SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently
with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or
executing a sale directly with a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) SEC. FILE NO.
Trans World Entertainment Corporation 14-1541629 000-14818
1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO.
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38 Corporate Circle Albany NY 12203
AREA 518 NUMBER 452-1242
CODE
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ISSUER
ARE TO BE SOLD
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund 36-6911789 Affiliate 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
10020
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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.
3(a) (b) SEC USE ONLY (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)
Title of the Name and Address Number of Approximate Name of
Class of of Each Broker Shares Number of Shares Date of Sale Each
Securities through Whom the Broker-Dealer or Other Units Aggregate or Other Units (See Instr. 3(f)) Securities
To Be Sold Securities Are File Number to Be Sold Market Outstanding (MO. DAY YR.) Exchange
To Be Offered (See Instr. 3(c)) Value (See Instr. 3(e)) (See
or Each (See Instr. 3(d)) Instr. 3(g))
Market Maker
Who Is Acquiring
The Securities
Common Stock TBD TBD 330,000 $4,606,800 33,025,649 03/02/05 NYSE
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer.
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number.
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any.
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code.
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code.
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be
sold.
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person
is an entity.
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer,
director, 10 percent stockholder, or member of immediate
family of any of the foregoing).
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold.
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the
securities are intended to be sold.
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt
securities, give the aggregate face amount).
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of
a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of
this notice.
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding,
or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding,
as shown by the most recent report or statement published
by the issuer.
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the
securities are intended to be sold.
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 therefore:
Title of Date Name of Person from Whom
The Class Acquired Nature of Acquisition Acquired
Transaction (If Gift, Also
Give Date Amount of Date of
Donor Acquired) Securities Acquired Payment Nature of Payment
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Common Stock 04/22/1999 share exchange Trans World Entertainment 3,789,962 04/22/1999 share exchange
Corporation
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made
in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or
other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the
arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full
or the last installment paid.
2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person
for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other
option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144,
furnish full information with respect thereto.
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.
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/01/2004 2,500 $28,525.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/03/2004 38,500 $438,934.65
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/09/2004 3,759 $42,852.60
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/10/2004 15,147 $172,675.80
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/13/2004 1,893 $21,583.23
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/14/2004 27,252 $310,672.80
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/15/2004 51,949 $592,244.57
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/16/2004 50,000 $574,025.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/16/2004 50,000 $570,510.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/17/2004 50,000 $579,160.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 12/17/2004 47,000 $553,335.70
REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is
to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
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.
March 1, 2005
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(DATE OF NOTICE)
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates
are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know
any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been
publicly disclosed.
/s/ Joanne Doldo
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(SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the person 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: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001.)