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The WMA Corporation
11315 Johns Creek Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30097
770-248-3311
November 12, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Application to Withdraw Registration Statement on Form S-1
The WMA Corporation
File No. 333-56447
Dear Sir or Madam:
The above Registrant hereby applies to the Commission, pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 477(a), to withdraw the above registration statement which
it filed with the Commission on June 9, 1998. This application is being made on
the advice of its financial advisors and counsel that the prevailing conditions
are not conducive to a successful offering. None of the securities which were
subject to this registration statement have been sold. Please advise if the
Commission will consent to the withdrawal and grant this application.
Respectfully submitted,
The WMA Corporation
By: /s/ Edward F. McKernan
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Edward F. McKernan
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
