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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 333-38423
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ZERO Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
444 South Flower Street, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2922
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Telephone: (213) 629-7000
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
under Sections 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) [X] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(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 15d-6 [ ]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification of or
notice date: 1*
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ZERO
Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: July 31, 1998 BY: /s/ Robert C. Arzbaecher
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Robert C. Arzbaecher
Vice President
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*Effective July 31, 1998, the registrant was merged with a wholly owned
subsidiary of Applied Power Inc. ("API") (Commission File No. 1-11288) in a
statutory merger in which all of the outstanding shares of ZERO Corporation
Common Stock, $.01 par value, were converted into shares of API Class A Common
Stock, $.20 par value (except for fractional share interests paid in cash), and
the registrant became a wholly owned subsidiary of API. Applications to strike
the ZERO Common Stock from listing and registration on the New York Stock
Exchange and the Pacific Exchange will be filed with the Commission by such
exchanges.
