UNITED STATES
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 1-4199
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Bestfoods
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
700 Sylvan Avenue
International Plaza
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632-9976
(201) 894-4000
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
6.50% Notes due 2002
6.875% Notes due 2003
6.44% Notes due 2005
6.15% Notes due 2006
7.00% Notes due 2017
7.25% Notes due 2026
6.625% Notes due 2028
5.60% Notes due 2097
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
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(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)(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 or notice
date:_______________
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Issue Holders
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6.50% Notes due 2002 2
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6.875% Notes due 2003 50
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6.44% Notes due 2005 2
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6.15% Notes due 2006 70
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7.00% Notes due 2017 20
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7.25% Notes due 2026 17
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6.625% Notes due 2028 34
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5.60% Notes due 2097 13
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Bestfoods has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: October 4, 2000 By: /s/ EDUARDO B. SANCHEZ
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Vice President, General Counsel
