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[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 13987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6347]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Mellon Bank Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chemical 
Banking Corporation, New York, New York; Notices to engage in certain 
Nonbanking Activities

    Mellon Bank Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Mellon), and 
Chemical Banking Corporation, New York, New York (Chemical), have 
applied pursuant to section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 
U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) (BHC Act) and Sec.  225.23(a)(3) of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(3)), to each acquire a 50 percent 
interest in a Delaware partnership, Chemical Mellon Shareholder 
Services, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey (Partnership). Mellon and 
Chemical would transfer substantially all the assets of their 
respective shareholder services businesses to Partnership, and 
Partnership would provide the following services to issuers of equity 
securities: shareholder account maintenance; dividend disbursement; 
mailings to equity security holders; annual meeting services; transfer 
and issuance, as agent, of equity security certificates; investor 
relations; reorganization services; stock option processing, 
recordkeeping and account maintenance; restricted securities processing 
and recordkeeping; stock watch services and proxy solicitation; and 
dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan administration. In 
addition, Partnership would provide ``private label'' bondholder 
account maintenance for certain existing customers of Mellon. Chemical 
and Mellon maintain that the Board previously has determined that the 
proposed activities are closely related to banking. See 12 CFR 225.25 
(b)(3). These activities will be conducted nationwide.
    In order to approve the proposal, the Board must determine that the 
proposed activities to be conducted by Partnership ``can reasonably be 
expected to produce benefits to the public, such as greater 
convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency, that 
outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of 
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or 
unsound banking practices.'' 12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8). Chemical and Mellon 
believe that the proposal will produce public benefits that outweigh 
any potential adverse effects. In particular, Chemical and Mellon 
maintain that the proposal will enhance competition and enable Chemical 
and Mellon to offer their customers greater convenience and 
accessibility. Chemical and Mellon also maintain that their proposal 
would not diminish competition in light of the qualitative 
characteristics of the industry.
    In publishing the proposal for comment, the Board does not take a 
position on issues raised by the proposal. Notice of the proposal is 
published solely to seek the views of interested persons on the issues 
presented by the application and does not represent a determination by 
the Board that the proposal meets, or is likely to meet, the standards 
of the BHC Act. Any comments or requests for hearing should be 
submitted in writing and received by William W. Wiles, Secretary, Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. 20551, not 
later than March 31, 1995. Any request for a hearing on this 
application must, as required by Sec.  262.3(e) of the Board's Rules of 
Procedure (12 CFR 262.3(e)), be accompanied by a statement of the 
reasons why a written presentation would not suffice in lieu of a 
hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that are in 
dispute, summarizing the evidence that would be presented at a hearing, 
and indicating how the party commenting would be aggrieved by approval 
of the proposal.
    This application may be inspected at the offices of the Board of 
Governors, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, or the Federal 
Reserve Bank of New York.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 9, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-6347 Filed 3-14-95; 8:45 am]
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