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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DONNA KARAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 13-3882426
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer
Identification no.)
550 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10018
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to If this Form relates to the
the registration of a registration of a class of debt
class of debt securities securities and is to become
and is effective upon effective simultaneously with the
filing pursuant to effectiveness of a concurrent
General Instruction registration statement under the
A(c)(1) please check the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
following box. [_] to General Instruction A(c)(2)
please check the following box.
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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Common Stock, New York Stock Exchange
par value $.01 per share
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
Not Applicable
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
See "Description of Capital Stock" in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-3600) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which information is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits: The following exhibits have been or will be filed with the
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. as part of the Company's
Listing Application:
1. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-3600).
2. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Donna Karan
International Inc.
3. Bylaws of Donna Karan International Inc.
4. Specimen of security being registered.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Donna Karan International Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date: June 5, 1996 By:___________________________________
Name: Joseph B. Parsons
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
