[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 98 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 31948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12597]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing 
and Registration; (Rogers Corporation, Capital Stock, $1 Par Value, and 
Rights To Purchase Capital Stock, $1 Par Value) File No. 1-04347

May 12, 2000.
    Rogers Corporation (``Company'') has 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 the securities described 
above (``Securities'') from listing and registration on the Pacific 
Exchange, Inc. (``PCX'').\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
    \3\ The Company previously filed an application with the 
Commission to withdraw its Securities from listing and registration 
on the American Stock Exchange LLC. The Commission has already 
solicited public comment on this prior application. See Securities 
Exchange Act Release No. 42744 (May 2, 2000), 65 FR 26646 (May 8, 
2000).
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    The Company is seeking to withdraw its Securities from listing and 
registration on the PCX in conjunction with the commencement of their 
trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE''). The Company 
hopes that, with an NYSE listing, it will be able to realize a broader 
market base for its Securities than it has had through the PCX.
    Subsequent to the filing of the Company's Registration Statements 
on Form 8-A with the Commission, which became effective on April 6, 
2000, trading in the Securities commenced on the NYSE at the opening of 
business on April 18, 2000. In making the determination to withdraw its 
Securities from listing and registration on the PCX in conjunction with 
the new listing and registration on the NYSE, the Company hopes to 
avoid both the costs associated with maintaining multiple listings and 
a potential fragmentation of the market for its Securities.
    The Company has stated that it has complied with the rules of the 
PCX governing the withdrawal of its Securities, and that the PCX has in 
turn indicated that it will not oppose such withdrawal.
    The Company's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Securities from listing and registration on the PCX and shall have no 
effect upon the Securities' continued listing and registration on the 
NYSE. By reason of section 12(b) of the Act \4\ and the rules and 
regulations of the Commission thereunder, the Company shall continue to 
be obligated to file reports with the Commission under section 13 of 
the Act.\5\
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(b).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78m.
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    Any interested person may, on or before June 5, 2000, submit by 
letter to the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-0609, facts bearing upon 
whether the application has been made in accordance with the rules of 
the PCX 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.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-12597 Filed 5-18-00; 8:45 am]
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