[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 774-777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-261]
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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 # Acquiring Acquired Entities
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/06/1999
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20000483................... AT&T Corp.................. E! Entertainment E! Entertainment
Television, Inc. Television, Inc.
20000615................... BCI Growth IV, L.P......... JC Acquisition LLC........ North American
Communication
Corporation.
20000627................... Arthur Skidmore............ John Anderson............. Coolidge Glass Company,
Inc.
20000628................... Provant, Inc............... Larry E. Senn and Senn-Delaney Leadership
Bernadette Senn. Consulting Group, Inc.
20000635................... John J. Rigas.............. American Cable TV American Cable TV
Investors 5, Ltd.. Investors 5, Ltd.
20000670................... Tribune Company............ Philip Heit............... Meeks Heit Publishing
Company.
20000671................... Tribune Company............ LInda Meeks............... Meeks Heit Publishing
Company.
20000701................... Amazon.com, Inc............ Pets.com, Inc............. Pets.com, Inc.
20000703................... Richard Li................. SoftNet Systems, Inc...... SoftNet Systems, Inc.
20000708................... Flowserve Corporation...... Innovative Valve Innovative Valve
Technologies, Inc. Technologies, Inc.
20000709................... Charming Shoppes, Inc...... Catherines Stores Catherines Stores
Corporation. Corporation.
20000711................... RailWorks Corporation...... Betty A. and Glenn P. Twigg Corporation.
Twigg.
20000713................... Red Hat, Inc............... Cygnus Solutions.......... Cygnus Solutions.
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20000714................... Minnesota Mining and Minnesota Mining and Dyneon LLC.
Manufacturing Company Manufacturing Company.
(``3M'').
20000715................... United Dominion Industries Lawrence E. Johnson....... Kelley Company, Inc.
Limited.
20000720................... T. Morris Hackney.......... Harold Ridgeway........... Shelby Steel--Pell City,
Inc., Shelby Steel--
Vincent, Inc., Shelby
Steel Fabricators, Inc.
20000722................... CGW Southeast Partners IV, Per-Se Technologies, Inc.. Impact Innovations
L.P. Government Group, Inc.
20000725................... Long Point Capital Fund, Eurodesign Cabinets, Inc.. Eurodesign Cabinets, Inc.
L.P.
20000726................... Long Point Capital Fund, Eurodesign Holdings, Inc.. Eurodesign Holdings, Inc.
L.P.
20000727................... Thomson S.A................ NEWCO..................... NEWCO.
20000728................... Alcatel.................... NEWCO..................... NEWCO.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/07/1999
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20000616................... Ronald W. Burkle........... Wherehouse Entertainment, Wherehouse Entertainment,
Inc. Inc.
20000846................... Thayer Equity Investors IV, Career Blazers, Inc....... Career Blazers Personnel
L.P. Services, Inc., Career
Blazers, Inc., CBI CHC
No. 1, CBI CHC No. 2, CBI
NY Training, Inc., CBI
PHC, Inc., Personnel One,
Inc., Professional
Drivers, Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/08/1999
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19994441................... Cisco Systems, Inc......... International Business International Business
Machines Corporation. Machines Corporation.
20000421................... British Telecommunications Sprint Corporation........ Sprint Publishing &
plc. Advertising, Inc.
20000497................... Omnipoint Corporation...... Victoria G. Kane.......... East/West Communications,
Inc.
20000561................... PacifiCare Health Systems, Texas Health Resources.... Harris Methodist Health
Inc. Insurance Company, Inc.,
Harris Methodist Texas
Health Plan, Inc.
20000580................... International Paper Company Ace Packaging Systems, Inc Ace Packaging Systems,
Inc.
20000593................... BP Amoco p.l.c............. ProGas Limited............ ProGas Limited.
20000692................... Komatsu Forklift Co., Ltd.. Partek Corporation........ Kalmar AC, Inc.
20000693................... CoStar Group, Inc.......... COMPS.COM, Inc............ COMPS.COM, Inc.
20000696................... H P Bulmer Holdings PLC.... American Hard Cider American Hard Cider
Company, Inc. Company, Inc.
20000723................... OCM Principal Opportunities Forcenergy Inc., as Debtor- Forcenergy Inc., as Debtor-
Fund, L.P. in-Possession. in-Possession.
20000724................... General Motors Corporation. General Magic, Inc........ General Magic, Inc.
20000729................... Fox Paine Capital Fund, L.P Watkins-Johnson Company... Watkins-Johnson Company.
20000730................... Ashtead Group PLC.......... I. Edward Alter........... Bob's Barricades.
20000731................... Ashtead Group PLC.......... Alan Chester.............. Bob's Barricades.
20000732................... Enron Corporation.......... PG&E Corporation.......... Harrier Power Corporation.
20000735................... Semele Group Inc........... Gary D. Engle............. Equis II Corporation.
20000737................... Parthenon Investors, L.P... Raymond Karsan Holdings, Raymond Karsan Holdings,
Inc. Inc.
