[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70034-70036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32388]



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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period 
Under the Premerger Notification Rules

    Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II 
of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires 
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the 
Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance 
notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such 
plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual 
cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and 
requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal 
Register.
    The following transactions were granted early termination of the 
waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. 
The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of 
Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to 
these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.

 
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      Trans No.           Acquiring         Acquired         Entities
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/08/1999
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20000265.............  Axcan Pharma,    Schwarz Pharma,  Axcan Schwarz
                        Inc.             A.G.             LLC.
20000365.............  Exodus           Service          Service
                        Communications   Metrics, Inc.    Metrics, Inc.
                        , Inc.
20000367.............  Sara Lee         Jasper           Jasper
                        Corporation.     Textiles, Inc.   Textiles, Inc.
20000373.............  Carl M. and      Thomas D. Karol  Pro Group
                        Marie T.                          Holdings, Inc.
                        Bouckaert.
20000379.............  Toymax           James P.         Kidpower, Inc.
                        International,   O'Rourke.
                        Inc.
20000380.............  Linsalata        LMP Holding      LMP Holding
                        Capital          Company.         Company.
                        Partners Fund
                        III, L.P.
20000383.............  Societe          Harry J. Lloyd   Armchair
                        Generale.        Charitable       Shopper, Inc.,
                                         Trust.           Consigned
                                                          Sales of
                                                          Kansas City,
                                                          Inc., Cosigned
                                                          Sales
                                                          Distributors,
                                                          Inc., House of
                                                          Lloyd, Inc.,
                                                          Memorial
                                                          Wreath
                                                          Company, Inc.
20000391.............  KMS Acquisition  Henry A.         Ferris
                        Company, L.P.    Panasci, Jr.     Industries,
                                                          Inc.
20000392.............  KSM Acquisition  David Ferris...  Ferris
                        Company, L.P.                     Industries,
                                                          Inc.
20000394.............  Estate of        Swiss            Royal Life
                        Charles A.       Reinsurance      Insurance
                        Sammons.         Company.         Company of New
                                                          York.
20000395.............  Congregation of  Franciscan       Franciscan
                        the Sisters of   Sisters of the   Health
                        Bon Secours in   Poor.            Partnership,
                        the U.S.                          Inc.
20000400.............  Schering-Plough  AtheroGenics,    AtheroGenics,
                        Corporation.     Inc.             Inc.
20000402.............  Getty            Getty Images,    Getty Images,
                        Investment       Inc.             Inc.
                        L.L.C.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/09/1999
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20000147.............  EG&G, Inc......  Vivid            Vivid
                                         Technologies,    Technologies,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/10/1999
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20000020.............  Frontier Oil     Royal Dutch      Equilon
                        Corporation.     Petroleum        Enterprises
                                         Company.         LLC.
20000123.............  Computer         Nichols          Nichols
                        Sciences         Research         Research
                        Corporation.     Corporation.     Corporation.
20000304.............  David R. Parker  Harold Ives....  Harold Ives
                        and Jacqueline                    Trucking Co.,
                        F. Parker.                        Terminal Truck
                                                          Broker, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/12/1999
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20000168.............  Calpine          Cogeneration     Cogeneration
                        Corporation.     Corporation of   Corporation of
                                         America.         America.
20000410.............  Internet         eMerge           eMerge
                        Capital Group,   Interactive,     Interactive,
                        Inc.             Inc.             Inc.
20000431.............  Berwind Group    K&W Acquisition  K&W Acquisition
                        Partners.        Group, LLC.      Group, LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/15/1999
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20000218.............  Centennial Fund  ATG Group, Inc.  ATG Group, Inc.
                        V, L.P.
20000229.............  Anthem           Rocky Mountain   Blue Cross and
                        Insurance        Hospital and     Blue Shield of
                        Companies, Inc.  Medical          Colorado, Blue
                                         Service.         Cross and Blue
                                                          Shield of
                                                          Nevada.
