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[PRIMIS LETTERHEAD]
October 18, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: John G. Saia
Re: PRIMIS, INC.-Commission File No. 333-95111
Request for Withdrawal of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1
Ladies and Gentlemen:
PRIMIS, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby requests pursuant to Rule 477 of
Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to withdraw from
registration the registration statement on Form S-1, including all exhibits
thereto (the "Registration Statement") (Registration Statement No.
333-95111), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on January 20, 2000. The Registration Statement is being
withdrawn because of unfavorable market conditions. There was no circulation
of preliminary prospectuses in connection with the proposed offering, the
Registration Statement was not declared effective by the Commission, and none
of the Company's securities were sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.
The Company requests that the Commission consent to this application
on the grounds that the withdrawal of the Registration Statement is
consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors, as
contemplated by paragraph (a) of Rule 477.
Please provide the Company a facsimile copy of the order consenting to
the withdrawal of the Registration Statement as soon as it is available. The
facsimile number of the Company is (770) 777-8922, Attention: Connie C.
Breeser.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
October 18, 2000
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If you have any questions regarding this request for withdrawal,
please contact Gabriel Dumitrescu of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP,
counsel for the Company, at (404) 572-6732.
Best regards,
/s/ C. James Schaper
C. James Schaper
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
