Order Canceling Registrations of Certain Transfer Agents

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1204-1205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-385]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-42302]


Order Canceling Registrations of Certain Transfer Agents

December 30, 1999.
    On October 28, 1999, notice was published in the Federal Register 
that the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') intended 
to issue an order, pursuant to Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act),\1\ canceling the registrations of 
the transfer agents whose names appear in the Appendix attached to this 
Order.\2\ For the reasons discussed below, the Commission is canceling 
the registration of each of the transfer agents identified in the 
attached Appendix.

    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(c)(4)(B).
    \2\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-42039 (October 20, 
1999), 64 FR 58112 (October 28, 1999).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry W. Carpenter, Assistant 
Director, or Gregory J. Dunmark, Special Counsel, at 202/942-4187, 
Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-1001.

Background and Discussion

    Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Exchange Act provides that if the 
Commission

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finds that any transfer agent registered with the Commission is no 
longer in existence or has ceased to do business as a transfer agent, 
the Commission shall by order cancel that transfer agent's 
registration. On October 20, 1999, the Commission issued a Notice of 
Intention to Cancel Registrations of Certain Transfer Agents which 
identified eight transfer agents that the Commission believed either 
are no longer in existence or have ceased doing business as transfer 
agents. The Notice stated that at any time after November 29, 1999, 
which was 30 days after the Notice was published in the Federal 
Register, the Commission intended to issue an order canceling the 
registrations of any or all of the identified transfer agents.
    Accordingly, the Commission is canceling the registration of each 
of the identified eight transfer agents.

Order

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that each of 
the transfer agents whose name appears in the attached Appendix either 
is no longer in existence or has ceased doing business as a transfer 
agent.
    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the 
Exchange Act, that the registration of each of the transfer agents 
whose name appears in the attached Appendix be and hereby is canceled.

    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulations, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\3\
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    \3\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(22).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.

Appendix

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            Registration No.                           Name
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84-5767................................  American Transfer & Registrar
                                          Inc.
84-5394................................  First Federal Savings & Loan
                                          Association of Montana.
84-5779................................  Franklin American Corp.
84-5686................................  Selena T. Jackson.
84-5562................................  Stephen Rudolph Jones, d/b/a
                                          New York Stock Transfer.
84-1864................................  Library Bureau, Inc.
84-1606................................  Mt. Olive Church of God in
                                          Christ--United Mission, Inc.
84-1960................................  Odenton Federal Savings & Loan
                                          Association.
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[FR Doc. 00-385 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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