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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants
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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") and redeemable Common Stock purchase warrants
(the "Warrants"), of Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc., a Minnesota corporation
(the "Registrant"). The description of the Common Stock and Warrants to be
registered hereunder is set forth under the caption "Description of Securities"
in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Amendment No. 1 of Form
S-1 and Amendment No. 2 of Form S-2 (Registration No. 333-13967), filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 1996, December 24, 1996 and
April 18, 1997, respectively (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. Articles of Amendment of Amended Articles of Incorporation
of the Registrant dated October 11, 1997 (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 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).
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9. Shareholder Agreement dated as of May 25, 1996, 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 4.5 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).
13. 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 4.9 to the 1933 Registration
Statement).
14. Form of Redeemable Warrant Agreement, including Form of
Redeemable Warrant Certificate (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.10 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: April 21, 1997 By /s/ Douglas J. Treff
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Douglas J. Treff
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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