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October 20, 2006.
Notice is hereby given that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) intends to issue an order, pursuant to Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),[1] cancelling the registrations of the transfer agents whose names appear in the attached Appendix.
For Further Information Contact: Jerry W. Carpenter, Assistant Director, or Catherine Moore, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-5710, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-6628.
Background
Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Act provides that if the Commission 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. Accordingly, at any time after November 27, 2006, the Commission intends to issue an order cancelling the registrations of the transfer agents listed in the Appendix.
The Commission has made efforts to locate and to determine the status of Start Printed Page 62632each of the transfer agents listed in the Appendix. In some cases, the Commission was unable to locate the transfer agent, and in other cases, the Commission learned that the transfer agent had ceased doing business as a transfer agent. Therefore, based on the facts it has, the Commission believes that the transfer agents listed in the Appendix are no longer in existence or have ceased doing business as transfer agents.
Any transfer agent listed in the Appendix that believes its registration should not be cancelled must notify the Commission in writing prior to November 27, 2006. Written notifications may be mailed to: Catherine Moore, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20459-6628. Written notifications may also be e-mailed to: marketreg@sec.gov to the attention of Catherine Moore, with the phrase “Notice of Intention to Cancel Transfer Agent Registration” in the subject line.
Start SignatureFor the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.2
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
Appendix
End PreambleRegistration No. Name 84-0019 LG & E Energy Corp. 84-0548 American Bancservices Inc. 84-0711 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. 84-0904 Pfizer Inc. 84-1257 BNY Clearing Services LLC. 84-1663 Merrill Lynch Investment Partners Inc. 84-1735 Alpha Tech Stock Transfer Trust. 84-1737 Declaration Service Company. 84-1828 Consumers Financial Corp. 84-1923 WOC Stock Transfer Company, Inc. 84-5494 Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities Co., Inc. 84-5550 Cinergy Service, Inc. 84-5606 Sunstates Corporation. 84-5647 Penn Street Advisors, Inc. 84-5694 Khan Funds. 84-5720 Bulto Transfer Agency, Limited Liability Company. 84-5727 Impact Administrative Service, Inc. 84-5754 Alpine Fiduciary Services, Inc. 84-5755 River Oaks Partnership Services, Inc. 84-5756 IDM Corporation. 84-5773 RVM Industries, Inc. 84-5812 Stock Transfer of America, Inc. 84-5816 Wasatch Stock Transfer, Inc. 84-5820 Gerdine & Associates. 84-5826 Lewis, Corey L. 84-5847 Financial Strategies, LLC. 84-5872 D-Lanz Development Group, Inc. 84-5873 CBIZ Retirement Services, Inc. 84-5885 Sovereign Depository Corporation. 84-5897 Newport Stock Transfer Agency, Inc. 84-5899 U.S. Corporate Support Services, Inc. 84-5912 Femis Kerger & Company Transfer Agent & Registrar. 84-6019 Touch America. 84-6032 Merge Media, Inc. 84-6034 Chapman Capital Management, Inc. 84-6039 First Financial Escrow & Transfer, Inc. 84-6045 Pharmacy Buying Association, Inc. 84-6059 Street Transfer & Registrar Agency. 84-6077 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 84-6092 Brookhill Stock Transfer Business Trust. 84-6097 Certified Water Systems, Inc. 84-6101 Lauries Happy Thoughts, Inc. 84-6126 Fidelity Custodian Services, Inc. 84-6131 Carolyn Plant. 84-6157 Encompass Corporate Services. Footnotes
[FR Doc. E6-17928 Filed 10-25-06; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Comments Received:
- 0 Comments
- Published:
- 10/26/2006
- Department:
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- E6-17928
- Pages:
- 62631-62632 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Release No. 34-54633
- EOCitation:
- of 2006-10-20
- PDF File:
- e6-17928.pdf