SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
Certificate 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: 0-14399
GOLDEN BOOKS PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
(as the successor of Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
850 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (212) 783-8500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's
principal executive offices)
7.65% Senior Notes due 2002
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Title 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 rules provision(s) relied upon to terminate or
suspend duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [x ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the
certification or notice date:
61
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. has
caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: September 16, 1996 BY: /s/ Philip E. Rowley
Philip E. Rowley
Chief Operating Officer
