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 SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 001-14119
BWC FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
1400 CIVIC DRIVE, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596
(925) 932-5353
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
NONE
(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 provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) Ý | Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) Ý |
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) o | Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) o |
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) o | Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) o |
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) o | Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) o |
| Rule 15d-6 o |
| Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 0 |
*This form is filed by First Republic Bank in connection with the merger of BWC Financial Corp. with and into First Republic Bank with First Republic Bank as the surviving entity in the merger to indicate that BWC Financial Corp. no longer will be required to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, First Republic Bank, as successor by merger to BWC Financial Corp., has caused this certification/notice to be signed and filed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
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| FIRST REPUBLIC BANK |
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| (as successor by merger to BWC Financial Corp.) | |
Date: October 16, 2006 | By: /s/ Willis H. Newton, Jr._____ | |||||
| Name: Willis H. Newton. Jr. |
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| Title: | Executive Vice President and |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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