UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144/A
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
CUSIP NUMBER
1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) (b) I.R.S. IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO. WORK LOCATION
Trans World Entertainment Corporation 14-1541629 000-14818
1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO.
38 Corporate Circle Albany NY 12203
AREA CODE NUMBER
(518) 452-1242
2 (a) (b) I.R.S. IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE TO ISSUER
SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund 36-6911789 Affiliate 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C.
File Number
(b) (c) (g)
3 (a) Name and Address of Each Number of (d) (e) (f) Name of Each
Title of the Broker Through Whom the SEC USE shares Aggregate Number of Shares Approximate Securities
Class of Securities are to be ONLY or Other Units Market or Other Units Date of Sale Exchange
Securities Offered to Each Market To Be Sold Value Outstanding (See instr.3(f)) (See
To Be Sold Maker who is Acquiring (See instr.3(c)) (See instr.3(d)) (See instr.3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.) instr.3(g))
the Securities
Broker-
Dealer
File Number
Common Stock Jefferies & Company, Inc 306,263 $1,656,882.80 30,626,302 04/20/2006 NYSE
11100 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Knight Equity Markets, L.P.
525 Washington Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07310
UBS
677 Washington Blvd
Stamford, CT 06901
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Lehman Brothers
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Citigroup
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10043
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a)Name of issuer. 3. (a)Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b)Issuer's IRS Identification Number. (b)Name and address of each broker through whom the securities
are intended to be sold.
(c)Issuer's SEC file number, if any. (c)Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt
securities, give the aggregate face amount).
(d)Issuer's address, including zip code. (d)Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a
specified date within 10 days prior to the filing
(e)Issuer's telephone number, including area (e)Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or
code. if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as
shown by the most recent report or statement published by
the issuer.
2. (a)Name of person for whose account the (f)Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
securities are to be sold.
(b)Such person's I.R.S. Identification (g)Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the
number, if such person is an entity. securities are intended to be sold.
(c)Such person's relationship to the issuer
(e.g., officer, director, 10 percent Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of
stockholder, or member of immediate information contained in this form are not required to respond
family of any of the foregoing). unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
(d)Such person's address, including zip code.
TABLE I--SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the Payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
Name of Person
From Whom Amount of
Title of Date You Nature of Acquisition Transaction Acquired Securities Date of Nature of
the Class Acquired (If Gift, Also Acquired Payment Payment
Give Date Donor
Acquired)
Trans World
Entertainment Share
Common Stock 04/22/1999 Share Exchange Corporation 3,789,962 04/22/1999 Exchange
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. If the securities were purchased and full payment 2. If within two years after the acquisition
therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, of the securities the person for whose
explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of account they are to be sold had any
the consideration given. If the consideration consisted short positions, put or other option to
of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made dispose of securities referred to in
in installments describe the arrangement and state when paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish
the note or other obligation was discharged in full or full information with respect thereto.
the last installment paid.
TABLE II--SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS
Furnish The Following Information as to All Securities of The Issuer Sold During The Past Three Months By The Person For
Whose Account The Securities Are To Be Sold.
Amount of
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities To Be Sold. Date of Sale Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS: ATTENTION:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of The person for whose account the securities to which this notice
Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice
to the person for whose account the securities that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to
are to be sold but also as to all other persons the current and prospective operations of the issuer of the
included in that definition. In addition, securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
information shall be given as to sales by all
persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e)
of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the
account of the person filing this notice.
April 20, 2006 /s/ Joanne Doldo
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DATE OF NOTICE (SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the persons for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice
shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: INTERNATIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS
(SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).