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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 30, 1999
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada 0-13291 94-6565852
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File No.) Identification No.)
10670 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75231
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (214)692-4700
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On November 30, 1999, Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. ("TCI")
and Continental Mortgage and Equity Trust ("CMET") closed the merger of the two
companies with TCI as the survivor. Pursuant to the merger, TCI acquired all of
the outstanding shares of CMET in a tax-free exchange of shares. TCI issued
1.181 shares of TCI common stock for each outstanding share of beneficial
interest of CMET.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
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 hereto duly authorized.
TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
Date: November 30, 1999 By: /s/ KARL L. BLAHA
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Karl L. Blaha
President
