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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?> |
<notificationOfRemoval> |
| <schemaVersion> X0203 </schemaVersion> |
| <exchange> |
| | <cik> 0000876661 </cik> |
| | <entityName> NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE INC </entityName> |
| | </exchange> |
| <issuer> |
| | <cik> 318771 </cik> |
| | <entityName> GENENTECH INC </entityName> |
| | <fileNumber> 001-09813 </fileNumber> |
| | <address> |
| | | <street1> 1 DNA Way </street1> |
| | | <city> South San Francisco </city> |
| | | <stateOrCountryCode> CA </stateOrCountryCode> |
| | | <stateOrCountry> CALIFORNIA </stateOrCountry> |
| | | <zipCode> 94080-4990 </zipCode> |
| | | </address> |
| | <telephoneNumber> (650) 225-1000 </telephoneNumber> |
| | </issuer> |
| <descriptionClassSecurity> Common Stock </descriptionClassSecurity> |
| <ruleProvision> 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3) </ruleProvision> |
| <signatureData> |
| | <signatureName> Paras Madho </signatureName> |
| | <signatureTitle> Director </signatureTitle> |
| | <signatureDate> 2009-03-27 </signatureDate> |
| | </signatureData> |
| </notificationOfRemoval> |