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 of File Reports Under Sections 13 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission File No. 000-19367
AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
14841 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75240-2100
(972) 338-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
10 1/8% New Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007
8 7/8% New Senior Notes due 2006
(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 appropriate
rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty
to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [ ] 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 [x]*
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [ ]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certificate
or note date: 0
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc. has caused this
certificate/notice to be signed on its behalf by the under-
signed duly authorized person.
Date: January 7, 1998 By: /s/ Raymond E. Marshall
Name: Raymond E. Marshall
Title: President
of AmeriServe Food Distribu-
tion, Inc. (formerly Ameri-
Serv Food Company), a Dela-
ware corporation, successor
to AmeriServe Food Distribu-
tion, Inc.
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* This Form 15 is filed by AmeriServe Food Distribution,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly named AmeriServ Food
Company, and successor to AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc., a
Nebraska corporation, on behalf of AmeriServe Food Distribu-
tion, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, as a result of the merger
of AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc., a Nebraska corporation,
with and into AmeriServ Food Company, all as more fully set
forth in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31,
1997. As a result of the merger, the separate corporate exist-
ence of AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc., a Nebraska corpora-
tion, ended. AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, as successor to AmeriServe Food Distribution,
Inc., a Nebraska corporation, will continue to have reporting
obligations pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Ex-
change Act with respect to the securities which are the subject
of this Form 15.<PAGE>
