As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 1997 Registration No. 33-88176 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 STEIN MART, INC. (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 64-0466198 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 1200 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32207 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) STEIN MART EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN (Full title of the Plan) John H. Williams, Jr. President and Chief Operating Officer Stein Mart, Inc. 1200 Riverplace Boulevard Jacksonville, Florida 32207 (Name and address of agent for service) (904) 346-1500 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: Linda Y. Kelso Julia B. Davis Foley & Lardner 200 Laura Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 (904) 359-2000 Calculation of Registration Fee Proposed Proposed Title of each maximum maximum class of offering aggregate Amount of securities to Amount to price per offering registration be registered be registered(1) share(2) price(2) on fee(2) Common Stock, 1,500,000 shares $30.065 $45,097,50 $13,665.91 $0.01 par value (1) Plus an indeterminate number of shares which may be issued as a result of anti-dilution provisions contained in the Plan. (2) Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registration fee has been calculated on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on May 23, 1997. This Amendment No. 2 is being filed pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8 and amends the Form S-8 previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 33-88176). The provisions of such Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jacksonville, State of Florida, on May 12, 1997. STEIN MART, INC. By /s/ Jay Stein Jay Stein, Chairman of the Board SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears on the Signature Page to this registration statement constitutes and appoints John H. Williams, Jr., James G. Delfs and Clayton E. Robertson, Jr., and each or any of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post- effective amendments to this registration statement and any and all registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ Jay Stein Jay Stein, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ John H. Williams, Jr. John H. Williams, Jr., President, Chief Operating Officer and Director Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ James G. Delfs James G. Delfs, Senior Vice President, Finance and Principal Financial Officer Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ Clayton E. Roberson, Jr. Clayton E. Roberson, Jr., Controller Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ Mason Allen Mason Allen, Director Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ Pete Carpenter Pete Carpenter, Director Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ Albert Ernest, Jr. Albert Ernest, Jr., Director Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ Mitchell W. Legler Mitchell W. Legler, Director Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ Michael D. Rose Michael D. Rose, Director Date: May 12, 1997 /s/ James H. Winston James H. Winston, Director EXHIBIT INDEX Sequential Page No. 4A. Employee Stock Plan (Filed as Exhibit 10G to Registration Statement No. 33-46322 and incorporated herein by reference) 4B. Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10H to Registration Statement No. 33- 46322 and incorporated herein by reference) 4C. Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10I to Registration Statement No. 33-46322 and incorporated herein by reference) 5. Opinion of Foley & Lardner as to the legality of the securities to be issued 23A. Consent of Foley & Lardner (included in Opinion filed as Exhibit 5) 23B. Consent of Price Waterhouse 24. Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement)