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Federal R eserve Bank OF DALLAS ROBERT D. M c T E E R , J R . DALLAS, TEXAS p r e s id e n t A N D C H IE F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R -r~ t _ i n n . December 7, 1994 7 5 2 6 5 -5 9 0 6 Notice 94-124 TO: The Chief Executive Officer of each member bank and others concerned in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District SUBJECT Over-the-Counter (OTC) Margin Stocks DETAILS The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has published a revised list of over-the-counter (OTC) stocks that are subject to its margin regulations, effective November 14, 1994. Also published is the List of Foreign Margin Stocks for foreign equity securities that meet the criteria in Regulation T. The foreign margin stocks listed are foreign equity securities eligible for margin treatment at broker-dealers. The Board publishes a complete list four times a year, and the Federal Register announces additions to and deletions from the list. The complete list of OTC stocks as of November 14, 1994, is available from the Public Affairs Department of this Bank upon request. Included with the list is a listing of foreign margin stocks. ATTACHMENT Attached is a copy of the Federal Register announcement of revisions to the list of OTC stocks and revisions to the listing of foreign margin stocks as shown on pages 54381-84, Vol. 59, No. 209, dated October 31, 1994. For additional copies, bankers and others are encouraged to use one of the following toll-free numbers in contacting the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Dallas Office (800) 333 -4460; El Paso Branch Intrastate (800) 592-1631, Interstate (800) 351-1012; Houston Branch Intrastate (800) 392-4162, Interstate (800) 221-0363; San Antonio Branch Intrastate (800) 292-5810. This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) MORE INFORMATION For more information regarding marginable OTC stock requirements, please contact Eugene Coy at (214) 922-6201. For copies of the complete list or additional copies of this Bank’s notice, please contact the Public Affairs Department at (214) 922-5254. Sincerely yours, Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 209 / Monday, October 31, 1994 / Rules and Regulations 54381 Analyst, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, (202) 4 5 2 2781, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. For the hearing impaired only, contact Dorothea Thompson, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 452-3544. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listed below are additions to and deletions from the OTC List, w hich was last published on July 2 5 ,1 9 9 4 (59 FR 37651), and became effective August 8, 1994. A copy of the com plete OTC List is available from the Federal Reserve Banks. The OTC List includes those stocks that meet the criteria in Regulations G, T and U (12 CFR parts 207, 220 and 221, respectively). This determination also affects the applicability of Regulation X (12 CFR part 224). These stocks have the degree of national investor interest, the depth and breadth of market, and the availability of information respecting the stock and its issuer to warrant regulation in the same fashion as exchange-traded securities. The OTC List also includes any OTC stock designated for trading in the national market system (NMS security) under a rule approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Additional OTC stocks may be designated as NMS securities in the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM interim between the Board’s quarterly publications. They w ill become 12 CFR Parts 207, 220, 221 and 224 automatically marginable upon the effective date of their NMS designation. [Regulations G, T, U and X] The names of these stocks are available Securities Credit Transactions; List of at the SEC and at the National Marginable OTC Stocks; List of Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Foreign Margin Stocks and w ill be incorporated into the Board’s next quarterly publication of the AGENCY: Board of Governors of the OTC List. Federal Reserve System. A lso listed below are additions to and ACTION: Final rule; determination of deletions from the Board’s Foreign List, applicability of regulations. w hich w as last published on July 25, 1994 (59 FR 37651), and became SUMMARY: The List of Marginable OTC effective August 8 ,1 9 9 4 . The Foreign Stocks (OTC List) is com posed of stocks List includes those foreign securities traded over-the-counter (OTC) in the that meet the criteria in section 220.17 United States that have been determined of Regulation T and are eligible for by the Board of Governors of the Federal margin treatment at broker-dealers on Reserve System to be subject to the the same basis as dom estic margin margin requirements under certain securities. A copy of the com plete Federal Reserve regulations. The List of Foreign List is available from the Foreign Margin Stocks (Foreign List) is Federal Reserve Banks. com posed of foreign equity securities P u b lic C om m ent an d D eferred E ffective that have met the Board’s eligibility D ate criteria under Regulation T. The OTC List and the Foreign List are published The requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553 with four times a year by the Board. This respect to notice and public document sets forth additions to and participation were not follow ed in deletions from the previous OTC List connection with the issuance of this and Foreign List. amendment due to the objective EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14,1994. character of the criteria for inclusion and continued inclusion on the Lists FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: specified in 12 CFR 207.6(a) and (bh Peggy Wolffrum, Securities Regulation 54382 Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 209 / Monday, October 31, 1994 / Rules and Regulations $.01 p ar common Commerce Bancorp, In c (New Jersey) Series B, cum ulative convertible preferred Communication Intelligence Corp. $.01 par common Cybernetics Products, Inc. $.01 par common Destron Fearing Corporation No par common Falcon Oil & Gas Company, Inc. $.01 par common Franklin Bank, National Association (Michigan) Series A, no par convertible preferred Warrants (expire 09-15-94) Golden Knight Resources, Inc. No par common Home Theater Products Inc. Warrants (expire 09-30-94) List o f S u b jects Image Business Systems Corp. $.01 par common 12 CFR Part 207 Independence Bancorp, Inc. (New Jersey) $ 1 , 6 6 7 par common Banks, Banking, Credit, Margin, Integral Systems, Inc. Margin requirements. National Market $.01 par common System (NMS Security), Reporting and International Airline Support Group, Inc. recordkeeping requirements, Securities. $.001 par common International Gaming Management, Inc. 12 CFR Part 220 $.001 par common Banks, Banking, Brokers, Credit, International Nesmont Industrial Corp. No par common Margin, Margin requirements, 1RG Technologies Inc. Investments, National Market System $.01 par common (NMS Security), Reporting and Laser Pacific Media Corporation recordkeeping requirements, Securities. $.0001 par common Licon International, Inc. 12 CFR Part 221 $.001 par common Banks, Banking, Credit, Margin, M achine Technology, Inc. Margin requirements, National Market No par common M arquest Medical Products Inc. "System (NMS Security), Reporting and No par common recordkeeping requirements. Securities. Maxim Group, Inc., The 12 CFR Part 224 Warrants (expire 09-30-98) Mechanical Technology, In c Banks, Banking, Borrowers, Credit, $1.00 par common Margin, Margin requirements, Reporting Media Vision Technology, Inc. and recordkeeping requirements, $.001 par common Securities. Megacards Inc. $.01 par common Accordingly, pursuant to the Megafoods Stores Inc. authority of sections 7 and 23 of the $.001 par common Securities Exchange Act o f 1934, as Micro Component Technology Inc. amended (15 U.S.C. 78g and 78w), and $.01 par common in accordance w ith 12 CFR 207.2(k) and Microlog Corporation 207.6 (Regulation G), 12 CFR220.2(u) $.01 par common and 220.17 (Regulation T), and 12 CFR Microprobe C orporation. $.01 par common 221.2(j) and 221.7 (Regulation U), there Warrants (expire 09-28-98) is set forth below a listing o f deletions NALCAP Holdings Inc. from and additions to the OTC List and No par common the Foreign List. Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. Deletions From the List o f Marginable OTC Redeemable com m on share purchase Stocks warrants Corporation Stocks Removed for Failing Continued Listing NEORX $.02 par convertible exchangeable Requirements preferred Automated Telephone Management Systems, O dd’s-N-End’s, Inc. Inc. $.01 par common Series A, $1.00 par cum ulative convertible O S F , Inc. preferred No par common Body Drama, Inc. Pace American Group No par common $.10 par common CAPX Corporation Petrominerals Corporation Class A, w arrants (expire 07-30-95) $.10 par common CNL Financial Corporation Republic Bank (California) S1.00 par common No par common Restor Industries, Inc. Oodenoll Technology Corp. 220.17(a), (b). (c) and (d), and 221.7(a) and (b). N o additional useful information w ould be gained by public participation. The full requirements o f 5 U.S.C. 553 w ith respect to deferred effective date have not been follow ed in connection w ith the issuance of this amendment because the Board finds that it is in the public interest to facilitate investm ent and credit decisions based in w hole or in part upon the com position of these Lists as soon as possible. The Board has responded to a request by the public and allow ed approximately a two-week delay before the Lists are effective. $.01 par common Warrants (expire 08-12-94) Sports Heros, Inc. $.001 par common Warrants (expire 11-20-95) Stocks Removed for Listing on a National Securities Exchange or Being Involved in an Acquisition A ldus Corporation $.01 par common American Residential Holdings Corporation $.04 par common ASK Group, Inc., The No par common Cardinal Health Inc. No par common Central Pennsylvania Financial $1.00 par common Cohasset Savings Bank $.10 par common Community Health Systems. Inc. $.01 par common Consolidated Papers, In c $1.00 par common Cresmont Financial Corporation $1.00 par common Cumberland Federal Bancorporation, In c (Kentucky) $1.00 par common Diasonics Ultrasound Inc. $.01 par common First Inter-Bancorp In c {New York) $1.00 par common Frankford Corporation, The $1.00 par common Gates/FA Distributing, Inc. $.01 par common Glendale Bancorporation (New Jersey) $2.50 par common Gras so Corporation $.01 par common H & H Oil Tool Co., Inc. $.01 p a r common Hallmark Healthcare Corporation Class A, $.05 par common International Container Systems. In c $.01 par common Kenfil In c $.01 par common Kinross Gold Corporation No par common L.S.B. Bancshares. In c of South Carolina $2.50 par common Liberty Media Corporation Class A, $1.00 p a r common Class B, $1.00 par common Class E, $.01 par preferred Liberty National Bancorp, In c No par common Lincoln Foodservice Products. In c No par common Loan America Financial Corp. Class B, $.10 par common McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Class A, $.01 par common Medquist, Inc. No par common Mid Atlantic Medical Services In c $.01 par common Momentum Corporation $1.00 par common Mr. Coffee, Inc. $.01 par common Nature Food Centers Inc. $.001 par common Newtrogena Corporation Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 209 / Monday, October 31, 1994 ! Rules and Regulations $.001 par common Newbridge Networks Corporation No par common Optical Radiation Corporation $.50 par common PDA Engineering No par common Pioneer Financial Corporation $1.00 par common Reliable Financial Corporation $.01 par common Sage Technologies Inc. $.01 par common SBC Technologies, Inc. $.10 par common Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co. $.25 par common Serving Software, Inc. $.01 par common Signal Technology Corporation $.01 par common Sphinx Pharmaceuticals Corp. $.01 par common Sports & Recreation, Inc. $.01 par common Sterling Bancshares Corporation $.10 par common Suburban Bancorp, Inc. Class A, $ 1.00 par common Sunward Technologies, Inc. $.01 par common Supermac Technology, Inc. $.001 par common TSI Corporation $.02 par common Warrants (expire 01-31-96} Turf Paradise, Inc. No par common TVX Gold, Inc. No par common West Newton Savings Bank $.10 par common Wheatley TXT