form8a12ga306113_02092010.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
____________________
 
FORM 8-A/A
 
AMENDMENT NO. 3
 
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
74-2781950
(State of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
   
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas
75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
   
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
None
    
     
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. o
  
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. x
 
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
N/A
 
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share,
Distributed Pursuant to Rights Agreement, Dated July 10, 2006
(Title of Class)
 
 
(Title of Class)
 
 
Wilhelmina International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby amends the following items, exhibits and portions of its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 10, 2006 (the “Form 8-A”) as set forth below.
 
Item 1.
Description of Registrant’s Securities To Be Registered.
 
Item 1 of the Form 8-A is hereby amended to add the following:

On February 9, 2010, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to that certain Rights Agreement dated as of July 10, 2006, as amended, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (the “Rights Agreement”).  The Third Amendment amends the definition of Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) to provide that the Distribution Date corresponding to the Share Acquisition Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) that occurred on February 2, 2010 as a result of the Company’s public announcement on such date that Dieter Esch, Lorex Investments AG, Brad Krassner and Krassner Family Investments Limited Partnership are Acquiring Persons (as defined in the Rights Agreement) under the Rights Agreement (the “Esch-Krassner Acquiring Event”) shall be the close of business on April 3, 2010.  The Third Amendment also provides that the Company will be required to give written notice to the Rights Agent and stockholders of the Company of the occurrence of the Esch-Krassner Acquiring Event under the Rights Agreement as soon as practicable after any corresponding Distribution Date.

The foregoing description of the Third Amendment does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2010 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.
Exhibits.
 
Item 2 of the Form 8-A is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
   
Exhibit No.
Description
   
3.1
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Wilhelmina International, Inc. (formerly New Century Equity Holdings Corp.), filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10, 2006).
   
4.1
Rights Agreement dated as of July 10, 2006 by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. (formerly New Century Equity Holdings Corp.) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10, 2006).
 
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4.2
Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10, 2006).
   
4.3
Amendment to Rights Agreement dated August 25, 2008 by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. (formerly New Century Equity Holdings Corp.) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2008).
   
4.4
Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated July 20, 2009 by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 21, 2009).
   
4.5
Third Amendment to Rights Agreement dated February 9, 2010 by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2010).
 
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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.
 

 
Dated: February 10, 2010
WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
   
   
 
By:
 /s/ Mark Schwarz
 
  
Name:
 Mark Schwarz
   
Title:
 Chief Executive Officer

 
 
 
 
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