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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FAMILY BARGAIN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 50-0299573
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4000 Ruffin Road 92123
San Diego, California (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become effective
filing pursuant to General simultaneously with the effectiveness
Instruction A(c)(1) please check of a concurrent registration
the following box. /_/ statement under the Securities Act of
1933 pursuant to General Instruction
A(c)(2) please check the following
box. /_/
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Stock Purchase Rights
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Page 1 of 3 sequentially numbered pages.
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Item 1. Description of the Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The securities to be registered are stock purchase Rights.
A description of the Rights is set forth under the caption "The
Offering" in Registration Statement File No. 333-58797 filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. That description
is incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:
1. Registration Statement File No. 333-58797 (including the
prospectus filed under Rule 424(b)) -- Incorporated by
reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FAMILY BARGAIN CORPORATION
By:/s/ Jonathan W. Spatz
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Name: Jonathan W. Spatz
Title: Executive Vice President
Date: October 26, 1997
