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CHICAGO TITLE CORPORATION
171 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
March 17, 2000
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-3
Registration No. 333-79745
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we
hereby request the withdrawal of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File
No. 333-79745) (the "Registration Statement") of Chicago Title Corporation
("Chicago Title"). The Registration Statement, which relates to the registration
of Senior Notes due 2009 (the "Notes") of Chicago Title, was submitted to and
accepted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 1999. Subsequent
to the time that the Registration Statement was filed, Chicago Title entered
into an agreement and plan of merger with Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and
as a result decided not to proceed with the sale of the Notes. Therefore, we
request that the Registration Statement be immediately withdrawn.
Sincerely,
CHICAGO TITLE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Paul T. Sands, Jr.
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Name: Paul T. Sands, Jr., Esq.
Title: Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
and Agent for Service named in
the Registration Statement
