[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 242 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 78517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31992]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application to Withdraw from Listing 
and Registration; (Ramco Energy plc, American Depositary Shares 
(Representing Ordinary Shares, Nominal Value 10p Per Share) File No. 1-
14582

December 11, 2000.
    Ramco Energy plc, a company organized under the laws of Scotland 
(``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'') \1\ and Rule 12d2-2(d) 
thereunder,\2\ to withdraw its American Depositary Shares (representing 
Ordinary Shares, nominal value 10p per share) (``Security''), from 
listing and registration on the American Stock Exchange (``Amex'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 781(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    While the Company's Security is listed and registered in the United 
States on the Amex, the Company's related Ordinary Shares are listed in 
England on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock 
Exchange. The Company has stated that the trading volume for its 
Security on the Amex is very limited. In order to avoid the direct and 
indirect costs of maintaining the Amex listing, therefore, the 
Company's board of directors unanimously approved a resolution on 
November 21, 2000, authorizing the Security's withdrawal from listing 
and registration on the Amex.
    The Company has stated in its application that it has complied with 
the rules of the Amex governing the voluntary withdrawal of a security 
from listing and registration. In addition, the Company has stated that 
its application relates solely to the listing and registration of its 
Security on the Amex and shall have no effect on the continued listing 
of its related Ordinary Shares on the Alternative Investment Market of 
the London Stock Exchange.
    Any interested person may, on or before January 3, 2001, submit by 
letter to the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-0609, facts bearing upon 
whether the application has been made in accordance with the rules of 
the Amex 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 Commission 
determines to order a hearing on the matter.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\3\
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    \3\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-31992 Filed 12-14-00; 8:45 am]
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