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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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 20, 1999
TRANSAMERICAN REFINING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
33-85930 76-0229632
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1300 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 320
Houston, Texas 77032
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(281) 986-8811
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.
On April 20, 1999, TransAmerican Refining Corporation
("Registrant"), and its parent, TransAmerican Energy
Corporation ("TEC"), filed voluntary petitions for relief
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. On April
19, 1999, TransTexas Gas Corporation ("TransTexas"), a
subsidiary of TEC, also filed a voluntary petition under
Chapter 11. Registrant, TEC and TransTexas will continue to
operate their businesses and manage their properties as
debtors-in-possession. All three bankruptcy cases will be
administered jointly.
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. RESIGNATIONS OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired:
Not applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information:
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S.
Not applicable.
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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.
TRANSAMERICAN REFINING CORPORATION
By: /s/ ED DONAHUE
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Name: Ed Donahue
Title: Vice President
Dated: April 27, 1999
