[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 70039-70042] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-32390] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 acquisition during the applicable waiting period. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/13/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19994626............. Longs Drug Rite Aid Thrifty Stores Corporation. Payless, Inc. Corporation. [[Page 70040]] 19994808............. Wilfred Petre Point, Anderson Bakery Uytengsu. LLC, a Company, Inc., Connecticut Bon Ton Foods, limited Inc., Anderson liability Snack Foods, company. Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/14/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19994472............. Monitor Clipper BP Amoco p.l.c. Amoco Fabrics Equity and Fibers Partners, L.P. Company. 19994501............. Century Tel, GTE Corporation GTE North Inc. Incorporated. 19994627............. Coleman Cable Borg-Warner Coleman Cable Acquisition Automotive, Systems, Inc. Corporation Inc. LLC. 19994660............. Martin Weinberg Leigh Steinberg Steinberg & Moorad. 19994661............. Martin Weinberg Jeffrey S. Steinberg & Moorad. Moorad. 19994677............. Hanson PLC..... Rex Family Superior Limited Products Partnership. Company. 19994678............. MJD The Orwell The Orwell Communications Telephone Telephone , Inc. Company. Company. 19994680............. Daifuku Co., Brooks Brooks Ltd. Automation, Automation, Inc. Inc. 19994690............. Carl C. Icahn.. Federal Mogul Federal Mogul Corp. Corp. 19994718............. Hilton Hotels Promus Hotel Promus Hotel Corporation. Corporation. Corporation. 19994722............. Media/ Philip D. Cohen Main Line Book Communications and Marcia Company. Partners III Cohen, Limited (husband and Partnership. wife). 19994744............. Hicks, Muse, General Pegasus Tate & Furst Electric Broadcasting Equity Fund Company. of San Juan, III, L.P. L.L.C. 19994754............. Amdocs Limited. International International Telecommunicat Telecommunicat ion Data ion Data Systems, Inc. Systems, Inc. 19994756............. 4Front Martin D. Sass. CVSI, Inc. Technologies, Inc. 19994760............. American EBarter, Inc... EBarter, Inc. Express Company. 19994762............. Qwest Philip F. Anschutz Communications Anschutz. Digital Media, International Inc., Inc. Precision Systems, Inc. 19994764............. Martin Marietta Larry J. L.J. Earnest, Materials, Inc. Earnest. Inc. 19994772............. United Rentals, Brian J. Boland Boland Rentals, Inc. Inc. 19994773............. BCI Growth V, Pon Holdings, Protocol L.P. B.V. Holdings Inc. 19994774............. Willis Stein & Pon Holdings Protocol Partners II, B.V. Holdings, Inc. L.P. 19994781............. Washington CNB Bancshares, Peoples Mutual, Inc. Inc. Security Finance Company, Inc. 19994782............. Pon Holdings Gerald R. Risch Material B.V. Handling Services, Inc. 19994784............. The Veritas Advance Advance Capital Fund, Technical Technical L.P. Products, Inc. Products, Inc. 19994786............. Fortune Brands, Miroslaw Nowak. NHB Group Ltd. Inc. 19994794............. Golder, Thoma, Delux N.R.C. Holding Cressey, Corporation. Corporation, Rauner Fund V, United L.P. Creditors Alliance International Limited. 19994798............. Aurora Foods Kellogg Company The Eggo Inc. Company. 19994799............. Transit Group, Land Land Inc. Transportation Transportation , LLC. , LLC. 19994802............. H&R Block, Inc. Ernest J. Olde. Financial Marketing Services, Inc., Olde Financial Corporation. 20000002............. CRH plc........ Franklin T. Harry C. Crooker. Crooker & Sons, Inc., Maine Gravel Services, Inc. 20000003............. CRH plc........ Theodore D. Harry C. Crooker. Crooker & Sons, Inc., Maine Gravel Services, Inc. 20000005............. Jefferson-Pilot The Guarantee The Guarantee Corporation. Life Companies Life Companies Inc. Inc. 20000007............. ITT Industries, Stanford Stanford Inc. Telecommunicat Telecommunicat ions, Inc. ions, Inc. 20000011............. U.S. Superior Superior Foodservice. Products Products Mfg. Manufacturing Co. Limited Company. Partnership. 