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Item III(B)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
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 No. 1-14243
Ragen MacKenzie Group Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
999 Third Avenue
Suite 4300
Seattle, Washington 98104
206-343-5000
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
Common Stock, par value $0.01
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
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(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:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [X] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certificate or notice date: 1
Wells Fargo & Company is the sole holder of record of the securities listed
above as of the date hereof pursuant to the merger of Romero Acquisition Corp.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, with and into Ragen
MacKenzie Group Incorporated, which was consummated on March 16, 2000.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has caused this certificate/notice to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: March 16, 2000 By: /s/ V. Lawrence Bensussen
Name: V. Lawrence Bensussen
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
