Avado Brands, Inc.
Hancock at Washington
Madison, GA 30650-1304
706-342-2442 / F 706-342-4057
August 2, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Filing Desk
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Avado Brands, Inc.
Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-37345) filed on October 7, 1997
Dear Sir or Madam:
Avado Brands, Inc. (the "Company") formerly known as Apple South, Inc.,
hereby applies under Rule 477 for the withdrawal of its above-referenced
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on October 7, 1997, with respect to the
registration of 357,600 Shares of its Common Stock. The Registration Statement
was filed pursuant to a requirement in an agreement made by the Company. The
requirement to keep such Registration Statement open has lapsed. Therefore, the
Company wishes to withdraw the Registration Statement because the need for it no
longer exists.
Please direct any questions to our counsel, Larry D. Ledbetter of
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, at (404) 815-6175.
Respectfully yours,
/s/ Louis Profumo
Louis J. Profumo
Senior Vice President of Finance
and Chief Accounting Officer
