

[Federal Register: December 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 234)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Applera Corporation To 
Withdraw Its Applera Corporation-Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock 
$.01 Par Value, Together With Rights To Purchase Series A Participating 
Junior Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value, and Applera Corporation-Celera 
Genomics Group Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, Together With Rights To 
Purchase Series B Participating Junior Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value, 
From Listing and Registration on the Pacific Exchange, Inc. File No. 1-
04389

December 1, 2005.
    On November 14, 2005, Applera Corporation, 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) 
thereunder,\2\ to withdraw its Applera Corporation-Applied Biosystems 
Group common stock $.01 par value, together with rights to purchase 
series A participating junior preferred stock, $.01 par value, and 
Applera Corporation-Celera Genomics Group common stock, $.01 par value, 
together with rights to purchase series B participating junior 
preferred stock, $.01 par value (collectively ``Securities''), from 
listing and registration on the Pacific Exchange, Inc. (``PCX'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    The Board of Directors (``Board'') of the Issuer approved a 
resolution on June 16, 2005 to withdraw the Securities from PCX. The 
Issuer stated that the Board determined that it is in the best interest 
of the Issuer and its stockholders to withdraw the Securities from PCX 
to avoid the direct and indirect costs associated with the listing of 
the Securities on PCX since the Securities are listed and traded on the 
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE'').
    The Issuer stated in its application that it has complied with 
applicable rules of PCX by providing PCX with the required documents 
governing the withdrawal of securities from listing and registration on 
PCX. The Issuer's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Securities from listing on PCX and shall not affect its continued 
listing on NYSE or its obligation to be registered under section 12(b) 
of the Act.\3\
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 781(b).
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    Any interested person may, on or before December 23, 2005, comment 
on the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in 
accordance with the rules of PCX, 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

     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
the File Number 1-04389 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 1-04389. 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.

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    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.
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    \4\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\4\
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-6982 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]

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