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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
FLORIDA 59-3424305
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4902 WEST WATERS AVENUE
TAMPA, FLORIDA
(Address of principal executive offices)
33634-1302
(Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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None.
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities
and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instructions 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(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, par value $.01
(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein the description
of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, appearing under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock" contained in (i) the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-33729 (as amended from time to time,
the "Registration Statement"), and as such section may be amended at the time
the Registration Statement is declared effective; and (ii) the Registrant's
Prospectus to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Tropical
Sportswear Int'l Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No.
333-33729, and incorporated herein by reference)
2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Tropical Sportswear Int'l
Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-33729, and incorporated herein
by reference)
3 Specimen certificate for the Common Stock of Tropical
Sportswear Int'l Corporation (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form
S-1, No. 333-33729, and incorporated herein by reference)
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L
CORPORATION
Date: September 29, 1997 By: /s/ William W. Comptom
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WILLIAM W. COMPTON
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
