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<CONFORMED-NAME>AMPEX CORP /DE/
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<STREET1>1228 DOUGLAS AVENUE
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<CITY>REDWOOD CITY
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<ZIP>94063-3117
<PHONE>650-367-2011
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<STREET1>1228 DOUGLAS AVENUE
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<DESCRIPTION>APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMPEX CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1228 Douglas Avenue </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Redwood City, CA 94063 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>650-367-2011 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June 22, 2004 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">450 Fifth Street, N.W. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington, D.C. 90549 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ampex Corporation </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Application for Withdrawal of
Registration Statement on Form S-3 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">File No. 333-5115 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ladies and Gentlemen: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), Ampex Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby requests the
withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-5115), together with all exhibits thereto (collectively, the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Registration Statement was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on June 4, 1996, in
connection with the possible sale of up to 1,150,000 shares of the Company&#146;s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Shares&#148;). None of the Shares have been sold, and the Company does not presently intend to sell any of
the Shares in the near future. Accordingly, the Company requests that an order granting the withdrawal of the Registration Statement be issued by the Commission as soon as possible. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company also requests in accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with
the filing of the Registration Statement be credited for future use for the Company&#146;s account. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please contact the undersigned at (650) 367-3330 or Vicki S. Gruber at (516) 845-8088 if you have any questions regarding this request for withdrawal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Very truly yours,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AMPEX
CORPORATION</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joel D. Talcott</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">David D. Griffin, Esq. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vicki S. Gruber, Esq. </FONT></P>
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