WALTER INDUSTRIES INC /NEW/
8-A12G, 1995-08-28
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                             WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                               13-3429953
(State of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1500 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL                  33607
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


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

                 None                                    _____


If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check
the following box.  |_|

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration 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(g) of the Act:

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share



Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

          The description of the Common Stock contained in Amendment No. 1,
filed on August 9, 1995, to the Common Stock Registration Statement of Walter
Industries, Inc. on Form S-1, filed on May 2, 1995 (File No. 33-59013) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is incorporated herein by reference. 
Reference is specifically made to the sections in such Amendment captioned
"Dividend Policy" and "Description of Capital Stock."
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Item 2.  Exhibits.

     a)   Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the
          Registrant (File No. 33-59013), as filed with the Securities and
          Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 9, 1995(1)
     b)   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant(2)
     c)   By-Laws of the Registrant(2)
     d)   Stockholders' Agreement, dated March 17, 1995(2)
     e)   Modification to the Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Walter
          Industries, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as filed on March
          1, 1995(4)
     f)   Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order Confirming Amended
          Joint Plan of Reorganization of Walter Industries, Inc. and certain
          of its subsidiaries, as modified(2)
     g)   Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Walter Industries, Inc. and
          certain of its subsidiaries, dated December 9, 1994(3)
     h)   Specimen Stock Certificate(2)


(1)  This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to such filing.

(2)  This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on
     Form S-1 (File No. 33-59013) filed by the Registrant with the Commission
     on May 2, 1995.

(3)  This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to the Application for
     Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 filed by the Registrant with the
     Commission on February 6, 1995.

(4)  This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the
     Application for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 filed by the
     Registrant with the Commission on March 7, 1995.
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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, thereto duly authorized.

                                  WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                  By: /s/ W. H. Weldon
                                      Name:  William H. Weldon
                                      Title: Senior Vice President-Finance and
                                             Chief Accounting Officer



Dated:  August 28, 1995




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