Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Release No. 53039

December 29, 2005

An order has been issued granting 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., effective at the opening of business on December 30, 2005.