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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 43-1145889
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One City Centre, 515 N. Sixth Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective pursuant Exchange Act and is effective
to General Instruction A.(c), please pursuant to General Instruction A.
check the following box. [ ] (d), please check the following box.
[X]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-44689
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
9 1/4% Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per
share (the "Preferred Stock")
9 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2007 (the "Debentures")
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(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Information with respect to the Preferred Stock and the Debentures is
incorporated herein by reference to the sections captioned "Description of
Preferred Stock" and "Description of Debentures" in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-44689), filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 5, 1998.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1.1 - Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-44689), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 5, 1998./1/
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/1/Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits to Form 8-A, this Exhibit
is incorporated by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement on Form
8-A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
Date: February 7, 1998 By: /s/ Kathleen A. Soled
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Name: Kathleen A. Soled
Title: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
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