20000741................... C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Paul Loeb................. American Backhaulers, Inc.
Inc.
20000744................... Paul Loeb.................. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, C.H. Robinson Worldwide,
Inc. Inc.
20000774................... Trident II, L.P............ Loews Corporation......... AMS Services, Inc.
20000793................... Hampshire Equity Partners Industrial Powder Coatings Industrial Powder Coatings
II, L.P. Acquisition, Corp. Acquisition, Corp.
20000805................... Delphi Automotive Systems TRW Inc................... Lucas Diesel do Brasil
Corporation. Ltda, Lucas Diesel S.A.
de C.V., Lucas Limited,
Kelsey-Hayes Company.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/09/1999
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20000540................... Liz Claiborne, Inc......... Donna Karan International Donna Karan Studio.
Inc.
20000581................... Orius Corporation.......... Willis Stein & Partner II, LISN Holdings, Inc.
L.P.
20000582................... Willis Stein & Partners II, Orius Corporation......... LISN Holdings, Inc.
L.P.
20000677................... J.H. Whitney IV, L.P....... Knology, Inc.............. Knology, Inc.
20000702................... Willis Stein & Partnerse Electronic Data Systems Appex, Inc.
II, L.P. Corporation.
20000705................... AXA Reinsurance Company.... White Mountains Insurance USF Reinsurance Company.
Group, Inc.
20000738................... Corning Incorporated....... Oak Industries Inc........ Oak Industries Inc.
20000762................... VerticalNet, Inc........... Henry J. Bertolon, Jr..... NECX Exchange Trust.
20000763................... Seagate Technology, Inc.... XIOtech Corporation....... XIOtech Corporation.
20000766................... RadiSys Corporation........ International Business International Business
Machines Corporation. Machines Corporation.
20000768................... Borden Chemicals and BASAF Aktiengesellschaft.. BASF Corporation.
Plastics Limited
Partnership.
20000772................... The Interpublic Group of William and Suzanne Gordon Graphic Orb, Inc.
Companies.
20000773................... AutoNation, Inc............ Estate of James M. Kline.. Kline Tysons Imports, Inc.
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20000775................... Saint Vincents Catholic Catholic Medical Center of Catholic Medical Center of
Medical Centers of New Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. Brooklyn and Queens,
York. Inc., CMC Professional
Registry, Inc.,
Queensbrook Insurance
Ltd.
20000776................... St. Vincent's Hospital & Sisters of Charity Sisters of Charity
Med. Center of New York. Services Corporation. Services Corporation.
20000777................... Saint Vincents Catholic St. Vincent's Catholic St. Vincent's Catholic
Medical Centers of New Med. Centers of New York. Med. Centers of New York.
York.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/10/1999
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20000622................... FS Equity Partners IV, Medical Arts Press, Inc... Medical Arts Press, Inc.
L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
20000694................... Icicle Seafoods, Inc....... NV Investment Holdings I, NV Investment Holdings I,
Inc.. Inc.
20000742................... Ingersoll-Rand Company..... Ingersoll-Rand Company.... Ingersoll-Dresser Pump
Company.
20000743................... Ingersoll-Rand Company..... Halliburton Company....... Dresser-Rand Company.
20000751................... Cabletron Systems, Inc..... Efficient Networks, Inc... Efficient Networks, Inc.
20000752................... Efficient Networks, Inc.... Cabletron Systems, Inc.... FlowPoint Corp.
20000779................... Fleet Boston Corporation... Arvig Enterprises, Inc.... Info Tel Communications,
Inc.
20000780................... Fleet Boston Corporation... Gilroy G. Arvig........... Info Tel Communications,
Inc.
20000782................... Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux.... Monsanto Company.......... Kelco Company, Monterey
Kelp Corporation.
20000784................... Phillips Petroleum Company. Kinder Morgan, Inc........ MidCon Gas Products of New
Mexico Corp.
20000790................... Jay S. Walker.............. priceline.com Incorporated priceline.com
Incorporated.
20000799................... KT Holding Company......... Arbitrade Holdings, LLC... Arbitrade Holdings, LLC.
20000803................... Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc Hoechst-ARIAD Genomics
Center, LLC.
20000807................... StoneBridge Partners Equity James A. Johnston......... Johnson & Johnston
Fund II, L.P. Associates, Inc.
20000811................... C. Richard Reese........... Pierce Leahy Corp......... Pierce Leahy Corp.
20000812................... Vincent J. Ryan............ Pierce Leahy Corp......... Pierce Leahy Corp.
20000813................... B. Thomas Golisano......... Pierce Leahy Corp......... Pierce Leahy Corp.
20000814................... Kent P. Dauten............. Pierce Leahy Corp......... Pierce Leahy Corp.
20000815................... Efraim Gildor.............. KT Holding Company........ KT Holding Company.
20000816................... Irvin Kessler.............. KT Holding Company........ KT Holding Company.
