[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71597-71598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30368]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing 
and Registration (CII Financial, Inc., 9\1/2\% Senior Debentures (Due 
September 15, 2004)) on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. File No. 1-
18324

November 22, 2002.
    CII Financial, Inc., a California corporation (``Issuer''), has 
filed an

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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 9\1/2\% Senior Debentures (due September 15, 2004) (``Security''), 
from listing and registration on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 
(``NYSE'' or ``Exchange'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    The Issuer stated in its application that it has complied with all 
applicable laws in effect in the state of California, in which it is 
incorporated, and with the NYSE's rules governing an issuer's voluntary 
withdrawal of a security from listing and registration. The Issuer's 
application relates solely to the Security's withdrawal from listing on 
the 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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    The Board of Directors (``Board'') of the Issuer unanimously 
adopted resolutions on September 16, 2002 to withdraw the Issuer's 
Security from listing on the NYSE. In making the decision to withdraw 
its Security from the NYSE, the Issuer noted that: (i) As of September 
12, 2002, there were approximately 75 holders of the Security, 
including holders of record and those firms that held the Security 
through Cede & Co.; (ii) the Issuer states that it is not obligated 
under the indenture under which the Security was issued nor any other 
documents to maintain a listing of the Security on the NYSE or any 
other exchange and; (iii) the burden and expense of maintaining the 
Issuer's listing on the NYSE are disproportionate, given the small 
number of holders of the Security, and the fact that the Security will 
mature in less than two years.
    Any interested person may, on or before December 20, 2002, submit 
by letter to the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609, facts bearing upon 
whether the application has been made in accordance with the rules of 
the NYSE 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.\5\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-30368 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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