Oneita Industries, Inc.
4130 Faber Place Drive
Charleston, South Carolina
October 7, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Oneita Industries, Inc.: Withdrawal
of S-1 Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-333-00771)
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 (a) of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1993, as amended (the"Act"), Oneita Industries, Inc. ("Oneita") hereby
requests the withdrawal of its registration statement on form S-3 (Registration
No. 333-00771) filed on February 7, 1996 ( the "Registration Statement") with
respect to the registration of 1,607,143 shares of common stock, par value $.25
per share, of Oneita (the" Common Stock"). Oneita's Board of Directors had
determined not to proceed with the proposed rights offering of Common Stock at
this time. Since no shares of Common Stock have been sold pursuant to the
Registration Statement, Oneita requests that the Registration Statement be
withdrawn with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock to have been
registered.
Very truly yours,
ONEITA INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:/s/Edward I. Kramer
Edward I. Kramer
Secretary
cc: H. Roger Schwall, Esq. (SEC)
Rebecca Bohland, Esq. (SEC)
Robert M. Gintel
C. Michael Billingsly
William H. Boyd
Neil M. Kaufman, Esq.
Sharon Udolf, NYSE
