[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49385-49386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24120]


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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--09/04/2001
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20012324................  Deutsche Post AG............  ING Groep N.V..............  BHF (USA) Holdings, Inc.
20012325................  Hudson United Bancorp.......  Vereniging AEGON...........  Transamerica Retail
                                                                                      Financial Services
                                                                                      Corporation.
20012327................  Mr. and Mrs. Moustafa &       Brooks Automation, Inc.....  Brooks Automation, Inc.
                           Samia Nasr.
20012331................  Clear Channel                 Mr. Keith Rupert Murdoch...  Fox Television Stations,
                           Communications, Inc..                                      Inc.
20012332................  John Wiley & Sons, Inc......  Patrick J. McGovern........  Hungry Minds, Inc.
20012335................  Alleghany Corporation.......  Capitol Transamerica         Capitol Transamerica
                                                         Corporation.                 Corporation.
20012336................  Alcoa Inc...................  Newco......................  Newco.
20012339................  BHP Billiton Plc............  Newco......................  Newco.
20012341................  Long Star Technologies, Inc.  Cargill, Incorporated......  North Star Steel Company.
20012348................  Charles W. Ergen............  StarBand Communications,     StarBand Communications,
                                                         Inc..                        Inc.
20012351................  Pacific Mutual Holding        Scottish Annuity & Life      Scottish Annuity & Life
                           Company.                      Holdings, Ltd..              Holdings, Ltd.
20012352................  TranSwitch Corporation......  Onex Communications          Onex Communications
                                                         Corporation.                 Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/06/2001
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20012333................  Mr. Keith Rupert Murdoch....  Clear Channel                Clear Channel Broadcasting
                                                         Communications, Inc..        Licenses, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/07/2001
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20004606................  Metso OYJ...................  Svedala Industri AB........  Svedala Industri AB.
20010263................  Chevron Corporation.........  Texaco Inc.................  Texaco Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/10/2001
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20012353................  Allegiance Telecom, Inc.....  Macro Holding, Inc.........  Macro Holding, Inc.
20012354................  United Rentals, Inc.........  Fluor Corporation..........  S&R Equipment Co., Inc.
20012356................  Swiss Reinsurance Company...  Lincoln National             The Lincoln National Life
                                                         Corporation.                 Insurance Company.
20012357................  Royal Bank of Canada........  Tucker Anthony Sutro.......  Tucker Anthony Sutro.
20012360................  Keane, Inc..................  Metro Information Services,  Metro Information Services,
                                                         Inc..                        Inc.
20012362................  Prestige Brands Holdings,     Procter & Gamble Company,    Procter & Gamble Company,
                           Inc..                         (The).                       (The).
20012364................  Reed International P.L.C....  Classroom Connect, Inc.....  Classroom Connect, Inc.
20012368................  Riverdeep Group plc.........  Alec E. Gores..............  TLC Education Properties,
                                                                                      LLC.
20012377................  McCain Foods Group Inc......  Robert & Joan Follett......  Ancor Food Products, Inc.
20012380................  H.J. Heinz Company..........  McCain Foods Group Inc.....  Anchor Food Products, Inc.
20012389................  The Pokemon Company.........  Nintendo Co Ltd............  Nintendo of America Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/13/2001
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20012312................  B/E Aerospace, Inc..........  Paul and Adrianne            M&M Aerospace, Inc.
                                                         Mittentag, a married
                                                         couple.
20012350................  Longs Drug Stores             Albertson's, Inc...........  Rx America L.L.C.
                           Corporation.
20012367................  Grupo IMSA, S.A. de C.V.....  LTV Corporation, Debtor-in-  VP Buildings, Inc., United
                                                         Bankruptcy.                  Panel, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/14/2001
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20012349................  ZF Friedrichshafen AG.......  Siemens Aktiengesellschaft.  Mannesmann Sachs AG.
20012365................  Elsevier NV.................  Classroom Connect, Inc.....  Classroom Connect, Inc.
20012374................  Dr. Christoph Blocher.......  Apax Europe V-A LP.........  Netstal-Maschinen AG.
20012384................  Carlyle Partners III, L.P...  DMDA, Inc..................  DMDA, Inc.
20012385................  Wella AG....................  Robert R. Taylor...........  Graham Webb International
                                                                                      Limited Partnership.
20012390................  Veeco Instruments Inc.......  Paul E. Colombo............  Applied Epi, Inc.
20012391................  Paul E. Colombo.............  Veeco Instruments Inc......  Veeco Instruments Inc.
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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. 01-24120 Filed 9-26-01; 8:45 am]
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