[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 12813-12814] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-6578] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in Sec. 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than March 30, 1998. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413: 1. Stichting Prioriteit ABN AMRO Holding; Stichting Administratiekantoor ABN AMRO Holding; ABN AMRO Holding N.V.; and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., all of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; to acquire Sage Clearing Corporation, San Francisco, California, and Sage Clearing Limited Partnership, San Francisco, California, their subsidiaries, and thereby engage in nonbanking activities including providing primary clearing services with respect to securities and options on securities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(7)(i) of the Board's Regulation Y; in clearing futures transactions, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(7)(iv) of the Board's Regulation Y; and in providing data processing services, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(14) of the Board's Regulation Y. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: [[Page 12814]] 1. Bancshares of Missouri, Inc., Kearney, Missouri; to engage through Jesse James Festival Grounds, LLC, Kearney, Missouri, in lending activities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 10, 1998. Jennifer J. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 98-6578 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F