SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-A/A (Amendment No. 3) FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 0-25260 95-4161591 (State of incorporation (Commission (IRS Employers or organization) File Number Identification No.) 6422 HARNEY ROAD, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the registration of a class of registration of a class of debt securities and is debt securities and is to effective upon filing pursuant become effective to General Instruction A(c)(1) simultaneously with the please check the following effectiveness of a concurrent box. [] registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2) please check the following box. [] Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which to be so Registered: Each Class is to be Registered NONE NONE Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS (Title of Class) 2 The undersigned registrant hereby amends Item 1 of its Registration on Form 8-A, filed on April 17, 1995, as amended on April 25, 1995 and June 14, 1995 (as so amended, the "Form 8-A"), by adding the information set forth below. The registrant also amends Item 2 of the Form 8-A by adding the Second Amendment to the Rights Agreement as Exhibit 6. Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. Second Amendment to the Rights Agreement On October 31, 1996, Food Lion, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("Parent"), KK Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Sub") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 31, 1996 (the "Merger Agreement"), providing, among other things, for the merger of Sub with and into the Company, whereupon the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. On October 30, 1996, immediately prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company and Fleet National Bank (successor to Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A.), as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent") entered into the Second Amendment (the "Second Amendment") to the Rights Agreement between the Company and the Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement") dated as of April 13, 1995 and amended as of June 13, 1996. The Second Amendment provides, among other things, that (a) neither the Merger Agreement nor the Stockholders Agreement dated as of October 31, 1996 by and among the Company, Parent, Sub and the stockholders of the Company signatory thereto (the "Stockholders Agreement"), nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, will cause (i) Parent, Sub or any of their affiliates or associates to have beneficial ownership of any Shares solely as a result of any such event, (ii) Parent or Sub or any of their affiliates or associates to be deemed an "Acquiring Person" under the Rights Agreement or (iii) the "Shares Acquisition Date" or the "Distribution Date" under the Rights Agreement to occur upon any such event, and (b) the "Rights" (each of the above as defined in the Rights Agreement) will expire immediately prior to the occurrence of any of certain events, including (i) the closing of the purchase of Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Stock Option (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) and (ii) the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of the Merger. A copy of the Second Amendment is available free of charge from the Company. This summary description of the Second Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 6 and is incorporated herein by reference. 3 Item 2. Exhibits The undersigned registrant hereby amends Item 2 to the Form by restating Item 2, to read as follows: Exhibit No. Description (1) Rights Agreement dated as of April 13, 1995 between the Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement") (previously filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated April 25, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference). (2) Form of Certificate of Designations with respect to Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (attached as Exhibit A to the Rights Agreement). (3) Form of Rights Certificate (attached as Exhibit B to the Rights Agreement). (4) Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares (attached as Exhibit C to the Rights Agreement). (5) First Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of June 13, 1995 between the Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., as Rights Agent (previously filed as Exhibit 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated June 14, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference). (6) Second Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of October 30, 1996 between the Company and Fleet National Bank (successor to Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A.), as Rights Agent (filed herewith)." 4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC. Date: November 1, 1996 By: /s/ Ronald E. Johnson ------------------------------ Name: Ronald E. Johnson Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Page No. 1. Rights Agreement dated as of April 13, 1995 between the Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement") (previously filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated April 25, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference). 2. Form of Certificate of Designations with respect to Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (attached as Exhibit A to the Rights Agreement). 3. Form of Rights Certificate (attached as Exhibit B to the Rights Agreement). 4. Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares (attached as Exhibit C to the Rights Agreement). 5. First Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of June 13, 1995 between the Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., as Rights Agent (previously filed as Exhibit 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated June 14, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference). 6. Second Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of October 30, 1996 between the Company and Fleet National Bank (successor to Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A.), as Rights Agent (filed herewith)."