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): September 14, 2003
TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York | | 0-14818 | | 14-1541629 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
identification No.) |
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38 Corporate Circle, Albany, New York | | 12203 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (518) 452-1242 |
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None |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (including Item 12, “Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition”).
See the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 dated September 14, 2003, announcing Trans World Entertainment Corporation’s agreement in principle to acquire substantially all of the assets of Wherehouse Entertainment, Inc. Wherehouse, currently operating in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is a specialty music retailer, which owns and operates 148 stores located primarily in the western United States.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION |
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Date: September 16, 2003 | /s/ JOHN J. SULLIVAN |
| John J. Sullivan |
| Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Trans World Entertainment Company Press Release dated September 14, 2003. |
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