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
GART SPORTS COMPANY*
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
*NAME TO BE CHANGED TO THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.
| Delaware (State of Incorporation or Organization) |
84-1242802 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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1050 W. HAMPDEN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
80110 (Zip Code) |
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: Not Applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not Applicable
Gart Sports Company ("Gart") and Gold Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gart ("Merger Sub"), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 19, 2003 (the "Merger Agreement"), with The Sports Authority, Inc. ("TSA"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into TSA, with TSA surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gart (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the consummation of the Merger, Gart's common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq National Market and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, Gart is filing this registration statement on Form 8-A to register its common stock pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, TSA's name will be changed to TSA Stores, Inc. and Gart's name will be changed to The Sports Authority, Inc.
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The information required by this Item 1 is set forth under the caption "Description of Gart Capital Stock" contained in Gart's Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-104321), which description is incorporated herein by reference.
The securities to be registered are to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), on which no other securities of Gart are listed. Accordingly, the following exhibits are also being filed with the NYSE:
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.
| GART SPORTS COMPANY | |||
Date: July 22, 2003 |
By: |
/s/ NESA E. HASSANEIN |
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| Name: | Nesa E. Hassanein | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||