TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL CORP
10-Q, 1999-02-16
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

 [X]       Quarterly  Report  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
           Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended January 2, 1999

                                       or

 [ ]       Transition  Report  Pursuant  to Section 13 or 15(d)of  the
           Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from
           _____________________  to  _________________________


                         Commission File Number 0-23161

                      Tropical Sportswear Int'l Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Florida                             59-3424305        
         (State or other jurisdiction of            I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)            Identification No.

          4902 W. Waters Avenue  Tampa, FL            33634-1302 
         (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (813) 249-4900

              (Former    name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                         since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period the registrant was required
to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No

As of February 10, 1999 there were 7,611,129 shares of the  registrant's  Common
Stock outstanding.



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                      TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

<S>                                                                              <C>     

PART I     Financial Information                                                 Page No.

Item 1     Financial Statements                                                     3

Item 2     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
           Results of Operations                                                   10

PART II    Other Information

Item 1     Legal Proceedings                                                       13

Item 2     Changes in Securities                                                   13

Item 3     Defaults upon Senior Securities                                         13

Item 4     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                     13

Item 5     Other Information                                                       13

Item 6     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                        13

</TABLE>



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PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
<TABLE>

                      TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)

<CAPTION>
                                                        Thirteen             Fourteen
                                                       Weeks Ended         Weeks Ended
                                                       January 2,           January 3,
                                                          1999                 1998
                                                    ------------------  -------------------
<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>     
Net sales                                                    $ 94,186             $ 35,094
Cost of goods sold                                             66,890               27,024
                                                    ------------------  -------------------
Gross profit                                                   27,296                8,070
Selling, general and administrative
    expenses                                                   18,888                5,341
                                                    ------------------  -------------------
         Operating income                                       8,408                2,729
Other expense:
Interest expense                                                4,573                  447
Other, net                                                        113                  202
                                                    ------------------  -------------------
                                                                4,686                  649

Income before income taxes                                      3,722                2,080
Provision for income taxes                                      1,391                  775
                                                    ==================  ===================
Net income                                                    $ 2,331              $ 1,305
                                                    ==================  ===================

Net income per common share:
    Basic                                                       $0.31                $0.18
                                                    ==================  ===================
    Diluted                                                     $0.30                $0.18
                                                    ==================  ===================

                             See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
                           TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
                           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                        (UNAUDITED)
                                      (In thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                                                               January 2,          October 3,
                                                                                  1999                1998
                                                                            -----------------   -----------------
                    ASSETS

          <S>                                                                     <C>                  <C>  
          Current Assets:
             Cash                                                                 $   4,960            $   2,097
             Accounts receivable                                                     71,277               72,355
             Inventories                                                             83,814               84,099
             Prepaid expenses and other current assets                               14,134               15,046
                                                                            -----------------   -----------------
                         Total current assets                                       174,185              173,597

          Property & equipment net - at cost                                         52,268               51,997
          Intangible assets, including trademarks and goodwill                       51,296               51,706
          Other assets                                                               18,755               20,176
                                                                                                -----------------
                                                                            =================
                         Total assets                                             $ 296,504            $ 297,476
                                                                            =================   =================

                    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

          Current liabilities
             Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                $  41,196            $  63,108
             Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases                     2,889                3,092
                                                                            -----------------
                                                                                                -----------------
                         Total current liabilities                                   44,085               66,200

          Long-term debt and capital leases                                         190,827              171,494
          Other non-current liabilities                                               8,087                8,818

          Shareholders' equity:
             Preferred stock                                                              -                    -
             Common stock                                                                76                   76
             Additional Paid in Capital                                              17,401               17,270
             Foreign currency translation                                               167                   88
             Retained earnings                                                       35,861               33,530
                                                                                                -----------------
                                                                            -----------------
                         Total shareholders' equity                                  53,505               50,964
                                                                            -----------------   -----------------

                         Total liabilities and shareholders' equity               $ 296,504            $ 297,476
                                                                            =================   =================

                             See accompanying notes.

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

                                TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
                           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                             (UNAUDITED)
                                           (In thousands)


<CAPTION>
                                                                Thirteen                 Fourteen
                                                                weeks ended              weeks ended
                                                              January 2, 1999          January 3, 1998
                                                           ----------------------    --------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>                  <C>  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income                                                               $  2,331               $  1,305
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash used in operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                           2,342                    637
    Other, net                                                                275                   (36)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                                                     1,078                    416
    Inventories                                                               285                (3,981)
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                (22,589)                (4,797)
    Other, net                                                                283                    764
                                                              --------------------    --------------------
    Net cash used in operating activities                                (15,995)                (5,692)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures                                                      (2,951)                  (482)
Other, net                                                                  2,579                      -
                                                              --------------------    --------------------
    Net cash used by investing activities                                   (372)                  (482)

Financing activities:
Proceeds from sale of common stock                                              -                 17,286
Retirement of preferred stock                                                   -                (3,863)
Net change in long-term debt and capital leases                            19,131                (7,269)
Other, net                                                                     99                      -
                                                              --------------------    --------------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                  19,230                  6,154
                                                              --------------------    --------------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash                                             2,863                   (20)
Cash at beginning of period                                                 2,097                    116
                                                              --------------------    --------------------
Cash at end of period                                                       4,960                     96
                                                              ====================    ====================

                             See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>


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                      TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                       January 2, 1999 and October 3, 1998
               (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)


1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  of
Tropical  Sportswear Int'l  Corporation (the "Company")  include the accounts of
Tropical  Sportswear  Int'l  Corporation  and its  subsidiaries  except that the
accounts  of  Savane  International  Corp.  ("Savane",  formerly  known as Farah
Incorporated)  are only included for the periods  following  June 10, 1998,  the
date  it  was  acquired.  These  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in
accordance with the  instructions for Form 10-Q and,  therefore,  do not include
all  information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally  accepted   accounting
principles  for  complete   financial   statements.   The  unaudited   condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
financial  statements and related notes included in the Company's  Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended October 3, 1998.  In the opinion of  management,
the unaudited condensed  consolidated financial statements contain all necessary
adjustments  (which  include  only  normal,  recurring  adjustments)  for a fair
presentation  of the  interim  periods  presented.  Operating  results  for  the
thirteen weeks ended January 2, 1999 are not  necessarily  indicative of results
that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending October 2, 1999.


