[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 144 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18377]
[Federal Register: July 28, 1994]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
King Bancshares, Inc.; Formation of, Acquisition by, or Merger of
Bank Holding Companies; and Acquisition of Nonbanking Company
The company listed in this notice has applied under Sec. 225.14 of
the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) for the Board's approval under
section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) to become a
bank holding company or to acquire voting securities of a bank or bank
holding company. The listed company has also applied under Sec.
225.23(a)(2) of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(2)) for the Board's
approval under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12
U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) and Sec. 225.21(a) of Regulation Y (12 CFR
225.21(a)) to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a
company engaged in a nonbanking activity that is listed in Sec. 225.25
of Regulation Y as closely related to banking and permissible for bank
holding companies, or to engage in such an activity. Unless otherwise
noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
The application is available for immediate inspection at the
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views
in writing on the question whether consummation of the proposal can
``reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as
greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency,
that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or
unsound banking practices.'' Any request for a hearing on this question
must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons a written
presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying
specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute, summarizing the
evidence that would be presented at a hearing, and indicating how the
party commenting would be aggrieved by approval of the proposal.
Comments regarding the application must be received at the Reserve
Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than
August 22, 1994.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
1. King Bancshares, Inc., Kingman, Kansas; to acquire Turon Banc
Shares, Inc., Turon, Kansas, and thereby indirectly acquire The Turon
State Bank, Turon, Kansas.
In connection with this application, Applicant has also applied to
acquire Sylvia, Inc., Sylvia, Kansas, and thereby engage in the sale of
general insurance in a community of less than 5,000, where King
Bancshares will have a lending office, pursuant to 225.25(B)(8)(iii)(A)
of the Board's Regulation Y. The geographic scope for the activity is
Anthony, Atlanta, Turon, Sylvia and Kingman Counties in Kansas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 22, 1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-18377 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
