# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001020317
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-045973
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 2136
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## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-045973.hdr.sgml**: 20260211

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-045973

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: APP WD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260211

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260211

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001020317

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 363667359
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** APP WD

**SEC ACT:**
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 812-15716
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26619474

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 227 W. MONROE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 3625
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 312-896-9668

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 227 W. MONROE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 3625
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PEKIN SINGER STRAUSS ASSET MANAGEMENT /IL
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060117

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060117

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PEKIN SINGER & SHAPIRO ASSET MANAGEMENT /IL
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990324

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Tom Bohac

tom.bohac@troutman.com

February 11, 2026

**<u>VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION</u>**

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. (the "Applicant"), File No. 812-15716

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Applicant respectfully requests that the Application be withdrawn, as the Applicant is no longer an adviser to a registered fund, and that the Securities and Exchange Commission take no further action with respect thereto.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at (312) 443-0337 or Michael Renetzky at (312) 443-1823.

Sincerely,

/s/ Thomas V. Bohac, Jr.