2.       INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           January 2,          October 3,
                                                              1999                1998
                                                        ---------------    ------------------

        <S>                                                   <C>                  <C>    
        Raw materials                                         $11,253              $11,340
        Work in process                                        13,238               21,886
        Finished goods                                         59,323               50,873
                                                        ---------------    ------------------
                                                              $83,814              $84,099
                                                        ===============    ==================
</TABLE>


3.       DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES

Long-term debt and capital leases consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           January 2,          October 3,
                                                              1999                1998
                                                        ---------------    ------------------

        <S>                                                  <C>                  <C>    
        Revolving credit line                                $ 75,341             $ 55,997
        Real estate loan                                        9,455                9,520
        Senior Subordinated Notes                             100,000              100,000
        Capital leases                                          6,937                7,416
        Other                                                   1,983                1,653
                                                        ---------------    ------------------
                                                              193,716              174,586
        Less current maturities                                 2,889                3,092
                                                        ---------------    ------------------
                                                             $190,827             $171,494
                                                        ===============    ==================
</TABLE>

On June 10,  1998,  the  Company  closed on a new senior  credit  facility  (the
"Facility") which provides for borrowings of up to $110,000,  subject to certain
borrowing base limitations. Borrowings under the Facility bear variable rates of
interest (8.3% at January 2, 1999) and are secured by  substantially  all of the
Company's  domestic assets.  The Facility matures in June 2003. As of January 2,
1999, excluding  outstanding letters of credit of $12,145, an additional $22,514
was available for borrowings under the Facility.


4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:

                                               Thirteen           Fourteen
                                             Weeks ended        Weeks ended
                                              January 2,         January 3,
                                                 1999               1998
                                            ---------------   -----------------

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
      Net income                                    $2,331              $1,305

Denominator for basic earnings per share:
    Weighted average shares of common
        stock outstanding                        7,604,595           7,094,000

Effect of dilutive stock options using the
    treasury stock method                          280,311               6,600
                                            ---------------   -----------------

Denominator for diluted earnings per share       7,884,906           7,100,600
                                            ===============   =================

Net income per common share:
     Basic                                           $0.31               $0.18
                                            ===============   =================
     Diluted                                         $0.30               $0.18
                                            ===============   =================


5.  ACQUISITION OF SAVANE INTERNATIONAL

The Company completed the acquisition of Savane on June 10, 1998. Total purchase
price,  including  cash paid for common stock  acquired,  cash paid for the fair
value of  outstanding  stock  options,  and fees and  expenses  incurred to date
amounted to $90.0 million.

The  acquisition  has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting
and the Savane  results of  operations  have been  included in the  consolidated
statements of income since the acquisition  date. The preliminary  fair value of
identifiable  tangible  and  intangible  net assets  acquired is $53.2  million.
Additional  exit  activities and further  analysis are currently being performed
which could cause this amount to be adjusted.  The preliminary purchase price in
excess of net assets  acquired of $36.8 million was  allocated to goodwill.  The
goodwill is being amortized over a period of 30 years.

Subsequent to the acquisition,  the Company began performing a thorough analysis
of Savane's  operations  and  developed a plan to exit  certain  activities  and
terminate certain personnel.  The major activities to date include,  among other
things,  elimination  of  redundant  personnel,  closure  of  two  manufacturing
facilities in Costa Rica,  closure of a manufacturing  facility and an inventory
consolidation  warehouse  in Mexico,  disposal  of a chain of 32 retail  stores,
closure of a storage  facility in Texas,  and the disposal of certain  equipment
and other  non-operating  assets. As of January 2, 1999, the Company has accrued
approximately  $2.7  million  related to exit costs which  primarily  consist of
estimated lease termination costs and related expenses.  Management continues to
evaluate   certain  acquired   facilities  and  other   long-lived   assets  for
compatibility  with the Company's long range business plans. Any additional exit
costs or changes in the  carrying  value of assets  will  increase  or  decrease
goodwill until the Company's exit activities are finalized by June 1999.

The  unaudited  pro forma  results  presented  below  include the effects of the
acquisition as if it had been  consummated at the beginning of the year prior to
acquisition.  The  unaudited  pro  forma  financial  information  below  is  not
necessarily  indicative of either  future  results of operations or results that
might have been achieved had the acquisition  been  consummated at the beginning
of the year prior to acquisition.

                                   Fourteen
                                 Weeks Ended
                                  January 3,
                                     1998
                               -----------------

Net sales                              $102,688
Net income (loss)                         (638)
Earnings (loss) per share                (0.09)


6.  SUPPLEMENTAL COMBINING CONDENSED FINANCIAL

The Company's Senior  Subordinated Notes, due 2008 (the "Notes") are jointly and
severally  guaranteed  by Tropical's  domestic  subsidiaries.  The  wholly-owned
foreign  subsidiaries  are not  guarantors  with respect to the Notes and do not
have any  credit  arrangements  senior  to the  Notes  except  for  their  local
overdraft facility and capital lease obligations.

 The  following is the  supplemental  combining  condensed  balance  sheet as of
 January  2,  1999  and  the  supplemental   combining  condensed  statement  of
 operations  and cash flows for the thirteen weeks ended January 2, 1999 and the
 fourteen weeks ended January 3, 1998. The only  intercompany  eliminations  are
 the normal  intercompany  sales,  borrowings and  investments  in  wholly-owned
 subsidiaries.   Separate  complete   financial   statements  of  the  guarantor
 subsidiaries are not presented because  management has determined that they are
 not material to investors.


