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 1-11249
Equitable of Iowa Companies
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
909 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50306, telephone: 515-698-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
Common Stock, no par value
8.70% Trust Originated Preferred Securities (TOPRS)
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
8.50% Notes due 2005
8.424% Series A. Capital Securities
(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 [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [x]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date:
Common Stock, no par value 0
8.70% Trust Originated Preferred Securities 108
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Equitable of Iowa Companies has caused this certification/notice to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: December 19, 1997 BY: /s/ Jeffrey S. Morrison
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Instruction: This form is required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
registrant shall file with the commission three copies of Form 15, one of which
shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by
counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed under the signature.
