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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 Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 1998
TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-13794 13-3818402
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
2500 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 441-6060
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ITEM 5: Other Events.
On January 8, 1998, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. ("THCR") and
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Holdings, L.P. ("THCR Holdings") announced that
the Board of Directors of THCR has approved the continuation of its stock
repurchase program until the end of 1998.
Reference is made to the news release of THCR and THCR Holdings, dated
January 8, 1998, attached as an Exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1: News Release of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. and Trump
Hotels & Casino Resorts Holdings, L.P., dated January 8, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC.
January 21, 1998 /s/ John P. Burke
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By: John P. Burke
Title:Senior Vice President
and Corporate Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequentially
Exhibit No. Description Numbered Page
99.1 News Release of Trump
Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. and
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
Holdings, L.P., dated January 8, 1998
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For additional information:
Nicholas L. Ribis: (212) 715-7204
TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC. ANNOUNCES COMMON
STOCK BUYBACK AND EXPANSION OF REPURCHASE PROGRAM
NEW YORK, January 8, 1998 -- Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts,
Inc. (NYSE:DJT) and Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Holdings, L.P., announced
today that its Board of Directors has approved the continuation of its common
stock repurchase program until the end of 1998.
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. owns and operates Trump
Plaza Hotel Casino, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Marina Hotel Casino
in Atlantic City, NJ, as well as Trump Indiana, the riverboat casino in Gary,
IN, on Lake Michigan.
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