[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 72226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3607]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 1-13944]


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Nordic American Tanker 
Shipping Limited To Withdraw Its Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, From 
Listing and Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC

December 7, 2004.
    On November 12, 2004, Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited, a 
Bermuda organization (``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 American 
Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    The Board of Directors (``Board'') of the Issuer unanimously 
approved a resolution on November 5, 2004 to withdraw the Issuer's 
Security from listing on the Amex and to list the Security on New York 
Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE''). The Board states that it determined to 
withdraw its Security from the Amex and list the Security on the NYSE 
for the following reasons: (i) In effort to reduce costs associated 
with listing its Security on the Amex; and (ii) it is in the best 
interest of the Issuer. The Issuer states that it expected the Security 
to begin trading on the NYSE on November 16, 2004.
    The Issuer stated in its application that it has met the 
requirements of Amex Rule 18 by complying with all applicable laws in 
Bermuda, in which it is organized, and with the Amex's rules governing 
an issuer's voluntary withdrawal of a security from listing and 
registration.
    The Issuer's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Security from listing on the Amex, and shall not affect its continued 
listing on the NYSE or its obligation to be registered under Section 
12(b) of the Act.\3\
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    \3\ 3 15 U.S.C. 781(b).
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    Any interested person may, on or before December 28, 2004, comment 
on the 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. All 
comment letters may be submitted by either of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
the File Number 1-13944 or;

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20549-0609.
    All submissions should refer to File Number 1-13944. 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, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20549. 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.\4\
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    \4\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-3607 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am]
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