Corporation $.01 par common XYPLER Inc. $.01 per common Additions to the List o f Marginable OTC Stocks Aasche Transportation Services, Inc. $.0001 par common Adflex Solutions, Inc. $.01 par common Adtran, Inc $.01 par common Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A, $.01 par common AK Steel Holding Corporation 7% convertible preferred Amerilink Corporation No par common Aquagenix In c $.01 par common Warrants (expire 09-13-99) Aran Energy Pic American Depositary Receipts Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Warrants (expire 05-20-99) Astrum International Corporation $.01 par common Baby Superstore, In c No par common Bally’s Grand, Inc. $.01 par common Warrants (expire 08-19-2000) Bedford Bancshares. Inc. (Virginia) $.01 par com mon "Bell Cablemedia Pic American Depositary Receipts Benson Financial Corporation $.01 par common Best Products Co., In c $1.00 par common Bio-Dental Technologies Corporation $.01 par common Biomune Systems, Inc. $.0001 par common Business Objects S.A. American Depositary Shares Caledonia Mining Corporation No par common Carnegie Bancorp (New Jersey) No par common Warrants (expire 08-09-97) Carolina First Corporation Series 1994. no par noncum ulative Convertible preferred Cascade Communications Corporation $.001 par common Cedar Group, Inc. $.001 par common Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Class A, $.01 par common Central Tractor Farm & Country In c $.01 par common Cerprobe Corporation $.05 par common Cherry Corporation, The Class A, $1.00 par common Cima Labs Inc. $.01 par common Citation Corporation $.01 par common Cleamet.Communications Inc. Class A, non-voting, no par common Cohu, Inc. $1.00 par common Comcast UK Cable Partners Ltd. $.01 par common Comet Software International Ordinary shares (NIS .01) Concord Health Group, hie. $.001 par common Warrants (expire 04-19-2000) Continental Choice Care, Inc. No par common Units (expire 04-29-99) Warrants (expire 07-20-99) Corporate Express, Inc. $.0002 par common Cyclo3pss Medical Systems, Inc. $.001 par common Darling International Inc. $.01 par common Dorsey Trailers, Inc. $.01 par common Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $.01 par common Dwyer Group, Inc., The $.10 p&r common E & B Marine, Inc. $.001 par common Eagle Finance Corporation' $.01 par common Eagle Financial Corporation $.01 par common Enterprise Federal Bancorp Inc. (Ohio) $.01 par common Envirodyne Industries, Inc. $.01 par common Erly Industries, Inc. $1.00 par common Ernst Home Center, Inc. 54383 $.01 par common Facelifters Home Systems, Inc. $.01 par common Family Bargain Corporation Series A, $.01 par preferred FCNB Corporation $1.00 par common Featherlite Manufacturing Inc. No par common Felcor Suite Hotels, Inc. $.01 par common FFVA Financial Corporation $.10 par common Fiberstars. Inc. $.0001 par common Financial Bancorp Inc. (New York) $.01 par common First Federal Bancshares of Eau Claire Inc. $.01 par common First Federal Savings Bank of Fort Dodge $1.00 par common First Merchants Acceptance Corporation $.01 par common First Victoria National Bank (Texas) $5.00 par common Flemington National Bank & Trust Company (New Jersey) $2.50 par common Florida Gaming Corporation $.10 par common Forum Group, In c No par common FSF Financial Corporation $.10 par common Full House Resorts, Inc. $.0001 par common Giant Cement Holding Inc. $.01 par common Global Market Information, Inc. $.01 par common Warrants (expire 08-10-97) Grand Toys International, Inc. $.001 par common Greenstone Industries. Inc. $.001 par common Warrants (expire 07-20-99) Happiness Express, Inc. $.001 par common Harbor Federal Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland) $.01 par common Harris Computer Systems Corporation $1.00 par common Heftel Broadcasting Corporation Class A, $.001 par common Home Federal Savings Bank (Washington, DC) $.01 par common Hubco, Inc. Series A. $24.00 stated value preferred stock 1DM Environmental Corporation $.001 par common Class A, warrants (expire 04-21-99) Incontrol, Inc. $.01 par common Innkeepers USA Trust $.01 par common lnphynet Medical Management Inc. $.01 par common IPC Information