As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 1999.
Registration Statement No. 333-_______
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________________
FORM S-3A
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT #1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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TRAVIS BOATS & MOTORS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant)
Texas 74-2024798
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Mark T. Walton
Chairman of the Board and President
Travis Boats & Motors, Inc.
5000 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 250
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 347-8787
(Address and telephone number of registrant's executive offices and name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
J. Rowland Cook
Julie Frey
Jenkens & Gilchrist
A Professional Corporation
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-3800
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: From time to time after the effective date of this
Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please
check the following box.
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in
connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the
following box. [ X ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering.
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering.
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to
Rule 434, please check the following box.
The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such
date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until
the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically
states that this registration statement shall thereafter become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of
1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on
such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3
and has duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment #1 to
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Austin,
State of Texas, on August 19, 1999.
TRAVIS BOATS & MOTORS, INC.
By:____/s/_________________________
Mark T. Walton,
Chairman of the Board and
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this
Pre-Effective Amendment #1 to Registration Statement has been
signed below as indicated with an "*" by Mark T. Walton pursuant
to Power of Attorney on behalf of such persons on the date
indicated.
Signature Title Date
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________/s/_____________ Chairman of the Board and President,
Mark T. Walton (Principal Executive Officer)
August 19, 1999
_________/s/_________ Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Michael B. Perrine* and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 19, 1999
__________/s/________ Director and Executive Vice President
Ronnie L. Spradling* New Store Development
August 19, 1999
_________/s/_________ Director August 19, 1999
E. D. Bohls*
__________/s/________ Director August 19, 1999
Joseph E. Simpson*
___________/s/_______ Director August 19, 1999
Robert C. Siddons*
_________/s/_________ Director August 19, 1999
Steven W. Gurasich, Jr.*
________/s/__________ Director August 19, 1999
Zach McClendon, Jr.*
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
prospectus of Travis Boats & Motors, Inc. for the registration of
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated November 24, 1998, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Travis Boats & Motors, Inc.
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
September 30, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Austin, Texas
August 10, 1999