6.       SUPPLEMENTAL COMBINING CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Thirteen Weeks Ended January 2, 1999
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statement of Operations                        Parent       Guarantor       Non-Guarantor
                                                Only       Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations      Consolidated
                                              ---------    -------------    ------------    --------------    -------------

<S>                                            <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>               <C>    
Net sales                                      $33,956          $50,484         $11,172          $(1,426)          $94,186
Gross profit                                     8,076           16,017           3,203                 -           27,296
Operating income                                 2,526            5,480             402                 -            8,408
Interest, income taxes and other, net            1,435            2,601             211             1,830            6,077
Net income                                       1,091            2,879             191           (1,830)            2,331



                                                                  Fourteen Weeks Ended January 3, 1998
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               Non-
Statement of Operations                        Parent       Guarantor        Guarantor
                                                Only       Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries    Eliminations      Consolidated
                                              ---------    -------------    ------------    --------------    -------------

Net sales                                      $34,912             $182               -                 -          $35,094
Gross profit                                     7,968              102               -                 -            8,070
Operating income (loss)                          2,662               67               -                 -            2,729
Interest, income taxes and other, net            1,274              150               -                 -            1,424
Net income (loss)                                1,088              217               -                 -            1,305



                                                                            As of January 2, 1999
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              Non-Guarantor
Balance Sheet                                  Parent        Guarantor         Subsidiaries
                                                Only        Subsidiaries                         Eliminations       Consolidated
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ------------       -------------
ASSETS
Cash                                          $    82            $  1,393            $ 3,485         $     -             $ 4,960
Accounts receivable, net                       29,845              35,418              6,767           (753)              71,277
Inventories                                    29,558              45,633              8,623               -              83,814
Other current assets                            3,174              10,870                527           (437)              14,134
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ------------       -------------
         Total current assets                  62,659              93,314             19,402         (1,190)             174,185

Property, plant and equipment, net             23,701              21,699              6,868               -              52,268
Investment in subsidiaries and other assets   183,057             108,457              3,654       (225,117)              70,051
                                              ---------                                                             -------------
                                                           ===============    ===============    ============
         Total asset                          $269,417           $223,470            $29,924      $(226,307)            $296,504
                                              =========    ===============    ===============    ============       =============

LIABILITIES  AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      $12,910             $23,500            $ 5,554        $  (768)             $41,196
Current portion of long-term debt and
    capital leases                                534               2,394                383           (422)               2,889
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ------------       -------------
       Total current liabilities               13,444              25,894              5,937         (1,190)              44,085
Long-term debt and noncurrent portion of
    capital leases                            204,192              68,025              2,432        (83,822)             190,827
Other noncurrent liabilities                      384               7,627                 76               -               8,087
Stockholders' equity                           51,397             121,924             21,479       (141,295)              53,505
                                              =========    ===============    ===============    ============       =============
       Total liabilities and stockholders'    $269,417           $223,470            $29,924      $(226,307)            $296,504
    equity
                                              =========    ===============    ===============    ============       =============



                                                                            As of October 3, 1998
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              Non-Guarantor
Balance Sheet                                 Parent         Guarantor         Subsidiaries
                                               Only         Subsidiaries                         Eliminations       Consolidated
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ------------       -------------
ASSETS
Cash                                           $  120              $  631            $ 1,346         $    --            $  2,097
Accounts receivable, net                       31,655              35,120              6,362           (782)              72,355
Inventories                                    26,354              46,717             11,028              --              84,099
Other current assets                            3,205              11,534                777            (470              15,046
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ------------       -------------
       Total current assets                    61,334              94,002             19,513         (1,252)             173,597

Property, plant and equipment, net             22,584              22,288              7,125              --              51,997
Investment in subsidiaries and other assets   175,100             109,078            (2,909)       (209,387)              71,882
                                              =========    ===============    ===============    ============       =============
       Total asset                            $259,018           $225,368            $23,729      $(210,639)            $297,476
                                              =========    ===============    ===============    ============       =============

LIABILITIES  AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      $24,422             $33,410             $6,529       $ (1,253)             $63,108
Current installments of long-term debt and
    capital leases                                587               2,505                 --              --               3,092
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ------------       -------------
       Total current liabilities               25,009              35,915              6,529         (1,253)              66,200
Long-term debt and noncurrent installments
    of capital leases                         184,488              62,334              2,267        (77,595)             171,494
Other noncurrent liabilities                      384               8,154                280              --               8,818
Stockholders' equity                           49,137             118,965             14,653       (131,791)              50,964
                                              =========    ===============    ===============    ============       =============
       Total liabilities and stockholders'    $259,018           $225,368            $23,729      $(210,639)            $297,476
    equity
                                              =========    ===============    ===============    ============       =============




                                                                      Thirteen Weeks Ended January 2, 1999
                                              --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Non-
Statement of Cash Flows                        Parent        Guarantor          Guarantor
                                                Only        Subsidiaries       Subsidiaries       Eliminations       Consolidated
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ----------------   ----------------

Net cash used by operating activities         $(10,485)        $(4,156)            $ 2,021          $ (3,375)          $(15,995)
Net cash used by investing activities           (2,027)           2,231               (10)              (566)              (372)
Net cash provided by financing activities        12,473           2,688                127              3,942             19,230
Net increase (decrease) in cash                    (39)             763              2,138                  1              2,863
Cash, beginning of period                           120             631              1,346                  -              2,097
Cash, end of period                                  82           1,394              3,484                  -              4,960


                                                                      Fourteen Weeks Ended January 3, 1998
                                              --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Non-
Statement of Cash Flows                        Parent        Guarantor          Guarantor
                                                Only        Subsidiaries       Subsidiaries       Eliminations       Consolidated
                                              ---------    ---------------    ---------------    ----------------   ----------------

Net cash provided by operating activities     $(5,701)                  9                  -                   -           $(5,692)
Net cash used by investing activities            (482)                  -                  -                   -              (482)
Net cash provided by financing activities        6,154                  -                  -                   -              6,154
Net increase (decrease) in cash                   (29)                  9                  -                   -               (20)
Cash, beginning of period                          107                  9                  -                   -                116
Cash, end of period                                 78                 18                  -                   -                 96

</TABLE>

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected items in the
Company's  consolidated  statements  of income  expressed as a percentage of net
sales:

                                             Thirteen           Fourteen
                                            Weeks ended       Weeks ended
                                            January 2,         January 3,
                                               1999               1998
                                           --------------    ---------------

Net sales                                        100.0%             100.0%
Cost of goods sold                                71.0               77.0
                                           --------------    ---------------
Gross profit                                      29.0               23.0
Selling, general and administrative               20.1               15.2
expenses
                                           --------------    ---------------
Operating income                                   8.9                7.8
Interest expense                                   4.9                1.3
Other, net                                         0.1                0.6
                                           --------------    ---------------
Income before income taxes                         3.9                5.9
Provision for income taxes                         1.5                2.2
                                                             ---------------
                                           ==============
Net income                                         2.4                3.7
                                           ==============    ===============


Thirteen  weeks  ended  January 2, 1999  compared  to the  fourteen  weeks ended
January 3, 1998

         Net Sales.  Net sales  increased  168.4% to $94.2 million for the first
quarter of fiscal 1999 from $35.1 million in the comparable  prior year quarter.
This increase was primarily due to an increase in units sold and higher  average
selling prices caused primarily by the inclusion of Savane's  operating activity
from June 10, 1998, the date of the acquisition.

