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October 6, 2000
VIA EDGAR, FACSIMILE AND U.S. MAIL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Homestead.com Incorporated
Commission File No 333-36536 - Application for Withdrawal
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned registrant (the "Registrant") hereby applies for an
order granting the immediate withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form
S-1, together with all exhibits thereto, Commission File No. 333-36536
(collectively, the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement was
originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on May 8, 2000.
Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Registrant proposed to register its
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares"), for issuance to the
public with a proposed maximum offering price of $70,000,000. The Registrant
believes that terms obtainable in the marketplace at this time are not
sufficiently attractive to warrant proceeding with the sale of the Shares. The
offering of the Shares would be a discretionary financing for the Registrant,
and the Registrant does not believe that completing a discretionary financing on
unfavorable terms would be in the best interests of the Registrant and its
stockholders. No securities have been offered or sold under the Registration
Statement and all activity in pursuit of the offering has been discontinued.
Accordingly, we request an order granting the withdrawal of the Registration
Statement be issued by the Commission as soon as possible.
If you have any questions regarding the foregoing application for withdrawal,
please contact Brett White, outside counsel of the Registrant, at (650)
843-5191.
Sincerely,
Homestead.com Incorporated
/s/ Mark Garrett
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Mark Garrett
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
