1 See Memorandum to Investment Advisers Committee No. 20-96, Operations Committee No. 21-96, SEC Rules Committee No. 93-96, Transfer Agent Advisory Committee No. 54-96 and
Abandoned Property Task Force, dated September 4, 1996.
October 23, 1996
TO: INVESTMENT ADVISERS COMMITTEE No. 26-96
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE No. 28-96
SEC RULES COMMITTEE No. 112-96
TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 59-96
ABANDONED PROPERTY TASK FORCE
RE: SEC EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR LOST SECURITYHOLDERS
PROPOSALS
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the comment period for the
proposed rules to require transfer agents to search for lost securityholders and to allow the
Commission to establish a national lost securityholder data base1 from October 28, 1996 to
November 27, 1996. A copy of the Commissions release is attached.
If you have not already done so, please provide your comments on these proposals to
the undersigned at 202/326-5824 or to Justine Phoenix, Director -- Operations/Transfer
Agency, at 202/326-5850 by November 7, 1996.
Amy B.R. Lancellotta
Associate Counsel
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