         Gross Profit.  Gross profit increased 238.2% to $27.3 million, or 29.0%
of net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 1999,  from $8.1 million,  or 23.0%
of net sales,  for the comparable  prior-year  quarter.  The dollar increase was
primarily due to the increase in sales volume caused  primarily by the inclusion
of Savane's operating activities from the date of the acquisition.  The increase
in the gross profit  percentage was primarily due to a change in mix of products
to those yielding higher average selling prices and margins.

         Selling,  General and  Administrative  Expenses.  Selling,  general and
administrative  expenses  increased  253.6%  to $18.9  million,  or 20.1% of net
sales, for the first quarter of fiscal 1999, from $5.3 million,  or 15.2% of net
sales, for the comparable prior year quarter.  The dollar increase was primarily
due to an increase in overall  volume as a result of including the operations of
Savane from the date of the  acquisition.  The increase in selling,  general and
administrative  expenses as a percent of net sales was  primarily  due to higher
advertising and other brand support related  expenses caused by the inclusion of
Savane's operations from the date of the acquisition.

         Interest  Expense.  Interest expense  increased to $4.6 million for the
first  quarter of fiscal  1999,  from  $447,000  for the  comparable  prior year
quarter. The increase was due to the increase in average outstanding  borrowings
caused by the acquisition of Savane.

         Income  Taxes.  The Company's  effective  income tax rate for the first
quarter of fiscal 1999 was 37.4% compared to 37.3% in the comparable  prior year
quarter.  These rates are based on the Company's  expected  effective annual tax
rate.

         Net  Income.  As a result of the above  factors,  net income  increased
78.6% to $2.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 from $1.3 million for
the comparable prior-year quarter.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On June 10,  1998,  the  Company  closed on a new senior  credit  facility  (the
"Facility")  which  provides for  borrowings of up to $110  million,  subject to
certain  borrowing  base  limitations.  The Facility was obtained in conjunction
with the Company's acquisition of Savane and was used to refinance  indebtedness
then  outstanding  under the  Company's  previous  senior  credit  facility,  to
refinance  indebtedness  of Savane,  to pay fees incurred in connection with the
acquisition of Savane and with the Facility, and for general corporate purposes.
Borrowings  under the Facility bear variable  rates of interest (8.3% at January
2, 1999) and are secured by substantially all of the Company's  domestic assets.
The Facility matures in June 2003. As of January 2, 1999, excluding  outstanding
letters  of credit of $12.1  million,  an  additional  $22.6 was  available  for
borrowings under the Facility.

During the thirteen  weeks ended January 2, 1999, the Company used $16.0 million
of cash in its  operating  activities,  primarily  due to seasonal  decreases in
accounts payable and accrued expenses of $22.6 million, including the payment of
$5.3 million of accrued  interest on the Company's  senior  subordinated  notes.
These uses were offset,  in part, by net income of $2.3 million,  which included
non-cash expenses of $2.3 million,  and a reduction  in  accounts  receivable of
$1.1 million.

Capital  expenditures  totaled $2.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 1999
and are expected to  approximate  $12.0 million for the entire fiscal year.  The
expenditures to date and  expenditures  expected for the remainder of the fiscal
year primarily  relate to the upgrade or  replacement of the Company's  existing
computer  systems  and  equipment,  as  well  as  the  expansion  of  its  Tampa
distribution center.

The Company  believes  that its existing  working  capital,  the  Facility,  and
internally  generated  funds are adequate for its working  capital needs for the
remainder of the fiscal year.


Impact of the Year 2000 Issue

The  Company  believes  that its  computer  programs  and  systems are Year 2000
compliant.  Should there be any portions of the  Company's  information  systems
that were overlooked in the remediation  process,  or become  susceptible to The
Year 2000 Issue subsequent to such remediation as the result of interaction with
supplier or customer systems, or otherwise,  the impact could be felt throughout
the  Company's  main  operating  system  which  includes  subsystems  related to
customer  analysis,  order  processing,  planning,  procurement,  production and
sales.

The Company has communicated with all significant  suppliers and large customers
to  determine  the extent to which the  Company  is  vulnerable  to those  third
parties' failure to remediate their own Year 2000 Issues. As of the date of this
report,  substantially all of the Company's supplier and customers have informed
the Company  that their  systems are or will be Year 2000  compliant  within the
next six months.  If certain suppliers were not able to remediate their own Year
2000  issues,  it could  affect the  Company's  ability to order and receive raw
materials  shipments  on a timely  basis,  which will have a direct and  adverse
impact on the Company's production schedule. This will then affect the Company's
ability to fill customer orders on a timely basis,  the result of which may be a
loss of customer sales. In addition, if the Company's customers do not remediate
their  systems,   it  could  affect  the  Company's  ability  to  receive  order
information  through EDI and receive POS  inventory  information,  both of which
will also have a direct and adverse impact on the Company's sales.

For further discussion of this matter, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations Impact of the Year 2000 Issue"
and "Business - Management  Information  Systems" in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K.

Seasonality

Historically,  the Company's  business has been seasonal,  with slightly  higher
sales and income in the second and  fourth  fiscal  quarters,  just prior to and
during the two peak retail selling seasons for spring and fall  merchandise.  In
addition,  certain of the Company's products, such as shorts and corduroy pants,
tend to be seasonal in nature.  In the event such  products  represent a greater
percentage  of  the  Company's  sales  in the  future,  the  seasonality  of the
Company's sales may be increased.

