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FORM 15
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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........0-16376..........
.....................THE VALLEY FAIR CORPORATION........................
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
.........260 Bergen Turnpike, Little Ferry, New Jersey 07643;
Telephone: (201) 440-4000......
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
.............Common Stock, $.30 par value 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 above 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 12-h3(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) [ ]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
..................2.............................
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Valley
Fair Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE....May 15, 1997..................... BY /s/ JAY L. SCHOTTENSTEIN
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Jay L. Schottenstein, Chairman
