

[Federal Register: December 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 249)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 1-09700]

 
Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of The Charles Schwab 
Corporation To Withdraw Its Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, From Listing 
and Registration on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

December 22, 2005.
    On December 16, 2005, The Charles Schwab 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 common stock, $.01 par value 
(``Security''), from listing and registration on the New York Stock 
Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    On December 9, 2005, the Board of Directors (``Board'') of the 
Issuer unanimously approved a resolution to withdraw the Security from 
listing and registration on NYSE and to continue to list the Security 
on the Nasdaq National Market (``Nasdaq''). The Issuer stated that it 
has determined that Nasdaq's electronic trading platform is the 
preferred marketplace for investors trading the Security.
    The Issuer stated that it has complied with the requirements of 
NYSE's rules governing an issuer's voluntary withdrawal of a security 
from listing and registration by obtaining approval from the Board and 
by providing NYSE with a copy of the Board resolution prior to filing 
the application.
    The Issuer's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Security from listing on NYSE 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. 78l(b).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(g).
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    Any interested person may, on or before January 17, 2006, comment 
on the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in 
accordance with the rules of NYSE, 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 1-09700 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 1-09700. 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. E5-8049 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]

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