As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 1999
Registration No. 333-27227
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
to FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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AUTOMOTIVE ONE PARTS STORES, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
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FLORIDA 5013 59-1867299
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Primary standard industrial (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
Classification Code No.)
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701 West Church Street
Orlando, Florida 32801
(407) 422-1110
(Address and telephone number
of principal executive offices and
principal place of business)
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Robert H. Gentry, III, President
Automotive One Parts Stores, Inc.
701 West Church Street
Orlando, Florida 32802
(904) 226-9977
(Name, address and telephone number
of agent for service)
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Copy to:
J. Bennett Grocock, Esquire
Grocock & Abramson
126 E. Jefferson Street
Orlando, Florida 32801
(407) 422-0300
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Automotive One Parts Stores, Inc. (the "Registrant"), pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and pursuant to undertakings set forth in Item 28 of the Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 ("Registration Statement"), File No. 333-27227, hereby files this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to deregister all of the securities originally
registered under the Registration Statement, consisting of (i) 1,200,000 shares
of the Company's common stock, par value $ .01 per share ("Common Stock"); (ii)
1,200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Redeemable Common
Stock Purchase Warrants (the "Warrants"); (iii) 180,000 shares of Common Stock
subject to the Underwriters' over-allotment option; (iv) 180,000 shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants subject to Underwriters'
over-allotment option; (v) 120,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of Underwriters' Warrants; and (vi) 120,000 shares of Common Stock underlying
the Warrants issuable upon exercise of Underwriters' Warrants. The Common Stock,
the Warrants, and the Underwriters' Warrants covered by the Registration
Statement are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Securities."
The Registration Statement was declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 17, 1998. Shortly thereafter, Nutmeg Securities,
Ltd., the underwriter for the proposed offering of the Securities ("Offering"),
notified the Company of its withdrawal as underwriter for the Offering.
The Offering terminated on February 17, 1998. No Securities covered by
the Registration Statement were offered for sale pursuant to the Offering, and
no Securities have been sold or otherwise distributed. The Company will not
offer for sale any of the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Signatures
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and has caused this Post- Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Orlando, State of
Florida, on the 23rd day of July, 1999.
AUTOMOTIVE ONE PARTS STORES, INC.
By: /S/ ROBERT H.GENTRY, III
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Robert H. Gentry, III, President and
Chief Executive Officer
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement has been signed by the
following person in the capacities and on the dates stated:
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By /S/ ROBERT H. GENTRY, III Sole Director, President and July 23, 1999
--------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
Robert H. Gentry, III
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