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 Gildan Activewear Inc./Les Vetements de Sports Gildan Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Canada Not Applicable ------------------------------- --------------------- (State of Incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer Identification Organization) no.) 725 Montee de Liesse H4T 1P5 Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada ----------------- --------------------------------- (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) If this form relates to the If this relates to the registration registration of a class of securities of a class of securities pursuant pursuant to Section 12(b) of the to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Exchange Act and is effective Act and is effective pursuant to pursuant to General Instruction General Instructions A.(d), please A.(c), please check the following check the following box.// box./X/ 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 ------------------- ------------------------------ Class A Subordinate Voting New York Stock Exchange Shares, without par value Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class) Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. For a description of the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, without par value (the "Shares"), of Gildan Activewear Inc./Les Vetements de Sports Gildan Inc. (the "Registrant"), please refer to the information under the caption "Description of Share Capital" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-74609) (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which description is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Such description of the Shares is included in a form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) and is deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. Item 2. Exhibits. Not applicable. 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. GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC./LES VETEMENTS DE SPORTS GILDAN INC. August 27, 1999 By: /s/ H. Greg Chamandy -------------------------------------- Name: H. Greg Chamandy Title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer