[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63875-63876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30564]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application to Withdraw From Listing 
and Registration; (Kirby Corporation, Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value) 
File No. 1-7615

November 25, 1996.
    Kirby Corporation (``Company'') has filed an application with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') and Rule 
12d2-2(d) promulgated thereunder, to withdraw the above specified 
security (``Security'') from listing and registration on the American 
Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Amex'').
    The reasons alleged in the application for withdrawing the 
Securities from listing and registration include the following:
    According to the Company, it has listed the Security with the New 
York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE''). Trading in the Security on the 
NYSE commenced at the opening of business on October 15, 1996, and 
concurrently therewith such stock was suspended from trading on the 
Amex. In making the decision to withdraw the Security from listing on 
the Amex, the Company considered the direct and indirect costs and 
expenses attendant on maintaining the dual listing of the Security on 
the NYSE and the Amex. The Company does not see any particular 
advantage in the dual trading of the Security and believes that dual 
listing would fragment the market for its Security.
    Any interested person may, on or before December 17, 1996, submit 
by letter to the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, facts bearing upon 
whether the application has been made in accordance with the rules of 
the exchanges and what terms, if any, should be imposed by the 
Commission for the protection of investors. The Commission, based on 
the information submitted to it, will issue an order granting the 
application after the date mentioned above, unless the

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Commission determines to order a hearing on the matter.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-30564 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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