Systems, fnc. $.01 par common lannock Limited Common shares lefferson Bancorp, Inc. (Louisiana) $.01 par common Life Bancorp Inc. 54384 Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 209 / Monday, October 3i, 1994 / Rules and Regulations S.01 par common Loronix Information Systems, Inc. $.001 par common Macheezmo Mouse Restaurants, Inc. No par common Mahaska Investment Company $5.00 par common Marker International $.01 par common M atthews International Corporation $1.00 par common Mattson Technology Inc. No par common M averick Tube Corporation $.01 par common Media Arts Group, Inc. $.01 par common M eridian Sports Inc. $.01 par common M etrobancorp (Indiana) No par common Metrologic Instruments, Inc. $.01 par common Micro Linear Corporation $.001 par common Miles Homes, Inc. Warrants (expire 04-01-97) M iller Industries, Inc. $.01 par common M ilton Federal Financial Corporation No par common M inistor Peripherals International Ltd. $.012454 par common Redeemable w arrants (expire 07-29-99) M ississippi Chemical Corporation $.01 par common MLF Bancorp, Inc. (Pennsylvania) $.01 par common Movie Gallery, Inc. $.001 par common National Diagnostics Inc. No par common W arrants (expire 09-19-97) Network Long Distance, Inc. $.0001 par common Newvision Technology, Inc. $.01 par common W arrants (expire 03-30-95) Redeemable Warrants (expire 08-25-99) Noble Drilling Corporation $1.50 convertible preferred Norrell Corporation No par common Norweb Pic A merican Depositary Receipts Numerex Corporation $.0001 par common Ottawa Financial Corporation $.01 par common P.T. Tri Polyta Indonesia American Depositary Receipts Pacific Basin Bulk Shipping Ltd. Units (expire 09-30-99) Pennfed Financial Services, Inc. $.01 par common PHC, Inc. $.001 par common Piercing Pagoda Inc. $.01 par common PMT Services, Inc. $.01 par common PRI A utomation Inc. $.01 par common Prim e Residential, Inc. $.01 par common Professional Sports Care Management Inc. $.01 par common Protection One, Inc. $.01 par common Regent Bancshares Corp. (Pennsylvania) $.10 par common Series A, $.10 par convertible preferred Rent-Way, Inc. No par common RF M onolithics, Inc. $.001 par common Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. $.01 par common SBS Engineering Inc. No par common Sirena Apparel Group Inc., The $.01 p ar common South Pointe Enterprises, Inc. $.0001 par common Spectrian Corporation No par common Sportmart, Inc. Class A, $.01 par common Standard Financial, Inc. $.01 par common Strategic Distribution, Inc. $.10 par common Strouds Inc. $.0001 par common Suburbfed Financial Corporation $.01 par common Sugen Inc. $.01 p ar common Systemsoft Corporation $.01 par common Target Technologies Inc. $.01 par common Team Rental Group, Inc. Class A, $.01 par common Tessco Technologies Inc. $.01 par common TJ Systems Corporation $.01 par common Tower Automotive, Inc. $.01 par common Truck Components, Inc. $.01 par common U S Xpress Enterprises Inc. Class A, $.01 par common Village Bancorp, Inc. (Connecticut) $3.33 par common W ackenhut Corrections Corporations $.01 p ar common Wave Systems Corporation Class A, $.01 par common Wave Technologies International Inc. $.50 par common Welcome Home, Inc. $.01 par common W estbank Corporation $2.00 par common W estern Ohio Financial Corporation $.01 par common Youth Services International, Inc. 1 $.01 par common Additions to the list of Foreign Margin Stocks Bank of Montreal No par common Bank of Nova Scotia, The No par common Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce No par common National Bank of Canada No par common Royal Bank of Canada No par common Toronto Dominion Bank, The No par common Deletions to the List of Foreign Margin Stocks Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. No par common OJI Paper Company Ltd. ¥50 par common By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, acting by its Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation pursuant to delegated authority (12 CFR 265.7(f)(10)), October 24,1994. W illiam W. Wiles, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 94-26733 Filed 10-28-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6 2 1 0 -0 1 -P