-National Securities Exchange Report the Removal from listing and reg. of matured,redeemed or retired securities (25)

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549   FORM 25
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NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR

REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

Commission File Number: 001 -14827      

EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp. / Boston Stock Exchange 

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(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered)

1 Van Der Donck Street, 2nd Floor, Yonkers, New York, 10701

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 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Issuer’s principal executive offices)

 

Common Stock, $.0001 par value

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 (Description of class of securities)

Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securities

from listing and registration:

o  17 CFR240. 12d2-2(a)(1)

o  17 CFR240. 12d2-2(a)(2)

o  17 CFR240. 12d2-2(a)(3)

o   17 CFR240.12d2-2(a)(4)

 

o  Pursuant to 17 CFR 240. 12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw registration on the Exchange.

 

x  Pursuant to 17 CFR 240. 12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with the rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration on the Exchange.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp. (Name of Issuer of Exchange)  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

March 9, 2009		By	/s/ Joseph D. Alperin		General Counsel and Vice President for Corporate Affairs
Date			Name		Title

 

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1 Form 25 and attached Notice will be considered compliance with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as applicable. See General Instructions.

 

 

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