Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Release No. 52866

December 1, 2005

Notice has been issued giving interested persons until December 23, 2005 to comment on the application of Applera Corporation, to withdraw its Applera Corporation-Applied Biosystems Group common stock, $.01 par value, together with rights to purchase series A participating junior preferred stock, $.01 par value, and Applera Corporation-Celera Genomics Group, common stock, $.01 par value together with rights to purchase series B participating junior preferred stock, $.01 par value, from listing and registration on the Pacific Exchange, Inc.