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LIFECODES CORPORATION
550 West Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
203-328-9500
December 1, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Lifecodes Corporation/Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-59271)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Lifecodes Corporation (the "Company") hereby withdraws its Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-59271) as amended, that originally
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 1998. The Company
is withdrawing the Registration Statement because it does not intend to conduct
the offering of shares of Common Stock contemplated in the Registration
Statement at this time. No shares of Common Stock of the Company have been
issued or sold under the Registration Statement.
In addition, the Company hereby requests that its related Registration
Statement on Form 8-A and its Confidential Treatment Application also be
withdrawn at this time.
If you have any questions with respect to this letter, please contact
Michael Grundei of the law firm of Wiggin & Dana at 203-498-4353.
Very truly yours,
LIFECODES CORPORATION
By:/s/ Walter O. Fredericks
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Walter O. Fredericks
President and Chief Executive Officer
