ATLANTIC GULF COMMUNITIES CORP
S-3/A, 1997-10-17
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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 17, 1997
    
                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-31939

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM S-3/A
   
                               AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO
    
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                      ATLANTIC GULF COMMUNITIES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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                            2601 South Bayshore Drive
                            Miami, Florida 33133-5461
                                 (305) 859-4000

      (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
                   code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

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                                   59-0720444
                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                                Thomas W. Jeffrey
                            Executive Vice President
                            2601 South Bayshore Drive
                            Miami, Florida 33133-5461
                                 (305) 859-4000

            (Name, address, including zip code and telephone number
                   including area code, of agent for service)

      THE COMMISSION IS REQUESTED TO SEND COPIES OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO:

                               Carter Strong, Esq.
                        Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn
                          1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C. 20036-5339
                                 (202) 857-6252


         APPROXIMATE  DATE OF  COMMENCEMENT  OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:  As
soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

         If the only securities  being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest  reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]

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         If any of the  securities  being  registered  on  this  form  are to be
offered  on a  delayed  or  continuous  basis  pursuant  to Rule 415  under  the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended  ("Securities  Act"),  other than  securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest  reinvestment  plans, check
the following box. [X]

         If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list  the  Securities  Act  registration  statement  number  of the  earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

         If this  form is a  post-effective  amendment  filed  pursuant  to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act  registration   statement  number  of  the  earlier  effective  registration
statement for the same offering. [ ]

         If delivery of the  prospectus  is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
343, please check the following box. [ ]

         The registrant hereby amends the registration statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall
file a further  amendment  which  specifically  states  that  this  registration
statement shall  thereafter  become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on
such  date  as the  Commission,  acting  pursuant  to  said  Section  8(a),  may
determine.



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                                   SIGNATURES
   
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the
City of Miami, State of Florida, on this 17th day of October, 1997.
    

                      ATLANTIC GULF COMMUNITIES CORPORATION



                      By:/s/ Thomas W. Jeffery
                         -------------------------------------------------
                             Thomas W. Jeffrey, Executive Vice President
                             and Chief Financial Officer

   
 
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed on October 17th, 1997 by or on behalf of
the following persons in the capacities indicated:
    


     SIGNATURES                             TITLE
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*---------------------------           Chairman of the Board,
J. Larry Rutherford                    President and Chief
                                       Executive Officer,
                                       Director


/s/ Thomas W. Jeffrey
- ----------------------------           Executive Vice President and Chief
Thomas W. Jeffrey                      Financial Officer



*---------------------------           Vice President and Controller (Principal
Callis N. Carleton                     Accounting Officer)



- ----------------------------            Director
Lee Neibart




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     SIGNATURES                          TITLE
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*---------------------------           Director
Gerald N. Agranoff



*---------------------------           Director
James M. DeFrancia


*---------------------------           Director
Charles K. MacDonald


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* pursuant to power of attorney
/s/ Thomas W. Jeffrey

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     *4   (a)     Amended  and  Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of the
                  Registrant.

         *(b)     Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by
                  reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Registrant's Annual Report on
                  Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No.
                  1-8967)).

         *(c)     Form of  Statements  of  Preferences  and Rights  establishing
                  Series A  Preferred  Stock and Series B  Redeemable  Preferred
                  Stock (included in Exhibit 4(a)).

         *(d)     Form  of  Subscription   Agreement  between  the  Company  and
                  American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Subscription Agent.

         *(e)     Form of Letter to Stockholders.

         *(f)     Form of Subscription Certificate.

         *(g)     Form of Instructions as to Use of Subscription Certificates.


         *(h)     Form of Letter to Brokers.

         *(i)     Form of Letter to Clients.

         *(j)     Form of Letter to Foreign Stockholders.

         *(k)     Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

         *(l)     Form of Guidelines to Form W-9.

         *(m)     Form of DTC Participant Oversubscription Exercise Form.
 
      *5          Opinion  of  Arent  Fox  Kintner Plotkin  &  Kahn  concerning
                  legality of securities being registered.

     *10  (a)     Investment Agreement (Exhibit EX-1 to the Company's
                  Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 1997), as
                  amended and restated as of May 15, 1997 (Exhibit EX-1 to the
                  Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 5, 1997).

         *(b)     Secured Agreement (Exhibit EX-6 to the Company's Current
                  Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 1997), as amended and
                  restated as of May 15, 1997.

     *12          Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
 
      23          Consents of experts and counsel:
        *(a)      Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (included in Exhibit 5)
         (b)      Ernst & Young
 
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* Previously filed.




                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(b)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 6 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-31939) and related
Prospectus of Atlantic Gulf Communities Corporation for the registration of
1,000,000 units, each consisting of one share of Series B Redeemable Preferred
Stock and warrants to purchase two shares of the Company's common stock, and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 27, 1997,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Atlantic
Gulf Communities Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A
Amendment No. 5) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.

                                             /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                                 Ernst & Young LLP

Miami Florida
October 16, 1997





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