SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 18, 2003 --------------- TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC. ----------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-13794 13-3818402 -------- ------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer incorporation) Number) Identification Number) 1000 Boardwalk Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 ------------------------- ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 449-6515 Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K is a News Release issued by Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. on August 18, 2003. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits: Exhibit No. Description 99.1 News Release, dated August 18, 2003, of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. 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 hereunto duly authorized. TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC. Date: August 18, 2003 By: /s/ JOHN P. BURKE ----------------------------------- Name: John P. Burke Title: Executive Vice President and Corporate Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ---------- ----------- 99.1 News Release, dated August 18, 2003, of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc.