-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AsAUNG1a/sKSgkCtgdNWl1A/+3YIbmNEhwAPfOypT8PrzWVEbE6QHlgNzUFqFCKX 503BVUQ2CuLetdbG684WFQ== 0000950162-07-000168.txt : 20070320 0000950162-07-000168.hdr.sgml : 20070320 20070320153840 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950162-07-000168 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: RW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070320 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070320 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000032689 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 440236370 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: RW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-141347 FILM NUMBER: 07706252 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 602 JOPLIN ST CITY: JOPLIN STATE: MO ZIP: 64801 BUSINESS PHONE: 4176255100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 127 CITY: JOPLIN STATE: MO ZIP: 64802 RW 1 empirerw_032007.htm EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT Empire District Electric Company Withdrawal of Registration Statement
The Empire District Electric Company
602 Joplin Street
Joplin MO 64802
 
 
March 20, 2007
 
VIA EDGAR
 
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Christopher Owings, Office of Consumer Products and Utilities

Re:
The Empire District Electric Company
Registration Statement on Form S-3, Originally Filed March 16, 2007
File No. 333-141347

 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), The Empire District Electric Company (the “Company”) hereby applies for the withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-141347), together with all exhibits and amendments thereto (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 16, 2007.
 
The Registration Statement relates to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, and was intended to become automatically effective upon filing, but was filed under the Edgar form code “S-3” rather than “S-3D”. The Company intends to immediately refile the Registration Statement under the correct form code. The Company requests that the Commission approve an order granting the withdrawal as of the date hereof or at the earliest practical date hereafter. The Company has not issued or sold any securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
 
Please issue an order granting withdrawal of the Registration Statement and deliver by facsimile a copy of such order to the undersigned care of Michael Sherman, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, at (212) 269-5420.
 


The Company also requests, in accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited for future use and, in particular, for use in connection with the refilling of the Registration Statement. If you have any questions with regard to this application for withdrawal, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Sherman at (212) 701-3747.
 

 
Very truly yours,
 
THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
By:  /s/ Gregory A. Knapp        
      Name:  Gregory A. Knapp
      Title:    Vice President — Finance and
                Chief Financial Officer
 

cc: Peggy Kim

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