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File No. 333-11123
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Allmerica Property & Casualty Companies, Inc.
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(Name of Registrant)
Delaware 04-3164595
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(State of Incorporation) (IRS employer identification number)
440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01653
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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-
8 (the "Registration Statement"), File Number 333-11123, relating to common
stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Allmerica Property &
Casualty Companies, Inc., hereby requests that the Registration Statement be
withdrawn, effective immediately. Allmerica Property & Casualty Companies, Inc.
no longer intends to sell the Common Stock registered thereby.
ALLMERICA PROPERTY & CASUALTY
COMPANIES, INC.
By /s/John F. Kelly
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John F. Kelly,
Agent for Service named
in the Registration Statement
Dated: July 17, 1997
