As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 1995 Registration No. 33- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________________________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _________________________________ HITOX CORPORATION OF AMERICA (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 74-2081929 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Furman Plaza Building 418 Peoples Street P. O. Box 2544 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403-2544 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) ___________________________________ 1990 INCENTIVE PLAN FOR HITOX CORPORATION OF AMERICA ___________________________________ (Full Title of the Plan) ___________________________________ Mr. Thomas A. Landshof, President Copies of Communications: Hitox Corporation of America L. Steven Leshin, Esq. Furman Plaza Building Jenkens & Gilchrist, 418 Peoples Street a Professional Corporation P. O. Box 2544 Suite 3200 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403-2544 Dallas, Texas 75202-2799 (512) 882-5175 (Name, Address and Telephone Number, including area code of Agent for Service) _________________________________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of Proposed maximum Proposed maximum securities to be Amount to be offering price per aggregate Amount of registered registered share(2)(3) offering price (2)(3) registration fee Common Stock, par value $.25 per share 450,000 $4.25 $1,643,225 $567 (1) Pursuant to Rule 416, an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable pursuant to the exercise of options and/or awards granted or to be granted under the plan in order to prevent dilution resulting from any future stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction are also being registered hereunder. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. (3) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). Accordingly, the price per share of common stock offered hereunder pursuant to the Plan is based on (i) 95,800 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, but not subject to outstanding stock options, at a price per share of $4.25, which is the average of the highest and lowest price per share of the Common Stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System Small-Cap Market on August 2, 1995, and (ii) the following shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and subject to options already granted thereunder at the following exercise prices: Number of Shares of Common Stock Exercise Price Reserved for Issuance Per Share 150,000 $2.625 204,200 $4.125 PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS Item 1. Plan Information* Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information* PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT Hitox Corporation of America (the "Corporation") hereby incorporates by reference its registration statement on Form S-8 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 33-39755), which related to the 1990 Incentive Plan for Hitox Corporation of America. *Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 8, 1995: HITOX CORPORATION OF AMERICA By: /s/ Thomas A. Landshof Thomas A. Landshof President and Chief Executive Officer Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended [1] 4.2 Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended [1] 4.3 Amendment to the Bylaws of the Corporation [1] 4.4 1990 Incentive Plan for Hitox Corporation of America [2] 4.5 Form of Common Stock Certificate [1] 4.6 Form of Convertible Subordinated Debenture of the Corporation dated June 15, 1992, and related purchase agreements [3] 4.7 Form of First Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement covering the Convertible Subordinated Debenture of the Company, dated September 30, 1994 [4] 4.8 Form of Second Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement covering the Convertible Subordinated Debenture of the Company, dated February 28, 1995[5]. 4.9 Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement 4.10 Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement 5.1 Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. 24.1 Consent of Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) 24.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche 25.1 Power of Attorney (see signature page of this Registration Statement) [1] Included as an exhibit in the Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-25354, and incorporated herein by reference. [2] Included as an Exhibit in the Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 33-39755, and incorporated herein by reference. [3] Included as an Exhibit in the Corporation's filing on Form 8-K dated June 15, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference. [4] Included as an Exhibit in the Corporation's filing on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. [5] Included as an Exhibit in the Corporation's filing on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 1995.