRIME OBLIGATION                                                   %
                                                                   -----

*SEI BOND INDEX                                                         %
                                                                   -----

*SEI S&P 500 INDEX                                                      %
                                                                   -----

*TEMPLETON FOREIGN                                                      %
                                                                   -----

*FIDELITY ADVISOR BALANCED                                              %
                                                                   -----

*NEUBERGER & BERMAN GENESIS                                             %
TRUST                                                              -----


*DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE
GROUP, INC. COMMON STOCK (NOT
ANTICIPATED AVAILABLE UNTIL
MARCH 1, 2000)                                                          %
                                                                   -----


                                                                    100 %TOTAL
                                                                   -----



_____________________________________                       ____________________
Participant Name                                            Company Name

Date: _______________________________


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                                  ATTACHMENT 2
                                  ------------

                      DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                           DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                                  ELECTION FORM
                     PERFORMANCE SHARE STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
                     ---------------------------------------


Name: ________________________________________________  Soc.Sec.No.:____________
      (Last)                  (First)         (M.I.)

Address:________________________________________________________________________
        (Street or P.O. Box)   (Apt. No.)  (City)      (State)         (Zip)


1.  ELECTION OF DEFERRED SHARES UNDER PERFORMANCE SHARE STOCK AWARD AGREEMENTS.

    |_|     I irrevocably elect to defer ____% of the Shares awarded to me under
            the  provisions  of  any   present  Performance  Share  Stock  Award
            Agreements  and to have the  Company  deposit  said  Shares  into my
            Account and/or subaccount of my Account under the Trust Agreement of
            December 30, 1994,  as amended,  between the Company and the Trustee
            pursuant to the provisions of said Trust  Agreement and  Performance
            Share Stock Award Agreements.

2.  OTHER MATTERS.

    |_|     I hereby  direct  that the method of  payment of said Shares (or the
            proceeds  therefrom )  and  the  time  when  said  Shares  shall  be
            distributed to me and the beneficiary of said Shares in the event of
            my death shall be as indicated on my Election  Form on file with the
            Company  with  respect to the  Company's  Deferred Compensation Plan
            (the "PLAN") under which I am a Participant.

     Please consult with your tax advisor  regarding the tax consequences of the
Plan  to  you.  Neither  the  sponsor  of the  Plan,  nor  any of the  sponsor's
affiliates  provide  any  assurances  of the  tax  results  of the  Plan  in the
Participant's particular situation or assume any responsibility in this regard.

Employee's
Signature: ________________                   Date: ____________________________

Company Name: ____________________________

Accepted and agreed to by
Employer's Authorized Representative

By: _________________________                 Date: ____________________________


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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.8
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Dollar Thrifty  Automotive Group, Inc. on  Form S-8 of our report dated February
2, 2000, except for Note 17 as to which the  date is March 2, 2000, appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of  Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1999.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Tulsa, Oklahoma
March 23, 2000



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