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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota 41-1839933
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(State of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization) Identification No.)
7401 Boone Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55428
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(Address of principal executive (Zip Code)
offices)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities
and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please
check the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities
and is to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
N/A N/A
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
This registration statement relates to the registration with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc., a Minnesota
corporation (the "Registrant"). The description of the Common Stock to be
registered hereunder is set forth under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-13967), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11,
1996, (the "1933 Registration Statement"), and is incorporated herein by this
reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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1. Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated
May 24, 1996 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the 1933 Registration Statement).
2. Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, adopted
subject to completion of the offering contemplated by the
1933 Registration Statement (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
3. By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.3 to the 1933 Registration Statement).
4. Amended By-laws of the Registrant, adopted subject to
completion of the offering contemplated by the 1933
Registration Statement (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.4 to the 1933 Registration Statement).
5. Specimen of Common Stock certificate (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
6. Warrant No. 1 issued to Melville Corporation for the
Purchase of 1,350,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Registrant, dated May 25, 1996 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
7. Warrant No. 2 issued to Melville Corporation for the
Purchase of 1,080,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Registrant, dated May 25, 1996 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
8. Form of Underwriter Warrants (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
9. Shareholder Agreement dated as of May 25, 1996, among
Leather Investors Limited Partnership I, Leather Investors
Limited
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Partnership II, the Other Investors Named on the Signature
Pages thereto and the Registrant (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
10. Amendment to the Shareholder Agreement among Leather
Investors Limited Partnership I, Leather Investors Limited
Partnership II, the Other Investors Named on the Signature
Pages thereto and the Registrant (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
11. Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of May 25, 1996, by and
among the Registrant and the Individuals Named on the
Signature Pages thereto (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.7 to the 1933 Registration Statement).
12. Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 25, 1996, by
and among Melville Corporation, the Registrant, the Managers
Listed on the Signature Pages thereto, Leather Investors
Limited Partnership I and the Partners Listed on the
Signature Pages thereto. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 4.8 to the 1933 Registration Statement).
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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.
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Dated: October 11, 1996 By /s/ Douglas J. Treff
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Douglas J. Treff
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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