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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-K/A

                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997


                              PRIMARK CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                     1-8260
                            (Commission File Number)

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1


The undersigned registrant hereby amends its 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K
dated March 30, 1998, by adding the page attached hereto as an additional
exhibit.


Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.


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  Exhibit Number       Description
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  23.2                 Independent Auditors' Consent and Report on Schedules
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                                  PRIMARK CORPORATION
                                                     (Registrant)


Date: April 8, 1998                            By: /s/ STEPHEN H. CURRAN
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                                                   Stephen H. Curran
                                               Executive Vice President
                                                Chief Financial Officer  
                                             (Principal Financial Officer)