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WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
7401 BOONE AVENUE NORTH
BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA 55428
November 5, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
450 Fifth Street, NW ---------
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Albert Yarashus
Re: Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc.
Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-3
Registration No. 333-61915
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the
"Company"), is hereby requesting the withdrawal of its Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-61915) (the "Registration Statement"), which
Registration Statement was for the purpose of registering 2,300,000 shares of
Common Stock under the Act. The Company is withdrawing the Registration
Statement because of the current volatile market conditions.
The Registration Statement was filed with the SEC pursuant to the
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System on August 20, 1998 and
has not yet been declared effective. No shares of Common Stock have been
offered or sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.
If you have any questions in connection with this request for
withdrawal of the Registration Statement or desire additional information,
please telephone the undersigned at (612) 391-4506 or Ramona Baskerville of
Faegre & Benson LLP at (612) 336-3396.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Douglas J. Treff
Douglas J. Treff
cc: Kris Sharpe
Ramona Baskerville