Factors Affecting the Company's Business and Prospects

This report  contains  forward-looking  statements  with respect to  anticipated
future results,  which are subject to risks and  uncertainties  that could cause
actual results to differ  materially from anticipated  results.  These risks and
uncertainties  include,  but are not  limited to: the  continued  success of our
integration of the operations of Savane/Farah;  the continued  commitment to our
products by our major customers;  the financial strength of our major customers;
the  acceptance  by the market of our new  womenswear  products;  the ability to
continue to use certain  licensed  trademarks  and  tradenames,  including  John
Henry(R),  Bill  Blass(R)  and  Van  Heusen(R);   general  economic  conditions,
including the price and  availability of raw materials and global  manufacturing
costs and restrictions;  the  ability of our  information  systems to respond to
changing business needs and the ability of those same systems to function in the
Year 2000; and other risk factors  listed  from  time  to  time in the Company's
SEC reports and announcements.  In addition, the estimated financial results for
the first quarter do not  necessarily  indicate the results that may be expected
for any future quarters or for the entire fiscal year.


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk from  changes in interest  rates,  foreign
exchange  rates  and  commodity prices.   The  Company does  not use any hedging
transactions  in order to modify the risk from  these  interest  rate,   foreign
currency exchange rate and commodity price  fluctuations.  The Company also does
not use financial instruments  for  trading   purposes  and is  not a  party  to
any  leveraged derivatives.
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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

Not Applicable


Item 2.  Changes in Securities

Not Applicable


Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not Applicable


Item 5.  Other Information

Not Applicable


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)    Exhibits filed herewith
           
                Exhibit 10.23   Second Amendment to  Loan and Security Agreement
                                between Tropical  Sportswear  Int'l Corporation,
                                Savane  International  Corp.,   Apparel  Network
                                Corporation   and   Fleet  Capital  Corporation,
                                dated August 27, 1998
                Exhibit 10.24   Third  Amendment  to Loan and Security Agreement
                                between  Tropical  Sportswear Int'l Corporation,
                                Savane  International  Corp.,   Apparel  Network
                                Corporation  and   Fleet  Capital   Corporation,
                                dated December 31, 1998
                Exhibit 27.2    Financial  Data  Schedule  as of January 2, 1999
                                (filed for SEC purposes only)

         (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

                No  reports  on Form 8-K were filed  during  the  thirteen  week
period ended January 2, 1999.




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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                  TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
                                  (Registrant)



                                  /s/  N. Larry McPherson                 
                                       N. Larry McPherson
                                       Executive Vice President,
                                         and Treasurer
                                       (in the dual capacity of duly authorized
                                       officer and principal accounting officer)

                                       February 16, 1999


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                     TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION

                          FORM 10-Q INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                                           PAGE

          Exhibit 10.23         Second  Amendment  to  Loan and  Security   15
                                Agreement  between  Tropical   Sportswear
                                Int'l Corporation,  Savane  International
                                Corp.,  Apparel  Network Corporation  and
                                Fleet Capital  Corporation, dated  August
                                27, 1998
          Exhibit 10.24         Third  Amendment  to  Loan  and  Security   22
                                Agreement  between  Tropical   Sportswear
                                Int'l Corporation,  Savane  International
                                Corp.,  Apparel  Network  Corporation and
                                Fleet Capital Corporation, dated December
                                31, 1998
          Exhibit 27.2          Financial Data Schedule  as of January 2,   28
                                1999 (filed for SEC purposes only)



EXHIBIT 10.23

                SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT


         THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment")
is made and entered into this 27th day of August,  1998, by and between TROPICAL
SPORSTWEAR  INT'L  CORPORATION,  a Florida  corporation  ("Tropical"),  TROPICAL
SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation ("TSCI"),  SAVANE INTERNATIONAL
CORP., a Texas corporation  (formerly known as Farah  Incorporated)  ("Savane"),
and APPAREL NETWORK CORPORATION,  a Florida corporation  ("Apparel")  (Tropical,
TSCI, Savane and Apparel collectively referred to hereinafter as "Borrowers" and
individually as a "Borrower") each with its chief executive office and principal
place of business at 4902 West Waters Avenue,  Tampa,  Florida  33634-1302;  the
various  financial  institutions  listed on the signature pages hereof and their
respective  successors and permitted  assigns which become "Lenders" as provided
in the Loan Agreement (as defined below); and FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Rhode
Island corporation,  in its capacity as collateral and administrative  agent for
the Lenders  (together with its  successors in such  capacity,  "Agent") with an
office at 300 Galleria Parkway, N.W., Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30339.

                                    Recitals:

         Borrowers,  Agent  and  Lenders,  are  parties  to a  certain  Loan and
Security  Agreement  dated  June 10,  1998,  as amended  by that  certain  First
Amendment  to Loan and  Security  Agreement  dated  July 9, 1998 (as at any time
amended,  the "Loan  Agreement"),  pursuant to which  Lenders  have made certain
revolving credit loans and letter of credit accommodations to Borrowers.

         Borrowers have requested that Agent and Lenders modify the terms of the
Loan  Agreement  to  increase  the maximum  amount of standby  letters of credit
available to Borrowers.

         Agent and Lenders are willing to amend the Loan  Agreement on the terms
and conditions as hereinafter set forth.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  for TEN DOLLARS  ($10.00) in hand paid and other good
and  valuable  consideration,  the receipt and  sufficiency  of which are hereby
severally  acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto,  intending  to be legally  bound
hereby, agree as follows:

         1. Definitions.  All capitalized  terms used in this Amendment,  unless
otherwise  defined herein,  shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the
Loan Agreement.

