[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36555-36557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15368]


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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 
person 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.

                  Transaction Granted Early Termination
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                                      ET Req
      ET Date           Trans No.     Status           Party Name
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27-MAY-03..........        20030602        G   Biovail Corporation
                     ..............        G   Wyeth
                     ..............        G   American Cyanamid Company
                     ..............        G   Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
                                                Inc.
                           20030613        G   Tekelec
                     ..............        G   Santera Systems Inc.
                     ..............        G   Santera Systems Inc.
                           20030615        G   Delta Electronics
                                                (Thailand) Public
                                                Company Limited
                     ..............        G   Ascom Holding AG
                     ..............        G   Ascom India Prive Ltd.
                     ..............        G   Ascom Rompower, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Ascom Energy Systems GmbH
                     ..............        G   Ascom Energy Systems
                                                (Guangzhou) Ltd.
                     ..............        G   Ascom UK Limited
                     ..............        G   Ascom Energy Systems AG
                     ..............        G   Ascom Spain SA
                     ..............        G   scom Praha spol. s.r.o.
                           20030622        G   Johnson & Johnson
                     ..............        G   Helmut D. Link
                     ..............        G   Link Spine Group, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Link Holding Company,
                                                Inc.
                           20030632        G   Swift Transportation Co.,
                                                Inc.
                     ..............        G   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Merit Distribution
                                                Services, Inc.
                           20030639        G   Bank One Corporation
                     ..............        G   Quintiles Transnational
                                                Corp.
                     ..............        G   Quintiles Transnational
                                                Corp.
                           20030640        G   Barry Diller
                     ..............        G   LendingTree, Inc.
                     ..............        G   LendingTree, Inc.
28-MAY-03..........        20030627        G   Fenway Partners Capital
                                                Fund II, L.P.
                     ..............        G   Lincolnshire Equity Fund
                                                II, L.P.
                     ..............        G   Riddell Sports Group,
                                                Inc.
                           20030628        G   Carlyle Partners III,
                                                L.P.
                     ..............        G   The UIS Industries, Inc.
                                                Voting Trust.
                     ..............        G   Pioneer, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Neapco Inc.
                     ..............        G   Wells Manufacturing
                                                Corporation.

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                     ..............        G   Champion Laboratories,
                                                Inc.
                     ..............        G   Mid-South Mfg., Inc.
                     ..............        G   Airtex Products, LLC.
                     ..............        G   Automotive Accessory Co.
                                                Ltd.
                     ..............        G   Talleres Mecanicos
                                                Montserrat, S.A. de C.V.
                     ..............        G   Brummer Mexicana en
                                                Puebla, S.A. de C.V.
                     ..............        G   Brummer Seal de Mexico,
                                                S.A. de C.V.
                     ..............        G   Wells Manufacturing
                                                Canada Limited.
                     ..............        G   Airtex Products S.A.
                     ..............        G   UIS Industries, Ltd.
                           20030631        G   Petroliam Nasional
                                                Berhad.
                     ..............        G   Neptune Orient Lines
                                                Limited.
                     ..............        G   American Eagle Tankers
                                                Inc. Limited.
                           20030634        G   Hewitt Holdings LLC.
                     ..............        G   Michael D. Blair.
                     ..............        G   Cybord Worldwide, Inc.
                           20030637        G   SKM Equity Fund III, L.P.
                     ..............        G   Murray's Inc.
                     ..............        G   Murray's Inc.
                           20030638        G   Green Equity Investors
                                                III, L.P.
                     ..............        G   Werner Holding Co. (PA),
                                                Inc.
                     ..............        G   Werner Holding Co. (PA),
                                                Inc.
                           20030643        G   Odyssey Investment
                                                Partners Fund., L.P.
                     ..............        G   Scott K. Lemay.
                     ..............        G   United Site Services,
                                                Inc.
29-MAY-03..........        20030295        G   Southern Union Company.
                     ..............        G   CMS Energy Corporation.
                     ..............        G   Panhandle Eastern
                                                Pipeline Company.
                           20030626        G   McCormick & Company, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Zatarain's Brands, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Zatarain's Brands, Inc.
                           20030641        G   Olympus Growth Fund III,
                                                L.P.
                     ..............        G   Mettis Group Limited.
                     ..............        G   Mettis (UK) Limited.
                           20030642        G   Brockway Moran & Partners
                                                Fund II, L.P.
                     ..............        G   KKR-FS Associates II LLC.
                     ..............        G   WS Acquisition Corp.
                           20030645        G   Health Management
                                                Associates, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Sisters of Providence,
                                                Mother Joseph
                                                Providence.
                     ..............        G   Providence Health System--
                                                Washington.
                     ..............        G   Providence Home Care and
                                                Hospice.
                     ..............        G   Providence Toppenish
                                                Hospital.
                     ..............        G   John Gabriel Ryan
                                                Association.
                     ..............        G   Providence Yakima Medical
                                                Center.
02-JUN-03..........        20030612        G   Probitas Pharma, S.A.
                     ..............        G   Mitsubishi Chemical
                                                Corporation.
                     ..............        G   Alpha Therapeutic
                                                Corporation.
                           20030649        G   Palomino Fund Ltd.
                     ..............        G   Conseco, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Conseco, Inc.
                           20030655        G   Comcast Corporation.
                     ..............        G   George Lane.
                     ..............        G   Advanced TeleMedia, LLC
                           20030657        G   Ripplewood Partners II,
                                                L.P.
                     ..............        G   Lillian Vernon
                                                Corporation.
                     ..............        G   Lillian Vernon
                                                Corporation.
                           20030658        G   Citadel Broadcasting
                                                Corporation.
                     ..............        G   Wicks Communications &
                                                Media Partners, L.P.
                     ..............        G   Wilks Broadcasting LLC.
                           20030659        G   Tellabs, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Vivace Networks, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Vivace Networks, Inc.
04-JUN-03..........        20030644        G   Yorktown Energy Partners,
                                                IV, L.P.
                     ..............        G   Duke Energy Corporation.
                     ..............        G   Duke Energy Field
                                                Services, L.P.
                     ..............        G   AIM Pipeline, LLC.
                     ..............        G   Duke Energy Intrastate
                                                Pipeline, LLC.
                     ..............        G   Duke Energy Field
                                                Services Marketing, LLC.
                           20030654        G   Career Education
                                                Corporation.
                     ..............        G   Whitman Education Group,
                                                Inc.

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                     ..............        G   Whitman Education Group,
                                                Inc.
                           20030656        G   Nautic Partners V, L.P.
                     ..............        G   Barry L. Downing.
                     ..............        G   Corporate Lodging
                                                Consultants, Inc.
                     ..............        G   Crew Transport Services,
                                                Inc.
                     ..............        G   Crew Transport
                                                Specialists, Inc.
05-JUN-03..........        20030614        G   ScanSoft, Inc.
                     ..............        G   SpeechWorks
                                                International, Inc.
                     ..............        G   SpeechWorks
                                                International, Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact 
Representative, or Renee Hallman, Legal Technician, Federal Trade 
Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 
H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-15368 Filed 6-17-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M