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17 C.F.R. § 240.12g-4   Certifications of termination of registration under section 12(g).

Title 17 - Commodity and Securities Exchanges

Title 17: Commodity and Securities Exchanges
PART 240—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Extensions and Temporary Exemptions; Definitions

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§ 240.12g-4   Certifications of termination of registration under section 12(g).

(a) Termination of registration of a class of securities shall take effect 90 days, or such shorter period as the Commission may determine, after the issuer certifies to the Commission on Form 15 that:

(1) Such class of securities is held of record by:

(i) Less than 300 persons; or

(ii) By less than 500 persons, where the total assets of the issuer have not exceeded $10 million on the last day of each of the issuer's most recent three fiscal years; or

(2) Such class of securities of a foreign private issuer, as defined in Rule 3b–4 (§240.3b–4), is held of record by:

(i) Less than 300 persons resident in the United States or

(ii) Less than 500 persons resident in the United States where the total assets of the issuer have not exceeded $10 million on the last day of each of the issuer's most recent three fiscal years.

For purposes of this paragraph, the number of persons resident in the United States shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12g3–2(a) (§240.12g3–2(a)).

(b) The issuer's duty to file any reports required under section 13(a) shall be suspended immediately upon filing a certification on Form 15; Provided, however, That if the certification on Form 15 is subsequently withdrawn or denied, the issuer shall, within 60 days after the date of such withdrawal or denial, file with the Commission all reports which would have been required had the certification on Form 15 not been filed. If the suspension resulted from the issuer's merger into, or consolidation with, another issuer or issuers, the certification shall be filed by the successor issuer.

(Secs. 12(g)(4), 12(h), 13(a), 15(d), 23(a), 48 Stat. 892, 894, 895, 901; sec. 203(a), 49 Stat. 704; secs. 3, 8, 49 Stat. 1377, 1379; secs. 3, 4, 6, 78 Stat. 565–568, 569, 570–574; sec. 18, 89 Stat. 155; sec. 204, 91 Stat. 1500; 15 U.S.C. 78l(g)(4), 78l(h), 78m(a), 78o(d), 78w(a))

[49 FR 12689, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 25362, July 14, 1986; 61 FR 21356, May 9, 1996]

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