20000817................... Peter Hajas................ KT Holding Company........ KT Holding Company.
20000819................... Caledonia Investments Plc.. Sterling Industries Plc... Sterling Industries Plc.
20000824................... Linsalata Capital Partners Gerald A. Conway.......... Fasteners For Retail, Inc.
Fund III, L.P.
20000825................... First Data Corporation..... Wells Fargo & Company..... Wells Fargo & Company.
20000827................... U.S. Foodservice........... David L. Reese............ Parkway Provision Company
ET AL.
20000829................... General Electric Company... The Arthur Coren Zenith Controls, Inc.
Declaration of Trust
dated 12/2/87.
20000836................... Gerald W. Schwartz......... Hadley Family Trust--1985. Hadley Auto Transport, HFS
Investments, Inc., Hadley
Computer Services, Inc.
20000838................... Crown Castle International Virginia PCS Alliances, LC Virginia PCS Alliances,
Corp. LC.
20000849................... Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. Eaton Corporation......... Vickers, Incorporated.
20000850................... Anglo American plc......... Tarmac Plc................ Tarmac Plc.
20000853................... General Motors Corporation. Jeffrey K. Wetzel......... Rick Warner Saturn of Salt
Lake, Inc.
20000854................... Vulcan Materials Company... Garves W. Yates & Sons, Garves W. Yates & Sons,
Inc. Inc.
20000856................... Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. TeleBeam, Incorporated.... TeleBeam, Incorporated.
20000861................... Wells Fargo & Company...... Paul B. Milhous........... Carson Industries, Inc.
20000862................... Wells Fargo & Company...... Robert E. Milhous......... Carson Industries, Inc.
20000863................... Doctors Community The Greater Southeast The Greater Southeast
Healthcare Corporation. Community Hospital Community Hospital
Foundation, Inc. Foundation, Inc.
20000864................... John L. Morris............. Bass Pro, Inc............. Bass Pro, Inc.
20000865................... Gaylord Entertainment Bass Pro, Inc............. Bass Pro, Inc.
Company.
20000866................... J.W. Childs Equity Partners Bass Pro, Inc............. Bass Pro, Inc.
II, L.P.
20000870................... Bally Total Fitness Jack E. & Deane T. Nautilus Plus of Oregon,
Holdings Corporation. Garrison. Inc.
20000876................... Building One Services David Stone and Jennifer Tri States Electric
Corporation. Stone. Acquisition Corp., Tri-
States Acq. Corp.
20000879................... George S. Hofmeister....... TRW Inc................... Kelsey-Hayes Company,
Kelsey-Hayes Canada Ltd.
20000880................... The FINOVA Group Inc....... Fremont General Fremont General
Corporation. Corporation.
20000885................... Dag Landvik................ Tempur World, Inc......... Tempur World, Inc.
20000888................... Mr. Eric T. Jacobsen....... Sybase, Inc............... Sybase, Inc.
20000889................... Mr. Daniel M. Schley....... Sybase, Inc............... Sybase, Inc.
20000892................... Media/Communications Teltrust, Inc............. Teltrust, Inc.
Partners III Limited
Partnership.
20000893................... BP Amoco p.l.c............. Repsol, S.A............... Repsol, S.A.
20000894................... Hong Leong Investment Lo Yuk Sui................ Gateway Holding Corp. I,
Holdings Pte Ltd. Regal Grand Holing Corp.
I, RHI Boston Holding
Corp. I, RHM Holdings
Corp. I, Richfield
Holding Corp. I.
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20000895................... OCM Principal Opportunities TCW Special Credits Fund New Bristol Farms, Inc.
Fund, L.P. V--The Principal Fund.
20000899................... HAL Trust.................. Cole National Corporation. Cole National Corporation.
20000906................... Tyco International, Ltd.... Eric R. Cosman............ Radionics, Inc.
20000912................... First Union Corporation.... Hosokawa Micron Hosokawa Micron
Corporation. Corporation.
20000922................... Clear Channel Clear Channel CCC-Houston AM, Ltd.
Communications, Inc. Communications, Inc.
20000926................... Industrial Growth Partners, Louisiana-Pacific Associated Chemists, Inc.
L.P. Corporation.
20000928................... Royal KPN N.V.............. Euroweb International Corp Euroweb International
Corp.
20000930................... Olympus Growth Fund III, Doane Pet Care Doane Pet Care
L.P. Enterprises, Inc. Enterprises, Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/13/1999
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20000660................... Johnson & Johnson.......... Cygnus, Inc............... Cygnus, Inc.
20000689................... The Coastal Corporation.... TransCanada PipeLines TransCanada Energy
Limited. Marketing Inc.,
TransCanada Gas
Processing USA Inc.
20000904................... Repsol, S.A................ Repsol, S.A............... Repsol, S.A.
20000917................... Jack P. Cook, Jr........... Louis D. Root............. Root Corporation.
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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, DC
20580, (202) 326-3100.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-261 Filed 1-5-00; 8:45 am]
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