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 Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Commission File Number: 000-26103 ARDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 6861 Elm Street, Third Floor McLean, Virginia 22101 (703) 276-4200 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) Common Stock $0.01 par value per share (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form) None (Title 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) [X] Rule 12h-3-(b)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X] Rule 15d-6 [ ] Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 200 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Ardent Communications, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person. ARDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DATE: June 4, 2002 By: /s/ Ulysses G. Auger, IV ------------------------------ Ulysses G. Auger, IV Chief Executive Officer