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 000-21827
AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
80 Grasslands Road
Elmsford, New York 10523
(914) 345-2020
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal offices)
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
NONE
(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 appro-
priate 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 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [x] Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification
or notice date: 11
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934, Amscan Holdings, Inc. has caused this
certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the under-
signed duly authorized person.
DATE: December 19, 1997 By: /s/ James M. Harrison
Name: James M. Harrison
Title: President
