Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 3 / Tuesday, January 6, 1998 / Notices 583

1NFG represents that currently there are no

outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Dated: December 7, 1997.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–233 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

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[Release No. 35–26805]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

December 29, 1997.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated thereunder. All interested

persons are referred to the application(s)

and/or declaration(s) for complete

statements of the proposed

transaction(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and

any amendments thereto is/are available

for public inspection through the

Commission’s Office of Public

Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

comment or request a hearing on the

application(s) and/or declaration(s)

should submit their views in writing by

January 22, 1998, to the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Washington, DC 20549, and serve a

copy on the relevant applicant(s) and/or

declarant(s) at the address(es) specified

below. Proof of service (by affidavit or,

in case of an attorney at law, by

certificate) should be filed with the

request. Any request for hearing shall

identify specifically the issues of fact or

law that are disputed. A person who so

requests will be notified of any hearing,

if ordered, and will receive a copy of

any notice or order issued in the matter.

After said date, the application(s) and/

or declaration(s), as filed or as amended,

may be granted and/or permitted to

become effective.

National Fuel Gas Company (70–9149)

Notice of Proposal to Issue Common

and Preferred Stock; Order Authorizing

Solicitation of Proxies

National Fuel Gas Company (‘‘NFG’’),

10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York

14201, a gas registered holding

company, has filed a declaration under

sections 6(a), 7 and 12(e) of the Public

Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,

as amended (‘‘Act’’), and rules 62 and

65 under the Act relating to proposed

changes to its certificate of

incorporation.

On December 11, 1997, the Board of

Directors of NFG adopted resolutions to

amend Article Fourth of NFG’s Restated

Certificate of Incorporation, as amended

(‘‘Certificate of Incorporation’’), to:

increase the number of authorized

shares of common stock, $1 par value

(‘‘Common Stock’’), from 100,000,000

shares to 200,000,000 shares of Common

Stock, eliminate NFG’s existing

3,200,000 shares of authorized but

unissued preferred stock, $25 par value,

and all related provisions in the

Certificate of Incorporation 1 and

authorize 10,000,000 shares, $1 par

value, of a new class of preferred stock

(‘‘New Preferred Stock’’). NFG states

that it has no present plans to issue New

Preferred Stock or any material amount

of additional shares of Common Stock.

NFG states that the New Preferred

Stock will be issued in one or more

series and with certain powers,

designations, preferences and relative,

participating, optional or other special

rights and qualifications as the Board of

Directors determines, in its discretion,

without further action by the

shareholders unless shareholder action

is required by applicable law or stock

exchange requirements. Issuances of

New Preferred Stock will also be subject

to then existing and applicable

provisions of the Certificate of

Incorporation.

NFG proposes to solicit proxies from

its shareholders to approve amendments

to NFG’s Certificate of Incorporation

required to effect these changes at the

next annual shareholders meeting,

scheduled for February 26, 1998.

Accordingly, NFG requests that an order

authorizing the solicitation of proxies be

issued as soon as practicable under rule

62(d).

It appears to the Commission that

NFG’s declaration regarding the

proposed solicitation of proxies should

be permitted to become effective

immediately.

It is ordered, under rule 62 under the

Act, that the declaration regarding the

proposed solicitation of proxies can

become effective immediately, subject to

the terms and conditions contained in

rule 24 under the Act.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, under delegated

authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–156 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

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[Release No. IC–22980]

Notice of Applications for

Deregistration under Section 8(f) of the

Investment Company Act of 1940

December 30, 1997.

The following is a notice of

applications for deregistration under

section 8(f) of the Investment Company

Act of 1940 for the month of December,

1997. A copy of each application may be

obtained for a fee at the SEC’s Public

Reference Branch, 450 Fifth St., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549 (tel. 202–942–

8090). An order granting each

application will be issued unless the

SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons

may request a hearing on any

application by writing to the SEC’s

Secretary at the address below and

serving the relevant applicant with a

copy of the request, personally or by

mail. Hearing requests should be

received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on

January 26, 1998, and should be

accompanied by proof of service on the

applicant, in the form of an affidavit or,

for lawyers, a certificate of service.

Hearing requests should state the nature

of the writer’s interest, the reason for the

request, and the issues contested.

Persons who wish to be notified of a

hearing may request notification by

writing to the Secretary, SEC, 450 Fifth

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

For Further Information Contact: Diane

L. Titus, at (202) 942–0564, SEC,

Division of Investment Management,

Office of Investment Company

Regulation, Mail Stop 5–6, 450 Fifth

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

Lexington Tax Free Money Fund, Inc.

[File No. 811–2714]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On September 8,

1997, applicant made a liquidating

distribution to its shareholders at net

asset value. Approximately $4,900 in

expenses incurred in connection with

the liquidation were borne by applicant.

In addition, applicant has retained

$10,791 to cover outstanding liabilities

relating to accounting, printing and

mailing expenses, and tax costs

associated with the liquidation. Costs in

excess of this amount will be borne by

applicant’s investment adviser.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on November 4, 1997.

Applicant’s Address: Park 80 West

Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey

07663.