         2. Amendment to Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:



<PAGE>

      
         (a) By deleting subsection (ii) in the definition of "LC Conditions" in
Section 1 of the Loan Agreement and by substituting the following new subsection
(ii) in lieu thereof:

                  (ii) after  giving  effect to the  issuance  of the  requested
                  Letter of Credit and all other unissued  Letters of Credit for
                  which an LC  Application  has been  signed  by  Fleet,  the LC
                  Outstandings  would not  exceed in the  aggregate  $20,000,000
                  with respect to  documentary  Letters of Credit or  $5,000,000
                  with   respect   to   standby   Letters   of  Credit   and  no
                  Out-of-Formula  Condition  would  exist,  and,  if no Revolver
                  Loans are  outstanding,  the LC Outstandings do not exceed the
                  Borrowing Base;

         (b)      By deleting the definition of "LC Reserve" in Section 1 of the
Loan Agreement in its entirety and by  substituting the following new definition
in lieu thereof:

                           LC Reserve - at any date,  (i) 40% of the face amount
                  of all documentary  Letters of Credit outstanding on such date
                  plus  (ii)  40%  of  the  face  amount  of  the   Congress  LC
                  outstanding on such date plus (iii) 100% of the face amount of
                  all standby Letters of Credit outstanding on such date.

         (c)      By adding the following  new  definition  of "Congress LC"  to
Section 1 of the Loan  Agreement in proper  alphabetical sequence:

                           Congress LC - that certain  standby  letter of credit
                  issued  by  Bank to  Congress  Financial  Corporation  for the
                  account of  Borrowers  on July 2, 1998,  in the face amount of
                  $4,575,294.10.


         3.  Acknowledgments  and Stipulations.  Each Borrower  acknowledges and
stipulates that the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed by such
Borrower are legal,  valid and binding  obligations  of such  Borrower  that are
enforceable  against such Borrower in accordance with the terms thereof;  all of
the Obligations are owing and payable  without  defense,  offset or counterclaim
(and to the extent there exists any such defense,  offset or counterclaim on the
date hereof, the same is hereby waived by each Borrower); the security interests
and liens granted by each Borrower in favor of Agent are duly  perfected,  first
priority  security  interests and liens;  and the unpaid principal amount of the
Revolver  Loans on and as of the close of business on August 25,  1998,  totaled
$60,455,480.62.



<PAGE>


         4.  Representations  and  Warranties.   Each  Borrower  represents  and
warrants to Agent and  Lenders,  to induce  Agent and Lenders to enter into this
Amendment,  that no Default or Event of Default  exists on the date hereof;  the
execution,  delivery and performance of this Amendment have been duly authorized
by all  requisite  corporate  action  on the  part of  such  Borrower  and  this
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrowers; and all of the
representations  and warranties made by Borrowers in the Loan Agreement are true
and  correct  on  and  as  of  the  date  hereof,   except  to  the  extent  any
representation or warranty specifically relates to an earlier date.

         5. Expenses of Agent.  Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay, on
demand,  all  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by  Agent in  connection  with the
preparation,  negotiation  and  execution of this  Amendment  and any other Loan
Documents  executed  pursuant hereto and any and all amendments,  modifications,
and supplements thereto, including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and
fees of Agent's  legal  counsel  and any taxes or  expenses  associated  with or
incurred in connection  with any  instrument or agreement  referred to herein or
contemplated hereby.

         6. Effectiveness; Governing Law. This Amendment shall be effective upon
acceptance by Agent and Lenders in Atlanta,  Georgia (notice of which acceptance
is hereby  waived),  whereupon  the same shall be governed by and  construed  in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Georgia.

         7.  Successors and Assigns.  This  Amendment  shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their  respective  successors and
assigns.

         8. No Novation,  etc.. Except as otherwise  expressly  provided in this
Amendment,  nothing  herein shall be deemed to amend or modify any  provision of
the Loan  Agreement  or any of the other  Loan  Documents,  each of which  shall
remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is not intended to be, nor shall
it be construed to create, a novation or accord and  satisfaction,  and the Loan
Agreement as herein modified shall continue in full force and effect.

         9. Counterparts;  Telecopied Signatures. This Amendment may be executed
in any number of  counterparts  and by  different  parties to this  Agreement on
separate  counterparts,  each of  which,  when so  executed,  shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile  transmission shall be deemed to
be an original signature hereto.

         10.  Further  Assurances.  Each  Borrower  agrees to take such  further
actions  as Agent and  Lenders  shall  reasonably  request  from time to time in
connection  herewith  to evidence  or give  effect to the  amendments  set forth
herein or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

         11.  Section  Titles.  Section  titles  and  references  used  in  this
Amendment shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever
and are not a part of the agreements among the parties hereto.



<PAGE>


         12.  Release of Claims.  To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this
Amendment,  each Borrower hereby release,  acquits and forever  discharges Agent
and Lenders,  and all officers,  directors,  agents,  employees,  successors and
assigns of Agent and Lenders,  from any and all  liabilities,  claims,  demands,
actions or causes or  actions  of any kind or nature (if there be any),  whether
absolute or contingent, disputed or undisputed, at law or in equity, or known or
unknown,  that such  Borrower  now has or ever had  against  Agent  and  Lenders
arising under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents or otherwise.

         13. Waiver of Jury Trial. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law,  the parties  hereto  each hereby  waives the right to trial by jury in any
action,  suit,  counterclaim  or  proceeding  arising  out of or related to this
Amendment.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly  executed  under seal and  delivered by their  respective  duly  authorized
officers on the date first written above.


                                   BORROWERS:

ATTEST:                                     TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L
                                            CORPORATION


/s/ Regina M. Ifland                        By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                         Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                     Finance and Operations



ATTEST:                                     TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, INC.

