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

January 21, 2008
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		001-33209		61-1478870
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

14 Hayward Street, Quincy, Massachusetts		02171
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 328-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01     Other Events.

On January 21, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), reconstituted the membership of the three standing committees of the Board. The Board also renamed the Compensation Committee to be known as the Personnel and Compensation Committee.

The three standing committees of the Board were reconstituted as follows:

		Audit Committee James H. Woodward, Jr. (Chair) Edmund M. Carpenter Lyle G. Ganske
		Personnel and Compensation Committee Edmund M. Carpenter (Chair) Larry McPherson Michael S. Lipscomb
		Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Larry McPherson (Chair) Lyle G. Ganske Michael S. Lipscomb

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.

Date: January 25, 2008