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 001-10608

FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

401 South Dixie Highway,
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive
offices)

Common Stock par value $1.50 per share
6.85% Secured Insured Quarterly Notes, due October 1, 2031
(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 þ 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)	þ
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)	o
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)	þ
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)	o
Rule 15d-6	þ

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

Class of Security	Approximate Number of Holders
Common Stock, par value $1.50 per share	1
6.85% Secured Insured Quarterly Notes	Fewer than 300

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Florida Public Utilities Company has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

		Florida Public Utilities Company
Date:	November 13, 2009	By:	/s/ George M. Bachman
			Name: George M. Bachman
			Title: Chief Financial Officer