[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2190-2191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-73]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of microHelix, Inc., To 
Withdraw Its Common Stock, No Par Value, and Class B Warrants (To 
Purchase One Share of Common Stock), From Listing and Registration on 
the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc., File No. 1-16781

January 6, 2005.
    On December 10, 2004, microHelix, Inc., an Oregon corporation 
(``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, no par value, and class B 
warrants (to purchase one share of common stock) (collectively 
``Securities''), from listing and registration on the Boston Stock 
Exchange, Inc., (``BSE'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    On September 16, 2004, the Board of Directors (``Board'') of the 
Issuer approved a resolution to withdraw the Issuer's Securities from 
listing and registration on the BSE. The Issuer states that the 
following reasons factored into the Board's decision to withdraw the 
Securities: (i) The nature and extent of trading in the Issuer's 
Securities on the BSE is limited; (ii) the market value the public 
markets are applying to the Issuer's Securities; (iii) the lack of 
institutional investor interest and securities analyst coverage of the 
Issuer; and (iv) the costs associated with maintaining a listing on the 
BSE. The Issuer states that the Securities currently trade on the OTC 
Bulletin Board.
    The Issuer states in its application that it has complied with BSE 
procedures for delisting by complying with all applicable laws in 
effect in the State of Oregon, the state in which it is incorporated. 
The Issuer's application relates solely to withdrawal of the Securities 
from listing on the BSE 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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    Any interested person may, on or before February 2, 2005, comment 
on the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in 
accordance with the rules of the BSE, 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:

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Electronic Comments

     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
the File Number 1-16781 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 1-16781. 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.\5\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-73 Filed 1-11-05; 8:45 am]
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