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[GUNDLE/SLT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. LETTERHEAD]
December 19, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Gundle Environmental Systems, Inc. -- Common Stock/American Stock
Exchange -- Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 1-9307)
-- Withdrawal Request
Gentlemen:
The undersigned registrant respectfully requests that the captioned
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 4, 1986, be withdrawn effective immediately.
Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (formerly Gundle Environmental Systems, Inc.),
is currently trading on the New York Stock Exchange and has been suspended from
trading on the American Stock Exchange. Should you have any questions or
comments regarding this matter, please contact the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
GUNDLE/SLT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
By: /s/ ROGER J. KLATT
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Roger J. Klatt
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary