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January 12, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
ALZA Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-86673)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933, ALZA Corporation hereby
applies to have the above-referenced Registration Statement (the "Registration
Statement") withdrawn. Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Registrant
proposed to register an aggregate of 20,000 shares of common stock (the
"Shares") for issuance pursuant to certain warrants (the "Warrants") issued
pursuant to the Warrant Agreement dated as of May 14, 1993 between ALZA and The
First National Bank of Boston, as warrant agent.
The Warrants expired on December 31, 1999.
Accordingly, we hereby request than an Order granting the withdrawal of the
Registration Statement be issued by the Commission as soon as possible.
Please contact Robert Weiss of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe at
(415) 772-6694 if you have any questions regarding the withdrawal of the
Registration Statement.
Yours truly,
/s/ Peter D. Staple
Peter D. Staple
Executive Vice President,
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
