Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (Unistar Financial Service Corp., Common Stock, $.01 Par Value per Share) File No. 1-14975

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57673-57674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27884]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing 
and Registration; (Unistar Financial Service Corp., Common Stock, $.01 
Par Value per Share) File No. 1-14975

October 20, 1999.
    Unistar Financial Service Corp., a Delaware corporation 
(``Company''), has filed an application with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 12(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') and Rule 12d2-2(d) 
promulgated thereunder, to withdraw the security specified above 
(``Security'') from listing and registration on the American Stock 
Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'').
    In its application to the Commission, the Company has stated that 
it does not believe it meets the requirements for continued listing on 
the Exchange. On August 24, 1999, representatives of the Amex advised 
the Company that, in reviewing the Company's eligibility for continued 
listing, the Amex was considering delisting the Security. The Exchange 
cited the following concerns to the Company:
    (a) Whether the transactions through which the Company acquired 
U.S. Fidelity Holding Corp. involved related parties and, if so, 
whether those relationships were adequately disclosed;
    (b) Whether the Company had appropriately valued a ``customer 
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which was its principal asset and which it carried at a value of 
approximately $86 million;
    (c) Whether disclosure related to other transactions the Company 
has entered into, including disclosure and valuation of a reinsurance 
license, was complete and accurate; and
    (d) Whether ownership interests and transactions in the common 
stock of the Company have been accurately disclosed.
    In light of these concerns raised by the Amex, the Company has 
stated in its application to the Commission that it has determined it 
does not meet the requirements for continued listing on the Exchange. 
The Company has further stated in its application that it believes that 
these matters should be resolved by withdrawal of the Company's 
Security from listing on the Exchange.
    Section 1011 of the American Stock Exchange Company Guide states:

    In appropriate circumstances, when the Exchange is considering 
delisting because a company no longer meets the requirements for 
continued listing, a company may, with the consent of the Exchange, 
file a delisting application, provided that it states in its 
application that it is no longer eligible for continued dealings on 
the Exchange.

The Exchange, by letter dated October 5, 1999, has advised the Company 
that, based on the provisions of Section 1011 quoted above, it has 
determined not to interpose an objection to the Company's filing of its 
application with the Commission to withdraw the Security from listing 
and registration on the Exchange.
    The Company has complied with Amex Rule 18 by filing with the 
Exchange a certified copy of the resolution approved by its Board of 
Directors, effective September 21, 1999, authorizing the withdrawal of 
the security from listing on the Amex.
    Any interested person may, on or before November 10, 1999, submit 
by letter to the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609, facts bearing upon 
whether the application has been made in accordance with the rules of 
the Exchange and what terms, if any, should be imposed by the 
Commission for the protection of investors. The Commission, based on 
the information submitted to it, will issue an order granting the 
application after the date mentioned above, unless the Commission 
determines to order a hearing on the matter.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Jonathan G. Katz,
secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-27884 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]
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