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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 1-3339
MERCANTILE STORES COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
9450 Seward Road
Fairfield, Ohio 45016
(513) 881-8000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
6.7% Notes due 2002
8.2% Debentures due 2022
(Title of each class of securities covered by this form)
None
(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 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Approximate number of holders or record as of the certification or notice date:
6.7% Notes due 2002 - 38
8.2% Debentures due 2022 - 13
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Mercantile Stores Company, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
MERCANTILE STORES COMPANY, INC.
BY: /s/ James I. Freeman
Name: James I. Freeman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
DATE: September 4, 1998
