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CAMERON ASHLEY BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
11651 Plano Road
Dallas, Texas 75243
June 19, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Cameron Ashley Building Products, Inc. (the "Company")
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Registration No. 333-55765 (the "Registration Statement"),
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on June 2, 1998
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477(a), promulgated under the authority of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby respectfully requests that the
captioned Registration Statement be withdrawn on the grounds that the Company
has determined that it has no intention to pursue a public equity financing at
this time. By this letter, the Company hereby confirms that no securities of
the Company have been issued or sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.
The Company hereby requests that the Commission consent to the
aforementioned withdrawal, effective as of the earliest practicable date.
Very truly yours,
CAMERON ASHLEY
BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
By: /s/ John S. Davis
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John S. Davis
Vice President-General
Counsel, Secretary
cc: Guy H. Kerr, Esq.