20000257.............  iXL              Tessera          Tessera
                        Enterprises,     Enterprise       Enterprise
                        Inc.             Systems, Inc.    Systems, Inc.
20000289.............  Corporacion      Convergence      Convergence
                        EDC, C.A.        Communications   Communcations,
                                         , Inc.           Inc.
20000294.............  General          J.C. Penney      J.C. Penney
                        Electric         Company, Inc.    Company, Inc.
                        Corporation.
20000312.............  Manuel DelArroz  SIPEX            SIPEX
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
20000318.............  Bell Atlantic    John W. Kluge..  Metromedia
                        Corporation.                      Fiber Network,
                                                          Inc.
20000329.............  Everett R.       CenturyTel, Inc  Pacific Telecom
                        Dobson                            Cellular of
                        Irrevocable                       Alaska RSA #1,
                        Family Trust.                     Inc.
20000332.............  Apax Europe IV   Invensys plc...  BTR Dunlop
                        GP Co. Limited.                   Holdings
                                                          (Delaware),
                                                          Inc.
20000335.............  Adventist        University       University
                        Health System    Community        Community
                        Sunbelt          Hospital, Inc.   Hospital, Inc.
                        Healthcare
                        Corporation.
20000351.............  Associates       Petroleos de     CITGO Petroleum
                        First Capital    Venezuela, S.A.  Corporation.
                        Corporation.
20000356.............  CMGI, Inc......  AdKnowledge Inc  AdKnowledge
                                                          Inc.
20000364.............  Facilitator      Everett Smith    Sivyer Steel
                        Capital Fund     Group, Ltd.      Corporation.
                        Limited
                        Partnership.

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20000366.............  Bernard Arnault  Inter Parfums,   Inter Parfums,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20000375.............  Furman Selz      Maritrans Inc..  Maritrans Inc.
                        Investors II
                        L.P.
20000376.............  Kleiner Perkins  iSky.net, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc.
                        Caufield &
                        Byers IX-A,
                        L.P.
20000377.............  TV Guide, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc.
20000378.............  United Parcel    Arthur S.        Trans-Border
                        Service of       Spiegel.         Customs
                        America, Inc.                     Services, Inc.
20000381.............  AT&T Corp......  iSky.net, Inc..  iSky.net, Inc.
20000387.............  John J. Rigas..  AT&T...........  InterMedia
                                                          Partners, L.P.
                                                         TCI of
                                                          Virginia, Inc.
20000393.............  WPG Corporate    Ramsey           Ramsey
                        Development      Industries,      Industries,
                        Associates V,    Inc.             Inc.
                        LLC.
20000408.............  Software AG (a   SPL World Group  SPL World Group
                        German           B.V.             B.V.
                        company).
20000409.............  Carl C. Icahn..  Global Leisure   Jetset Tours,
                                         Travel, Inc.     Inc.
20000412.............  Paul G. Allen..  Fatbrain.com,    Fatbrain.com,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20000415.............  Wind Point       Golder, Thoma    OutSource
                        Partners, IV,    Cressey,         Partners, Inc.
                        L.P.             Rauner, Fund
                                         IV, L.P.
20000420.............  Westburne Inc..  Consolidated     All-Phase
                                         Electrical       Electric
                                         Distributors,    Supply Co.
                                         Inc.
2000422..............  AutoNation, Inc  Ronald T. and    Vanderbeek
                                         Billie J.        Motors, Inc.
                                         Vanderbeek      Vanderbeek Olds/
                                         (husband and     GMC Truck Inc.
                                         wife).
20000423.............  Claire's         Venator Group,   Venator Group
                        Stores, Inc.     Inc.             Specialty,
                                                          Inc.
20000425.............  SCI Systems,     Thomas A. Grant  TAG LLC (in
                        Inc.                              organization).
20000433.............  Lyndon           James Beltz....  First
                        Insurance                         Protection
                        Group, Inc.                       Company.
