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    0-19096
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                              LESLIE'S POOLMART,
                           a California corporation
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                             20630 Plummer Street
                         Chatsworth, California  91311
                                (818) 993-1930
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   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, 
                 of registrant's principal executive offices)


                                 COMMON STOCK
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           (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                     None
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 (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)  [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 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)  [ ]                        Rule 15d-6  [ ]
                 Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)  [X]       

          Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date:

          Five (5)
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          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Leslie's Poolmart has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.



DATE:     June  11, 1997                 BY:/s/ BRIAN P. MCDERMOTT
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                                            Brian P. McDermott,
                                            President and Chief
                                            Executive Officer