DAL TILE INTERNATIONAL INC
8-A12B, 1996-07-16
STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 1996

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington D.C 20549


                                   FORM 8-A

               For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
                   Pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                          DAL-TILE INTERNATIONAL INC.
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          (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)


                DELAWARE                               13-3548809        
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 (State of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


   7834 HAWN FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS                         75217
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 (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 
           to be so registered             which each class is to be registered
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COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE               NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is 
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2), 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:

                                     NONE
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                               (Title of class)
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ITEM 1.     DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
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            This Registration Statement on Form 8-A relates to the common stock,
par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Dal-Tile International Inc. 
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(the "Registrant").  Reference is made to the information set forth under the 
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caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the preliminary prospectus, dated July
- --, 1996 (the "Preliminary Prospectus"), in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration 
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Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-05069)(the "Form S-1 Registration 
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Statement"), filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
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amended, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which Preliminary 
Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.  The Preliminary Prospectus as 
may hereafter be amended and filed as part of an amendment to the Form S-1 
Registration Statement or otherwise pursuant to Rule 424(b) is incorporated 
herein by reference.

ITEM 2.    EXHIBITS.
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           The securities described herein are to be registered on the New York 
Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered.  
Accordingly, all applicable exhibits set forth in Instruction II to Item 2 will 
be supplied to the New York Stock Exchange.

                                   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.

Date:  July 16, 1996

                                   DAL-TILE INTERNATIONAL INC.


                                   By: /s/ Carlos E. Sala
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                                      Carlos E. Sala
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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