SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ............)*
Tropical Sportswear International
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
89708P102
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
89708P102
CUSIP No. ...............................................
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1) Names of Reporting Persons I. R. S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons (entities only)
MIMLIC Asset Management Company
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41-0967698
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
a) ..........................................................
b) ..........................................................
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3) SEC Use Only ......................................................
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Minnesota
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization................................
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466,400
Number of 5) Sole Voting Power ...........................................
Shares Bene- _______________________________________________________________
ficially
Owned by 6) Shared Voting Power..........................................
Each Report- _______________________________________________________________
ing Person
With
466,400
7) Sole Dispositive Power.......................................
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8) Shared Dispositive Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
466,400
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
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6.1
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9..............
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IA
12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions).................
Item 1(a): Tropical Sportswear International
Item 1(b): 4902 W. Waters Avenue, Tampa, FL 33634
Item 2(a): The Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company
Item 2(b): 400 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101
Item 2(c): Minnesota
Item 2(d): Common
Item 2(e):
Item 3: This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b) and the person filing, The Minnesota Mutual Life
Insurance Company, is an insurance company as defined in
section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
Item 4(a): 466,400
Item 4(b): 6.1%
Item 4(c)(i): 466,400
Item 4(c)(ii) 0
Item 4(c)(iii): 466,400
Item 4(c)(iv): 0
Item 5: Not Applicable
Item 6: Various persons have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from
the sale of, the common stock of Tropical Sportswear
International. No one person's interest in the common
stock of LCC International, Inc. is more than five percent
of the total outstanding common stock.
Item 7: Not Applicable
Item 8: Advantus Capital Management, Inc., 400 Robert Street North,
St. Paul Minnesota 55101, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
MIMLIC Asset Management Company, 400 Robert Street North,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, and an investment adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940, is the beneficial owner of 466,400 shares or 6.1%
of the common stock outstanding of Tropical Sportswear
International ("the Company") as a result of acting as
investment adviser to several persons. MIMLIC Asset
Management Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, 400 Robert Street
North, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101.
The Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company and MIMLIC
Asset Management Company, through their control of Advantus
Capital Management, Inc., each has sole power to vote and
to dispose of the 466,400 shares owned by persons advised
by Advantus Capital Management, Inc.
The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as
an admission that the reporting person or any of its
affiliates is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial
owner or any securities covered by this Schedule 13G. In
addition, the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be
construed as an admission that the reporting person or any
of its affiliates is the beneficial owner of any securities
covered by this Schedule 13G for any other purposes than
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9: Not Applicable
Item 10: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with of as a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or
effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
2/17/98
Date
/s/ ______________________________________________
Signature
Richard W. Worthing, Second Vice President
Name/Title
EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned persons acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement
on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on
behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional
joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be
responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning it contained herein, but shall not
be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning
the other, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that
such information is inaccurate.
Dated: February 17, 1998
Advantus Capital Management, Inc.
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By: Richard Worthing
Name and Title: Vice President
MIMLIC Asset Management Company
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By: Guy deLambert
Name and Title: Vice President
The Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company
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By: Dianne Orbison
Name and Title: Second Vice President
