As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 1998
Registration No. 333-27227
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 5
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 (Primary standard industrial (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
Incorporation) Classification Code No.)
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, Loftis & 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. 1 to withdraw the Registration Statement and
deregister all of the securities originally registered thereby, 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. None of the Securities
covered by the Registration Statement was offered for sale pursuant to the
Offering and none of the Securities has been sold. 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. 1 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 20th day of April, 1998.
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. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the
following person in the capacities and on the dates stated:
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Sole Director, President and Chief
/S/ ROBERT H. GENTRY, III Executive Officer APRIL 20, 1998
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Robert H. Gentry, III
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