20000021............. Mead Lewis B. Cullman Corporation Cullman. Ventures, Inc. (The). 20000022............. Suburban SCANA SCANA Propane Propane Corporation. Gas, Inc., Partners, L.P. SCANA Propane Supply, Inc. 20000031............. Bank of America David K. Reinke Parts Now Corporation. Incorporated. 20000037............. Furman Seiz James C. Marlas Mickelberry Investors II Communications L.P. Incorporated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/15/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19994641............. Texton Inc..... InteSys InteSys Technologies, Technologies, Inc. Inc. 19994681............. Brooks Daifuku Co., AutoSimulations Automation Inc. Ltd. , Inc., Auto- Soft Corporation. 19994710............. Blackstone CCI Robert R. Mac Colorado 4-- Capital Cormack Trust Park Limited Partners L.P. U/W dated 05/ Partnership, 09/73. Sangre De Cristo Cellular of Colorado Limited Partnership, Smoky Hill Cellular of Colorado Limited Partnership. 19994733............. Invemed Unifi, Inc..... Unifi, Inc. Catalyst Fund, L.P. 19994758............. The Hearst Internet Internet Trust. Broadcasting Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Systems, Inc. 19994783............. The Tokio Loews First Insurance Marine and Corporation. Company of Fire Insurance Hawaii, Ltd. Co. Ltd. 19994805............. Puget Sound Bryan Family Encogen Energy, Inc. Trust. Northwest, L.P. 20000008............. General ChannelPoint, ChannelPoint, Electric Inc. Inc. Company. [[Page 70041]] 20000009............. ChannelPoint, General First Colony Inc. Electric Life Insurance Company. Company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/19/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19994699............. General Motors Ira Leon AM General Corporation. Rennert. Corp. 19994721............. General Crown Castle Crown Castle Electric International International Company. Corp. Corp. 19994779............. World Access, Jud L. Sedgwick FaciliCom Inc. Grandchildren' International, s Trust. Inc. 19994780............. Jud L. Sedgwick World Access, World Access, Grandchildren' Inc. Inc. s Trust. 19994787............. Walter J. World Access, World Access, Burmeister. Inc. Inc. 19994793............. MCI WorldCom... Wireless One, Wireless One, Inc. Inc. 20000006............. Cisco Systems, KPMG LLP....... KPMG Inc. Consulting, Inc. 20000010............. Thomas T. Gores NetLojix Matrix Telecom, Communications Inc. , Inc. a Delaware Corporation. 20000012............. Jose P. Bared.. Chiltonshire, REWJB Dairy N.V. Plant Associates, REWJB Gas Investments, REWJB Investments. 20000015............. New Lexington PhyCor, Inc.... PhyCor of Clinic P.S.C. Kentucky, LLC, PhyCor Real Estate, LLC. 20000016............. Bradford Ygal Sonenshine Raygal Design Equities Fund, Associates, LP. Inc. 20000025............. UAL Corporation GetThere.com, GetThere.com, Inc. Inc. 20000028............. Jack B. Binion. Empress Empress Casino Entertainment, Hammond Corp., Inc. Empress Casino Jollet Corp. 20000029............. Stronach Trust. Marie Denise Thistledown, DeBartolo York. Inc. 20000030............. Stronach Trust. Edward J. Thistledown, DeBartolo. Inc. 20000035............. INEOS Acrylics Imperial ICI Arcylics Limited. Chemical GmbH, ICI Industries PLC. Japan Ltd., ICI Acrylics Inc., ICI Acrylics Holland B.V., ICI France SA. 20000038............. O. Bruton Smith Freeland Freeland Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc. 20000043............. Highland Paul G. Allen.. Mercata, Inc. Capital Partners IV Limited Partnership. 20000046............. United Jose P. Bared.. F.S. Petroleum Convenience Corporation. Stores, Inc. 20000048............. National City Hugo E. AccuBanc Corporation. Pimienta. Mortgage Corporation. 20000049............. MedImmune, Inc. U.S. U.S. Bioscience, Bioscience, Inc. Inc. 20000051............. Donaldson Air-Maze Air-Maze Company, Inc. Corporation. Corporation. 20000053............. First American Five Star Five Star Financial Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc. Corporation. 