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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
0-916-3
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Commission File Number
Plenum Publishing Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013
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(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
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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) [X] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12-6-3(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: 163
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Plenum Publishing Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: July 21, 1998 By: /s/ Jeffrey K. Smith
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Jeffrey K. Smith
President
