[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3368]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Brooke Corporation To 
Withdraw Its Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, From Listing and 
Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC File No. 1-13698

June 22, 2005.
    On June 13, 2005, Brooke Corporation, a Kansas 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, $.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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    On April 14, 2005, the Board of Directors (``Board'') of the Issuer 
approved a resolution to withdraw the Security from listing and 
registration on Amex and to list the Security on the Nasdaq National 
Market (``Nasdaq''). The Board believes that it is in the best interest 
of the Issuer and its shareholders to withdraw the Security from 
listing and registration on Amex and to list the Security on Nasdaq, 
because the Issuer believes that it will benefit from increased 
visibility to investors and an efficient electronic trading platform. 
The Issuer stated that it has been informed that its application to 
list the Security on Nasdaq has been approved.
    The Issuer stated that it has met the requirements of Amex's rules 
governing an issuer's voluntary withdrawal of a security from listing 
and registration by complying with all the applicable laws in effect in 
Kansas, in which it is incorporated.
    The Issuer's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Security from listing on Amex 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. 781(b).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 781(g).
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    Any interested person may, on or before July 18, 2005, comment on 
the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in 
accordance with the rules of 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

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/delist.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
the File Number 1-13698 or;

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-9303.
    All submissions should refer to File Number 1-13698. 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. 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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J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3368 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]
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