[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6515]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 1-14783]


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of State Bancorp, Inc. To 
Withdraw Its Common Stock, $5.00 Par Value, From Listing and 
Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC

November 18, 2005.
    On October 31, 2005, State Bancorp, Inc., a New York 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, $5.00 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 May 24, 2005, the Board of Directors (``Board'') of the Issuer 
approved resolutions to withdraw the Security from listing and 
registration on Amex and to list the Security on the Nasdaq National 
Market (``Nasdaq''). The Issuer stated that the Board determined it is 
in the best interests of the Issuer and its stockholders to withdraw 
the Security from Amex and list the Security on Nasdaq in an effort to 
improve liquidity and market visibility on Nasdaq.
    The Issuer stated that it has complied with 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 the State of New York, the state 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. 78l(g).
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    Any interested person may, on or before December 14, 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 1-14783 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 1-14783. 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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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-6515 Filed 11-23-05; 8:45 am]
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