20000054............. Bell Atlantic Bell Atlantic Portland Corporation. Corporation. Cellular Partnership. 20000055............. Code, Hennessy Kranson Kranson & Simmons, IV, Industries, Industries, L.P. Inc. Inc. 20000056............. Tyco Precision Penberthy, Inc. International Castparts Corp. Ltd.. 20000057............. FS Equity Tyco Sherwood Partners IV, International Services AG, L.P., a Ltd.. Tyco Delaware Healthcare limited Group LP. partnership. 20000058............. Cisco Systems, Webline Webline Inc. Communications Communications Corporation. Corporation. 20000059............. Harris Roger S. Penske Terion, Inc. Corporation. 20000060............. Media/ Henry Trentman. Recorded Books, Communications Inc., et. al. Partners III Limited Partnership. 20000064............. Rice Partners Restaurants Restaurants II, L.P. Unlimited, Inc. Unlimited, Inc. 20000075............. Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio. Babbage's Etc. Inc. LLC. 20000080............. McWane, Inc.... MTC Investors Manchester Tank LLC. & Equipment Co. 20000081............. Metals USA, Inc Allmet Building Allmet Building Products, Inc. Products, Inc. 20000083............. Douglas J. Von Leighton Reid Ace Beauty Allmen. and Sara Reid Supply (husband and Company, Inc. wife). 20000084............. J. Thomas Hoechst Celanese Ltd. Hurvis. Aktiengesellsc haft. 20000095............. Liz Claiborne, Anthony Podell. Podell Inc. Industries Incorporated. 20000102............. Castle Harlan The SK Equity Wilshire Partners III, Fund, L.P. Restaurant L.P. Group, Inc. 20000107............. TPG Partners Genesis Health Genesis Health II, L.P. Ventures, Inc. Ventures, Inc. 20000108............. Cypress Genesis Health Genesis Health Merchant Ventures, Inc. Ventures, Inc. Banking Partners, L.P. 20000120............. Bernard TAG Heuer TAG Heuer Arnault, an International International Individual. SA. SA. 20000125............. Omnicom Group M/A/R/C Inc.... M/A/R/C Inc. Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/21/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19994597............. General Matthew W. Prucka Electric Prucka and Engineering, Company. Sheryl P. Inc. Prucka. 19994748............. WPP Group plc.. Gregg Wood..... Diagnostic Research, Inc. 19994749............. WPP Group plc.. Marc Agostini.. Diagnostic Research, Inc. 19994752............. American Financial Life Financial Life General Companies, Inc. Companies, Corporation. Inc. 19994791............. ING Groep N.V.. ING Groep N.V.. Clarion Realty Services, LLC, Clarion Partners, LLC 19994797............. Compania Roca Keramik Holding Laufen Radiadores, AG Laufen. Ceramics, Inc. S.A. 19994804............. Tyco Siemens Siemens International Aktiengesellsc Aktiengesellsc Ltd. haft. haft 20000087............. TCV III (Q), ICON Holding ICON Holding L.P. Corp. Corp. [[Page 70042]] 20000098............. Select Medical NovaCare, Inc.. CMC Center Corporation. Corporation, Industrial Health Care Company, Inc., NovaCare Occupational Health Services, NovaMark, Inc., RehabClinics, Inc. 20000103............. Liberty Mutual ACE Limited.... ACE Limited. Insurance Company. 20000109............. Texas Power Trends, Power Trends, Industments Inc. Inc. Incorporated. 20000130............. Marmon Harold R. Rubin Stevens-Lee Holdings, Inc. Company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/22/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19992220............. El Paso Energy Sonat Inc...... Sonat Inc. Corporation. 19993582............. Suez Lyonnaise Nalco Chemical Nalco Chemical des Eaux. Company. Company. 19994199............. VNU N.V........ Nielson Media Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Research, Inc. 19994702............. Roll-Royce plc. Vickers plc.... Vickers plc. 20000085............. Baker Akamai Akamai Communications Technologies, Technologies, Fund, L.P. Inc. Inc. 20000128............. Paul G. Allen.. Jay Walker..... Priceline WebHouse Club, Inc., Vulcan Ventures, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 99-32390 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M