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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Feinberg Stephen
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
450 Park Avenue, 28th Floor
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(Street)
New York New York 10022
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
4/17/00
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Trans World Entertainment Corporation (TWMC)
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5 Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X**] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Invidividual or Joint Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X**Form filed by One Reporting Person
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__ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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Common Stock 5,365,781* I* By partnerships and corporations*
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses: *871,300 of such shares are owned by Cerberus
Partners, L.P., a partnership organized under the laws of Delaware ("Cerberus").
2,274,050 of such shares are owned by Cerberus International, Ltd., a
corporation organized under the laws of the Bahamas ("International"). 666,400
of such shares are owned by Cerberus Institutional Partners, L.P., a partnership
organized under the laws of Delaware ("Institutional). 1,554,031 of such shares
are owned by various other private investment funds (the "Funds"). The reporting
person possesses sole voting and investment control over all securities of the
issuer owned by Cerberus, International, Institutional and the Funds.
** The reporting person's interest in the shares set forth herein is limited to
the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in Cerberus, International,
Institutional and the Funds, respectively.
/s/Stephen Feinberg April 19, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient. See Instruction 6 for procedure.
