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File No. 333-24147
Securities and Exchange Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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(Name of Registrant)
Delaware 13-3647573
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(State of Incorporation) (IRS employer identification number)
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151
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(Principal office address)
Pursuant to Rules 477 and 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the undersigned agent for service named in the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), File Number 333-24147, relating to common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of K-III Communications
Corporation, hereby requests that the Registration Statement be withdrawn,
effective immediately. K-III Communications Corporation no longer intends to
sell the Common Stock registered thereby.
K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ ANN M. RIPOSANU
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Ann M. Riposanu
Agent for Service named in
the Registration Statement
Dated: April 29, 1997
