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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 1-10068
ACUSON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
1220 Charleston Road
Mountain View, California 94039
(650) 969-9112
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of
registrant's principal executive offices)
Common Stock
$.0001 par value per share,
including the associated rights to purchase
shares of Series A Preferred Stock
(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) [X] 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: 1
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Acuson
Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned duly authorized person.
ACUSON CORPORATION
Date: November 9, 2000
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By:/s/ Charles H. Dearborn
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Name: Charles H. Dearborn
Title: Senior Vice President, Human Resources
and Legal Affairs, General Counsel
and Secretary
