Sunshine Act Meeting, 56750-56751 [05-19499]

Download as PDF 56750 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 28, 2005 / Notices rules of PCX by providing PCX with the required documents governing the withdrawal of securities from listing and registration on PCX. The Issuer’s application relates solely to the withdrawal of the Security from listing on PCX, and shall not affect its continued listing on NYSE or its obligation to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act.3 Any interested person may, on or before October 11, 2005, comment on the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in accordance with the rules of PCX, and what terms, if any, should be imposed by the Commission for the protection of investors. All comment letters may be submitted by either of the following methods: Electronic Comments • Use the Commission’s Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/delist.shtml); or • Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include the File Number 1–01553 or; Paper Comments • Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–9303. All submissions should refer to File Number 1–01553. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission’s Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/rules/delist.shtml). Comments are also available for public inspection and copying in the Commission’s Public Reference Room. All comments received will be posted without change; we do not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. 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.4 Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–5308 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [File No. 1–04121] Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Deere & Company To Withdraw Its Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value, From Listing and Registration on the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. September 21, 2005. On August 31, 2005, Deere & Company, a Delaware corporation (‘‘Issuer’’), 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 its common stock, $1.00 par value (‘‘Security’’), from listing and registration on the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CHX’’). The Board of Directors (‘‘the Board’’) of the Issuer approved a resolution on May 26, 2005 to withdraw the Security from listing on CHX. The Issuer stated that the Board decided to withdraw the Security from listing on CHX because it was not in the shareholders’ best interest to maintain a listing on multiple stock exchanges. The Issuer stated that the principal stock exchange on which the Security trades is the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘NYSE’’) and the Security will continue to be traded on NYSE. The Issuer stated in its application that it has complied with applicable rules of CHX by complying with all applicable laws in the State of Delaware, the state in which the Issuer is incorporated, and by providing CHX with the required documents governing the withdrawal of securities from listing and registration on CHX. The Issuer’s application relates solely to the withdrawal of the Security from listing on CHX and shall not affect its continued listing on NYSE, or its obligation to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act.3 Any interested person may, on or before October 11, 2005 comment on the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in accordance with the rules of CHX, and what terms, if any, should be imposed by the Commission for the protection of investors. All comment letters may be submitted by either of the following methods: BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 1 15 U.S.C. 78l(d). CFR 240.12d2–2(d). 3 15 U.S.C. 78l(b). 3 15 U.S.C. 78l(b). 4 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(1). VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:02 Sep 27, 2005 Electronic Comments • Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include the File Number 1–04121 or; Paper Comments • Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–9303. All submissions should refer to File Number 1–04121. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission’s Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/rules/delist.shtml). Comments are also available for public inspection and copying in the Commission’s Public Reference Room. All comments received will be posted without change; we do not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. 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.4 Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–5309 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: [70 FR 55638, September 22, 2005] Closed Meeting. PLACE: 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC. STATUS: DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: Monday, September 19, 2005. Additional Item. The following item has been added to the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 29, 2005: Formal order of investigation. Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, voted to consider this item listed for the closed meeting in closed session and CHANGE IN THE MEETING: 2 17 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 4703 4 17 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM CFR 200.30–3(a)(1). 28SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 28, 2005 / Notices that no earlier notice thereof was possible. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: September 23, 2005. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–19499 Filed 9–26–05; 1:50 pm] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 35–28034] Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (‘‘Act’’) September 21, 2005. Notice is hereby given that the following filing has been made with the Commission pursuant to provisions of the Act and rules promulgated under the Act. All interested persons are referred to the Declaration for complete statements of the proposed transactions summarized below. The Declaration and any amendments are available for public inspection through the Commission’s Branch of Public Reference. Interested persons wishing to comment or request a hearing on the Declaration should submit their views in writing by October 17, 2005, to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549– 0609, and serve a copy on the declarants at the addresses specified below. Proof of service (by affidavit or, in the case of an attorney at law, by certificate) should be filed with the request. Any request for hearing should 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 this matter. After October 17, 2005, the Declaration, as filed or as amended, may be granted or/ or permitted to become effective. Northeast Utilities, et