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 1: 15-12B      Certification of Termination of Registration of a   HTML     13K 
                          Class of Securities                                    

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number: 1-10545          

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

 (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 

Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share                                                             1

Rights to Purchase Series A Participating Preferred Stock                                    0

8.00% Senior Notes Due 2039                                                                                  63

5.75% Senior Notes Due 2015                                                                                  70