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. ______
THE HARRY H. POST COMPANY
(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)
Guarantees with respect to AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc.'s
10 1/8% New Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007
Guarantees with respect to AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc.'s
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, The
Harry H. Post Company has caused this certificate/notice to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: January 7, 1998 By: /s/ Raymond E. Marshall
Name: Raymond E. Marshall
Title: President
of AmeriServe Food
Distribution, Inc.,
successor to The Harry H. Post
Company
____________________
* This Form 15 is filed as a result of the merger of The Harry H. Post
Company with and into AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc., as more fully
set forth in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 1997 by
AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc. As a result of the merger, the
separate corporate existence of The Harry H. Post Company (and,
accordingly, its guarantees of the securities of AmeriServe Food
Distribution, Inc., referred to above) ended. AmeriServe Food
Distribution, Inc. will continue to have reporting obligations pursuant
to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act with respect to such
securities.
