- Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-A12B)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-A

For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act

THE TALBOTS, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


Delaware		41-1111318

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Talbots Drive, Hingham, Massachusetts		02043

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


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. þ		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 o

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-165111

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


Warrants (expiring April 9, 2015), each exercisable for one share of Common Stock		NYSE Amex LLC

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.

Warrants

The material set forth in the section captioned “Description of Talbots Warrants,” in the prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-165111) originally filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010, as amended, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number		Description

Because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on NYSE Amex LLC and the securities being registered by this Form 8-A are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, no exhibits are required to be filed with this Form 8-A.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


	THE TALBOTS, INC.
Dated: April 20, 2010	By:	/s/ Richard T. O’Connell, Jr.
		Name:	Richard T. O’Connell, Jr.
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Real Estate, Legal, Store Planning & Design and Construction, and Secretary