al. (70–10315) Northeast Utilities (‘‘NU’’), a public utility holding company registered under the Act, located at One Federal Street, Springfield Massachusetts, 01105; has filed a Declaration seeking authorization under sections 6(a) and 7 of the Act and rules 53 and 54 under the Act for debt and equity financing and related transactions. NU is the parent of a number of companies comprising the VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:02 Sep 27, 2005 Jkt 205001 NU system (the ‘‘System’’) and is not itself an operating company. The System furnishes franchised retail electric service in Connecticut, New Hampshire and western Massachusetts through three of NU’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Public Service Company of New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts Electric Company. In addition, NU owns Holyoke Water Power Company (‘‘HWP’’), a utility for purposes of the Act. HWP owns a 147 megawatt coalfired plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts and sells all of the output of its generation assets directly to a nonutility affiliate, Select Energy, Inc., under a wholesale contract. NU is also the parent of Yankee Energy System, Inc. (‘‘YES’’), an exempt gas utility holding company. YES is primarily engaged in the retail distribution of natural gas through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yankee Gas Services Company, a Connecticut retail gas distribution company, and also has several nonutility subsidiaries. NU Enterprises, Inc. (‘‘NUEI’’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NU, acts as the holding company for NU’s unregulated businesses. NUEI has numerous direct and indirect nonutility subsidiaries, including, Select Energy, Inc.; Northeast Generation Company (‘‘NGC’’), the system’s only exempt wholesale generator (‘‘EWG’’); Mode 1 Communications, Inc. and Woods Network Services, Inc., exempt telecommunications companies as defined in Section 34 of the Act; Select Energy Services, Inc., a nonutility subsidiary whose securities NUEI acquired pursuant to express Commission authorization (see Holding Co. Act Release No. 26939, November 12, 1998); and other ‘‘energy-related companies’’ as defined in Rule 58 under the Act, such as E.S. Boulos Company and Northeast Generation Services Company. The current authorization of NU to engage in long-term financing transactions and other related transactions is set forth in Release No. 35–27659, 70–10051 (March 18, 2003) (the ‘‘Prior Order’’). The Prior Order authorized NU to issue up to $600 million in long-term debt and to enter into hedging transactions with respect to existing indebtedness of NU and its nonutility subsidiaries (‘‘Nonutility Subsidiaries’’) 1 and enter into hedging 1 Nonutility Subsidiaries include companies formed according to rule 58 of the Act, EWGs, foreign utility companies, as defined in the Act, exempt telecommunications companies and other competitive direct or indirect subsidiaries of NU, PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56751 transactions with respect to future expected debt issuances of NU and its Nonutility Subsidiaries through June 30, 2005. Under the Prior Order, NU, in March 2003 executed two rate swaps from fixed to floating rates on $263 million of 7.25% Senior notes, Series A, due 2012, and in June 2003, NU issued $150 million of 3.30% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2008. On June 30, 2004 (Release No. 35–27870, File No. 70– 9755), the Commission authorized NU to issue up to $450 million in short-term debt through June 30, 2007 and to also enter into interest rate hedges on such debt. NU requests approval for a program of external financing and other related proposals for the period commencing upon the issuance of the Commission order sought through this Declaration and extending through February 8, 2006 (‘‘Authorization Period’’). Specifically, NU is requesting authorization: (i) To issue and sell, from time to time during the Authorization Period, any combination of the following types of securities, provided that the aggregate amount of all such new securities issued during the Authorization Period shall not exceed $750 million outstanding at any time: (A) common shares (including options and warrants exercisable for common shares), share purchase contracts (‘‘Share Purchase Contracts’’), share units consisting of a Share Purchase Contract coupled with a debt security or preferred security of NU or an affiliated entity (‘‘Share Purchase Units’’) and/or other equity or equitylinked securities of types generally sold in the current marketplace (collectively, ‘‘Equity Securities’’), (B) preferred securities (including without limitation preferred stock and monthly income preferred trust securities) (‘‘Preferred Securities’’), and (C) long-term debt securities having maturities of one to fifty years (‘‘Long-term Debt’’); and (ii) To the extent not exempt under Rule 52, to enter into various risk management instruments commonly used in today’s capital markets to manage equity price and credit risk (‘‘Equity Hedges’’), to manage interest rate risk with respect to existing indebtedness of NU and its Nonutility Subsidiaries (‘‘Interest Rate Hedges’’ and collectively with Equity Hedges, ‘‘Hedges’’), and to enter into hedging transactions (‘‘Anticipatory Hedges’’) with respect to anticipatory debt issuances of NU and its Nonutility Subsidiaries in order to lock in current interest rates and/or manage interest rate risk exposure. the acquisition of which has been authorized by Commission orders. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56750-56751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19499]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: [70 FR 55638, 
September 22, 2005]

STATUS: Closed Meeting.

PLACE: 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC.

DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: Monday, September 19, 
2005.

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: Additional Item.
    The following item has been added to the Closed Meeting scheduled 
for Thursday, September 29, 2005:

Formal order of investigation.

    Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, voted to consider this item 
listed for the closed meeting in closed session and

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that no earlier notice thereof was possible.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to 
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, 
please contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: September 23, 2005.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-19499 Filed 9-26-05; 1:50 pm]
BILLING CODE 8010-01-P
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