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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 (b) OR
(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3818402
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(State of incorporation) I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.
Mississippi Avenue and The Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class
to be so registered is to be registered
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Common Stock, $.01 Par Value New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and
is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check
the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and
is to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of class)
No Exhibits
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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Reference is made to the information set forth under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock" contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-90784) (the "Registration
Statement"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
on March 30, 1995, Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement, filed with the SEC on May 11, 1995, and Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 2, filed with the SEC on June 1, 1995, all of which are incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 have been supplied
to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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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 Amendment to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized.
TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC.
Dated: April 1, 1996 By: /s/ John P. Burke
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Name: John P. Burke
Title: Senior Vice President
of Corporate Finance
and Corporate Treasurer
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