                                                     /s/ N. Larry McPherson
/s/ Regina M. Ifland                        By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                         Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                     Finance and Operations



ATTEST:                                     SAVANE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
                                            (f/k/a Farah Incorporated)

                                                     /s/ N. Larry McPherson
/s/ Regina M. Ifland                        By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                         Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                     Finance and Operations



ATTEST:                                     APPAREL NETWORK CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ N. Larry McPherson
/s/ Regina M. Ifland                        By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                         Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                     Finance and Operations


<PAGE>

                                    LENDERS:

                                            FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            By:      Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            Title:   Senior Vice President



                                            NATIONSBANC COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ Andrea Jackson
                                            By:      Andrea Jackson
                                            Title:   Vice President



                                            FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                                                     /s/ Jill Travis
                                            By:      Jill Travis
                                            Title:   Vice President

 

                                            DEUTSCHE FINANCIAL SERVICES
                                            CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ Jeff Goliver
                                            By:      Jeff Goliver
                                            Title:   Senior Vice President


                                     AGENT:

                                            FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
                                             as Agent

                                                     /s/ Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            By:      Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            Title:   Senior Vice President



EXHIBIT 10.24


                 THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT


         THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY  AGREEMENT (this "Amendment")
is made and  entered  into  this  31st day of  December,  1998,  by and  between
TROPICAL  SPORSTWEAR  INT'L  CORPORATION,  a Florida  corporation  ("Tropical"),
TROPICAL  SPORTSWEAR  COMPANY,  INC., a Delaware  corporation  ("TSCI"),  SAVANE
INTERNATIONAL CORP., a Texas corporation  (formerly known as Farah Incorporated)
("Savane"),  and APPAREL NETWORK CORPORATION,  a Florida corporation ("Apparel")
(Tropical,  TSCI,  Savane and Apparel  collectively  referred to  hereinafter as
"Borrowers"  and  individually  as a "Borrower")  each with its chief  executive
office and  principal  place of  business  at 4902 West  Waters  Avenue,  Tampa,
Florida 33634-1302;  the various financial  institutions listed on the signature
pages hereof and their respective  successors and permitted assigns which become
"Lenders"  as  provided in the Loan  Agreement  (as  defined  below);  and FLEET
CAPITAL CORPORATION,  a Rhode Island corporation,  in its capacity as collateral
and  administrative  agent for the Lenders (together with its successors in such
capacity,  "Agent")  with an office at 300 Galleria  Parkway,  N.W.,  Suite 800,
Atlanta, Georgia 30339.

                                    Recitals:

         Borrowers,  Agent  and  Lenders,  are  parties  to a  certain  Loan and
Security  Agreement  dated  June 10,  1998,  as amended  by that  certain  First
Amendment to Loan and Security  Agreement  dated July 9, 1998,  and that certain
Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated August 27, 1998 (as at any
time amended, the "Loan Agreement"), pursuant to which Lenders have made certain
revolving credit loans and letter of credit accommodations to Borrowers.

         Borrower  is  currently  in  default  under the Loan  Agreement  due to
Borrowers  breach of the tangible net worth  covenant.  Borrowers have requested
that Agent and Lenders waive the existing  default under the Loan  Agreement and
amend the terms of the Loan Agreement to modify the tangible net worth covenant.

         Agent and  Lenders  are willing to waive the default and amend the Loan
Agreement on the terms and conditions as hereinafter set forth.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  for TEN DOLLARS  ($10.00) in hand paid and other good
and  valuable  consideration,  the receipt and  sufficiency  of which are hereby
severally  acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto,  intending  to be legally  bound
hereby, agree as follows:

         1. Definitions.  All capitalized  terms used in this Amendment,  unless
otherwise  defined herein,  shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the
Loan Agreement.

         2. Amendment to Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:

         (a) By deleting the definition of "Consolidated  Tangible Net Worth" in
Section 1 of the Loan Agreement and by substituting the following  definition in
lieu thereof:

                           Consolidated  Tangible  Net  Worth  - on any  date of
                  determination, the Consolidated net worth of Borrowers on such
                  date as  determined  in  accordance  with GAAP,  after  adding
                  thereto  the  outstanding   principal  amount  of  the  Senior
                  Subordinated  Notes  (not to  exceed  $100,000,000)  and after
                  deducting   therefrom  the  amount  of  all  intangible  items
                  reflected therein, including all unamortized debt discount and
                  expense,   unamortized   research  and  development   expense,
                  unamortized deferred charges, goodwill,  patents,  trademarks,
                  service marks,  trade names,  copyrights,  unamortized  excess
                  cost of  investment  in  Subsidiaries  over equity at dates of
                  acquisition,  and all similar  items which should  properly be
                  treated as intangibles in accordance with GAAP.

         (b) By deleting  Section  10.3.1 of the Loan  Agreement in its entirety
and by substituting the following new Section 10.3.1 in lieu thereof:

                                    10.3.1.  Consolidated  Tangible  Net  Worth.
                  Maintain,  as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter,  Consolidated
                  Tangible Net Worth of not less than the amount shown below for
                  the period corresponding thereto:

                  Period                                  Amount

                  Fiscal Quarter ending                 $95,000,000
                  January 2, 1999

                  Fiscal Quarter ending                 $99,000,000
                  April 3, 1999

                  Fiscal Quarter ending                $103,000,000
                  July 3, 1999

                  Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter       $103,000,000 
                                                       plus $4,000,000 for  each
                                                       additional Fiscal Quarter
                                                       after October 1, 1999


         3.  Limited  Waiver of Default.  An Event of Default has  occurred  and
currently  exists under the Loan  Agreement as a result of Borrowers'  breach of
Section 10.3.1 of the Loan Agreement (the "Designated Default").  The Designated
Default  exists   because  of  Borrowers'   failure  to  maintain  the  required
Consolidated  Tangible  Net Worth set forth in  Section  10.3.1.  Each  Borrower
represents and warrants that the Designated Default is the only Default or Event
of Default that exists under the Loan  Agreement and the other Loan Documents as
of the date hereof.  Agent and Lenders  hereby waive the  Designated  Default in
existence  on the date  hereof.  In no event  shall  such  waiver  be  deemed to
constitute  a waiver  of (a) any  Default  or Event of  Default  other  than the
Designated  Default  in  existence  on the  date of this  Amendment  or (b) each
Borrower's obligation to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Loan
Agreement  and the  other  Loan  Documents  from  and  after  the  date  hereof.
Notwithstanding  any  prior,  temporary  mutual  disregard  of the  terms of any
contracts  between the parties,  each  Borrower  hereby  agrees that it shall be
required  strictly to comply with all of the terms of the Loan  Documents on and
after the date hereof.

