Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 1997 / Notices 48911

Company (‘‘Great American Reserve’’),

is an open-end, diversified management

investment company for which a

notification of registration as an

investment company on Form N–8A

was filed with the Commission on

August 29, 1986. Applicant succeeded

to the business of Voyager Variable

Annuity Account D, a separate account

established in 1980 by Voyager Life

Insurance Company from whom Great

American Reserve acquired the assets of

Applicant on May 15, 1986. On

December 27, 1985, Applicant filed a

registration statement under the

Securities Act of 1933 on Form N–3

(File No. 33–2459), for individual and

group variable annuity contracts. The

registration statement was declared

effective on or about May 20, 1986.

2. The security holders of Applicant,

Great American Reserve Variable

Annuity Account C (‘‘Account C’’) and

Great American Reserve Variable

Annuity Fund (‘‘Annuity Fund’’), at a

combined special meeting of security

holders held on December 14, 1992,

approved an Agreement and Plan of

Reorganization (‘‘Reorganization’’) of

Applicant, Account C and Annuity

Fund. The Board of Directors of Great

American Reserve authorized the

Reorganization on February 28, 1993.

3. On May 1, 1993, the effective date

of the Reorganization, Applicant,

Account C and Annuity Fund were

combined and restructured into a single

unit investment trust separate (Account

C). The security holders of Applicant

received an interest in the Money

Market Sub-account of Account C in

exchange for, and equal in value to,

their interest in Applicant.

4. Great American Reserve paid all

expenses associated with Applicant’s

merger.

5. Within the last 18 months,

Applicant has not transferred any of its

assets to a separate trust, the

beneficiaries of which were or are

security holders of the Applicant

6. Applicant has no assets, no debts

or other liabilities, and no security

holders. Applicant is not a party to any

litigation or administrative proceeding,

and is not engaged and does not propose

to engage in any business activities

other than those necessary for the

winding up of its affairs.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, pursuant to

delegated authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application

to Withdraw From Listing and

Registration; (The New York Times

Company, Class A Common Stock,

$0.10 Par Value) File No. 1–5837

September 11, 1997.

The New York Times Company

(‘‘Company’’) has filed an application

with Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant

to Section 12(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) and rule

12d2–2(d) promulgated thereunder, to

withdraw the above specified security

(‘‘Security’’) from listing and

registration on the American Stock

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Amex’’ or

‘‘Exchange’’).

The reasons cited in the application

for withdrawing the Security from

listing and registration include the

following:

According to the Company, it believes

that listing the Security on the New

York Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘NYSE’’)

will provide the Company with a higher

profile venue for trading and that the

holders of the Security will benefit from

access to the larger trading market

offered by the NYSE.

The Company has complied with

Amex Rule 18 by filing with the

Exchange a certified copy of the

resolutions adopted by the Board of

Directors of the Company authorizing

the withdrawal of the Security from

listing and registration on the Amex,

and a statement of Mr. Solomon B.

Watson IV, the Senior Vice President

and General Counsel of the Company,

setting forth in detail the reasons for

such proposed withdrawal, and the facts

in support thereof.

Any interested person may, on or

before October 2, 1997, submit by letter

to the Secretary of the Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, facts

bearing upon whether the application

has been made in accordance with the

rules of the exchange 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 matters.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

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Sunshine Act Meetings

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the Government in the

Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the

Securities and Exchange Commission

will hold the following meetings during

the week of September 15, 1997.

A closed meeting will be held on

Wednesday, September 17, 1997, at 3:00

p.m. An open meeting will be held on

Thursday, September 18, 1997, at 2:30

p.m.

Commissioners, Counsel to the

Commissioners, the Secretary to the

Commission, and recording secretaries

will attend the closed meeting. Certain

staff members who have an interest in

the matters may also be present.

The General Counsel of the

Commission, or his designee, has

certified that, in his opinion, one or

more of the exemptions set forth in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (8), (9)(A) and (10)

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(4), (8), (9)(i) and

(10), permit consideration of the

scheduled matters at the closed meeting.

Commissioner Johnson, as duty

officer, voted to consider the items

listed for the closed meeting in a closed

session.

The subject matter of the closed

meeting scheduled for Wednesday,

September 17, 1997, at 3:00 p.m., will

be:

Institution and settlement of injunctive

actions.

Institution and settlement of administrative

proceedings of an enforcement nature.

The subject matter of the open

meeting scheduled for Thursday,

September 18, 1997, at 2:30 p.m., will

be:

Consideration of whether to issue a release

soliciting comment on proposals to improve

the operation of rule 14a–8. Rule 14a–8

governs the submission of shareholder

proposals to companies and their inclusion

in companies’ proxy materials. The proposals

would also make related amendments to

rules 13d–5, 14a–2, 14a–4, and 14a–5. The

Commission will simultaneously issue a

report on its study of the shareholder

proposal process required by Section 510(b)

of the National Securities Markets

Improvement Act of 1996. For FURTHER

INFORMATION: Contact Frank Zarb, Office

of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation

Finance, at (202) 942–2900.