

[Federal Register: October 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 195)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 1-31514]

 
Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Meredith Enterprises, 
Inc. to Withdraw Its Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, From Listing and 
Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC

October 4, 2005.
    On September 15, 2005, Meredith Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware 
corporation (``Issuer''), filed an application with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 12(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 12d2-2(d)

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thereunder,\2\ to withdraw its common stock, $.01 par value 
(``Security''), from listing and registration on the American Stock 
Exchange LLC (``Amex'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    On September 8, 2005, the Board of Directors (``Board'') of the 
Issuer approved resolutions to withdraw the Security from listing and 
registration on Amex. The Issuer stated the following reasons, among 
others, factored into the Board's decision to withdraw the Security 
from Amex. First, the ongoing costs and expenses, both direct and 
indirect, associated with the preparation and filing of the Issuer's 
periodic reports with the Commission. The Issuer expects to save each 
year approximately the equivalent of the current quarterly dividend in 
out-of-pocket accounting, legal, and other costs. Second, the 
substantial increase in costs and expenses that the Issuer expects to 
incur in 2006, and thereafter as a public company in light of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, particularly in complying with Section 404 
of such act. Third, going private will enable management to focus more 
time on running the business rather than on Commission compliance. 
Fourth, liquidity of the Security on Amex has been limited, and 
volatility has been greater than the Issuer believes is warranted.
    The Issuer stated that it has met the requirements of Amex's rules 
governing an issuer's voluntary withdrawal of a security from listing 
and registration by complying with all the applicable laws in effect in 
Delaware, the State in which it is incorporated, and by providing Amex 
with the required documents for withdrawal from Amex.
    The Issuer's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Security from listing on Amex and from registration under Section 12(b) 
of the Act,\3\ and shall not affect its obligation to be registered 
under Section 12(g) of the Act.\4\
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 781(b).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 781(g).
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    Any interested person may, on or before October 28, 2005, comment 
on the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in 
accordance with the rules of Amex, and what terms, if any, should be 
imposed by the Commission for the protection of investors. All comment 
letters may be submitted by either of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/delist.shtml.
); or     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 

the File Number 1-31514 or;

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-9303.
    All submissions should refer to File Number 1-31514. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To 
help us process and review your comments more efficiently, please use 
only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the 
Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/delist.shtml). 

Comments are also available for public inspection and copying in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room. All comments received will be 
posted without change; we do not edit personal identifying information 
from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to 
make available publicly.
    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.\5\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5560 Filed 10-7-05; 8:45 am]

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