20000444.............  Ecolab Inc.....  Bobby Cheney...  Southwest
                                                          Sanitary
                                                          Distributing
                                                          Company, Inc.
20000445.............  Compass Group    Joachim          The Patina
                        PLC.             Splichal and     Group, LLC.
                                         Christine
                                         Splichal.
20000452.............  Norilsk Nickel.  Almazjuvelirexp  Almaz USA, Inc.
                                         ort, a Russian
                                         state unitary
                                         enterprise.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/16/1999
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20000259.............  AT&T Corp......  The Associated   The Associated
                                         Group, Inc.      Group, Inc.
20000266.............  Havas            Ronald D.        Devon Direct
                        Advertising      Greene.          Marketing and
                        S.A.                              Advertising,
                                                          Inc.
20000290.............  TCW/Latin        Convergence      Convergence
                        America          Communications   Communications
                        Private Equity   , Inc.           , Inc.
                        Partners, LP.
20000324.............  LA-Z-Boy         LADD Furniture,  LADD Furniture,
                        Incorporated.    Inc.             Inc.
20000388.............  AT&T...........  John J. Rigas..  Adelphia
                                                          Cablevision
                                                          Associates,
                                                          L.P., Van
                                                          Buren County
                                                          Cablevision,
                                                          Inc.
20000426.............  Florida          CAE Inc........  CAE Vanguard,
                        Progress Corp.                    Inc.
20000441.............  Polynorm N.V...  Christine E.     DelWal
                                         and William      Corporation.
                                         Lee Walker,
                                         Jr., (husband
                                         & wife).
20000447.............  Denton County    Cable Plus       MultiTechnology
                        Electric         Holding          Services, L.P.
                        Cooperative,     Company.
                        Inc.
20000453.............  Pinnacle Global  Sanders Morris   Sanders Morris
                        Group, Inc.      Mundy Inc.       Mundy Inc.
20000456.............  Omnicom Group    Alan E. Hall...  MarketStar
                        Inc.                              Corporation.
20000457.............  Farmers          Foremost         Foremost
                        Insurance        Corporation of   Corporation of
                        Exchange.        America.         America.
20000459.............  Sun              Naspers Limited  OpenTV Corp.
                        Microsystems,
                        Inc.
20000475.............  Tyco             R.L. Praegitzer  Praegitzer
                        International                     Industries,
                        Ltd.                              Inc.
20000480.............  Gerald W.        Meritor          Meritor
                        Schwartz.        Automotive,      Automative
                                         Inc.             Canada Inc.
                                                         Meritor Light
                                                          Vehicle
                                                          Systems, Inc.
20000484.............  Ronald S. Haft.  Geerlings &      Geerlings &
                                         Wade, Inc.       Wade, Inc.
20000486.............  Lucor, Inc.....  James H.         Quick 10
                                         Maynard.         Corporation.
20000488.............  Alfred Poe.....  Tricon Global    Taco Bell Corp.
                                         Restaurants,
                                         Inc.
20000502.............  Morgan Stanley   Charterhouse     Ashley One,
                        Dean Witter      Equity           Inc.
                        Capital          Partners III,
                        Partners IV,     L.P.
                        L.P.
20000503.............  Charterhouse     Morgan Stanley   TravCorps
                        Equity           Dean Witter      Corporation.
                        Partners III,    Capital
                        L.P.             Partners IV,
                                         L.P.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/17/1999
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20000200.............  Flowers          The Kroger       The Kroger
                        Industries,      Company.         Company.
                        Inc.
20000340.............  Gateway, Inc...  America Online,  America Online,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20000434.............  North Shore-     Peconic Health   Peconic Health
                        Long Island      Corporation.     Corporation.
                        Jewish Health
                        System, Inc.
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            TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/18/1999
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20000096.............  Abbott           Glaxo Wellcome   Glaxo Wellcome
                        Laboratories.    plc.             Inc., Gaxo
                                                          Group Limited.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P. 
Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger 
Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, D.C. 
20580, (202) 326-3100.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-32388 Filed 12-14-99 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M