         4.  Acknowledgments  and Stipulations.  Each Borrower  acknowledges and
stipulates that the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed by such
Borrower are legal,  valid and binding  obligations  of such  Borrower  that are
enforceable  against such Borrower in accordance with the terms thereof;  all of
the Obligations are owing and payable  without  defense,  offset or counterclaim
(and to the extent there exists any such defense,  offset or counterclaim on the
date hereof, the same is hereby waived by each Borrower); the security interests
and liens granted by each Borrower in favor of Agent are duly  perfected,  first
priority  security  interests and liens;  and the unpaid principal amount of the
Revolver Loans on and as of the close of business on December 30, 1998,  totaled
$74,663,679.51.

         5.  Representations  and  Warranties.   Each  Borrower  represents  and
warrants to Agent and  Lenders,  to induce  Agent and Lenders to enter into this
Amendment,  that no Default or Event of Default  exists on the date hereof;  the
execution,  delivery and performance of this Amendment have been duly authorized
by all  requisite  corporate  action  on the  part of  such  Borrower  and  this
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrowers; and all of the
representations  and warranties made by Borrowers in the Loan Agreement are true
and  correct  on  and  as  of  the  date  hereof,   except  to  the  extent  any
representation or warranty specifically relates to an earlier date.

         6. Expenses of Agent.  Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay, on
demand,  all  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by  Agent in  connection  with the
preparation,  negotiation  and  execution of this  Amendment  and any other Loan
Documents  executed  pursuant hereto and any and all amendments,  modifications,
and supplements thereto, including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and
fees of Agent's  legal  counsel  and any taxes or  expenses  associated  with or
incurred in connection  with any  instrument or agreement  referred to herein or
contemplated hereby.

         7. Effectiveness; Governing Law. This Amendment shall be effective upon
acceptance by Agent and Lenders in Atlanta,  Georgia (notice of which acceptance
is hereby  waived),  whereupon  the same shall be governed by and  construed  in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Georgia.

         8.  Successors and Assigns.  This  Amendment  shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their  respective  successors and
assigns.

         9. No Novation,  etc.. Except as otherwise  expressly  provided in this
Amendment,  nothing  herein shall be deemed to amend or modify any  provision of
the Loan  Agreement  or any of the other  Loan  Documents,  each of which  shall
remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is not intended to be, nor shall
it be construed to create, a novation or accord and  satisfaction,  and the Loan
Agreement as herein modified shall continue in full force and effect.

         10. Counterparts; Telecopied Signatures. This Amendment may be executed
in any number of  counterparts  and by  different  parties to this  Agreement on
separate  counterparts,  each of  which,  when so  executed,  shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile  transmission shall be deemed to
be an original signature hereto.

         11.  Further  Assurances.  Each  Borrower  agrees to take such  further
actions  as Agent and  Lenders  shall  reasonably  request  from time to time in
connection  herewith  to evidence  or give  effect to the  amendments  set forth
herein or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

         12.  Section  Titles.  Section  titles  and  references  used  in  this
Amendment shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever
and are not a part of the agreements among the parties hereto.

         13.  Release of Claims.  To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this
Amendment,  each Borrower hereby release,  acquits and forever  discharges Agent
and Lenders,  and all officers,  directors,  agents,  employees,  successors and
assigns of Agent and Lenders,  from any and all  liabilities,  claims,  demands,
actions or causes or  actions  of any kind or nature (if there be any),  whether
absolute or contingent, disputed or undisputed, at law or in equity, or known or
unknown,  that such  Borrower  now has or ever had  against  Agent  and  Lenders
arising under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents or otherwise.

         14. Waiver of Jury Trial. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law,  the parties  hereto  each hereby  waives the right to trial by jury in any
action,  suit,  counterclaim  or  proceeding  arising  out of or related to this
Amendment.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly  executed  under seal and  delivered by their  respective  duly  authorized
officers on the date first written above.


                                    BORROWERS:

ATTEST:                                    TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L
                                           CORPORATION


/s/ Regina M. Ifland                       By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                        Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                    Finance  and Operations



ATTEST:                                     TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, INC.

                                                     /s/ N. Larry McPherson
/s/ Regina M. Ifland                        By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                         Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                     Finance  and Operations



ATTEST:                                     SAVANE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
                                            (f/k/a Farah Incorporated)

                                                     /s/ N. Larry McPherson
/s/ Regina M. Ifland                        By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                         Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                     Finance and Operations



ATTEST:                                     APPAREL NETWORK CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ N. Larry McPherson
/s/ Regina M. Ifland                        By:      N. Larry McPherson
Assistant Secretary                         Title:   Executive Vice President
[CORPORATE SEAL]                                     Finance and Operations


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                                    LENDERS:

                                            FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            By:      Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            Title:   Senior Vice President

       
                                            NATIONSBANC COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ Andrea Jackson
                                            By:      Andrea Jackson
                                            Title:   Vice President


                                            FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                                                     /s/ Jill Travis
                                            By:      Jill Travis
                                            Title:   Vice President


                                            DEUTSCHE FINANCIAL SERVICES
                                            CORPORATION

                                                     /s/ Jeff Goliver
                                            By:      Jeff Goliver
                                            Title:   Senior Vice President


                                      AGENT:

                                            FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
                                                as Agent

                                                     /s/ Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            By:      Elizabeth L. Walker
                                            Title:   Senior Vice President




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<LEGEND>
                                                                    EXHIBIT 27.1

THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED   FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR  THE  THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED JANUARY 2, 1999
AND IS QUALIFIED  IN  ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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<S>                                                                 <C>  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                       3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             OCT-02-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                                OCT-04-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                  JAN-02-1999
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<SECURITIES>                                                            0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                                        1,040
<INVENTORY>                                                        83,814
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<PP&E>                                                                  0
<DEPRECIATION>                                                          0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                              44,085
<BONDS>                                                           190,827
                                                   0
                                                             0
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<SALES>                                                            94,186
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<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                      66,890
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                   18,888
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                  4,573
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                     3,722
<INCOME-TAX>                                                        1,391
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                 2,331
<DISCONTINUED>                                                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                         0
<CHANGES>                                                               0
<NET-INCOME>                                                        2,331
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                        0.31
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                        0.30
        

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