UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15

 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under
          Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                                               Commission File Number: 333-51447
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                              Carter Holdings, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              1170 Peachtree Street
                                    Suite 900
                              Atlanta, Georgia 30309
                                 (770) 961-8722
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       (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
               code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                     12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008
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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      None
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           (Title of all other classes of securities for which a duty
              to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

      Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:


                                                                 
            Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)      [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)    [ ]
            Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)     [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)     [ ]
            Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)      [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)    [ ]
            Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)     [ ]       Rule 15d-6              [ ]
            Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)      [X]


      Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date: 11

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Carter Holdings, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

                                 CARTER HOLDINGS, INC.


Date:  August 15, 2001           By: /s/ David A. Brown
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                                 Name: David A. Brown
                                 Title: Executive Vice President