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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION 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
SECTION 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 33-74012
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AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
450 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
14% SENIOR DISCOUNT DEBENTURES DUE 2005
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
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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
provisions(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 12h-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: 6
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
American Restaurant Group Holdings, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: March 23, 1998 By: /s/ WILLIAM J. McCAFFREY, JR.
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William J. McCaffrey, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
